Elastic Path vs Open Sky Commerce
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comOpen Sky Commerce
commerce.openskydev.comSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | Open Sky Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 20 | 6 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 7.5 (#194) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Hosting model | hosted | self-hosted |
| Product | Elastic Path describes its offering as composable commerce software for commerce businesses. | Open Sky Commerce is a self-hosted, full-stack e-commerce codebase built on Next.js for developers and agencies. |
| Security | Elastic Path says it has completed a SOC 2 examination and offers a third-party report describing its security practices. | The maker says it implements appropriate measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | The Solo tier includes 6 months of email support, Studio 12 months, and Agency 24 months; the Agency tier also lists priority 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
Open Sky Commerce
- Solo$149, paid once
- Studio$299, paid once
- Agency$599, paid once
- Open Sky Commerce — AgencyPrice not published
- Open Sky Commerce — SoloPrice not published
- Open Sky Commerce — StudioPrice not published
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.
Open Sky Commerce
Open Sky Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.