Crystallize vs Spree Commerce
Crystallize
crystallize.com
Spree Commerce
spreecommerce.orgSide by side
| Figure | Crystallize | Spree Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $949/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Headless Ecommerce Platforms | 9.2 (#2) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.0 (#27) | 9.0 (#19) |
| Company history | Crystallize was founded in 2017 and is a New Normal Group company. | Crunchbase says the open-source platform began in 2008 and names Brian Quinn and Sean Schofield as founders. |
| Digital products | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting model | hosted | self-hosted |
| Integrations | Official integration documentation lists payment gateways including Stripe, Klarna, Vipps, Dintero, Adyen, Mollie, Montonio, Quickpay, Two, and Razorpay. | Official integration listings include Google Pay, Razorpay, PayPal, Braintree, Stripe, Apple Pay, Shippo, USPS, Elasticsearch, Mailchimp, Klaviyo and Yotpo. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | A single backend can serve online stores, point of sale, wholesale portals and mobile apps with channel-specific catalogs and schedules. |
| Support | Particle includes community support and online docs, Atom adds a Pro SLA, and Crystal includes a dedicated engineering Slack channel, Enterprise SLA, professional services, advisory access, and roadmap access. | Enterprise support includes dedicated engineers, SLA-backed response times, priority escalation and optional 24/7 monitoring. |
| Transaction fee | varies | none |
Plans
In their own words
Crystallize
Crystallize is a hosted, composable commerce platform that brings product data, content, media, and commerce into a shared model, admin, and API. Its commerce engine covers product and pricing models, subscriptions, customer hierarchies, fulfillment pipelines, and checkout analytics. APIs and webhooks connect external ERP, CRM, payment, and logistics systems. GraphQL and MCP interfaces let AI agents read catalogs, draft quotes, configure subscriptions, and fill carts. The headless platform supports frontends for web, mobile, kiosks, and other platforms; listed platforms also include API, macOS, and Windows. Crystallize lists integrations with payment gateways including Stripe, Klarna, Vipps, Dintero, Adyen, Mollie, Montonio, Quickpay, Two, and Razorpay. It offers a free plan and paid plans from $949/mo; the Atom plan is $949 a month, billed plus metering. Particle and Atom have one tenant per project, while Crystal includes three. Crystallize says it complies with GDPR and CCPA.
Spree Commerce
Spree Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.