Magento and Adobe Commerce: the B2B e-commerce reference platform

Magento is an open source e-commerce platform created in 2008. Acquired by Adobe in 2018, it exists today in two versions:

Magento Open Source - free, community-driven, widely used by B2B and B2C merchants worldwide.
Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce) - the enterprise version, with native B2B features: company accounts, shared catalogs, approval workflows, quotes.

Why Magento is essential in B2B

Magento is the most deployed platform for B2B e-commerce in Europe. Its flexibility, module ecosystem and integrator community make it a natural choice for merchants selling to professionals.

Adobe Commerce strengthens this position with native B2B features that few competing platforms offer out of the box.

The problem: no native PunchOut

Despite all its strengths, Magento offers no native implementation of PunchOut, cXML or OCI flows. Merchants who need to connect their storefront to procurement systems like Ariba, Coupa or Jaggaer face a limited choice: develop a custom module or rely on third-party solutions, often US-based, English-only, with timezone-shifted support.

The Gatebold connector for Magento

Gatebold offers a Magento and Adobe Commerce connector ready to install, compatible with the latest stable version Magento 2.4.8-p4. The connector is maintained, documented and versioned as a real product - not a custom module to recode on every project.

Integration is simple: the connector plugs into your Magento storefront, and the Gatebold platform handles the cXML and OCI protocols, mapping, security and transaction traceability. No API to consume, no flow to develop on the client side.

For B2B merchants looking for a serious PunchOut solution on Magento, it is a structured alternative to custom approaches or unmaintained modules.