Axnify vs Magento / Adobe Commerce

Enterprise features without enterprise overhead.

Adobe Commerce is powerful and complicated. It needs developers, infrastructure, and a six-figure budget. Axnify ships the same operational features as hosted SaaS.

TL;DR

Magento Open Source is free but unsupported; Adobe Commerce starts at $22,000/year and needs a team of engineers. Axnify covers the same operational ground (B2B, multi-store, multi-currency, production, advanced inventory) without the implementation contract.

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Axnify

Hosted, ready in minutes.

Pricing

Free · £19 · £59 · £299

Best for

Teams who want enterprise commerce capabilities without enterprise total-cost.

Where it shines

B2B, multi-store, multi-currency built in
Hosted by us — no infrastructure to run
Production / BOM / supplier workflows
Predictable monthly pricing

Magento / Adobe Commerce

Enterprise commerce platform.

Pricing

Open Source: free (self-hosted) · Adobe Commerce: $22k+/yr

Best for

Large enterprises with dedicated developer teams.

Where it shines

Mature B2B Commerce features (catalogues, quotes, customer segments)
Deep customisation via PHP modules
Strong PIM and complex catalogue handling
Adobe ecosystem integration (Adobe Sensei, Analytics, Target)

Feature comparison

Built-in (yes) vs not available (no) vs limited (caveat) vs paid add-on (price shown). Prices reflect typical published pricing.

Feature	Axnify	Magento
Cost of ownership
Platform fee	£19–299/mo	$22k+/yr (Adobe) or free + dev costs
Hosting included		Self-managed (Adobe Cloud is extra)
Implementation cost	DIY in hours	£50k–500k typical implementation
Ongoing dev required		Yes — typically dedicated team
Features
B2B quotations
Multi-store
Multi-currency
Multi-language
Wholesale price tiers
Production / BOM		Via extensions
Subscriptions		Via extensions
VAT invoicing		Via extensions

First-year total cost

Adobe Commerce total cost includes platform licence, hosting (typically AWS / Magento Cloud), implementation partner, and ongoing engineering. Axnify is a flat subscription.

Axnify

Total

£228/year (Pro)

Axnify Pro × 12 months
£228

Magento stack

Total

≈ £80,000/year

Adobe Commerce licence (small)
£17,000
Magento Cloud hosting
£12,000
Implementation partner (6 months)
£40,000
Ongoing developer (0.5 FTE)
£30,000
Less reductions if self-hosted Open Source
(£0 licence but +dev)

Honest section

Where Magento wins

We're not pretending we're the right tool for every store. Here's where the alternative is genuinely stronger.

Catalogue depth

For 500k+ SKU catalogues with complex attribute hierarchies, Magento's PIM is still the benchmark. We handle large catalogues well but Magento has decade-deep tooling.

Adobe ecosystem

If you're committed to the Adobe stack (Analytics, Target, Sensei), Magento integrates natively. We integrate via API.

Customisation depth

Magento modules allow rewriting any part of the checkout, pricing engine, or product flow. We're more opinionated. If your business logic genuinely requires platform-level code changes, Magento or open-source alternatives (Saleor, Medusa) are the better fit.

Why merchants move to Axnify

Got quoted £80k for a 'simple' Magento upgrade and walked away
Wanted enterprise features without an implementation contract
Magento Open Source was abandoned after the original dev left
Adobe pricing went up 15% and the value didn't

Magento → Axnify

1
Magento export tools dump products, customers, and orders to CSV / XML
2
We can ingest the standard Magento product CSV format
3
Custom modules don't port; the equivalent built-in features take their place
4
Theme rebuild in our visual editor
5
Domain migration with parallel staging environment

Migration support: Large Magento migrations are non-trivial. We work directly with merchants doing this — drop us a line via the contact page.

Frequently asked

Can Axnify handle a 100k-SKU catalogue?

Yes. The Intelligent Variant Matrix and bulk-edit tools are designed for large catalogues. The hosted infrastructure scales horizontally.

What about my custom Magento modules?

Custom modules don't port. The features they implement (custom pricing logic, integrations, workflows) need to be reproduced via our REST API or in our roadmap requests. Most merchants find 80%+ of their custom modules are already covered by our built-in features.

Are we still considered 'enterprise' on Axnify?

Our Enterprise tier (£299/mo) provides unlimited products, staff, storage, and priority support with signed MSAs. SOC 2 Type II is in progress.

Can you help me move my data from another platform?

Absolutely. Email support@axnify.com with the export file from your current platform — we accept Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Squarespace, Big Cartel, Gumroad, Sellfy and most other common formats. Our team handles the migration of your products, variants, customers and orders end-to-end, free of charge for standard imports.