E-commerce Development
Custom e-commerce solutions that go beyond Shopify. Unique experiences, powerful integrations, and platforms that scale with your business.
Beyond Cookie-Cutter E-commerce
Standard e-commerce platforms work until they don't. When you need custom checkout flows, unique product configurations, or complex B2B pricing, you need custom development.
Custom Stores
Unique shopping experiences that match your brand, not a template.
Complex Products
Subscriptions, bundles, digital products, and configurable variants.
B2B Platforms
Tiered pricing, purchase orders, quote requests, and net terms.
Marketplaces
Multi-vendor platforms with split payments and seller dashboards.
Mobile Apps
Native shopping experiences for iOS and Android with offline support.
Headless Commerce
API-first backend powering web, mobile, and social storefronts.
When to Go Custom
✅ Go Custom When:
- • Your products have complex configurations
- • You need unique checkout flows
- • B2B pricing with quotes and net terms
- • Building a multi-vendor marketplace
- • Existing platform fees are eating margins
- • You need deep third-party integrations
💡 Consider Shopify When:
- • Standard products with simple variants
- • Quick setup is the priority
- • No specialized requirements
- • Team can manage within platform limits
- • Monthly transaction volume is low
E-commerce Tech Stack
Industry fit
How Somnio scopes e-commerce software
Direct answer
Somnio builds custom e-commerce software when hosted platforms cannot handle the selling model: B2B pricing, quote requests, net terms, subscriptions, marketplace payouts, or fulfillment rules that affect margin. The first release should protect revenue, checkout reliability, and operational control before adding storefront polish.
E-commerce software is scoped around margin, checkout behavior, fulfillment, and operational control. Somnio first determines whether the business needs custom commerce or whether a hosted platform with targeted integrations would solve the problem faster.
First release should include
Launch with the catalog structure, customer accounts, cart and checkout, Stripe payment flow, order management, inventory rules, fulfillment handoff, and admin reporting needed to process real orders.
Defer until the workflow proves value
Personalization engines, loyalty programs, marketplace expansion, advanced analytics, and mobile apps should wait unless they are necessary for the first revenue workflow.
Measurable outcome
The scope should reduce platform fees, prevent manual order mistakes, improve quote turnaround, or give the team cleaner control over inventory and fulfillment data.
Example first scope
A B2B dealer portal with tiered pricing, quote requests, net terms approval, Stripe invoices, and warehouse sync for stock availability.
Workflow first
We map product management, cart behavior, discounts, taxes, shipping, fulfillment, returns, customer accounts, and admin reporting before estimating the build.
Integration plan
Commerce platforms often need Stripe, Shopify API, shipping carriers, warehouse tools, accounting systems, search, email, analytics, and CRM sync. Each integration is scoped for failure states and ownership.
Ownership
For custom builds, Somnio documents source code, deployment, payment setup, product data rules, and maintenance expectations so the store can evolve without platform lock-in.
Concrete example
Dealer portal: customer-specific catalogs, quote-to-order conversion, purchase orders, net terms, and admin approval for price exceptions.
Second example
Custom checkout: product bundles, saved carts, Stripe payment intents, tax and shipping assumptions, and warehouse updates when an order is paid.
Related planning paths