E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Magento vs Heartland Retail
Magento
E-commerce & Retail
Open-source ecommerce platform for enterprise retail
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Heartland Retail
E-commerce & Retail
Omnichannel retail management platform
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Magento has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Magento covers Multi-store management, Heartland Retail covers Point of sale.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Magento and Heartland Retail actually diverge.
| Attribute | Magento | Heartland Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $150/month |
| Pricing model | open-source | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2008 | 1997 |
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 Magento
- Multi-store management
- Advanced product catalog
- Customer segmentation
- Order management system
- Progressive Web App
- GraphQL API
- Security & compliance
Only in Heartland Retail
- Point of sale
- Omnichannel selling
- Customer management
- Payment processing
- Employee management
- Analytics
- Reporting
Both cover
- Inventory management
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Heartland Retail
Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Heartland Retail
$150/month- Core$150/month
- POS system
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Professional$350/month
- All Core features
- Omnichannel
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Magento if
- You need multi-store management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want advanced product catalog.
Choose Heartland Retail if
- You need point of sale.
- You also want omnichannel selling.
Questions people ask
- Is Magento or Heartland Retail better?
- Neither clearly leads. Magento starts at Free and Heartland Retail at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Magento or Heartland Retail?
- Magento has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Magento and $150/month for Heartland Retail.
- Does Magento or Heartland Retail 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 Magento do that Heartland Retail cannot?
- Magento covers Multi-store management, Advanced product catalog, Customer segmentation, Order management system. Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Customer management, Payment processing. Both handle Inventory management.