Hyva Enterprise is the paid, Adobe Commerce-only bundle that layers B2B Suite, Live Search, Product Recommendations, and Data Connection compatibility on top of the free Hyva theme, priced at €7,500 the first year and €5,000 to renew. The free Hyva core builds the storefront; Enterprise makes Adobe Commerce’s commercial features render correctly on it.
Since November 2025, the Hyva theme core has been free and open source, which changed the buying question entirely. It is no longer “should we pay for Hyva?” It is “which of the paid Hyva products, if any, does our store actually need?” For Adobe Commerce merchants, that decision usually comes down to Hyva Enterprise. This guide breaks down what the free core covers, what Enterprise adds, what each tier costs in 2026, and how to tell which one fits your store. As the first US-based official Hyva Gold Partner, Bemeir has scoped this decision for merchants on both Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce, and the answer is rarely the most expensive tier by default.
What the free Hyva core actually gives you
The Hyva theme went fully open source with version 1.4.0 on November 10, 2025, released under the OSL 3.0 and AFL 3.0 licenses. Before that it carried a one-time license of roughly €1,000. Today the core costs nothing to license, and the latest releases ship on Tailwind CSS v4 with a faster Rust-based build engine.
What you get for free is the complete storefront layer that replaces Magento 2’s legacy Luma theme:
- A modern frontend stack built on Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js, with RequireJS, Knockout, and most jQuery removed.
- Fast category, product, cart, and account templates that routinely lift PageSpeed and Core Web Vitals scores.
- The full set of storefront components that a Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce catalog needs to run.
- Freedom to build a child theme, extend it, and ship it without a recurring fee.
For a large share of Magento Open Source stores, the free core plus a competent build is the entire project. You migrate off Luma, your field data improves, and you never touch a paid Hyva product. The free core is also the foundation that every paid tier sits on, so nothing below replaces it. The paid products extend it.
If you are still weighing the core against a custom child theme or the Hyva UI component library, our breakdown of how to choose between the free Hyva core, Hyva UI, and a custom child theme covers that fork in detail.
The paid Hyva products, and where Enterprise fits
Hyva sells several commercial products on top of the free core. Understanding Enterprise means understanding what sits around it.
- Hyva UI is a component and design-system library with a Figma kit, priced at €250 per store. It speeds up design work but is not required to run a storefront.
- Hyva Checkout is a standalone, faster checkout that replaces the multi-step Luma checkout. It licenses at €1,000 for one Magento installation with unlimited storeviews and domains under the same business entity. Hyva markets it as roughly 13 times faster than the standard Luma checkout.
- Hyva Commerce is the bundled suite for Magento Open Source, a flat €3,000 per year per installation regardless of GMV, traffic, or domain count. It packages the theme together with a group of commercial products under one subscription.
- Hyva Enterprise is the equivalent bundle for Adobe Commerce. This is the one that matters if you run Adobe Commerce rather than Open Source.
The split is deliberate. Hyva Commerce aligns with what Open Source merchants need. Hyva Enterprise aligns with what Adobe Commerce adds on top: the B2B Suite, the Adobe Sensei services, and the commercial checkout features that Open Source does not have. If you are on Adobe Commerce and you use those features, the free core alone will not render all of them correctly, and that gap is exactly what Enterprise closes.
What Hyva Enterprise adds
Hyva Enterprise exists to make Adobe Commerce’s paid, commercial functionality work on a Hyva frontend. According to the Hyva Enterprise documentation and the official Hyva Enterprise product page, it provides compatibility across three areas: base Adobe Commerce functionality, the full B2B Suite, and Adobe Services including Live Search, Product Recommendations, and Data Connection.
In practice, the bundle includes:
- Adobe Commerce base compatibility, so commercial-edition features render on the Hyva theme instead of falling back to Luma.
- B2B Suite support, covering company accounts, shared catalogs, requisition lists, quotes, and related B2B flows on the storefront.
