Commerce Layer
8.1#28 in ecommerce platformsFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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WooCommerce
9.4#1 in ecommerce platformsFrom $29 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Commerce Layer | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Company facts | LinkedIn lists Commerce Layer as privately held, founded in 2017, headquartered in Prato, Italy, with 11–50 employees. | Automattic Inc. is WooCommerce's parent company; Automattic was founded in August 2005, is headquartered in San Francisco and reports 1,447 employees. |
| Documentation depth | The developer portal provides onboarding, a 100-plus-endpoint reference, 400-plus CRUD operations, how-to guides, data-model diagrams, OpenAPI schemas, Postman collections, SDKs, CLI documentation and changelog entries. | WooCommerce publishes a code reference covering internal classes, API objects and functions, alongside merchant and developer documentation. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting model | hosted | self-hosted |
| Licence | The official JavaScript SDK and CLI repositories are released under the MIT licence. | WooCommerce core is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. |
| Praise: flexibility | The TrustRadius reviewer praised Commerce Layer’s flexibility, true headless MACH architecture, integrated sales and shipment workflows, and extensive API and webhook coverage. | Independent reviewers repeatedly praise WooCommerce for deep customization, WordPress integration, broad plugin choice and control over the store experience. |
| Rating on Capterra | 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1,054 reviews. |
| Rating on G2 | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 1,283 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1,054 verified reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 10 out of 10 from 1 review | 8.5 out of 10 from 279 reviews and ratings. |
| Sales channels | omnichannel | omnichannel |
Commerce Layer plans
- DeveloperFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
WooCommerce plans
- WooCommerce coreFree
- WooCommerce mobile appFree
- Typical hosting$25 a month
- Extensions$29 a year
Pick Commerce Layer if…
Commerce Layer suits brands creating headless ecommerce sites, mobile apps, or omnichannel retail experiences. Its API and order-management features may also fit teams connecting commerce across markets and store locations.
Pick WooCommerce if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.