Complete Guide · 22 min read
The Complete Guide to Ecommerce Platform Selection
Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce or headless? A requirements-first framework, catalog complexity, ownership, budget, SEO control, that chooses for you.
- The requirements matrix that makes the decision obvious
- Honest platform profiles: strengths, taxes and lock-ins
- Total cost of ownership beyond the subscription price
- Migration realities and SEO-safe switching
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Requirements before brands
Catalog, integrations, team and growth plans, the scoring matrix.
Platform profiles
Shopify, Woo, Magento, BigCommerce and headless, without vendor gloss.
Cost of ownership
Apps, themes, developers and payment margins, the real math.
SEO implications
Control differences that matter and workarounds.
Migration playbook
Sequencing, redirects and the equity-protection checklist.
Who this is for
- Founders launching or replatforming a store
- Retailers outgrowing their current stack
- Agencies advising platform decisions
Questions, answered
Do you favor a platform?
We build on all of them, which is exactly why the guide can afford to be honest.
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