Thelia

Open source French e-commerce solution for custom online stores

About Thelia

Thelia is a free, open source e-commerce platform from France, used since 2005 to build custom online stores. Built on Symfony, API Platform, MariaDB and Twig, it connects readily with ERP, PIM, CRM and logistics systems and suits headless or microservice architectures. Merchants and agencies choose it for technological independence: the code is open, hosting is their choice, and a long standing community and hundreds of modules support long lived, bespoke commerce projects.

Thelia website preview

Live preview of thelia.net via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Thelia: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers e commerce, open source, symfony, cms — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1288 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Thelia pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	thelia.net

Thelia key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: e commerce, open source, symfony, cms
Official site: thelia.net

Thelia FAQ

How much does Thelia cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (thelia.net).

What is Thelia used for?

Open source French e-commerce solution for custom online stores Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: e commerce, open source, symfony, cms.

Where can I try Thelia?

On its official site, thelia.net — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Thelia vs alternatives

	Thelia	ApostropheCMS	CouchCMS	Decap CMS
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	e commerce, open source, symfony, cms	cms, open source, headless, nodejs	cms, php, web design, open source	cms, git, open source
Official site	thelia.net	apostrophecms.com	couchcms.com	decapcms.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

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About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1288 tools. Alongside Thelia, it includes Phorge, Keploy, Vast.ai, HandyAI.

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Alternatives to Thelia

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More in Developer Tools

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