Elastic Path vs. Klarna Checkout

Elastic Path

Klarna Checkout

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Elastic Path	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Elastic Path is an API-first composable commerce platform for B2B organizations with complex catalogs, multi-tier pricing, and distributor-specific workflows. Key capabilities include Product Experience Manager (PIM), Cart & Checkout, Promotions Builder, Subscriptions, Semantic AI Search, Composer (iPaaS), and Visual CMS.	N/A
Klarna Checkout	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Swedish company Klarna offers Klarna Checkout, a compliant and personalized ecommerce shopping cart solution.	N/A

Pricing

Elastic Path

Klarna Checkout

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Elastic Path	Klarna Checkout
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Elastic Path	Klarna Checkout

Features

Elastic Path

Klarna Checkout

Online Storefront

Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
	Elastic Path 7.6 1 Ratings 2% below category average	Klarna Checkout 10.0 2 Ratings 25% above category average
Product catalog & listings	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Product management	5.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Bulk product upload	6.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Branding	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile storefront	7.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Product variations	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Website integration	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Visual customization	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
CMS	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Online Shopping Cart

Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
	Elastic Path 7.0 1 Ratings 9% below category average	Klarna Checkout 10.0 1 Ratings 27% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Checkout user experience	7.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Online Payment System

Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
	Elastic Path 8.0 1 Ratings 4% below category average	Klarna Checkout 10.0 2 Ratings 18% above category average
eCommerce security	8.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

eCommerce Marketing

Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
	Elastic Path 9.7 1 Ratings 23% above category average	Klarna Checkout - Ratings
Promotions & discounts	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
SEO	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

eCommerce Business Management

Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
	Elastic Path 8.4 1 Ratings 5% above category average	Klarna Checkout 8.0 1 Ratings 0% below category average
Multi-site management	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Order processing	9.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Inventory management	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Shipping	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Custom functionality	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Elastic Path	Klarna Checkout
Small Businesses	Ecwid by Lightspeed Score 10.0 out of 10	Ecwid by Lightspeed Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Shopify Plus Score 8.9 out of 10	Shopify Plus Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	IBM Digital Commerce Score 9.0 out of 10	IBM Digital Commerce Score 9.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Elastic Path	Klarna Checkout
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Elastic Path	Klarna Checkout
Likelihood to Recommend	Elastic Path Elastic path is a cost-effectively product which bring the advanced capabilities to enable business to drive a better customer experience. The ecommerce solution is very clean and it is built heavily using open source tools.Elastic path ecommerce is definitely a strong competitor which would fit for any retailers / telco's . Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Klarna To get a flexible set of payment options quickly provisioned on your online store, Klarna is ideal. They offer the usual payment options and also additional buy now pay later options which give the customer a full selection of choices. With Klarna you can do one integration and get access to all of these. Incentivized FM Frank Mair Technical Specialist Read full review
Pros	Elastic Path Easy for non-Java programmers to understand Comes with a lot of built-in functionality Incentivized Carl Thien Web Developer Read full review	Klarna Flexible payment option. Easy to navigate the back end. Nikki Hansen Founder Read full review
Cons	Elastic Path Product management tool should be assesible over web. Versioning of catalog items would a nice feature to have. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Klarna Some Magento integration needs extra customisation Account setup can take time Able to configure your own offers via the dashboard Incentivized FM Frank Mair Technical Specialist Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Elastic Path Team now has skill using Elastic Path Incentivized Carl Thien Web Developer Read full review	Klarna No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Elastic Path As a system integrator here are my thoughts -- Elastic path is one of best ecommerce tools, which would fit any retailer/ telcos business needs. The software architecture is well thought through and it is built with open source tools, the Ecommerce application is easily extensible and it enables clients to get there E-commerce application in less time. We have evaluated other products like ATG ecommerce, WCS, Magento. Elastic path is definitely a briliant ecommerce product which I would recommend to any clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Klarna Klarna have the most advanced and comprehensive solution which includes buy now pay later. Incentivized FM Frank Mair Technical Specialist Read full review
Return on Investment	Elastic Path The positive impact was quick development time Incentivized Carl Thien Web Developer Read full review	Klarna They take a fee, larger than other systems do, so I do lose some money there. I make more sales than I would without the payment option through Klarna. Nikki Hansen Founder Read full review
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