Question 1

What is Openship?

Accepted Answer

Openship is an open-source multi-channel fulfillment platform that lets merchants route orders across Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and eBay from a single dashboard.

Question 2

What is Openfront?

Accepted Answer

Openfront is a suite of open-source commerce platforms—each vertical is an alternative to a proprietary incumbent: Openfront E-commerce replaces Shopify, Openfront Restaurant replaces Toast, Openfront Hotel replaces Booking.com, and so on. All self-hosted, all open-source.

Question 3

What verticals does Openfront support?

Accepted Answer

Openfront covers E-commerce, Restaurant, Grocery, Hotel, Rental, Dealership, Hospital, Gym, and Salon—each purpose-built for its industry with the right data models, dashboards, and integrations.

Question 4

Is Openship free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Openship and all Openfront verticals are fully open-source under a permissive license. You can self-host for free on Vercel or Railway or use the managed cloud plan.

Question 5

What channels does Openship support?

Accepted Answer

Openship connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and custom storefronts via GraphQL API.

Question 6

How is Openfront different from Shopify?

Accepted Answer

Openfront E-commerce is self-hosted and fully customizable. You own your data, infrastructure, and codebase—no vendor lock-in, no monthly platform fees.

Question 7

What is the Openship Marketplace?

Accepted Answer

The marketplace is an open-source interoperable directory that lets buyers discover products from independent Openfront stores through conversational AI.

Question 8

Can I use Openship with dropshippers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Openship automates order routing to dropshippers, FBA warehouses, 3PLs, and your own inventory across all connected channels.

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