Elastic Path vs iVend Retail
Elastic Path
elasticpath.com
iVend Retail
ivend.comSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | iVend Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $95/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 20 | 3 |
| Spec score · Omnichannel Commerce Software | 9.1 (#1) | 8.4 (#4) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Product | Elastic Path describes its offering as composable commerce software for commerce businesses. | iVend Retail by CitiXsys is an enterprise retail management solution delivered on cloud and used in over 90 countries. |
| Security | Elastic Path says it has completed a SOC 2 examination and offers a third-party report describing its security practices. | iVend says it adheres to PCI-DSS compliance and uses encrypted payment gateways. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | iVend API includes training and technical support, and the company describes a dedicated partner ecosystem for integrations. |
| What it does | Elastic Path provides a composable, headless, API-first commerce platform for complex B2B and other digital commerce models. | The POS gives retailers control and visibility over sales data, customer information, and inventory across multi-location businesses. |
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
iVend Retail
- iVend Cloud user$95 a month
- iVend POS / iVend Mobile POSPrice not published
- iVend POS$180 a month
In their own words
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.
iVend Retail
iVend Retail has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.