Virto Atomic Architecture™
What is Virto Atomic Architecture™?
Virto Atomic Architecture™ (or VAA) is an API-first, headless, modular, and truly flexible technology that powers Virto’s Commerce Innovation Platform.
Applying atomic design, VAA consists of composable elements: from smallest atoms to bigger molecules, then larger cells, and fully functional ecommerce solutions or organisms, all existing in the Virto Cloud environment and working together to create an effective ecommerce solution architecture.
Virto Atomic Architecture™ breakdown
Using Atomic design, i.e., atoms, molecules, cells, and organisms, as an analogy, VAA presents a composition of self-containing modules put together to increase the business value of your enterprise.
Atoms
A building block representing core principles and design patters.
Examples: Modularity, API-first, Security, Caching, Events.
Molecules
A group of two or more atoms built with a single responsibility principle to handle a specific job. Molecules communicate between each other via API.
Examples: Catalog, Pricing, Inventory, Search, Event Bus.
Cells
A set of molecules combined into a high-performance functional unit of an ecommerce ecosystem to solve a complete business scenario.
Examples: Digital Catalog, Order Management, Vendor Management.
Organisms
A combination of cells representing a custom ecommerce solution as end-users see it.
Example: Composable eCommerce Solution.
What benefits does Virto Atomic Architecture™ bring to your ecommerce platform?
Fast solution development
Ultimate flexibility
Reduced time-to-market
Optimized cost management
Enhanced team productivity
No vendor lock-in
Replace any functionality with a ready-to-use module or create a custom one without the risk of a single vendor dependency.
Virto Architectural Guidelines
Get an in-depth look at technologies behind a truly flexible enterprise-grade Virto’s Commerce Innovation Platform.