E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Heartland Retail vs Magento
Heartland Retail
E-commerce & Retail
Omnichannel retail management platform
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
Magento
E-commerce & Retail
Open-source ecommerce platform for enterprise retail
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Magento has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Magento covers Multi-store management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and Magento actually diverge.
| Attribute | Heartland Retail | Magento |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $150/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | open-source |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Heartland Retail
- Point of sale
- Omnichannel selling
- Customer management
- Payment processing
- Employee management
- Analytics
- Reporting
Only in Magento
- Multi-store management
- Advanced product catalog
- Customer segmentation
- Order management system
- Progressive Web App
- GraphQL API
- Security & compliance
Both cover
- Inventory management
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Heartland Retail
Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
Magento
- Magento Open Source is available under the OSL v3 license as a free self-hosted edition, but Adobe sells a separate proprietary Adobe Commerce edition with additional B2B, page builder and cloud features not included in the open source code
Pricing, plan by plan
Heartland Retail
$150/month- Core$150/month
- POS system
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Professional$350/month
- All Core features
- Omnichannel
- Advanced analytics
Magento
Free- Magento Open SourceFree
- Unlimited products
- Multiple storefronts
- Advanced marketing
- Adobe Commerce$20000/year
- All Open Source features
- 24/7 enterprise support
- Managed cloud hosting
Which should you pick?
Choose Heartland Retail if
- You need point of sale.
- You also want omnichannel selling.
Choose Magento if
- You need multi-store management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want advanced product catalog.
Questions people ask
- Is Heartland Retail or Magento better?
- Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Magento at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or Magento?
- Magento has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $150/month for Heartland Retail and Free for Magento.
- Does Heartland Retail or Magento run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Magento for free?
- Yes. Magento has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
- What can Heartland Retail do that Magento cannot?
- Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Customer management, Payment processing. Magento covers Multi-store management, Advanced product catalog, Customer segmentation, Order management system. Both handle Inventory management.