commercetools vs Sana Commerce (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, commercetools grades higher than Sana Commerce: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
commercetools grades higher on the free plan. Sana Commerce grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
commercetools
API-first headless commerce platform for large retailers
Free trial
Sana Commerce
B2B web store built into SAP and Microsoft Dynamics ERP
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick commercetools if
- Fits if you're an enterprise with engineers replatforming a large multi-market shop
- Works for B2B sellers who need buyer roles, quotes and approval flows
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a store builder, as there is no built-in storefront editor
- Skip it if you want a price before talking to sales, since none is published
- Watch out: premium support, advanced B2B APIs, checkout and extra regions are add-ons
- Skip it if you are a small shop that just wants to sell, as this is built for engineering teams
Pick Sana Commerce if
- Fits if your company runs SAP or Microsoft Dynamics and sells to other businesses
- Works for distributors that want customers to reorder from the ERP's own prices
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your ERP is neither SAP nor Dynamics, as nothing else is supported
- Not for you if you want a published price, since the pricing page leads to a request form
- Tight if you want full support on the cheaper plan, as support level depends on the plan
- Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAcommercetoolsFair | 1.8GPASana CommerceWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published. The pricing page sends buyers to sales and says pricing is order-based, so there is nothing to set against the category's $29 to $49 a month. | CNo prices are published, so there is nothing to set against the category's $20 to $89. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 60-day free trial with no credit card that doesn't convert automatically. There is no free plan, and the trial excludes InStore, Frontend and agentic features. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed on the pages read, so nothing is free. |
| Features | CCatalog, cart, order, pricing and promotion APIs, B2C and B2B models and a Merchant Center. There's no storefront theme editor, so a front end has to be built or bought. | CNative ERP link, B2B pricing, self-service portal, several web stores and account hierarchies. The listing shows a gap: it supports only SAP and Dynamics. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. Using it means engineers assembling APIs into a storefront, not a merchant clicking through a builder. | CNo store rating on record. It is tied to your ERP, so setup is a project. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb admin and a managed runtime for custom integrations, with MCP servers for AI agents. Not a store builder you can use from a phone or desktop app. | BWeb platform with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Mailchimp and Dotdigital, and an API. |
| Best for | enterprise headless commerce APIs | B2B stores that run on SAP or Dynamics |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: commercetools and Sana Commerce. How we grade
Where they differ
- Sana Commerce also covers inventory and quotes and estimates.
In commonWebPublic APIOnline store
At a glance
| commercetools | Sana Commerce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 60-day free trial, no credit card, does not convert automatically. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | commercetools GmbH | Sana Commerce |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
commercetools
- No prices are published; the pricing page sends buyers to sales and says pricing is order-based rather than based on sales volume.
- There is no built-in storefront theme editor; a team has to build or buy the front end, and Frontend is a separate product.
- Premium Support, advanced B2B APIs, checkout, HIPAA compliance and extra regions are listed as add-ons.
- The 60-day trial covers the core commerce APIs and Merchant Center, but not InStore, Frontend or agentic capabilities.
Sana Commerce
- It integrates only with Microsoft Dynamics and SAP ERP systems, so other ERPs are not supported.
- No prices are published; the pricing page leads to a request form, and the plans (Essential, Advanced) carry no listed cost.
- Support level depends on the plan, from a shared support pool to dedicated staff.
Key features
commercetools
- Headless commerce APIs
- Each capability, such as catalog, cart and order management, inventory, promotions and pricing, is exposed as its own versioned API that teams assemble into a custom storefront.
- B2C, B2B and hybrid models
- The page lists B2C, B2B, D2C, marketplaces and subscriptions as supported models. Business units, buyer roles, approval flows and quotes are sold as an Advanced B2B APIs add-on.
- Merchant Center
- A business tool for managing catalog and orders, included in the 60-day trial next to the APIs, with preloaded B2C or B2B sample data.
- Connect hosting
- Connect is a managed runtime for deploying custom integrations and back-office applications inside a commercetools environment, with templates to start from.
- AI and agent commerce
- AI Hub and AgenticLift are products for selling through ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, and the platform exposes MCP servers for agents. The trial excludes agentic capabilities.
- InStore point of sale
- A separate product that gives store staff the same catalog, cart and orders that serve the online shop. It is not part of the free trial.
Sana Commerce
- Native ERP integration
- Reads products, prices, stock and customer terms directly from SAP or Microsoft Dynamics, with no separate catalog to keep in sync.
- B2B pricing and agreements
- Supports volume pricing, discount codes, sales agreements, quotes and on-account ordering for business customers.
- Self-service portal
- Buyers can place and reorder orders, track shipments, download invoices and manage their accounts without contacting sales.
- Multiple web stores
- Several web stores can run from one ERP connection, each serving a different region, brand or customer segment.
- Account hierarchies
- The Advanced plan adds multi-account hierarchies, multiple web stores and advanced analytics for enterprise setups.
- Product information management
- Includes product variants, bills of materials, product groups and attribute management, plus an order management system.
Plans
commercetools
Pricing could not be confirmed. See commercetools.com.
Sana Commerce
Pricing could not be confirmed. See sana-commerce.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, commercetools or Sana Commerce?
As of Nov 13, 2026, commercetools has no price we could confirm, and Sana Commerce has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, commercetools or Sana Commerce?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither commercetools nor Sana Commerce has a free plan. commercetools has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.