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Build an E-commerce App

Product catalog, cart, Stripe checkout, inventory management, and order tracking — shipped in 2–3 weeks.

Timeline

25 weeks

Starting from

$3,460

Full platform

up to $40,000

What's in a E-commerce App MVP

  • Product catalog with variants and inventory
  • Shopping cart and wishlist
  • Stripe Checkout with multiple payment methods
  • Order management and fulfillment
  • Customer account and order history
  • Search and category filters
  • Discount codes and promotions

Tech Stack

Next.js

Storefront and admin

Supabase

Product catalog and orders

Stripe

Payments, subscriptions, invoices

Cloudflare R2

Product image storage

Key Challenges We Handle

Shopify vs custom

If you're selling standard products, use Shopify — it's faster and cheaper at launch. Build custom when you have unique product types, complex B2B pricing, subscription boxes, or marketplace features that Shopify can't support.

Payment failure recovery

8% of e-commerce transactions fail on first attempt. Dunning emails, retry logic, and card update flows are required for subscription-based e-commerce and dramatically affect revenue.

Mobile conversion

60% of e-commerce traffic is mobile, but conversion rates are 3× lower on mobile vs desktop. Apple Pay and Google Pay integration can close most of this gap with 1-tap checkout.

Cost Breakdown

Rough estimates per feature. Our fixed-price MVP bundles all of these — see the full E-commerce App cost guide.

FeatureTypical range
Product catalog + admin$500$3,000
Cart and checkout (Stripe)$600$3,000
Order management$400$2,000
Search + filters$300$2,000
Customer accounts$300$1,500
Discount and promotions$200$1,000
Mobile app (optional)$3,000$12,000
Total estimate$5,300$24,500

Ready to build your e-commerce app?

We ship production-ready e-commerce app MVPs in 25 weeks at a fixed price. No hourly billing, no scope creep surprises.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should I build a custom e-commerce app instead of using Shopify?

Build custom when you have: subscription boxes, B2B pricing tiers, complex product configurators, rental or service-based products, a marketplace of multiple sellers, or need full control over checkout UX and data.

How much does a custom e-commerce app cost?

A custom e-commerce MVP (catalog, cart, Stripe, order management) costs $10,000–$25,000. A full Shopify-equivalent with all features costs $60,000–$150,000.

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