The Magento Marketplace + EQP Slowdown — Why It Matters in 2026
The Magento Marketplace's Extension Quality Program (EQP) used to clear a vendor submission in 14 days. Across 2025–2026 vendor reports show 30–60 day cycles, with some patches stalling 90+ days. Three knock-on effects matter for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source 2.4.4 — 2.4.9 merchants — small extension shops are publishing direct to GitHub or Hyvä Marketplace instead of paying the EQP fee, security-critical patches sit in review limbo while merchants apply unverified vendor zips, and Adobe's own commercial incentive (Adobe Commerce subscriptions vs Marketplace cut) has deprioritized the queue. This is the honest 2026 read — channel-by-channel vetting comparison, vendor sentiment, lock-in scenarios, and the GitHub-first publishers (Yireo, Hyva-Themes, Mage-OS) that have routed around EQP entirely.