Ecommerce software development company

Shopify and WooCommerce handle standard ecommerce well and are the right choice for most businesses launching a direct-to-consumer store with a standard product range. Custom software becomes the right choice when the product catalogue requires attribute types and variant logic the platform can't model, when B2B pricing tiers and account terms can't be configured per customer, when the business is building a multi-vendor marketplace with seller-specific fulfilment and commission structures, when subscription mechanics require box customisation the platform can't support, or when the ecommerce platform's API rate limits and performance characteristics are constraining catalogue size or integration architecture. The decision usually comes at a specific complexity or volume threshold rather than at the start.

Yes. Multi-vendor marketplace development is one of our core ecommerce capabilities. We build the seller onboarding and verification workflow, the per-seller product catalogue and inventory management, the order routing logic that sends each order to the correct seller, and the split payment and payout automation that distributes buyer payments to sellers after commission deduction. We also build the operator admin layer for managing sellers, categories, commission structures, and disputes. The architecture is designed so sellers operate independently, listing their own products, managing their own inventory, and fulfilling their own orders, while the marketplace operator has a single view of the entire operation.

Headless commerce decouples the storefront presentation layer from the commerce backend. The frontend is a custom application, typically built in Next.js, that fetches product, cart, and checkout data from an API rather than rendering pages through Shopify's or another platform's templating system. The result is a storefront with full control over performance optimisation, page structure, and content management, which typically produces significantly better Core Web Vitals scores than a theme-based storefront. The cost premium over a Shopify theme depends on the scope. A headless frontend on top of an existing Shopify backend typically runs $25,000 to $60,000 depending on the number of page types and content management requirements. A full custom headless platform (backend and frontend) sits in the $40,000 to $90,000 range.

A B2B ecommerce portal with account pricing, quote workflow, and ERP integration typically runs $35,000 to $75,000. A custom ecommerce platform covering catalogue, checkout, order management, and fulfilment integration runs $40,000 to $90,000. A multi-vendor marketplace with seller onboarding, commission management, and payout automation runs $60,000 to $120,000. A full ecommerce platform with AI personalisation, recommendation engine, and subscription commerce runs $100,000 to $200,000 depending on catalogue size, integration complexity, and the depth of the personalisation layer. Fixed cost is agreed before development starts.

Card data is the highest-risk asset in any ecommerce build. We keep cardholder data out of your own systems by tokenising through PCI-DSS compliant processors like Stripe, Adyen, or Braintree, so your platform stores order and customer data while the processor holds the card. That keeps most builds in the lighter SAQ-A compliance scope rather than full audit territory. On payment products where the platform touches card flows directly, we have delivered systems that passed a PCI DSS audit. The exact scope is agreed during discovery based on how you take payment.