Magento 2 Development London

What We Build on Magento 2

We deliver end-to-end Magento 2 projects: custom theme development, catalogue and category architecture, payment gateway integration, shipping configuration, B2B and wholesale portals, customer group pricing, ERP and warehouse management integration, performance optimisation, and SEO-ready page structure. Every project is built to be maintained — clean code, documented customisations, and a handover that leaves you in control of your own platform regardless of who develops it in future.

Why Magento 2 Beats Shopify at Scale

Shopify is a fast way to get started. It is not the right platform for businesses that need control. Shopify charges transaction fees of 0.5–2% on every order unless you use Shopify Payments — and even then, advanced features require expensive app subscriptions. Magento 2 is open source: no transaction fees, no monthly platform charge, no limit on products or variants, and no artificial ceiling on checkout customisation. A business turning over £500,000 per year on Shopify can pay £5,000–10,000 in transaction fees alone. That money pays for Magento maintenance several times over. We are happy to model the comparison for your specific numbers.

SEO-Ready Magento 2 Development

A Magento 2 store is only valuable if customers can find it. We build with SEO from the ground up: clean URL structures, optimised category and product page templates, canonical tag management, structured data markup, fast load times, and mobile-first design. We have ranked clients in the top three organic results for competitive ecommerce queries in the UK market. SEO is not an afterthought — it is part of the architecture from day one.

Ecommerce for Co-operatives and Purpose-Led Businesses

We are a worker co-operative ourselves. That makes us a natural fit for co-ops, social enterprises, and values-led businesses that want a technology partner aligned with their ethos. We have delivered Magento 2 platforms for UK worker co-operatives with requirements that commercial agencies struggle to understand: member pricing, democratic feature prioritisation, transparent cost structures, and open-source technology that your organisation owns outright. If your business operates on co-operative or social enterprise principles, read more about our ecommerce for co-operatives service.

Our Magento 2 Development Process

Every project we take on follows the same structure. Over fifteen years we have found that projects without a defined process produce worse results and cost more in the end.

Discovery: We map your business requirements, catalogue structure, customer types, and every third-party integration — payment gateways, shipping providers, ERP, stock management. This produces a technical specification both sides agree on before development starts.

Theme development: We design and build a custom Magento 2 theme for your brand. Every theme is built mobile-first and tested across devices and screen sizes. We do not sell pre-built themes adapted to fit your brand — everything is built to your requirements.

Catalogue and configuration: We build your product architecture, configure pricing rules, customer groups, tax settings, and shipping methods to match how your business actually operates — not how Magento works out of the box.

Integration: We connect Magento to the external systems your operation depends on — payment processors, shipping carriers, ERP, warehouse management, email marketing, and any other third-party tools.

Testing and staging: We run a full testing cycle covering functional testing, performance testing, and a security review before handing over staging access for your team's acceptance testing.

Launch and post-launch support: We manage the go-live process to minimise downtime risk, monitor performance in the first weeks, and resolve any issues that surface in a live environment. Support retainers keep your store patched, fast, and developing after launch.

Migrating to Magento 2

If you are currently on Magento 1, Shopify, WooCommerce, or another platform, we can manage the full migration to Magento 2. A migration is not just a rebuild — it involves moving your product catalogue, customer accounts, and order history without losing data integrity or search engine rankings.

From Magento 1: Magento 1 reached end of life in June 2020. Sites still running it receive no security patches and face increasing vulnerability to attack. If your business is still on Magento 1, migration is a security and compliance requirement, not an optional upgrade.

From Shopify: We have moved businesses from Shopify to Magento 2 when transaction fees, app costs, and platform limitations made Shopify uneconomical at their volume. Shopify charges 0.5–2% transaction fees per order unless you use Shopify Payments — and even then, the restrictions on checkout customisation and complex pricing become a ceiling on growth that Magento 2 does not have.

From WooCommerce: WooCommerce works well for small catalogues but struggles with thousands of products, complex pricing rules, or high concurrent traffic. We have migrated businesses that outgrew WooCommerce to Magento 2 without losing customer or order data.

Every migration plan includes a URL redirect strategy to preserve your existing search rankings and a data validation process to confirm nothing is lost or corrupted in the move. We do not cut over to a new platform until both sides have verified the data is complete and correct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Magento 2 development cost in the UK?

A standard Magento 2 project in the UK typically starts at £15,000–£25,000 for a catalogue store with custom theme and checkout. B2B portals, ERP integrations, and complex pricing rules push costs to £40,000–£80,000+. Hosting adds £50–£200 per month depending on traffic. Because Magento is open source, there are no ongoing platform fees or transaction charges — costs that add up significantly on Shopify at scale.

Is Magento 2 still a good choice in 2025?

Yes. Magento 2 (Adobe Commerce Open Source) is actively maintained and widely deployed. It is the platform of choice for mid-market and enterprise retailers who need flexibility, scalability, and full control of their codebase. For businesses with large catalogues, B2B requirements, or complex pricing rules, Magento 2 outperforms Shopify and WooCommerce significantly.

How long does a Magento 2 project take?

A straightforward Magento 2 store with a custom theme typically takes 10–16 weeks from kickoff to launch. More complex projects involving B2B portals, ERP or warehouse management integrations, and large catalogue migrations typically run 20–32 weeks. We provide a fixed delivery schedule at project start.

Can Magento 2 replace Shopify for a growing UK business?

For businesses doing significant volume, Magento 2 is often the right move away from Shopify. Shopify charges 0.5–2% transaction fees on top of monthly subscription costs. A business turning over £500,000/year pays up to £10,000/year in Shopify transaction fees alone. Magento 2 has no transaction fees, no monthly platform charge, and no limits on products, variants, or checkout customisation.

Do you offer ongoing Magento 2 support after launch?

Yes. We offer monthly support and development retainers covering security patches, Magento version upgrades, performance monitoring, and new feature development. Retainer clients get priority response times and a dedicated developer familiar with their codebase.