Which plan is right for you?
Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500 enterprise company, Shopify has a ecommerce solution for you. If you are unsure which Shopify solution is right for you, we'll guide you to the right decision based on your individual requirements.
Shopify
Shopify is the leading global ecommerce solution for businesses, large or small. A platform with all the e-commerce and point of sale features empowers independent business owners everywhere to start, run, and grow their business.
Starting from $29 per month, Shopify is perfect for start-ups and established businesses alike. Whether you're looking for a theme solution or an entirely custom e-commerce experience, Shopify adapts to your e-commerce needs. With a variety of features and benefits built in, Shopify is the best-in-class solution for any merchant looking for an easy to manage and flexible platform.
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Shopify Plus
Shopify Plus is a scalable enterprise-level e-commerce solution. Packed with additional features catered for brands who require a powerful and flexible platform to drive sales and growth.
Used by brands such as Rebecca Minkoff, Gymshark, Kylie Jenner and more, Shopify Plus matches the demands of the modern e-commerce brand.
Starting at $2,000 per month, Shopify Plus is a great e-commerce solution if your brand is making over $100,000 in monthly sales.
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Costing Guide
When it comes to money, we find the best approach is to be transparent up front with what is feasible for investing in your e-commerce store. Knowing from your initial enquiry, what the realistic budget that you can allocate to the project helps us to determine what is possible within the scope of work, and which solution or direction is most appropriate for your individual business needs.
Bespoke Store (Design & Development)
For the full design and build of a fully bespoke ecommerce store, our costs generally start around £25k (+VAT) and increase depending on a number of factors, such as timeline, complexity of features and functionality, as well as the total number of templates required.
Bespoke Store (Design Only)
For the bespoke design of a fully bespoke ecommerce store, our costs generally start around £15k (+VAT) and increase depending on a number of factors, such as timeline, complexity of features and functionality, as well as the total number of templates required.
Bespoke Store (Development Only)
Each project can vary in terms of cost so it's always important for us to see as much of your final design (that will be provided at handover). This will allow us to gauge the time (and therefore budget) required to build into a functional custom theme. A general cost range for us to build, configure and launch a custom store in correspondence with a provided design from your designer or agency would be in the £12-15k (+VAT) region. As with the Bespoke Store (Design & Development) service, this can rise depending on a number of factors, such as features, functionality and the total number of templates and their complexity.
Timing Guide
Each and every ecommerce project is unique and as such we are only able to provide a more accurate timeframe for your new store launch after further discussion and discovery. Project timeframes depend on a variety of factors, including which service we are providing, the unique requirements of your project and our availability at the time of your enquiry.
We consciously look to take the time to create great work. We want your new ecommerce store to be intuitive and easy to use, visually engaging and unique. To do this we need time. We avoid rush jobs and treasure clients who allow us the time to create beautifully engineered e-commerce experiences. With that said, we are mindful of the fast nature of the e-commerce industry and work as quickly as possible (without compromising on quality) to prepare you for launch.
Bespoke Design & Development
After committing to a project with us, you can typically expect the process of designing and developing a custom e-commerce experience to take roughly 16-20 weeks. There are of course instances where it can be a shorter or longer process, depending on the project requirements so don't be deterred from getting in touch to discuss further.
Development Only
From design handover to launch, our turnaround for the build of a custom Shopify store is typically 8-12 weeks, depending on the size of the store build and the required functionality. This can usually be broken down into 8 weeks of development and 4 weeks of store preparation for launch.
Design Only
From kicking off the research phase of the project, through to creation and design handover to your chosen developer or development agency, our turnaround for the design of a custom Shopify store is typically 6-8 weeks. This is dependent on the size of the store and the required functionality that we are designing for. This can usually be broken down into 2 weeks of research and 4-6 weeks of visual design process.
Enterprise ecommerce with the freedom to grow, adapt and evolve. Traditional enterprise ecommerce software is broken — costly builds, crashed sites, and infrastructure that burns through development resources. Shopify Plus gives you a multi-channel platform with unmatched scalability so you can grow your business, instead of worrying about your website.
All the features of the standard Shopify ecommerce platform are included in your Shopify Plus plan.