- Adobe Sensei services: Live Search with faceted, AI-ranked results, Product Recommendations units, Data Connection for the Adobe Experience Platform, and Catalog Services.
- Hyva Checkout as part of the suite, including Adobe Commerce checkout features and B2B payment methods such as company credit.
- Hyva CMS, a visual page builder with live preview editing.
- Supporting admin tooling: an admin dashboard, an image editor, media optimization, and a modernized admin theme.
- Hyva Edge, the integration path toward Adobe Edge Delivery Services and AEM.
The license covers one Adobe Commerce installation with unlimited domains and storeviews. If your store leans on Adobe Commerce’s commercial features, especially B2B or Live Search, Enterprise is the supported way to keep them working after a Hyva migration. For B2B stores specifically, our guide to Adobe Commerce B2B feature compatibility on Hyva maps which features work natively and which require the Enterprise tier.
Full comparison: free core vs Hyva Commerce vs Hyva Enterprise
| Dimension | Free Hyva core | Hyva Commerce | Hyva Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target platform | Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce | Magento Open Source | Adobe Commerce |
| 2026 price | €0 (open source) | €3,000 per year, per installation | €7,500 first year, then €5,000 per year |
| License scope | Unlimited use | One installation, unlimited domains/storeviews | One installation, unlimited domains/storeviews |
| Storefront theme | Included | Included | Included |
| Hyva Checkout | Sold separately (€1,000) | Included | Included |
| Hyva UI | Sold separately (€250/store) | Included | Included |
| B2B Suite support | Not covered | N/A on Open Source | Included |
| Live Search / Product Recommendations | Not covered | N/A | Included |
| Data Connection / Catalog Services | Not covered | N/A | Included |
| Hyva CMS page builder | Not included | Included | Included |
| Best for | Open Source stores with no commercial add-ons | Open Source stores wanting the bundle | Adobe Commerce stores using B2B or Sensei |
The table makes the pattern clear. The free core is the storefront. Hyva Commerce and Hyva Enterprise are bundles that add commercial products, and the right bundle is dictated by whether you run Open Source or Adobe Commerce.
Pricing in 2026: the numbers that matter
Enterprise offers two payment models. The annual subscription is €7,500 for the first year and renews at €5,000 per year afterward. The alternative is a €27,500 one-time payment that covers five years, which works out to €5,500 per year and removes renewal risk. Over a five-year window the upfront option is close to the annual path, so the choice is mostly about cash flow and budgeting preference rather than raw savings.
Put the tiers next to each other for a five-year total cost of licensing, before any development work:
| Path | Year 1 | Years 2-5 (each) | 5-year license total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free core only | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Free core + Checkout + UI (a la carte) | €1,250 | €0 | €1,250 |
| Hyva Commerce (Open Source) | €3,000 | €3,000 | €15,000 |
| Hyva Enterprise, annual | €7,500 | €5,000 | €27,500 |
| Hyva Enterprise, 5-year upfront | €27,500 | €0 | €27,500 |
These are license costs only. The build, extension compatibility work, QA, and ongoing support are separate and usually dwarf the license number on a real project. That is why the license tier should be chosen on feature need, not on price alone. Paying for Enterprise and then never using B2B or Live Search is money spent on compatibility you do not exercise.
When you actually need Hyva Enterprise
Choose Hyva Enterprise when several of these are true:
- You run Adobe Commerce, not Magento Open Source. Enterprise is Adobe Commerce only. If you are on Open Source, the equivalent bundle is Hyva Commerce.
- You use the B2B Suite: company accounts, shared catalogs, requisition lists, or quotes that must render on the storefront.
- You rely on Adobe Sensei services such as Live Search or Product Recommendations and want them working natively on Hyva rather than patched in.
- You want the commercial checkout features (Adobe Commerce checkout logic, company credit for B2B) supported rather than rebuilt.
- You value a single vendor-supported compatibility path over stitching together community modules that may lag Adobe releases.
