Hi.Events
Hi.Events 2.0 ends single-date events: recurring occurrences, embedded checkout, a REST API.
Comparison · E-comm
CartFlows vs Solidus
A side-by-side editorial comparison of CartFlows and Solidus — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
CartFlows vs Solidus: at a glance
What is CartFlows?
After Instant Checkout, CartFlows spends a morning patching its sibling plugins.
CartFlows 3.3.0 (free and Pro) is the current core: Instant Checkout via a Buy Now popup on product pages, order bump changes, a Frequently Bought Together shortcode and an add-to-cart redirect option. On October 9 the company shipped five sibling-plugin releases in under half an hour: Power Coupons and Power Coupons Pro, Modern Cart Pro and Starter, and a security update to Cart Abandonment Recovery.
What is Solidus?
Solidus admin 0.4.1 closes a stored XSS on a customer page.
The one tracked Solidus release is a security patch to solidus_admin, the newer admin interface. Product names, variant options and SKUs were rendered as raw HTML on a customer's Items Purchased page, allowing stored cross-site scripting; 0.4.1 escapes them.
CartFlows vs Solidus: editorial side-by-side
CartFlows
5.0E-COMM
After Instant Checkout, CartFlows spends a morning patching its sibling plugins.
◆ Current state
CartFlows 3.3.0 (free and Pro) is the current core: Instant Checkout via a Buy Now popup on product pages, order bump changes, a Frequently Bought Together shortcode and an add-to-cart redirect option. On October 9 the company shipped five sibling-plugin releases in under half an hour: Power Coupons and Power Coupons Pro, Modern Cart Pro and Starter, and a security update to Cart Abandonment Recovery.
◆ Where it's heading
The core plugin keeps pushing conversion points earlier in the WooCommerce journey, while the surrounding suite (side cart, coupons, abandonment recovery) gets batched maintenance. Security hardening shows up repeatedly, first in CartFlows 3.2.1 after a PatchStack report and now in Cart Abandonment Recovery 2.1.4.
◆ Prediction
Expect a 3.3.x patch tuning Instant Checkout across gateways and themes, matching the fix cadence after 3.2.0. Further sibling-plugin releases will likely keep arriving in batches.
Solidus
2.5E-COMM
Solidus admin 0.4.1 closes a stored XSS on a customer page.
◆ Current state
The one tracked Solidus release is a security patch to solidus_admin, the newer admin interface. Product names, variant options and SKUs were rendered as raw HTML on a customer's Items Purchased page, allowing stored cross-site scripting; 0.4.1 escapes them.
◆ Where it's heading
A single security patch doesn't establish a direction. It does show solidus_admin is in production use across 0.3.0–0.4.0 and is being maintained with point releases.
◆ Prediction
One entry is not enough to predict the next move; more tracked releases are needed.
Alternatives to CartFlows and Solidus
Other E-comm products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either CartFlows or Solidus.
Virto Commerce
Virto Commerce moves its MySQL default to 8.4 LTS as Stable 16 approaches.
Shopify
Shopify keeps absorbing the merchant's back office, now down to the legal pages.
Foxy
Foxy locks down its legacy API as the security cleanup reaches customers.
Antavo
Antavo's feed turns to Shopify, but it is still a blog, not a changelog.
Cody
Cody rebuilds checkout APIs and the customer view while keeping Google prices in sync.
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Recent activity from CartFlows and Solidus
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 23h agoCartFlowsPower Coupons Pro 1.0.6: Loyalty Campaign Timezone Validation & BOGO Product Search Improvements
- 23h agoCartFlowsModern Cart Pro 1.2.7: Cart Icon, Upsell Recommendation & Bundle Quantity Fixes
- 23h agoCartFlowsCart Abandonment Recovery 2.1.4: Security Hardening for Cart Tracking
- 23h agoCartFlowsModern Cart Starter 1.1.1: Product Bundles Add to Cart Fix
- 23h agoCartFlowsPower Coupons 1.0.8: Accessibility Improvements & Instant BOGO Offer Updates
- 2d agoSolidussolidus_admin 0.4.1 fixes stored XSS on Items Purchased page
- 5d agoCartFlowsCartFlows Pro 3.3.0: Instant Checkout & Order Bump Enhancements
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between CartFlows and Solidus?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. CartFlows is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is CartFlows better than Solidus?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. CartFlows is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other E-comm products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to CartFlows?
Top CartFlows alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "CartFlows alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cartflows for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Solidus?
Top Solidus alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Solidus alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/solidus for the full list with editorial commentary on each.