--- title: "What’s in a Name? Magento Commerce explained · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/whats-name-magento-commerce-explained" description: "What is Magento Commerce? How Magento's editions were renamed, and the difference between Magento Commerce, Cloud and Open Source." --- Article # What’s in a Name? Magento Commerce explained [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/bbdd32aa4f483bc8417155e77494cdbf6d81e377-68x68.jpg?w=68&auto=format) Appnovation](/people/appnovation.md) Sep 22, 2017 2 min read ![What’s in a Name? Magento Commerce explained](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/5e2aeb8aa2f15aa1639f9f1e9e847249b7d4002e-1006x500.png?w=1400&auto=format) **Magento Commerce** is the new name for Enterprise Edition and Enterprise Cloud Edition. This is the licensed version of [Magento’s commerce](/services/web-development.md) offerings and it is now assumed that when referring to Magento Commerce it’s the “Cloud” version. When talking about the non-cloud version, it’s referred to as Magento Commerce on-Prem (on Premise). With Magento’s push into the cloud, this was inevitable. And, the version number (i.e., the “2” in Magento 2) has been dropped. It’s simply Magento Commerce. For example, one could declare, “We’re migrating from Magento 1 EE to Magento Commerce” and be perfectly correct. **Magento Open Source** has taken the place of Community Edition, which is the non-licensed version of Magento. It makes a lot of sense to pull the “community” aspect from this version’s name. Community is such an integral part of the overall ecosphere, it great to see this recognized. In addition, “Open Source” better describes the version’s existence as free and open. **Magento Order Management** (MOM) formerly known as Magento [Commerce](/services/web-development.md) Order Management, had “Commerce” dropped from its name. While MCOM seems to roll off the tongue a bit more readily than MOM, the word “Commerce” is just redundant. **Magento Business Intelligence** (MBI) from various other names ends up where is should have started… A wonderful BI tool that amps up the capabilities of the commerce team—allows for a real data driven organization. These changes do feel appropriate and are a welcomed update to Magento’s product offerings. [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/bbdd32aa4f483bc8417155e77494cdbf6d81e377-68x68.jpg?w=68&auto=format) Appnovation Appnovation](/people/appnovation.md) ## Keep reading [![What is Sovereign AI](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/a5889abdd5e80376912546622e046e3fbef234b4-2496x1664.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Article · 7 min AI ### [What Is Open Source, Sovereign AI?](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Every company is encouraging more AI, and almost every AI bill is climbing. Sovereign AI is about two kinds of control: over your data and over your costs. Here's why open source sits at its foundation. [Iain MacNeil](/people/iain-macneil.md) Article [![AI-first experience design](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/8bbc2418e87924ef10f36115478a2e10d5bed95e-1584x624.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Article · 6 min AI Sep 10, 2026 ### [How to Build an AI-First Experience Without Throwing Out Everything You've Already Built](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Users now expect a direct answer, not a list of links to click through. Here's how organizations can layer an AI-First experience onto their existing website or app, in weeks rather than years. [Andrew Douglas](/people/andrew-douglas.md) Article [![What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/c28ab0bd26753421ee42937e13adc7a7f19b47f0-1296x510.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Article · 4 min AI Sep 09, 2026 ### [What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Most of the world's data has never been analyzed, only sampled. AI changes that. How AI-ready data platforms unlock questions no one could ask before. [Appnovation](/people/appnovation.md) Article ## Get the thinking, *before everyone else.* One considered email a month. New essays, field notes from live engagements, and the occasional strong opinion. No noise.