Elastic Path vs osCommerce
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comosCommerce
oscommerce.comSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | osCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 20 | 5 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 8.7 (#49) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Hosting model | hosted | self-hosted |
| Integrations | Composer provides managed no-code integrations, low-code integration building, workflow orchestration, monitoring, and alerts. | The product page lists payment integrations including PayPal, Stripe and Klarna, and says Amazon, eBay, QuickBooks, Xero and Sage integrations require apps. |
| Product | Elastic Path describes its offering as composable commerce software for commerce businesses. | osCommerce is an open source ecommerce platform with a shop frontend and administration backend. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | The platform supports multiple sales channels and includes an API and import/export facility. |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | Support options include forums, public chat, development partners and paid support plans; support plans require a minimum three-month contract per site. |
| 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
osCommerce
- FreeFree
- Free shopping cartFree
- Budget hosting$4.99 a month
- Cloud basic hosting$19.99 a month
- Cloud standard hosting$34.99 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.
osCommerce
osCommerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.