Elastic Path vs Loaded Commerce
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comLoaded Commerce
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| Figure | Elastic Path | Loaded Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 20 | 8 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 8.2 (#97) |
| B2B features | The platform lists account hierarchies, quoting, pricebooks, rule-based catalogs, buyer tools, and dynamic bundles. | The B2B package lists wholesale account controls, invoicing, open terms accounts, warehouse inventory management, quote workflows, and bulk ordering. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Composer provides managed no-code integrations, low-code integration building, workflow orchestration, monitoring, and alerts. | The maker lists APIs and integrations including PayPal, Braintree, Google Merchant, FedEx, UPS, ShipStation, ShipWorks, Twilio, Square, and SellerCloud. |
| Product | Elastic Path describes its offering as composable commerce software for commerce businesses. | Loaded Commerce offers a free open-source ecommerce application and cloud-hosted ecommerce packages. |
| 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 cloud plan descriptions list PCI, SSL, firewall protection, and daily backups as included services. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | The SB plan includes email and chat support; B2B and Pro list email, phone, and chat support. |
| Transaction fee | none | none |
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
Loaded Commerce
- Loaded Commerce CEFree
- Loaded Cloud SB$50 a month
- Loaded Cloud B2B$75 a month
- Loaded Cloud Pro$95 a month
- Loaded Commerce CEFree
- Loaded SB$50 a month
- Loaded B2B$75 a month
- Loaded Pro$125 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.
Loaded Commerce
Loaded Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.