# Aimeos — Ultra-Fast Open Source E-Commerce Framework for PHP

> A high-performance e-commerce framework and library for PHP that integrates with Laravel, Symfony, and other frameworks. Handles complex B2C, B2B, and marketplace scenarios with multi-site, multi-vendor, multi-warehouse, and multi-currency support out of the box.

## Install

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# Aimeos — Ultra-Fast Open Source E-Commerce Framework for PHP

## Quick Use
```bash
composer create-project aimeos/aimeos-laravel myshop
cd myshop
php artisan aimeos:setup
php artisan serve
# Visit http://localhost:8000/shop
```

## Introduction
Aimeos is a professional-grade, open-source e-commerce framework written in PHP. It is designed as a library that plugs into Laravel, Symfony, TYPO3, or SlimPHP, letting developers build online stores on top of their preferred framework instead of adopting a monolithic e-commerce platform.

## What Aimeos Does
- Provides a complete e-commerce engine covering products, categories, orders, payments, shipping, and customer management
- Supports complex commerce models including B2C, B2B, marketplaces, and subscription-based selling
- Handles multi-site, multi-vendor, multi-warehouse, and multi-currency deployments in a single installation
- Offers a JSON REST API and GraphQL API for headless commerce and single-page application frontends
- Integrates with Laravel, Symfony, TYPO3, and SlimPHP through dedicated adapter packages

## Architecture Overview
Aimeos separates the e-commerce core from the host framework through a manager/item/provider architecture. Business logic lives in framework-agnostic PHP classes. Data access goes through manager objects that abstract the database layer, supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. The frontend is built with server-rendered components but can be replaced entirely by consuming the JSON API or GraphQL endpoint for headless setups.

## Self-Hosting & Configuration
- Install as a Composer package into an existing Laravel or Symfony project
- Run `aimeos:setup` to create database tables and seed initial configuration data
- Configure payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, and others) and shipping providers via the admin panel
- Customize themes and templates by overriding view files in your host framework's template directory
- Scale horizontally by configuring read replicas and a shared cache backend like Redis

## Key Features
- Sub-second page response times through aggressive caching and optimized database queries
- Multi-vendor marketplace support with per-vendor product catalogs, orders, and payouts
- Flexible product modeling: simple, configurable, bundled, voucher, and subscription product types
- Admin panel with dashboard, order management, product editing, and coupon configuration
- Full-text search with faceted filtering, category trees, and attribute-based navigation

## Comparison with Similar Tools
- **Magento (Adobe Commerce)** — monolithic and resource-heavy; Aimeos is a library that embeds into existing frameworks with lower overhead
- **Shopify** — hosted SaaS with limited customization; Aimeos is self-hosted with full source code access
- **WooCommerce** — WordPress-dependent; Aimeos works with Laravel, Symfony, and other PHP frameworks
- **Sylius** — Symfony-only; Aimeos supports multiple host frameworks and includes marketplace features
- **Bagisto** — Laravel e-commerce; Aimeos offers more advanced multi-vendor and B2B capabilities

## FAQ
**Q: Do I need Laravel to use Aimeos?**
A: No. Aimeos integrates with Laravel, Symfony, TYPO3, and SlimPHP. Choose the framework that fits your project.

**Q: Can I use it as a headless commerce backend?**
A: Yes. Aimeos provides JSON REST and GraphQL APIs that any frontend framework (React, Vue, Next.js) can consume.

**Q: Is it suitable for large-scale stores?**
A: Yes. Aimeos is optimized for performance and handles catalogs with millions of products when properly configured with caching and database indexing.

**Q: What payment providers are supported?**
A: Aimeos supports Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Omnipay-compatible gateways, and custom payment provider implementations.

## Sources
- https://github.com/aimeos/aimeos-core
- https://aimeos.org/

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