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Headless Commerce Crystallize
Crystallize
vs.
Magento

For those evaluating headless commerce options, Crystallize presents a modern, flexible approach to product management and subscription services. On the other hand, Magento’s longstanding position in the eCommerce world offers a solid, traditional solution with comprehensive features but requires more complex customization and integration. This comparison helps you decide whether you need Crystallize's complete flexibility or Magento's deep-rooted power for your next project.

Headless Commerce Crystallize

Crystallize

  • Full support iconIntuitive UI unifying Commerce, PIM, and CMS
  • Full support iconBuilt-in subscription commerce features
  • Full support iconFlexible, customizable data modeling
  • Full support iconNatively multi-lingual and multi market
  • Full support iconFully headless with fast GraphQL API
  • No support iconRequires developers for integration and frontend
  • No support iconNot ideal for small businesses
  • No support iconNot plug & play, requires configuration and development
What is Crystallize

Crystallize is a headless commerce engine built for product storytellers, recurring sales, designed to keep customers coming back. It seamlessly integrated subscription commerce and rich storytelling allowing you to build immersive experiences tailor made for you use case.

Usecases for Crystallize

Complex product universes suited for configurators and modern subscription-based business models. From the PIM/modeling side, Crystallize is very strong. Ideal for configurators and more complex cases. A big plus is super flexible and competitive subscription engine.

Magento

  • Full support iconEstablished ecosystem
  • Full support iconComprehensive features
  • Full support iconGlobal platform
  • No support iconPerformance overheads
  • No support iconComplex order editing
  • No support iconHigh maintenance costs
What is Magento

Adobe Commerce, previously known as Magento Commerce, is a robust and scalable ecommerce platform designed for both B2C and B2B businesses. It provides an integrated solution for creating, managing, and optimizing online stores with extensive customization options and a rich ecosystem of extensions and integrations.

Usecases for Magento

Large retailers, multinational brands, leverage Adobe Commerce to handle complex, large-scale ecommerce operations.

Full support icon Full
No support icon None
Partial support icon Partial
Integration support icon Integration

Tech

Architecture
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Event based architecture with horizontal scaling
Monolithic / Modular
Cloud infrastructure
Headless Commerce Crystallize
AWS
Adobe Cloud
API coverage
Headless Commerce Crystallize
GraphQL
REST / GraphQL
Built with
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TypeScript / GraphQL
PHP / XML
Security features
Headless Commerce Crystallize
TLS/SSL, DDoS protection, SOC2 compliance
2FA / CAPTCHA / WAF
Scalability
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Maintenance
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Full support iconManaged
Partial support iconRequires upkeep
Customization level
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Full support icon
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Frontend integration
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Framework-agnostic
Full support iconFlexible
AI/Machine learning
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Partial support iconVia third-party
Partial support iconVia extensions
Multitenancy
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support icon
Partial support iconVia customization

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Features

Headless commerce
Headless Commerce Crystallize
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Product information management (PIM)
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support iconBuilt-in
Partial support iconExtensible via Modules
Digital asset management (DAM)
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Full support iconBuilt-in
Partial support iconAdd-on/Extension
Order management
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Content management system (CMS)
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support iconBuilt-in
Intergration
Multichannel selling
Headless Commerce Crystallize
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Full support iconVia extensions
SEO optimization tools
Headless Commerce Crystallize
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Full support iconVia extensions
Customization and theming
Headless Commerce Crystallize
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Internationalization
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support iconMulti-language / multi-currency
Full support iconMulti-language / multi-currency
API-First Design
Headless Commerce Crystallize
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No support icon
Ecosystem and integrations
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Expanding
Vast
Checkout customization
Headless Commerce Crystallize
High flexibility
High with Extensions
Subscription services
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support iconBuilt-in
Partial support iconSupported with Extensions
CRM integration
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Via API
Partial support iconVia Extensions
Analytics and reporting
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Marketplace
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User experience
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Intuitive / Dev focused
Complex

Pricing

Pricing model
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Subscription-based
Free Community Edition / Paid Enterprise Edition
Free Tier availability
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Full support iconNot limited on features
Full support iconCommunity Edition
Entry-level price
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Custom
Custom
Enterprise-level price
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Custom
Custom

Support

Support options
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Slack / Community / Dedicated account manager (Enterprise)
Community Support / Professional Support (Paid)
Documentation quality
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Comprehensive, well-organized
Extensive / Detailed
Additional resources
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Livestream videos / API Reference / Developer guides
Developer Docs / Tutorials / User Guides

Community

Community and forums
Headless Commerce Crystallize
Growing and Active (Slack)
Very Large and Active
Professional training
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Certification programs
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