Elastic Path vs Live Commerce
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comLive Commerce
live-commerce.comSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | Live Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 20 | 10 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 7.8 (#151) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Hosting model | hosted | hosted |
| Payment integrations | The pricing page names Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, and Worldpay as supported payment service providers, with no processor surcharge stated. | The maker lists Stripe and PayPal, along with Tazapay for emerging markets and WeChat Pay, UnionPay, and Alipay for China; these services require separate contracts. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | multichannel |
| Security | Elastic Path says it has completed a SOC 2 examination and offers a third-party report describing its security practices. | The maker describes Live Commerce as ISO 27001 certified software. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | The maker offers marketing, operations, and overseas logistics support, and says advertising management is a paid service. |
| Transaction fee | none | varies |
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
Live Commerce
- EntrepreneurPrice not published
- SilverPrice not published
- GoldPrice not published
- PremiumPrice not published
- Customer SuccessPrice not published
- 起業家 (Entrepreneur)¥550 a month
- シルバー (Silver)¥6,138 a month
- ゴールド (Gold)¥11,385 a month
- プレミアム (Premium)¥32,175 a month
- カスタマーサクセス (Customer Success)Priced on request
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.
Live Commerce
Live Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.