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Standard Checkout vs Enhanced Checkout in Magento 2

Enable Amazon-style split shipping and delivery insights in Magento 2 checkout

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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

Enhanced Checkout provides merchants with the ability to offer Amazon-style split shipping, allowing customers to select individual delivery options for each shipment. This responsive experience provides instant rate returns and requires minimal maintenance. It also supports delivery options like Buy Online Pickup In-Store (BOPIS), time-slot delivery, and calendar date selection. With Shipping Insights, merchants can enhance order fulfillment efficiency by accessing detailed order data, including packing specifications, shipping rates, methods, and dispatch dates.

Feature Support Overview

**Feature**: [Calendar Selector](https://docs.shipperhq.com/delivery-datecalendar-configuration/#Setup_Feature)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: [Time Slot Selector](https://docs.shipperhq.com/delivery-datecalendar-configuration/)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: [In-Store Pickup Map and Location Selector](https://docs.shipperhq.com/store-pick-up-configuration/#Magento_1_2_and_Zoey)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: Freight accessorials
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: [Residential/Commercial selector](https://docs.shipperhq.com/setup-address-type-selector/)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: [Split checkout](https://docs.shipperhq.com/how-to-setup-split-checkout-with-multi-origin/)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Not Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: Customer's Own Carrier
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: [Tooltips](https://docs.shipperhq.com/add-explanatory-text-checkout/)
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Some Support
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported
**Feature**: Customizable Styles
**M2 Standard Checkout**: [Some Support](https://docs.shipperhq.com/customize-shipping-method-display/)
**Enhanced Checkout**: [Supported](https://docs.shipperhq.com/how-to-theme-enhanced-checkout/)
**Feature**: Shipping Insights GraphQL API
**M2 Standard Checkout**: Not Supported
**Enhanced Checkout**: Supported

Split Checkout

Split checkout offers a unique experience on Enhanced Checkout compared to Standard Checkout.

Example showing split checkout on Magento Split checkout example.

With 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.

With 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

With Standard Checkout

Standard checkout provides basic shipment details like origins and shipping methods for orders from a single origin.

Sample showing how order details would look for Standard Checkout.

With 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.

Example of a sample report displaying shipping insights for a Magento order.

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.