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Headless Commerce

Score 18.8 / 100 25 providers +2 via APIs 6 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (25)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
MedusaE-CommerceOpen SourceCommerce2 APIs66.7
Strong 4 Solid coverage with minor gaps
SwellCommerceAPI-FirstConsumer2 APIs62.9Virto CommerceB2B eCommerceCatalog ManagementOrder ManagementPricing14 APIs62.0SallaArabicE-CommerceGCC3 APIs61.5Commerce LayerComposable CommerceAPI-FirstE-Commerce3 APIs59.7
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Alokai (formerly Vue Storefront)CompanySoftware-as-a-ServiceE-CommerceComposable Commerce1 API50.3Elastic PathCommerceComposable CommerceE-Commerce27 APIs44.2NacelleCommerceComposable CommerceGraphQL4 APIs52.2ChordCommerceComposable CommerceOrder Management3 APIs49.5AmborasCompanyE-CommerceArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AI1 API44.6
Thin 8 Limited public surface area
fabricCommerceComposable CommerceE-Commerce16 APIs37.8VendureCommerceE-CommerceGraphQL3 APIs37.3Salesforce Commerce CloudCommerceE-CommerceSalesforce1 API34.5SnipcartE-CommerceShopping CartOrderProduct1 API35.9PackdigitalCompanyContent ManagementShopify1 API31.3MagentoE-CommerceCatalogMagento1 API31.1CrystallizeCommerceProduct Information ManagementGraphQL6 APIs29.6BagistoE-CommerceLaravelOpen SourceProduct2 APIs29.4
Emerging 6 Early or largely undocumented
DutchieCannabisDispensaryRetailE-Commerce4 APIs20.8Reaction CommerceCompanyEnterpriseCommerceE-Commerce1 API20.2ShogunCompanyE-CommercePage Builder1 API25.8SyliusE-CommerceOpen SourceREST API1 API19.6SubblySubscriptionSubscription CommerceE-CommerceSubscription Box1 API19.4El-DokanCompanyE-CommerceComposable Commerce14.0
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
Pet CircleCompanyRetailE-CommercePets10.5

APIs with this tag (6)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Mailchimp Open CommerceAn open source, API-first, modular commerce stack built using Node.js, React, and GraphQL. Formerly known a...75.9
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
Salesforce Commerce API (SCAPI)Modern REST API family for B2C Commerce Cloud built on a unified RAML specification, organized into Shopper...34.5Magento GraphQL APIThe Adobe Commerce GraphQL API offers a flexible, query-driven interface designed primarily for building he...31.1
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
Shogun Frontend APIGraphQL API behind the Shogun Frontend headless commerce product, used to query storefront content, pages, ...25.8Adobe Commerce GraphQL APIGraphQL API for Adobe Commerce optimized for headless storefronts, progressive web apps, and mobile experie...22.4Open Commerce GraphQL APIThe Mailchimp Open Commerce (Reaction Commerce) GraphQL API — a modular, plugin-based headless commerce API...20.2

Companies reaching this through an API (2)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Headless Commerce” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Adobe Commerce Mailchimp

Score breakdown

Frequency
40.8
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.6
spread across providers
Quality lift
39.7
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
3.3
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag sits

Commerce broader Shopify Hydrogen 0 providers

Related tags

Composable Commerce 7 co-occurrences Storefront 10 co-occurrences Promotions 7 co-occurrences Cart 10 co-occurrences Shipments 6 co-occurrences Returns 5 co-occurrences Commerce 11 co-occurrences Checkout 8 co-occurrences

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