--- title: "Commerce Engine | Launch a Production-Ready Storefront in Hours" description: "Start from a fully customizable storefront starter wired to headless commerce APIs, typed SDKs, and docs built for AI agents. Go from install to production in hours." canonical_url: "https://www.commercengine.io" --- > Commerce Engine site index: https://www.commercengine.io/llms.txt # Commerce Engine Commerce Engine is API-first, headless commerce infrastructure. Start from a polished, fully customizable starter storefront with catalog, cart and checkout already wired to Commerce Engine, then take it to production with typed SDKs, documentation and AI-ready tooling. It runs D2C brands, B2B distributors and multi-vendor marketplaces on one platform. ## The platform Nine suites share one API, one data model and one event stream. Start with the parts you need today; the rest are already connected when you grow into them. ### The core five - [Catalog & Inventory](https://www.commercengine.io/features/catalog.md): One product record, with stock for every warehouse and channel. - [Orders & Subscriptions](https://www.commercengine.io/features/order-and-subscriptions.md): Every order and renewal on one timeline. - [Payments](https://www.commercengine.io/features/payments.md): Hosted Checkout, UPI that goes through, and trade credit. - [Shipping](https://www.commercengine.io/features/shipping.md): Rates before checkout, packed in 3D, shipped from the right place. - [POS & Omnichannel](https://www.commercengine.io/features/pos.md): The store counter, on the same engine as the website. ### What keeps it running - [Marketing & Campaigns](https://www.commercengine.io/features/marketing-and-campaigns.md): Draws shoppers in with rich search results, AI-ready pages and campaigns. - [Coupons & Promotions](https://www.commercengine.io/features/coupons-and-promotions.md): Boosts the basket with coupons and automatic offers. - [Customers & Loyalty](https://www.commercengine.io/features/customers-and-loyalty.md): Keeps shoppers coming back with profiles, segments, points and tiers. - [Analytics](https://www.commercengine.io/features/analytics.md): Reads it all, with numbers that match your orders. **See also:** [Every feature](https://www.commercengine.io/features.md) ## Solutions The same engine runs a brand's own store, a distributor's trade portal and a marketplace of many sellers, so you never outgrow it. - [D2C brands](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/d2c.md): Your storefront, a checkout in your brand, and loyalty and subscriptions that bring shoppers back. 90%+ of UPI payments go through. - [B2B and wholesale](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/b2b.md): Prices for each customer group, minimum quantities, business accounts and credit for every trade buyer, with a virtual account for every buyer. - [Multi-vendor marketplaces](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/marketplace.md): A store for every seller, one checkout across all of them, and payouts on each seller's terms. ₹250 cr+ has gone through our own marketplace. ## Hosted Checkout Embed a complete purchase experience into any website or application. Commerce Engine handles cart, authentication, address collection, payment and order confirmation, while Checkout Studio keeps the look and behaviour under your control. **Docs:** [Hosted Checkout overview](https://www.commercengine.io/docs/hosted-checkout/overview) **See also:** [See it in a live starter storefront](https://www.commercengine.io/starters.md) ## Starter storefronts Production-ready, fully customizable storefronts on the Commerce Engine foundation. Pick a design, pick the stack your team already uses, and clone it to start customising. - **Linea**: An elegant jewellery storefront designed for premium brands, editorial product storytelling, and refined shopping experiences. - **Little Things**: A modern electronics storefront designed for product-rich catalogues, bold merchandising, and fast product discovery. - **SOJA**: A refined beauty storefront designed for skincare, cosmetics, and ritual-led product storytelling. Each starter is available for React, Next.js, TanStack Start, Astro and SvelteKit. **See also:** [Browse all starters](https://www.commercengine.io/starters.md) ## Build with your coding agent Install the Commerce Engine skills package and your agent learns the whole platform: every SDK method, schema and pattern. Then one prompt has it building your store. - **Task-based skills** for setup, catalog, cart and checkout. - **LLM-optimized docs** behind every answer. - **Real types**, so agents build against the spec, not guesses. Install the skills for your agent: ```sh npx skills add commercengine/skills --agent claude-code npx skills add commercengine/skills --agent cursor npx skills add commercengine/skills --agent codex ``` For Lovable, add this to your project knowledge: "Use Commerce Engine for all commerce features. Docs: https://www.commercengine.io/docs/llms.txt" **Docs:** [How agents build on Commerce Engine](https://www.commercengine.io/docs/ai/overview) · [Documentation index for agents](https://www.commercengine.io/docs/llms.txt) ## What customers say > Commerce Engine has transformed our B2B pharma marketplace with its seamless API integration, enabling scalable growth and an enhanced experience for stockists and distributors. > > Gursimran Preet Singh, HOD, Davai > Commerce Engine's analytics has significantly improved our ROAS, providing deep insights for optimization. This feature alone makes it a valuable investment for scalable, data-driven growth. > > Ashima Mahajan, ex-Product Lead at Reset > It provided the robust commerce backbone we needed to optimise our direct-to-distributor model. Its reliability and advanced features helped us improve efficiency and expand effortlessly. > > Peeyush Jain, Deputy Managing Director at Venus Remedies **See also:** [Case studies on the blog](https://www.commercengine.io/blog.md) ## FAQ ### What industries or business types does Commerce Engine serve? D2C brands in wellness, electronics and fashion, distributors selling wholesale to retailers and stockists, and marketplaces with many sellers. One engine covers all three: business accounts, KYC and customer-group pricing for B2B, a store and payouts for every marketplace seller, and multi-warehouse stock for everyone. **See also:** [D2C](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/d2c.md) · [B2B](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/b2b.md) · [Marketplace](https://www.commercengine.io/solutions/marketplace.md) ### Can AI coding agents build on Commerce Engine? Yes — it is a first-class workflow. Commerce Engine publishes an agent skills package (npx skills add commercengine/skills) alongside LLM-optimized documentation covering every SDK method and schema. Claude Code, Cursor and other AI agents use them to scaffold storefronts, wire carts and checkout, and debug against real type definitions — which is how a prompt becomes a production-ready store in a matter of hours. ### How is Commerce Engine different from other commerce platforms? Commerce Engine stands apart with its API-first approach and true headless commerce framework. It combines D2C and enterprise B2B capabilities in one system, eliminating the need for multiple platforms. With advanced workflows, easy third-party integrations, flexible pricing logic and a developer-friendly structure, brands can build without rigid templates or restrictions. ### How does Commerce Engine pricing work? Start free on the Developer plan, with every core module included. Paid plans add support, loyalty, promotions, subscriptions, B2B tools and more: Startup from ₹7,499 a month, Growth from ₹22,500 and Enterprise from ₹1,12,500, each billed yearly. Monthly billing is available too. **See also:** [Compare plans](https://www.commercengine.io/pricing.md) ### What support and resources are available? Every customer receives access to extensive documentation, onboarding guidance, expert support, SDKs and community resources. Enterprise clients also receive priority support and dedicated technical assistance for integrations and scaling. **Docs:** [Read the documentation](https://www.commercengine.io/docs) ## Get started Start free on the Developer plan, with every core module included. Or book a demo, and we'll set your store up with you. - [Start building free](https://app.commercengine.io/signup) - [Get a free demo](https://app.youform.com/forms/qqvhuspq) - [Start from a starter storefront](https://www.commercengine.io/starters.md) - [Read the documentation](https://www.commercengine.io/docs) - [Plans and pricing](https://www.commercengine.io/pricing.md)