name: Sylius FinOps Guide
description: Financial operations considerations for teams deploying and operating Sylius as a headless eCommerce API platform. Covers licensing, infrastructure costs, and cost optimization strategies.
url: https://sylius.com/

licensing_costs:
  community_edition:
    cost: 0
    license: MIT
    notes: Free to use, modify, and distribute. No royalties or licensing fees.

  sylius_plus:
    model: Annual subscription based on Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV)
    tiers:
      - name: Rise
        monthly_eur: 600
        annual_eur: 7200
        target: Growing businesses
      - name: Evolve
        monthly_eur: 2400
        annual_eur: 28800
        target: Scaling businesses with B2B/marketplace needs
      - name: Beyond
        pricing: Custom (contact sales)
        target: Large enterprises
    base_entry_price_eur: 14900
    notes: >
      Individual modules can be licensed separately rather than purchasing the full suite.
      GMV thresholds affect final pricing; contact Sylius sales for a custom quote.
    contact: https://sylius.com/

infrastructure_costs:
  self_hosted:
    description: Sylius is self-hosted; infrastructure costs are borne by the operator.
    typical_components:
      - PHP application server (e.g., AWS EC2, DigitalOcean Droplet, Google Compute Engine)
      - MySQL or PostgreSQL database
      - Redis or Memcached for caching
      - Elasticsearch for product search (optional but recommended for large catalogs)
      - Object storage for media assets (e.g., AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage)
      - CDN for static assets and API response caching (e.g., Cloudflare, CloudFront)
    estimated_monthly_range_usd:
      small_store: "50–200"
      medium_store: "200–1000"
      large_enterprise: "1000+"

  managed_options:
    - name: Platform.sh
      description: Offers Sylius-optimized managed PHP hosting with auto-scaling.
      url: https://platform.sh/
    - name: Cloudways
      description: Managed cloud hosting supporting Sylius on AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean.
      url: https://www.cloudways.com/
    - name: Symfony Cloud (SymfonyCloud)
      description: Managed hosting optimized for Symfony/Sylius applications.
      url: https://symfony.com/cloud/

cost_optimization:
  - strategy: Use Community Edition for standard eCommerce
    description: For most use cases, the MIT-licensed Community Edition provides all necessary API capabilities at zero licensing cost.
  - strategy: Selective Sylius Plus module licensing
    description: Purchase only the specific Sylius Plus modules needed rather than the full enterprise bundle.
  - strategy: Horizontal scaling with caching
    description: Use Redis, Varnish, or a CDN to cache API responses and reduce compute costs.
  - strategy: Database optimization
    description: Index frequently queried fields (product slug, order number, customer email) and use read replicas for API reads.
  - strategy: Serverless media storage
    description: Offload product images and assets to S3-compatible object storage to reduce server disk and bandwidth costs.

developer_costs:
  notes: >
    As a Symfony-based framework, Sylius requires PHP/Symfony development expertise.
    Developer costs for custom API development, plugin integration, and maintenance
    should be factored into total cost of ownership (TCO).
  community_support: Free via Slack (7,400+ members) and Stack Overflow
  commercial_support: Available through Sylius Plus and certified Sylius agencies