Guides for making the platform decision before the build starts
These guides are written for teams choosing how they will run their commerce, rather than comparing feature lists. They start with who owns what, what tends to break and what it costs over time. Choosing the stack comes after that.
Headless ecommerce: the decision to make before the architecture
How to decide on headless ecommerce and build it well: the commerce backend, SEO rendering, checkout, security, rollout, TCO and choosing a partner.
18 min · min readMedusa.js / budget / 12 minHow much does a Medusa.js implementation cost in 2026?
How much a Medusa.js implementation costs in 2026: timelines for DTC and B2B builds, cost drivers, maintenance prices and how to compare partner quotes.
12 min · min readMigrations / Magento / 14 minMagento to Medusa.js: a B2B migration runbook
How to migrate Magento or Adobe Commerce to Medusa.js and Next.js: B2B data mapping, customer passwords, order history, SEO redirects, timeline and cutover.
14 min · min readFinance model / 17 minHeadless commerce TCO: pricing everything you will run, beyond the licence
What headless and composable commerce really cost: a 24-month TCO model with scenarios, cost per order, risk-adjusted cost, delta TCO and optional NPV.
17 min · min readMigration runbook / 18 minEcommerce migration SEO checklist in 24 controlled steps
A 24-step ecommerce migration SEO checklist based on Google's guidance: URL mapping, redirects, rendering, cutover, rollback and day 1/7/30/90 checks.
18 min · min readPractitioner guide / 19 minB2B e-commerce architecture: start with the contract and the order process
How to design B2B e-commerce architecture: sources of truth, company accounts and roles, contract pricing, availability, ERP integration and rollout.
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