E-commerce Platform

£2,499

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Bespoke · Built to Scale

E-commerce Platform Dev

When Off-the-Shelf
Won’t Cut It.

Fully custom e-commerce platform: bespoke architecture, custom checkout flows, advanced inventory, multi-vendor support. For businesses Shopify can’t handle and Magento makes too painful.

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Custom architecture Multi-vendor capable Advanced inventory Custom checkout Full source code
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Bespoke
Platforms
~13 wks
Typical build
Speed
Performance-built
Yours
Code, data, accounts
Why It Matters

For when you’ve outgrown the box.

Off-the-shelf platforms cover 80% of e-commerce brilliantly. Bespoke is for the 20%: the unusual pricing, the complex inventory, the multi-vendor model, the conversion-killing checkout you can’t change.

Custom UX, custom checkout

Shopify and WooCommerce make you fight their checkout. Bespoke means you design it for your conversion, your funnel, your unusual product configuration, not theirs.

Built to scale, no plan ceiling

No “you’ve hit Shopify Plus pricing” surprise. Custom platform scales to whatever volume you can throw at it, and the hosting cost grows linearly, not in £2,000/month jumps.

Multi-vendor, B2B, subscription

The models off-the-shelf platforms struggle with: marketplace with vendor onboarding and payouts, B2B with tiered pricing and credit terms, recurring billing with custom dunning. Built in from day one.

Platform Types

What kind of platform?

When standard platforms can’t accommodate your business model, we build the right thing.

Multiple sellers

Multi-Vendor Marketplace

Marketplace platforms where multiple vendors list and sell. Vendor onboarding, commission, payouts, ratings, dispute handling.

Trade pricing

B2B Wholesale

Tiered pricing, tax-exempt accounts, bulk ordering, credit terms, quote requests. Built for B2B distribution at scale.

SaaS-like billing

Subscription / Recurring

Recurring billing, subscription management, dunning, cancellation flows. Box subscriptions, refills, members-only.

Unique requirements

Custom Build

Custom-built when no off-the-shelf fits: unusual pricing, complex inventory, specialised industries.

What’s Included

A platform built for your model.

From discovery and architecture through to launch and 30-day support, every project is fully owned and documented.

Discovery + architecture

System design + data model

Custom UI/UX

Designed for conversion

Modern stack build

Next.js, Node.js, Postgres

Payment + checkout

Custom flows, Stripe Connect

Inventory + orders

Real-time stock, pipeline

Admin dashboards

Order, product, vendor mgmt

Full source code

Git repository handover

30-day support

Post-launch fixes incl.

On launch day, you receive

The handover packet.

No Shopify Plus rent, no transaction fees on top of Stripe’s, no platform owning your customer data. Everything below is yours from go-live:

Git repository (Next.js + backend)
PostgreSQL schema + product/customer data
Stripe Connect account in your name
Hosting accounts (Vercel + Railway/AWS)
CDN + image storage in your name
Architecture diagram + API docs
Admin user manual + Loom training
SEO + redirect map (if migrating)
Compare

vs Shopify / WooCommerce / Magento.

For most stores, off-the-shelf wins. Here’s when bespoke is the right call.

Shopify Plus
WooCommerce
Magento
LuxBranding
Custom checkout
Limited
Plugin hell
Yes
✓ Fully custom
Multi-vendor
$ Add-on
Plugin
Magento Inc.
✓ Built in
B2B + tiered pricing
Plus only
Plugins
Yes
✓ Built in
Performance
Fast
Variable
Slow
✓ Edge-cached
Hosting
Their servers
You manage
You manage
Vercel/AWS
Source code
✗ SaaS
Yours (PHP)
Yours
✓ Yours (TS)
Long-term cost
£2,000+/mo
Plugins £££
Hosting £££
£0 + hosting
Best for
Most stores
Small-mid
Enterprise
Unique models

Below £100k/year revenue or simple product range? Try our E-commerce Website service first.

Process

From discovery to launch in 8-16 weeks.

A structured 5-stage process. Weekly demos. You sign off at every gate before code goes near production.

01 Weeks 1-2

Discovery

Workshop your model. Architecture proposal. Fixed quote.

02 Weeks 2-5

Design

UI/UX in Figma: storefront + admin + checkout signed off.

03 Weeks 5-13

Build

Iterative build with weekly demos and a working staging site.

04 Weeks 13-15

Test

Load testing, payment testing, UAT with your team.

05 Weeks 15-16

Launch

Production launch, monitoring on, training, 30-day support.

FAQ

Common questions.

Ready to outgrow Shopify?

E-commerce Platform Development

£2,499

Project price · Bespoke · Full source code

Next.js + Stripe Connect. Custom checkout. Multi-vendor capable. Documented, scalable, owned by you. Live in 8-16 weeks.

Custom architecture Full source code UK-based devs