Platforms & Technology

Platform expertise without platform bias.

Over a decade of hands-on experience across the major ecommerce platforms means advice grounded in how each actually performs in practice, not vendor positioning material. The platform recommendation always follows the requirements.

Commerce Platform

Shopify Plus

Deep

App architecture, checkout extensibility, Shopify Functions, Markets, multi-store strategy, subscription integration, and knowing when Shopify Plus is and is not the right platform for the requirements.

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Commerce Platform

Magento 2

Deep

Architecture review, extension audits, B2B configuration, multi-store setup, performance optimisation, and the honest assessment of whether Magento is still the right long-term choice.

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Frontend Framework

Hyvä

Deep

Hyvä frontend strategy and migration planning for Magento stores. Understanding where it solves the performance problem and where a full replatform is the better answer.

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Commerce Platform

BigCommerce

Advisory

Platform assessment and vendor-agnostic comparison against Shopify Plus and Magento for the specific requirements and scale of your business.

Commerce Platform

WooCommerce

Advisory

Platform assessment for brands on WooCommerce evaluating whether to stay or migrate. Understanding the real cost of ownership and the migration triggers that make a move worthwhile.

Commerce Platform

PrestaShop

Advisory

Platform assessment for PrestaShop merchants. Independent guidance on whether to invest further in the platform or migrate to a more scalable solution.

Commerce Platform

osCommerce

Advisory

Legacy platform migration planning. osCommerce stores typically represent significant technical debt and replatforming risk. Guidance on the right exit strategy.

PIM

Akeneo

Advisory

Product information management strategy and Akeneo implementation oversight. When a PIM is genuinely warranted and how to integrate it without creating a new layer of complexity.

Retail Operations

Brightpearl

Advisory

Brightpearl as part of the broader ecommerce operations stack. Integration strategy, platform fit assessment, and oversight of implementation within a multi-system architecture.

ERP

Odoo

Advisory

Odoo ERP integration strategy for ecommerce businesses. Assessment of where Odoo fits within the stack and how to connect it effectively to the commerce platform.

ERP

OGL Profit4

Advisory

ERP integration advisory for merchants running OGL Profit4 (formerly Prof.ITplus). Connecting OGL's ERP to modern ecommerce platforms without disrupting established business processes.

Architecture

Headless

Advisory

Composable commerce architecture assessment. When the business case justifies the complexity and cost, and when it doesn't, regardless of what the platform vendors say.

Subscriptions

Recharge

Advisory

Subscription platform strategy, Recharge architecture, and migration planning. The commercial model decisions that determine long-term subscription performance.

CMS

WordPress

Advisory

Content-led commerce architecture. WordPress and Magento integration for brands where content is a significant commercial driver.

Analytics

GA4

Advisory

Ecommerce analytics strategy, GA4 configuration, and the commercial reporting frameworks that connect platform data to business decisions.

Email & CRM

Klaviyo

Advisory

Email marketing strategy and CRM integration within the broader ecommerce stack. Platform selection and commercial framework, not campaign execution.

Why It Matters

No partnerships. No referral arrangements. No bias.

Most ecommerce platform advice comes from people with a commercial interest in the outcome. Agencies recommend platforms they build on. Platform reps recommend what they sell. Partner networks recommend within their ecosystem.

Independent advisory means none of those incentives apply. The platform recommendation is always the one that is right for the business.

  • No platform partnerships or referral arrangements

  • No implementation revenue that creates incentive to recommend builds

  • Platform recommendations follow the requirements, not the relationship

  • Willingness to advise against a platform change when it is not warranted

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