Many of the pain points in the OP and comments are things we're addressing at Saleor. Open Source First with Cloud option Exclusive focus on GraphQL API API-

Many of the pain points in the OP and comments are things we're addressing at Saleor. Open Source First with Cloud option Exclusive focus on GraphQL API API-first rather than headless as an afterthought Solid Documentation *Responsive community and team Fastest growing oss commerce platform on gh. Proven at scale. For a headless solution that prioritizes dev experience above all else, please check us out. (Full disclosure, Saleor Head of Growth. A friend sent me this link. Yes, my account is new.)