Service · Websites and web apps

Shopify and other platforms

WordPress is not the answer to everything. When your checkout follows the usual pattern, a subscription service where the vendor handles servers, patches and security is frequently the smarter option. The Polish market offers local contenders: Shoper and IdoSell have spoken fluent BLIK and InPost for years, whereas Shopify smooths the way to customers in other countries. Expect a frank account of each option and of the point at which it begins to pinch.

Subscription
servers and patches handled by the vendor
5 platforms
weighed for your case
Your account
never the agency's
Limits
known before launch

Included in this service

Picking an e-commerce engine is a one-off decision that locks in cost, timing and growth ceiling. We therefore settle it carefully up front.

Talk the scope through with an engineer

Platform comparison

The starting point is where the business should be in twelve months, never the latest trend. Our short written recommendation lists subscription prices, transaction fees, paid add-ons and hard limits for every candidate.

Shopify

Ideal when orders come from several EU markets. We set up the Polish storefront, Przelewy24 with BLIK, VAT rules, InPost or DPD shipping and an invoicing app that files documents with KSeF.

Shoper and IdoSell

Domestic platforms with built-in links to Allegro, Ceneo and local couriers. We handle the template, category tree and product import, adding BaseLinker when the range runs to thousands of items.

PrestaShop

Self-hosted open source for unusual discount logic or modules the hosted services forbid. The extra freedom brings extra duty: somebody has to keep it patched.

Headless and Webflow

A Next.js front end talking to Sanity, Storyblok or Shopify as its back office. Lightning page loads, total creative freedom. Webflow is our pick for marketing sites the in-house team intends to extend alone.

Team training

Store staff learn on their own catalogue during a remote session covering orders, refunds, promotions and new listings, ready to operate solo on opening day.

How we work together

Hosted-platform stores usually open sooner than headless builds, where a larger share is coded bespoke. We set the date once requirements are written down.

01

Requirements

Features, traffic forecasts, catalogue size and integrations go on one list, which we then test against each platform's ceilings.

02

Design

Either a fully original look or a well-tuned stock template when funds are limited.

03

Configuration

Catalogue, apps, payment gateways, shipping rules, analytics and trial orders.

04

Opening

Domain connection, SSL, redirects from any previous store, tracking that honours consent, and staff coaching.

Register the store under your business, never under your developer. On Shopify, Shoper and IdoSell we work through our own restricted login, which you can remove at any time. A store living inside a contractor's account stays behind when you part ways. You might hold the domain, but the shop itself belongs to someone else.

Questions and answers

Selling chiefly to Polish customers and needing Allegro out of the box? Shoper generally does the job and offers support in Polish. For cross-border trade, multi-currency pricing and a vast app marketplace, Shopify pulls ahead. We run the comparison on your real order numbers rather than on generic rankings.

Hosted services win on entry cost, then charge a monthly subscription, sometimes a percentage of turnover and extra for apps. A self-run WooCommerce or PrestaShop store needs a bigger upfront spend and ongoing maintenance, with lighter fixed charges. We calculate both routes using your sales volume.

Yes: catalogue, customer records and order history all transfer, but templates, apps and URL patterns need redoing. Choosing an engine with two or three years of headroom is far cheaper than moving house after one.

It pays off under heavy traffic, across multiple sales channels or with a design no standard theme can deliver. A modest shop gains little. Remember that headless keeps a developer on the payroll after launch, and budget accordingly.

Find the right engine for your store

Outline current needs and where you hope to be in a year. You will hear which platform suits and the reasoning behind it.

Hours
Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00 CET, reply within one working day
Meetings
Online via Teams or Google Meet

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