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Slync planning guide
How should you choose an e-commerce platform?
Compare platforms against your catalogue, checkout, fulfilment and maintenance needs. Evaluate the cost of the complete operating setup, including integrations and support, rather than selecting on subscription price alone.
Hosted platform or custom storefront?
Start by testing whether a hosted platform supports the required buying journey. Consider custom development when a specific requirement justifies the extra work of operating, integrating and maintaining it. Neither choice guarantees sales.
What should a platform comparison include?
Use the same sample products, variants, shipping scenarios and refund workflow for every option. List payment availability, integration dependencies, data export and the people responsible for support. Verify current fees with each vendor.
Before you start
- Run a test order from product discovery through fulfilment and refund.
- Check catalogue imports, inventory updates and failed-payment handling.
- Separate fixed fees, transaction costs and implementation costs.
- Document data ownership, export options and ongoing maintenance.
Reference: Shopify: E-commerce platform comparison (vendor perspective). This planning guide provides general guidance, not a report of client results. Prepared with AI assistance; consult the linked documentation for product-specific requirements.
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