Magento is an open-source platform that has been developed for years. As a dedicated ecommerce system it gives almost unlimited flexibility for expansion and changes. You gain unlimited possibilities to integrate with external partners - like wholesalers, suppliers, warehouse systems, ERP class, PIM systems and more. Additionally, Magento offers a greater number of ready-made solutions and extensions, which makes it easier to change external systems without losing existing integrations. Furthermore, you have practically unlimited freedom in creating a store interface, which means a unique design without losing usability.

Magento is also:

• Multilingual and multi-currency - sell your product wherever you want
• Cross-browser compatible - stop worrying about which browser (Chrome, Safari or Firefox) your clients use. Your ecommerce runs perfectly in each of them.
• Various payment methods - as above, no matter if it is eg. PayPal, a saved credit card or a bank transfer - your clients can pay how they want.
• One-step checkout - why prolong sales steps?

If you need customization, flexibility and a fully scalable platform, Magento is for you no matter how big your business is.

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Dedicated ecommerce systems place much more emphasis on security. 90% of all hacked CMS systems in the world are WordPress. Magento is hacked far less often and security patches are published more regularly due to the software's direct connection to money/personal data.

The flexibility of development also affects the ability to optimize speed. By choosing Magento, we can guarantee that the site will comply with the Core Web Vitals Assessment. This affects not only usability but also SEO scoring. Also, Magento (like other dedicated ecommerce platforms handles much higher traffic. For example, we had the opportunity to work with a client who promoted the site on TV or a client who sells in a flash-sale model where we process hundreds of orders per minute

As an alternative to SaaS systems (you may be considering this route as well - like BigCommerce or Shopify) if you choose Magento the copyrights will remain with you. This makes it easier to resell the company and does not generate licensing costs. In addition, the quality of software code in Magento makes it easier to find an alternative service provider. The best programmers very rarely tie their careers to Wordpress. This increases the risk of changing IT contractors and, without technical expertise, it is very difficult to assess whether new programmers have the competence necessary to maintain the platform long-term.

It depends on the project because each ecommerce is different. For building from scratch, we estimate 50 hours for the discovery phase, 600+ hours for Magento frontend and backend development and approximately 100 hours of quality assurance. If you want to migrate or implement a new frontend (eg. PWA or Hyva Themes) - contact us and we will be happy to prepare an estimate for you!

The default frontend for Magento ecommerce is Luma. However for all our clients we recommend implementing or migrating to Hyva Themes. Hyva is almost fully customized, fast and cheaper in implementation. You can read more about it here. Moreover, we have a lot of experience in implementing PWA (Progressive Web Application) and headless solutions in Magento ecommerce. PWA is the perfect solution when you want your ecommerce to be fast in the whole world (instant, no loading visible, smooth transitions on mobile networks), fully capable and available offline wherever your customers are.
You can read about PWA here

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