Over 20 sales channels integrated within one enterprise ecommerce dashboard.
100+ payment gateways including mobile, social, and Shopify Pay's one-field checkout.
Dedicated storefronts in multiple currencies and languages for customising international ecommerce.
Personalised Wholesale channel for high-volume customers.
Scalable and secure – 10,149 peak orders per minute, 99.98% Uptime, Unlimited bandwidth and transactions, Level-1 PCI DSS compliant.
Integrations and partners – RESTful API, ready-made SDKs, and full front-end code control, Integration support for ERPs, PIMs, OMSs, CRMs, and 3PLs, 1,500+ professionally built apps including the powerful capabilities of apps such as Shopify Scripts, Shopify Flow and LaunchPad.
Merchant success and migration support – Shopify Plus isn't just about the features/functionality you unlock for your ecommerce business. You'll also receive huge benefits such as migration/re-platforming guidance from launch engineers and your own dedicated merchant success manager.
Customisation and control – Automate campaigns, workflows, product drops, and high-demand sales, Customize your storefront, checkout, and backend systems. Add, update, and manage products without code, Unleash IT from repetitive tasks, maintaining performance, and monitoring risks.
Businesses trust Shopify Plus to grow bigger, faster.
Sales revenue per merchant, high-volume brands to Fortune 500 companies.
Year-over-year average growth for Shopify Plus merchants.
Shopify Plus is used and trusted by some of the world's biggest ecommerce brands.
Shopify Plus starts at $2,000 per month. This covers you up until you reach $800,000 per month or $9.6million in annual sales. Once you go above that revenue level, the platform licence fee is 0.25% of eligible monthly transactions.
When considering cost, one of the core benefits of Shopify Plus, is the cost saving that you make. Considerable savings can be made on maintenance, technical staff and transaction fees by migrating to the platform.
We might be a little biased, but Shopify Plus is one of, if not the best ecommerce solutions on the market. It's the reason why we work solely with new and existing Shopify brands.
Whilst there are many benefits to other notable solutions such as Magento, Salesforce, SAP Hybris and Oracle, for us Shopify Plus stands out as the best all round platform for the modern e-commerce brand to grow their business. Capable of handling high traffic and transaction periods, for notable brands such as Gymshark, Kylie Cosmetics and Kith, Shopify Plus is a dependable, flexible and powerful tool for you to build your business upon.
No, Shopify Plus are entirely customisable and flexible to your visual and user-experience requirements. The big misconception with Shopify is that it is visually generic with the use of themes and that you aren't able to create a unique or unorthodox ecommerce experience. This couldn't be further from the truth, with the flexibility to build your store from the ground up or adapt a theme choice to meet your needs.
Each aspect of Shopify Plus is designed to help you to run your enterprise ecommerce business with ease and automation. Manage multiple international storefronts and your wholesale sales channel through one easy to use dashboard, receive effective priority support to make complex issues manageable and utilise automation tools, such as Launchpad and Shopify Flow, to reduce your daily workload and allow you to focus less on technology and more on growing you business.
In short, yes. As a platform, Shopify has some of the best support around. You will be able to rely on an ecosystem of technology and app partners, including Shopify Expert agencies, like us, to help you achieve your goals and technical requirements with ease.
Furthermore, one of the core benefits of Shopify Plus, is that you are assigned your own dedicated launch engineer and an ongoing merchant success manager to help you get the most out of the platform and grow your brand in the long-term. All this as well as priority 24/7 email, phone and live chat support for when you need something fixing fast.
Unlike many other ecommerce solutions, Shopify Plus is a fully hosted and supported solution, meaning that as the platform grows you.
Your security, hosting costs and concerns are handled directly by Shopify and included in the cost of your monthly subscription. Meaning that you won't have to worry about the costly and time-consuming upkeep of your online store. In addition, new features and benefits to the platform are automatically available for you to utilise, making it easier for you to adapt to an ever-changing e-commerce industry.
Every ecommerce business is unique and it may be hard to know if Shopify Plus is right for you. We're happy to discuss how the platform can help your business run more effectively and work with you to migrate or launch your new store on Shopify Plus.