A Shopify store is not yours: you pay every month for the subscription, apps and sales fees, you depend on the platform's rules, and support for Armenian payment systems is limited. In your own store written in clean code, the website and the data are fully yours, you can connect any payment system, link it to your warehouse or accounting system, and there are no monthly fees to a platform.
| Criterion | Shopify | Own store (clean code) |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the store | The platform, you are a tenant | Fully you |
| Monthly fees | Subscription, apps, sales fees | Hosting only |
| Armenian payment systems | Limited | Connected without limits |
| Links to your systems | Limited | Any: warehouse, accounting, 1C, CRM |
| Data | Stored on the platform | Stored on your server |
| Custom features | Only what the platform allows | No limits |
| Mobile app | Extra paid services | On the same backend, with no extra platform fees |
What problems Shopify causes over time
- As sales grow, monthly fees and sales commissions grow too.
- A needed feature is available only as a paid app, or not at all.
- If you decide to leave the platform, the store has to be built again.
Why we build only our clients' own stores
An online store is an important asset of your business, and it should belong to you. We build stores with clean code, connected to Armenian payment systems and to your business systems.
From our experience
We built an online shop and gift card sales for the Wine & Grapes Spa website, and a 3D model marketplace for 3dprinting3d.com.
From our work
Full portfolio
Have a project?
We will tell you which technology fits your project and estimate the timeline and cost.