Building an online store.
The problemYour customers search online, yet orders still come in by phone and are retyped by hand.
We build a store on Shopify or OpenCart around your catalogue: products with variants, payment, delivery and order processing.
It fits when
- You sell to consumers and want your own channel besides marketplaces and social networks.
- Your catalogue is large or has many variants, and customers struggle to find the product.
- Your current store is slow, awkward on a phone, or orders are processed by hand.
If you mainly sell to companies with individual prices and terms, see B2B platforms.
How the work changes
- TodayThe customer calls to ask about stock and price AfterStock and price with delivery are on the product page
- TodayOrders arrive by email and are retyped AfterThe order comes in with payment, delivery and status
- TodayProducts can only be found by category AfterFilters by attributes and search by code or brand
What we build
What the solution includes.
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Catalogue and navigation
Categories, filters by real attributes and a search that also finds products by code or brand.
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Product page
Variants, stock, price and a description that answers the questions before purchase.
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Payment
Card payments through a payment provider and cash on delivery. The contract with the provider is in your name.
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Delivery
Courier services, prices by rules (weight, amount, zone) and tracking.
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Orders and stock
Statuses, customer notifications and stock that prevents selling what is out of stock.
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Search engine foundations
URLs, titles and descriptions of categories and products; redirects during migration.
Comparison
Shopify or OpenCart?
Both platforms solve the same task in different ways. We choose once we have seen the catalogue, the integrations and who will maintain the store.
| Criterion | Shopify | OpenCart |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and SSL | Included in every plan | Hosting of your choice; SSL is set up with the host |
| Platform updates | Done by Shopify | Planned and tested on a copy of the store |
| Extensions | Apps from the Shopify App Store, often with a monthly fee | Over 13,000 modules and themes; their quality and support vary |
| Running costs | Monthly subscription; with an external payment provider, a fee of 0.2–2% depending on the plan | Hosting and technical support; no subscription for the platform itself |
| Freedom in the code | Theme and apps; the server belongs to Shopify | Full access to the code (PHP) |
| Technical commitment | Lower | Higher: updates, security, backups |
Based on the official pages shopify.com/pricing and opencart.com, checked on 28.10.2026.
What the project includes
What you get
- A store set up for your catalogue and way of selling
- Payment and delivery, tested with test orders
- Terms, privacy and cookie pages based on your texts
- Training on products, orders and content
What is out of scope
- Subscriptions, paid apps and provider fees — at your expense
- Product photos and writing descriptions in bulk, unless agreed
- Advertising and campaign management
Process
How we work.
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Task and platform
Catalogue, delivery, payments and the choice between Shopify and OpenCart.
Result: platform chosen
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Structure and design
Categories, product page and checkout, designed mobile first.
Result: design approved
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Build and data
Setup, extensions, product import, test orders.
Result: a working store on a test address
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Launch
An end-to-end order check, launch and training.
Result: orders received
What we need from you: A list of products and prices, photos, delivery and returns terms, a contract with a payment provider and a courier.
What we clarify before we quote
The answers determine the scope, timeline and price. You don’t need to know them all — we clarify them in the first call.
- 01How many products and variants do you have, and where are they managed today?
- 02How do your customers pay and receive their orders?
- 03Do you need an exchange with an ERP or warehouse system?
- 04Is there an existing store to migrate: products, customers, addresses?
- 05Who prepares the photos and descriptions?
Technologies
Shopify when you want ready-made infrastructure for a monthly subscription. OpenCart or PrestaShop when the store is hosted by you and needs more changes in the code. Magento 2 with Hyvä — for large catalogues and B2B sales.
- Shopify
- OpenCart
- PrestaShop
- Magento 2
Shopify Partner — we build and develop Shopify stores as a partner of the platform.
All technologies and platforms
Questions
Questions about an online store.
General questions about price, timeline, handover and support are in Contact.
Can we move the products from the current store?
Yes, in most cases.
We move products, categories and customers through an export from the old system, and orders too if needed. We redirect the old URLs to the new ones so that search rankings are not lost.
How automatic it is depends on the format and quality of the data. We assess this at the start.
What are the running costs after launch?
They depend on the platform.
Besides support, which is optional:
- Shopify: monthly subscription, paid apps and payment fees.
- OpenCart: hosting and paid modules, if needed.
- For both: the payment provider’s and courier’s fees.
Describe what you sell and how you take orders today.
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