# Commerce platforms and checkout APIs for AI agents (slim)

> 10 commerce & checkout listings ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader Shopify API + MCP (BB). Platforms with a programmable catalogue, cart, checkout and orders. Compared on API coverage, headless support, webhooks, how an agent can build a cart and check out, hosting model and price.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/commerce.md (~5,050 tokens) · this version ~530 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/commerce.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/commerce
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-04

- Tools: 10 · agent-ready (BB+): 3 · accept x402: 0 · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json · by capability: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json
- Capabilities: commerce.products, commerce.cart, commerce.checkout, commerce.orders, commerce.headless

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Slim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 40 | Shopify API + MCP | BB | 75.2 | medium | no | OAuth or key | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shopify.min.md |
| 64 | WooCommerce API + MCP | BB | 73 | medium | no | OAuth or key | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/woocommerce.min.md |
| 84 | Vendure | BB | 71.4 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vendure.min.md |
| 121 | Saleor API + MCP | B | 68.7 | medium | no | OAuth or key | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/saleor.min.md |
| 180 | BigCommerce API + MCP | B | 64.5 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bigcommerce.min.md |
| 192 | Commerce Layer API + MCP | B | 63.9 | medium | no | OAuth | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer.min.md |
| 200 | Medusa API + MCP | B | 63.6 | medium | no | OAuth or key | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/medusa.min.md |
| 317 | Swell | C | 55.1 | medium | no | API key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swell.min.md |
| 358 | Elastic Path API + MCP | D | 50.4 | medium | no | OAuth | hosted + local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elastic-path.min.md |
| 419 | Snipcart API + MCP | E | 41.2 | medium | no | API key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snipcart.min.md |