A store where the checkout is the easy part.
We build online stores for D2C brands, clothing and ethnic-wear labels, and shops putting their catalogue online — in Surat and across India. Two developers, based in Surat, whom you can meet in person.
We build on Shopify when it fits and fully custom when it does not. Our live client store is custom: its own admin panel for products and orders, WhatsApp automation, and ad tracking, search visibility and analytics set up from launch. Its first month is in the case study below.
Before launch you buy something from your own store with a real payment and watch the order land where it is supposed to land. That test is what releases the 40% build payment.
Carts fill up and never convert. Stock says one thing, the shelf says another. Every order is retyped into a spreadsheet by hand.
When we are done: Orders arrive clean, stock stays honest, and you can tell which products actually make money.
Most new stores should start on Shopify. It is quick to launch, hosted and maintained for you, and there are ready-made apps for Indian payments, shipping and GST. You pay Shopify a monthly plan, plus any app fees.
Custom is worth it when your business does not fit a template: your own admin workflow, order automation on WhatsApp, pricing rules no app handles, or when plan and app fees cost more than owning the code would.
We will tell you which one fits on the first call — including when the answer is Shopify and a smaller bill.
| Shopify | Custom-built | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | A standard catalogue that needs to launch quickly | Workflows, automation or pricing a template cannot handle |
| Running cost | Shopify’s monthly plan, plus app fees | Hosting only — no platform plan |
| Ownership | Your store account, on Shopify’s platform | You own the code outright |
| Changing it later | Within what themes and apps allow | Anything, built around your process |
Before launch you buy something from your own store with a real card, and watch the order land where it is supposed to land.
Releases: 40% of the project fee
What stays yours. Payment gateway and store accounts are opened in your name. The money goes to you, never through us.
Business numbers, published with the client’s approval.
A complete online store with its own admin panel for products and orders, WhatsApp automation, and ad tracking, search visibility and analytics set up from launch.
Our stores start at ₹27,500 for a small catalogue, and the price grows with the number of product lines and with features such as live stock sync or courier integration. On Shopify, Shopify’s own monthly plan is paid to Shopify, not to us.
Yes. We build new Shopify stores and work on existing ones, on the same terms: you place a real order before the build is invoiced.
UPI, cards and netbanking, through an Indian payment gateway opened in your own name. The money goes straight to your account, never through us.
Yes — the live store in our case study runs WhatsApp automation. What it sends depends on how your team works, so we scope it with you rather than bolting on a template.
If you want us to. Meta ads and conversion tracking are separate services with their own terms, so you can buy the store on its own.
Want the full picture on cost? Read our website cost guide.
Selling twenty thousand SKUs across four marketplaces. That is an operations problem before it is a website problem.
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