When a Full Migration Isn’t Feasible Yet, Adobe Commerce Optimizer Still Moves You Forward Written by:Ashley Snoey Reading time: 4minutes Updated: 09/14/2026 Published: 09/14/2026 If you’re running Adobe Commerce on an aging PaaS version, you already know the clock is running. For distributors and manufacturers, that timeline lands in the middle of budget cycles, ERP projects, and headcount constraints that were set months ago and aren’t moving. It’s also a true re-architecture: customizations move to App Builder, integrations move through API Mesh, the storefront gets rebuilt on Edge Delivery Services. Because the front end is decoupled from the back end, you get a high-performing storefront, AI-driven merchandising, and a scalable catalog without re-platforming: your existing system keeps handling cart, checkout, and order processing. And because ACO is built on the same storefront, catalog, and App Builder components as Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service, the work carries forward when you are ready to make that move.