- Overview
- Core Differences
- Feature Support Overview
- Split Checkout
- Customizable Styles
- View your Orders
- Other
- GraphQL API access
- Ready for PWA integration
Overview
In this guide, we explore the differences between Standard Checkout and Enhanced Checkout in Magento 2. The Enhanced Checkout improves upon the standard experience by offering features like split checkout and Shipping Insights to enhance the shopping experience.
Core Differences
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Split shipping (Amazon-style): let shoppers choose delivery options per shipment.
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Instant, responsive rate updates with minimal maintenance.
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Richer delivery options: BOPIS / in-store pickup), time slots, and calendar dates.
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Shipping Insights: detailed order data (packing specs, rates/methods, dispatch and delivery dates) to streamline fulfillment.
Feature Support Overview
Legend: ✅ Supported | ⚠️ Some support | ❌ Not supported
| Feature | M2 Standard | Enhanced Checkout |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar selector | ✅ | ✅ |
| Time-slot selector | ✅ | ✅ |
| In-store pickup map & selector | ✅ | ✅ |
| Freight accessorials | ✅ | ✅ |
| Residential / Commercial selector | ✅ | ✅ |
| Split checkout | ❌ | ✅ |
| Customer’s own carrier | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tooltips / helper text | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Customizable styles | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Shipping Insights GraphQL API | ❌ | ✅ |
“Some support” indicates partial/limited customization out of the box.
Links to setup/theming guides are available in the source doc
Split Checkout
Split checkout offers a unique experience on Enhanced Checkout compared to Standard Checkout.
Standard Checkout
In Magento 2, you can enable Standard Checkout with Multi-origin functionality, but it shows a default view with merged rates. Merging prices and not displaying multiple delivery dates reduces transparency for customers, possibly contributing to cart abandonment.
Enhanced Checkout
Orders with multiple products that require separate shipments allow customers to choose delivery options for each. This feature provides cost transparency, visibility into delivery dates, pickup times, and locations.
Customizable Styles
Merchants have the flexibility to customize checkout aesthetics using their colors, fonts, and styles with CSS overrides. You can also translate fields to fit your locale. Learn more about theming Enhanced Checkout here.
View your Orders
Standard Checkout
Standard checkout provides basic shipment details like origins and shipping methods for orders from a single origin.
Enhanced Checkout
Enhanced Checkout offers rich shipping data through Shipping Insights. You can view user-selected options for each shipment, including carrier, method, packing, and delivery info all in one place.
Other
GraphQL API access
Shipping Insights allows merchants to develop custom integrations by accessing data directly through the API. This ensures data transfer remains lightweight and enables custom integrations with Enhanced Checkout data.
Ready for PWA integration
Our React components and GraphQL API facilitate integration into Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). This supports merchants transitioning into API-driven headless ecommerce. While Enhanced Checkout supports PWA integrations, a pre-built Magento PWA Studio integration is not yet available.