Elastic Path vs MerchantPro
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comMerchantPro
merchantpro.roSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | MerchantPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $34.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 20 | 7 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 8.8 (#39) |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Elastic Path's company size as 201–500 employees. | LinkedIn lists MerchantPro in the 11–50 employee range. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Hosting model | hosted | MerchantPro is delivered as a cloud-hosted SaaS service; customers do not manage hardware or platform maintenance. |
| Payment integrations | The pricing page names Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, and Worldpay as supported payment service providers, with no processor surcharge stated. | Payment apps include Stripe, PayPal, PayU, Netopia, Mollie, Revolut, Viva Wallet, Skrill, Apple Pay and Google Pay options. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | omnichannel |
| Security | Elastic Path says it has completed a SOC 2 examination and offers a third-party report describing its security practices. | MerchantPro states that data is encrypted, stored on secure servers with continuous backups, and that the platform uses layered security systems. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | Plans provide online support, priority support on higher tiers and stated critical-incident response targets from four hours down to one hour. |
| Transaction fee | none | none |
| What it does | Elastic Path provides a composable, headless, API-first commerce platform for complex B2B and other digital commerce models. | MerchantPro is a hosted SaaS platform for creating and operating online shops, with storefront, catalog, order, marketing and business-management tools. |
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
MerchantPro
- Premium€34.99 a month
- Vip€59.99 a month
- Enterprise€134.99 a month
- BasicFree
- Premium$34.99 a month
- VIP$59.99 a month
- Enterprise$134.99 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.
MerchantPro
MerchantPro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.