commercetools vs Elastic Path
commercetools
commercetools.comElastic Path
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| Figure | commercetools | Elastic Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 20 |
| Spec score · Omnichannel Commerce Software | 8.4 (#3) | 9.1 (#1) |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 8.4 (#65) | 9.2 (#9) |
| Spec score · Headless Ecommerce Platforms | 8.3 (#9) | 9.0 (#5) |
| Architecture | Sphere exposes each commerce capability as an independent, versioned API. | The platform follows microservices, API-first, cloud-native and headless MACH principles. |
| B2B features | Advanced B2B APIs include Business Units, granular-role user permissions, buyer approval flows and quote management. | The platform lists account hierarchies, quoting, pricebooks, rule-based catalogs, buyer tools, and dynamic bundles. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2000 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Hosting model | hosted | hosted |
| Integrations | The commercetools Solution Hub offers integrations, accelerators and connectors, and the company lists AWS and Google Cloud as cloud partners. | Composer provides managed no-code integrations, low-code integration building, workflow orchestration, monitoring, and alerts. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | omnichannel |
| Security | The platform uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or higher, AES-256 encryption at rest, and regular penetration testing. | Elastic Path says it has completed a SOC 2 examination and offers a third-party report describing its security practices. |
| Support | Premium Support is an add-on that includes enhanced SLA, priority support and personalized guidance. | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. |
| What it does | Sphere is a unified commerce platform that brings channels, customer context and commerce operations together on a headless foundation. | Elastic Path provides a composable, headless, API-first commerce platform for complex B2B and other digital commerce models. |
Plans
Elastic Path
- Entry — order basedPrice not published
- Professional — order basedPrice not published
- Enterprise — order basedPrice not published
- Entry — GMV basedPrice not published
- Professional — GMV basedPrice not published
- Enterprise — GMV basedPrice not published
- Subscriptions + EntitlementsPriced on request
- Subscriptions + Entitlements add-on$0.50, paid once
- Entry (GMV-based)$49,500 a year
- Entry — GMV Based Pricing$49,500 a year
In their own words
commercetools
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Elastic Path
Elastic Path is composable commerce software for businesses that sell across channels. Its modular capabilities are available through APIs and can be used separately or together. The platform lists B2B tools for account hierarchies, quoting, pricebooks, rule-based catalogs, buyer tools, and dynamic bundles, alongside Intelligent Commerce features such as MCP servers, an AI storefront builder, semantic search, and agents. Composer supports managed no-code integrations, low-code integration building, workflow orchestration, monitoring, and alerts. It names Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, and Worldpay as payment providers and states there is no processor surcharge. Self-Managed Commerce can run on-premise, in a customer’s cloud, or through Elastic Path Managed Hosting. Listed Entry pricing is $49,500 a year, either for up to $5M GMV per year or up to 15,000 orders per year. The platform also lists unlimited SKUs, catalogs, storefronts, brands, and business users, with no per-seat fees. Elastic Path was founded in 2000.