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The artist formerly known as Magento Enterprise.

Also known as Magento Commerce, Magento Enterprise Edition, Magento

  • Starting priceQuote only
  • ModelCommercial licence
  • Sold toEnterprise
  • Last checkedOctober 2026

At a glance

Commercial model
Commercial licenceLicence: Proprietary Adobe licence (ordering document); SaaS edition sold as subscription
Architecture
ModularOne codebase with an extension system and broad API coverage. The bundled storefront is optional.
Deployment
Cloud SaaS, Managed cloud (PaaS), Self-hostedCloud, On-premise, new SaaS Cloud Service
Headless
Headless supportedOfficial headless APIs plus an official storefront framework or documented headless programme. Yes (GraphQL API, Edge Delivery Services storefront with drop-in components; PWA Studio gets maintenance releases only)
Founded
2008 (Magento), rebranded 2021
Headquarters
San Jose, California, USA

Who it suits

Enterprises with complex catalogues, B2B-heavy businesses, brands needing deep customisation and Adobe Experience Cloud integration.

Approximate fit by business scaleGuidance from vendor positioning and documented merchants, not a guarantee. Complexity matters as much as revenue.

  • Under $50K GMVLess typical
  • $50K to $500KLess typical
  • $500K to $10MPossible fit
  • $10M to $100MStrong fit
  • $100M+Strong fit

Strong fit from $10M GMV up.

Strengths

Most customisable at enterprise scale, native B2B Suite, massive extension marketplace, owns your data.

Limitations

High TCO, long implementations, partner-led builds typical, monthly security patching on PaaS and on-premise.

Pricing

Quote only

Published starting price for the software or plan only. It does not include hosting, apps, implementation, development or running costs.

Plans
Quote only. Sold as Cloud Service (SaaS), Commerce on Cloud (PaaS) and Commerce Optimizer. Third-party estimates: from ~$22K/yr on-premise and ~$40K/yr cloud, rising with GMV (Elogic, Sept 2026).
Transaction fees
None (payment processing only)
Billing
Quote only. Third-party estimate from ~$22K/yr on-premise and ~$40K/yr cloud, rising with GMV (Elogic, Sept 2026); not a vendor price.
Hosting included
Yes
Quote only
Yes, no published price

Capabilities

Recorded as built in, in a paid tier or first-party module, through third-party apps only, or not documented.

Market position and merchants

Used by 0.3% of all websites and 1.6% of ecommerce systems (W3Techs, Sept 2026, Magento and Adobe Commerce combined). Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce.

Documented merchants

  • Canon
  • HP
  • Steelcase
  • Sunbelt Rentals
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • ASUS

From vendor case studies or platform signals on the merchant's live site. Examples, not endorsements.

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