eCommerce Guides
Vendor-neutral guides on platforms, architecture, security, performance and budgeting for online stores.
Architecture
Headless Commerce Explained
What headless and composable commerce are, how the pieces fit together, and when the extra complexity pays off.
Platforms
Shopify vs WooCommerce vs Adobe Commerce vs Custom
A practical comparison of hosting model, costs, flexibility and the trade-offs that usually decide the platform.
Budgeting
eCommerce Website Cost Calculator
Work out one-off build costs, monthly fees and payment processing to see the total cost of ownership over several years.
Security
PCI DSS for Online Stores
How PCI DSS v4.0.1 applies to eCommerce, which SAQ you are likely to need, and the payment-page script requirements.
Migration
eCommerce Replatforming Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for moving to a new platform without losing data, rankings or orders.
Performance
Core Web Vitals for eCommerce
LCP, INP and CLS thresholds and the fixes that matter most on category pages, product pages and checkout.
About these guides
We write these guides to answer the questions that come up most often when businesses plan a new store, a redesign or a replatforming project. They are general information: platform features, prices and standards change, so we link to official sources where it matters and date every guide.
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