Maho

Maho is a complete ecommerce platform that enables merchants and agencies to run online stores on their own infrastructure, free from vendor lock-in and recurring licensing fees. Built on a foundation refined over two decades by thousands of developers worldwide, Maho modernizes this proven codebase to ensure long-term sustainability and replacing abandoned dependencies and bringing the architecture up to contemporary standards. As a drop-in replacement for Magento 1, it offers existing stores a path forward without costly rewrites or forced migrations to proprietary platforms.

The project provides small and medium businesses with a professional-grade alternative to SaaS solutions, giving them full ownership of their data and operations. By keeping ecommerce infrastructure in the commons, Maho helps preserve merchant autonomy and reduces dependency on centralized platforms that can change terms, raise prices, or discontinue services at will.