The Magento E-Commerce Platform

This is of course the big key question and depends on many factors. To answer this properly, you better get in touch, but given that Magento is a flexible platform, there is a good chance that it can match your project. In practice, we see that about 85% of the situations have a good match. It is precisely for this reason that Magento web stores are such a success.

Still, there are a few exceptions (the remaining 15%) where Magento is less suitable:

• The project is only a fraction E-Commerce related. Many functions in Magento you do not need. A webshop based on Magento is then overkill.
• You are looking for a very simple shop with minimal costs. Magento is too extensive for this and requires regular maintenance such as patches and updates. The customization in the installation also needs to be maintained, which incurs costs.
• You have a very specific project in mind with a lot of customization. In these cases, a full custom site may be better. Then everything is built exactly the way it needs to be for you.
• Does Magento not fit? We will help you further with a customized solution.

That depends from project to project. Do you already have an existing system that is set up properly? If so, it may be more economical to continue building on it. But what about a new installation? Then all options are open. Then we need to consider all options and compare them with each other. We are happy to help you weigh up the options and come up with the perfect solution.

Adobe Commerce (formerly known as Magento Commerce and even earlier as Magento Enterprise Edition) is the paid version (subscription form) and is 95% the same as the Community Edition. Community Edition is the free and open source version of Magento 2. You pay a (fairly high) license fee per server and a percentage of your revenue each year. As an independent developer, we usually don't find this option interesting enough to justify the high cost. If you really need certain features from Adobe Commerce, we can also just add them to the Community Edition. You then pay once for the development and not every year. Note that Adobe Commerce is only a license fee. You don't get any service in return. The setup, development and maintenance should still be done by a professional Magento builder like us.

Upgrading is best done when there is concrete added value. If you have a Magento 1 installation that is well set up and meets your needs and wishes, then upgrading is not necessary.

Sometimes there are good reasons to switch from Magento 1 to Magento 2 and vice versa. Do you want to switch installations? Then you are in good hands. We are experienced in migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2 and vice versa.

The cost of each project is different. This is because large parts have to be researched for you and often a lot of programming has to be done. Only then, can the platform be set up properly and you can achieve your goals.

The cost always translates into the number of working days it takes for software programmers and graphic designers to create your site.

Storefront is a web builder with 11 years of experience developing E-Commerce solutions. As a firm, we are neutral and impartial. With both feet on the ground, we look at the objectives of our clients' project and give it a technical interpretation. Magento often fits the bill, and is therefore our most deployed foundation.

Storefront is no longer an official Magento partner. We used to be, but we chose to remain independent. This way we can always look for the best solution for our customers, not what we have to sell to maintain our own status.

Thanks to 11 years of experience with top projects and at top companies, we have already built our reputation and do not need partner labels.