Spree Commerce

Spree Commerce
Original author(s) Sean Schofield
Developer(s) Spree Commerce, Inc.
Initial release 2007 (2007)
Stable release
3.2.0[1] / March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Written in Ruby
Operating system Cross-platform
Platform Ruby on Rails
Type Webshop, Shopping cart
License New BSD License
Website www.spreecommerce.com

Spree Commerce (also known as Spree) is an open source e-commerce solution based on Ruby on Rails. It was created by Sean Schofield in 2007 and has since had over 740 contributors.[2]

On July 1, 2011, Spree received $1.5 million in seed funding from AOL and True Ventures.[3] On February 25, 2014 Spree raised an additional $5M in Series A funding led by Thrive Capital. Also participating were Vegas Tech Fund (led by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh), Red Swan (led by Bonobos CEO Andy Dunn) as well as existing investors True Ventures and AOL Ventures.[4]

Companies using Spree include Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG),[5] Second Life, Bonobos (apparel),[6] Fortnum and Mason.[7]

Spree has been downloaded 429,501 times as of January 29, 2016.[8]

On September 21, 2015 it was acquired by First Data.[9]

After the First Data acquisition, developers from Spark Solutions and VinSol now maintain the Spree Commerce Open Source project.

SpreeCommerce extensions

Extensions are the primary mechanism for customizing a Spree site. They provide a mechanism for Spree developers to share reusable code with one another. There are many extensions available on GitHub for various Spree versions.


See also

References

  1. "Version 3.2.0". GitHub. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. Spree Commerce Community spreecommerce.com. Retrieved June 03, 2015.
  3. Spree Raises $1.5 Million From True Ventures, Aol For Open Source eCommerce Platform techcrunch.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  4. Spree Commerce Raises $5M in Series A Funding Spree Commerce blog. Retrieved June 3rd, 2015.
  5. Enterprise Spree presentation from Spree Conf Europe speakerdeck.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  6. bonobos job listing retrieved Mar 12, 2015
  7. Red Badger "Building a Fortnum and Mason eCommerce store in two days"
  8. Ruby Gems. Retrieved January 29th, 2016.
  9. "With Its Spree Commerce Buy, First Data Aims To Bolster Its Online Tech Foundations". digitaltransactions.net. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
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