STOAR vs Magento
Magento power, without the Magento overhead.
Magento is capable but heavy — expensive to run, hard to upgrade and reliant on scarce specialists. STOAR gives you enterprise-grade commerce on a modern Laravel stack, managed for you, with Magento-compatible APIs.
Why merchants leave Magento
Magento Open Source is free to license but costly in practice: demanding infrastructure, specialist developers, and upgrades that turn into projects. Merchants still on Magento 1 have been unsupported since 2020, and Adobe Commerce carries enterprise pricing.
STOAR offers the same depth — rich catalogs, flexible pricing, real extensibility — on a lean, modern stack that’s managed for you. Its REST APIs are compatible with Magento, so integrations and data move over, and new features are built on request instead of through months of development.
How they compare
| STOAR | Magento | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly plans from $26/mo, fully managed | Open Source free but heavy; Adobe Commerce is enterprise-priced |
| Transaction fees | None — you keep 100% of revenue | None from Magento; your gateway’s fees apply |
| AI feature building | Describe a feature, STOAR builds it into your store | Limited; Adobe Sensei on paid tiers only |
| Technology | Laravel & Meilisearch — lean, modern PHP | PHP, powerful but complex — needs specialist developers |
| Data & hosting | Dedicated infrastructure per store, managed for you | Self-hosted or Adobe cloud; heavy infrastructure |
| Extensibility | Features built in; Magento-compatible REST APIs | Extension marketplace; upgrades are painful |
| Migration | Managed migration with 301 redirects | Magento 1 is end-of-life; upgrades are major projects |
Why switch
Enterprise depth, less overhead
Rich catalogs, flexible pricing and real APIs — without the servers, specialists and upgrade projects Magento demands.
Escape Magento 1 EOL
Still on Magento 1? It’s been unsupported since 2020. STOAR gives you a supported, modern platform and a managed migration path.
Magento-compatible APIs
STOAR’s REST APIs mirror Magento’s, so integrations, data and workflows move across without a rebuild from scratch.
Switching is handled for you.
Our team migrates your products, customers and orders and sets up 301 redirects, so your catalog and your search rankings come across intact.
See the migration offer →Everything built in
A complete store, from day one.
No marketplace, no plugin fees, no technical debt. Catalog, checkout, payments, inventory and REST APIs compatible with Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce — all in the core.
Product Catalog
Nested categories, variants, configurable pricing and instant Meilisearch-powered search.
Cart & Checkout
A conversion-tuned checkout with hosted and offline payment methods.
Customer Accounts
Registration, login, full order history and back-in-stock alerts.
Admin Panel
A full admin for products, categories, orders and customers with live stats.
Analytics
Revenue, orders, top products and search behaviour, tracked in real time.
Auto-Scaling
Infrastructure that scales with traffic, so your store stays fast and responsive.
Frequently asked questions
- Are STOAR’s APIs really compatible with Magento?
- Yes. STOAR ships REST APIs compatible with Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, so existing integrations and data migrations are far simpler.
- I’m still on Magento 1 — can you help?
- Yes. Magento 1 has been end-of-life since 2020. We handle the migration to STOAR, including products, customers, orders and 301 redirects.
- Do I still need a team of Magento developers?
- No. STOAR is managed for you on a lean Laravel stack, and custom features are built on request — no specialist Magento team required.
Ready to move off Magento?
See a real STOAR store, or tell us about your Magento setup and we’ll plan the migration.