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Centra
Centra
vs.
Litium
Litium

While Litium is ideal for mid-market to enterprise businesses seeking a deep-built-in CMS and campaign tooling alongside commerce, Centra shines for high-scale brands needing rapid, global omnichannel rollouts with continuous, versionless updates and real-time fulfillment from connected stores.

Centra

Centra

  • Full support iconUser-friendly interface and setup
  • Full support iconBuilt-in B2B and DTC modules
  • Full support iconExcellent support
  • No support iconWholesale UI rigidity
  • No support iconInitial configuration can be “slightly more complex”
  • No support iconVideo upload limitation
What is Centra

Centra is a cloud-native, API-first e-commerce platform designed primarily for fashion and lifestyle brands, offering both direct-to-consumer and wholesale commerce capabilities in a single, high-performance SaaS solution.

Usecases for Centra

Companies needing integrated B2B workflows—real-time inventory, bulk orders, returns and ERP sync—benefit from Centra’s unified module set.

Litium

Litium

  • Full support iconA well-designed webshop UI that’s “easy to adjust” once you’re familiar with it
  • Full support iconBundles strong marketing and customer-engagement tools—campaigns, email, CMS
  • Full support iconSolid commerce stack
  • No support iconPIM channel limitations
  • No support iconIntegration hiccups. Compatibility issues can arise
  • No support iconSteep learning curve
What is Litium

Litium is a full-stack, cloud-native commerce suite—“Litium Commerce Cloud”—that bundles e-commerce, PIM, CMS, campaigns, personalization, and order management into one platform, with optional headless decoupling via GraphQL or REST APIs.

Usecases for Litium

B2B and manufacturing portals, as well as DTC and brand-focused growth.

Full support icon Full
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Integration support icon Integration

Tech

Architecture
Centra
Multi-tenant SaaS
Litium
Serverless multi-tenant SaaS
Event based architecture with horizontal scaling
Cloud infrastructure
Centra
Fastly CDN
Litium
Fastly CDN and Elasticsearch
AWS
API coverage
Centra
RESTful / GraphQL
Litium
Open REST / GraphQL
GraphQL
Built with
Centra
/
Litium
Microsoft .NET 6 core backend, Angular-based back-office UI
TypeScript / GraphQL
Security features
Centra
Enterprise-grade security and compliance
Litium
ISO 27001-certified hosting / SAML/OAuth support
OAuth / JWT
Scalability
Centra
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Litium
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Maintenance
Centra
Full support iconManaged
Litium
Full support iconManaged
Full support iconManaged
Customization level
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
Full support icon
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Frontend integration
Centra
Framework-agnostic
Litium
Frontend agnostic
Frontend agnostic
AI/Machine learning
Centra
via open APIs
Litium
Partial support iconVia third-party
Partial support iconVia third-party
Multitenancy
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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Features

Headless commerce
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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Product information management (PIM)
Centra
Partial support iconBuilt-in
Litium
Full support iconBuilt-in
Full support iconBuilt-in
Digital asset management (DAM)
Centra
Full support iconBuilt-in
Litium
Full support iconBuilt-in
Full support iconBuilt-in
Order management
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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Content management system (CMS)
Centra
Third-party CMS
Litium
Full support iconBuilt-in
Full support iconBuilt-in
Multichannel selling
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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SEO optimization tools
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
Partial support icon
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Customization and theming
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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Internationalization
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
Full support iconMulti-language / multi-currency
Full support iconMulti-language / multi-currency
API-First Design
Centra
Full support icon
Litium
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Ecosystem and integrations
Centra
Expanding
Litium
Expanding
Expanding
Checkout customization
Centra
Fully customizable via API or SDK
Litium
Out-of-the-box add-ons + headless supported
High flexibility
Subscription services
Centra
Full support iconBuilt-in
Litium
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Full support iconBuilt-in
CRM integration
Centra
Via API
Litium
Via API
Via API
Analytics and reporting
Centra
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Litium
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Marketplace
Centra
Partial support icon Via API
Litium
No support icon
No support icon
User experience
Centra
Intuitive, fashion-focused back-office UI
Litium
Business-user friendly
Intuitive / Dev focused

Pricing

Pricing model
Centra
Usage-based subscription covering core modules
Litium
Growth-based subscription
Subscription-based
Free Tier availability
Centra
No support icon
Litium
No support icon
Full support iconNot limited on features
Entry-level price
Centra
Custom
Litium
Custom
Custom
Enterprise-level price
Centra
Custom
Litium
Custom
Custom

Support

Support options
Centra
24/7 email and chat support / Slack / dedicated Customer Success Manager for enterprise
Litium
24/7 partner network / email helpdesk / Litium Dev Forum
Slack / Community / Dedicated account manager (Enterprise)
Documentation quality
Centra
Comprehensive developer docs, API reference, SDK guides and code samples
Litium
Comprehensive docs with tutorials, guides, API references
Comprehensive, well-organized
Additional resources
Centra
Blog, webinars, whitepapers and migration guides
Litium
Webinars / Livestreams / guides / case studies
Livestream videos / API Reference / Developer guides

Community

Community and forums
Centra
Private customer forum and Slack workspace
Litium
Active Litium Dev Forum for Q&A, ideas and bug reports
Growing and Active (Slack)
Professional training
Centra
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Litium
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Certification programs
Centra
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Litium
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