Elastic Path vs Wake Commerce
Elastic Path
elasticpath.comWake Commerce
wake.techSide by side
| Figure | Elastic Path | Wake Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 20 | 1 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 9.2 (#9) | 7.5 (#184) |
| Hosting model | hosted | hosted |
| Integrations | Composer provides managed no-code integrations, low-code integration building, workflow orchestration, monitoring, and alerts. | Wake lists Public API, Custom API, and Storefront API integrations for shipping, payment, ERP, marketplace, CRM, marketing, and personalization systems. |
| Performance | Elastic Path states an average API response time of 30ms, a 99.999% uptime SLA, and 10x autoscaling in under five minutes. | Wake states that the platform guarantees 99.97% uptime and can sustain order-flow peaks up to 300 times the daily average without impacting performance. |
| Product | Elastic Path describes its offering as composable commerce software for commerce businesses. | Wake Commerce is a headless e-commerce platform with native omnichannel capabilities for B2C, B2B, and marketplace operations. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | omnichannel |
| Support | The pricing page says every tier includes 24/7 global Sev 1 support and a dedicated customer success manager from kickoff. | Wake advertises a qualified specialist support team to help customers improve their results. |
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
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.
Wake Commerce
Wake Commerce has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.