The right platform for your business — not the one we prefer to build.
The best commerce platform is the one that fits your business model, your team, and your growth trajectory. We evaluate the full landscape, recommend with rationale and cost, and engineer the result — headless, composable, or managed SaaS.
<5%
Peak temporary SEO dip on migration
12–20 wk
Typical mid-market replatform
0
Surprise scope changes
From architecture decision to stable launch.
We engineer commerce platforms as long-lived systems — with the integration layer, performance budget, and migration safety built in from the first decision.
Platform selection
We evaluate your business model, team, and trajectory, then recommend the platform that genuinely fits — with documented rationale, cost, and trade-offs.
Headless & composable architecture
Best-of-breed stacks on Next.js, Hydrogen, or Nuxt — decoupled from the commerce backend and structured to swap components without a rebuild.
Managed SaaS builds
Enterprise Shopify Plus and BigCommerce builds pushed to the platform limits — custom checkout, B2B, and subscriptions on solid foundations.
Zero-SEO-loss migration
Every migration protects organic traffic: URL audit, comprehensive redirect mapping, pre- and post-launch rank monitoring, and a rapid-response plan.
ERP, PIM & OMS integration
Reliable integrations with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Akeneo, Linnworks, and the legacy systems your operation depends on.
Performance engineering
Core Web Vitals, edge delivery, image optimisation, and server-side rendering — fast by default, enforced as a budget, not bolted on before launch.
Genuinely platform-agnostic.
We have shipped across most major platforms, so our recommendation is based on your requirements — not the stack we happen to like. We will tell you when a managed SaaS build beats headless, when it does not, and exactly what each option costs over three years.
- Recommendation based on your needs
- Zero-SEO-loss migration methodology
- Enterprise integration experience
- Transparent cost and trade-offs
Right fit if…
Use this to quickly gauge whether this is the right engagement for your situation.
- Replatforming and needing it done without losing organic traffic
- Choosing between managed SaaS, headless, or composable architecture
- Integrating commerce with ERP, PIM, OMS, or other enterprise systems
- Inheriting a build from another agency that needs auditing and stabilising
Not sure if this is the right fit? Let's talk it through.
What clients say.
“We'd worked with two agencies before Vela. Neither of them actually understood our business. Radwan did — within the first call. The platform he built us is still the best thing we've done for our online revenue.”
Thomas K.
Head of eCommerce · Danish apparel brand
“Straightforward, technically excellent, and he tells you what he actually thinks. We asked for a migration, he spotted three things we hadn't noticed that would have cost us later. That kind of honesty is rare.”
Maria S.
Founder · DTC homeware brand
“Our previous platform was a mess of custom workarounds. Radwan rebuilt the whole thing cleanly and on budget. The site is faster, the team can actually manage it, and conversions are up.”
Frederik L.
COO · Nordic B2B retailer
Questions we always get.
It starts with a free 30-minute discovery call — no sales pitch, just an honest conversation about your situation and what you're trying to achieve. From there we scope the work, agree on a fixed price, and start. No surprises.
Fixed scope, fixed price for project work. We don't do open-ended T&M retainers — if the scope changes, we discuss it and agree a new price. Ongoing support and maintenance plans are monthly flat-rate.
You communicate directly with the person doing the work — not an account manager. We use a shared Slack channel, weekly async updates, and milestone check-ins. You'll always know exactly where things stand.
We assemble a small team of senior specialists specific to your needs — typically 2-4 people. Everyone on your project has deep experience in their domain. No juniors learning on your budget.
Yes. We offer flexible support plans from ad-hoc hours to dedicated monthly retainers. Most clients stay with us after launch for ongoing iteration, optimisation, and platform management.
Absolutely. We're comfortable in hybrid setups — working alongside your designers, marketers, or developers. We can integrate into your existing tools and workflow.
Building or replatforming?
We'll audit your current stack, model the options, and recommend the architecture that fits — then engineer it. Honest assessment first, build second.