If that describes your store, Enterprise is the supported route, and the annual cost is small next to the revenue those features drive on a mid-market or enterprise Adobe Commerce site.
When the free core is enough
Stay on the free core, adding only the a la carte products you need, when:
- You run Magento Open Source with a straightforward B2C catalog and no commercial-edition features.
- You do not use Live Search, Product Recommendations, or the B2B Suite, so there is nothing for Enterprise to make compatible.
- Your only paid needs are a faster checkout (buy Hyva Checkout at €1,000) or a design-system head start (buy Hyva UI at €250).
- You are cost-sensitive and want to migrate off Luma without a recurring platform fee.
Many stores fit here. The move to an open-source core means a clean Luma-to-Hyva migration can now ship with zero license fee for the theme itself, and that is often the whole story for a DTC brand that does not touch Adobe Commerce’s commercial layer.
Rollout notes for a real project
The tier decision should happen during scoping, not after the build. A few practical points from live projects:
- Confirm your edition first. Adobe Commerce merchants pick between Enterprise and running commercial features unsupported. Open Source merchants pick between the free core and Hyva Commerce. Getting this wrong mid-build is expensive.
- Inventory the commercial features you truly use. A store that “has” B2B enabled but serves almost no B2B traffic may not need the Enterprise B2B compatibility layer yet.
- Budget the build separately. The license is the small line item. Extension compatibility and frontend rebuild scope drive the real number.
- Plan the Sensei surfaces. If Live Search and Product Recommendations are core to conversion, validate their Hyva rendering early rather than at UAT.
Bemeir scopes this the same way for every Adobe Commerce and Magento development engagement: map the features in use, match them to the smallest tier that supports them, then budget the build honestly. We work as an extension of your team through that call, and you can read more about how we operate if that fit matters to you.
FAQ
Is the Hyva theme free in 2026?
Yes. The Hyva theme core has been free and open source since November 10, 2025, under the OSL 3.0 and AFL 3.0 licenses. It previously cost about €1,000 as a one-time license. Paid products such as Hyva Checkout, Hyva UI, Hyva Commerce, and Hyva Enterprise remain separate purchases.
What is the difference between Hyva Commerce and Hyva Enterprise?
Hyva Commerce is the bundled suite for Magento Open Source, at €3,000 per year per installation. Hyva Enterprise is the equivalent bundle for Adobe Commerce and adds compatibility for the B2B Suite and Adobe Sensei services, at €7,500 the first year and €5,000 to renew.
Do I need Hyva Enterprise for B2B?
If you run Adobe Commerce and use its B2B Suite, Enterprise is the supported way to make those company accounts, shared catalogs, and quote flows render on a Hyva storefront. Magento Open Source B2B is a different scope and does not use Enterprise.
How much does Hyva Enterprise cost?
Hyva Enterprise is €7,500 for the first year and renews at €5,000 per year, or €27,500 as a one-time payment covering five years. The license covers one Adobe Commerce installation with unlimited domains and storeviews. Development and support are billed separately.
Can I start on the free core and add Enterprise later?
Yes. Many Adobe Commerce stores migrate to the free Hyva core first, then add Enterprise when they activate B2B or Sensei features. Planning the upgrade path during the initial build keeps the later addition low-risk.
Getting the tier right
The open-source shift made Hyva cheaper to start with and slightly harder to buy, because the question moved from a single license to a small menu of products. For most Magento Open Source stores, the free core plus maybe a checkout license is the answer. For Adobe Commerce stores leaning on B2B or Sensei, Hyva Enterprise is the supported path and earns its cost quickly. The mistake to avoid is defaulting to the priciest tier because it sounds safest.
Bemeir builds on Hyva across both editions, and also delivers on Shopify and Shopify Plus, Shopware, and BigCommerce when a different platform is the better fit. Our unusually deep technology partner ecosystem means the recommendation is driven by what your store needs, not by what we happen to resell. If you want a second opinion on which Hyva tier fits your Magento or Adobe Commerce store, start with Bemeir and we will scope it with you.
