Commerce vs Open Source

[joe_hartig]

Hi - We're considering Magento for a new B2B and B2C site. We've searched Magento's site and the rest of the web but can't seem to find a list of differences between Commerce(Paid Version) and Open Source (Free) version. Can anyone give us some insight on this?

[Damian Culotta]

Hi @joe_hartig,

One of the main differences is that the B2B module only is available for Magento Commerce (formerly Enterprise Edition).

There are a group of exclusive features too (like Staging or PCI compliance).

Is possible to get a Magento Open Source B2B implementation (there are paid modules that will help you) but you should evalute all the features, support and costs to try to be sure about which option fits better for your requirments.

(my 2 cents)

[kgerasimov]

Feature	M2 CE (OpenSource)	M2 EE (Commerce)
Promotions and Pricing	YES	YES
Search Engine Optimization	YES	YES
Site Management	YES	YES
Catalog Management	YES	YES
Catalog Browsing	YES	YES
Product Browsing	YES	YES
Checkout, Payment and Shipping	YES	YES
Order Management and Customer Service	YES	YES
Customer Accounts	YES	YES
Support for Global Sites	YES	YES
Mobile Commerce	YES	YES
Analytics and Reporting	YES	YES
Architecture and Security	YES	YES
Layout and Theming	YES	YES
Performance and Scalability	YES	YES
Dynamic Marketing and Merchandising
Customer Segmentation, Targeted Promotions & Merchandising		YES
Customer Attribute Management		YES
Visual Merchandiser		YES
Dynamic Rule-Based Product Relations		YES
Solr Search		YES
Automated Email Marketing Reminder		YES
Content Management System		YES
Category View and Purchase Permissions per Customer Group (Limited Catalog Access)		YES
Increased Customer Loyalty
Rewards Points		YES
Store Credits		YES
Multiple Wish Lists		YES
Gift Registry		YES
Gifting Options		YES
Private Sales		YES
Add to Cart by SKU		YES
Configurable Order Tracking Widget		YES
Powerful Performance and Scalability
Multiple Master Servers		YES
Multiple Slave Databases		YES
MySQL Cluster Support		YES
Job Queue Mechanism		YES
Deferred Stock Updates		YES
Scalable Backend Product Management		YES
Support for Alternate Media Storage – CDN and Database		YES
Order Archiving		YES
Extensive Management Tools
Return Management Authorization (RMA)		YES
Advanced Permissions		YES
Google Tag Manager		YES
Support Tool		YES
Scheduled Import/Export Functionality		YES
Logging of Administrator Actions		YES
Strong Data Encryption, Hashing and Key Management		YES
Additional Payment Gateways		YES
Mobile
Magento Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK)		YES

Magento Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK)

YES

Taken from here http://www.folio3.com/blog/magento-community-vs-magento-enterprise-features-comparison/

[imran_sparex]

Here is the link

https://magento.com/compare-open-source-and-magento-commerce

[joykristof]

Here you can find the basic difference between Commerce vs Opensource:

Open Source

The free version of Magento provides all the basic performance and needed to run an eCommerce store.

Core Feature of Open Source:

• Flexible Platform
• Modern Tech Stack
• Scalability
• Payment Integration
• Cloud Hosting Option
• Automated Testing
• Regular Updates

Magento Commerce

There are several features only available on the Magento Commerce platform. They come with Magento Commerce right out of the box and don’t require extensions or custom development.

Key Feature of Magento Commerce:

• B2B Functionality
• Gift Registries & Wish Lists
• Cloud Hosting

[olhaanurinc22e]

Hi,

Here's a video explaining the difference between Magento Open Source vs Magento Commerce: https://youtu.be/E4iaIQevk8E