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Magento Development

Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source builds for large catalogues, complex pricing, and B2B commerce.

B2B
Native pricing & quotes
Multi-store
One backend
12-24 wk
Typical build
Overview

About magento development

Magento is built for complexity — tens of thousands of SKUs, customer-specific pricing, multi-store and multi-currency operations, and B2B workflows that hosted platforms cannot express.

It requires a team

Magento has real operational demands: infrastructure, upgrades, and specialist expertise. When merchants regret choosing it, the cause is almost always underestimating that burden rather than the platform failing technically.

Where it genuinely wins

Complex catalogue structures, customer-group pricing, quote workflows, multi-warehouse inventory, and multi-store operations from one backend. If you need these, Magento expresses them natively where alternatives need extensive workarounds.

Performance needs architecture

Magento performs well when properly resourced: full-page caching with Varnish, Elasticsearch for catalogue search, and appropriately sized infrastructure. It performs poorly on shared hosting, which is where its reputation for slowness comes from.

Capabilities

What the engagement includes

Magento store development

Adobe Commerce or Open Source builds and customisation.

B2B & pricing rules

Customer groups, quotes, and negotiated pricing.

Multi-store configuration

Multiple storefronts, currencies, and locales from one backend.

Performance architecture

Varnish, Elasticsearch, and correctly sized infrastructure.

Outcomes

What you get

The measurable results this service is accountable for.

  • Native support for large, complex catalogues
  • Customer-group and B2B pricing without workarounds
  • Multi-store and multi-currency from one backend
  • Strong performance when properly architected
  • Full control over data and extensions
How we work

A process without surprises

Clear checkpoints at every stage, so you always know what is shipping and when.

1Discovery & scoping2Architecture & design3Build & review4Launch & support
  1. 1

    Discovery & scoping

    We map requirements, users, integrations, and constraints, then agree scope and a fixed quote before work starts.

  2. 2

    Architecture & design

    Technical architecture and user flows are agreed and prototyped before implementation begins.

  3. 3

    Build & review

    Development in reviewable increments, with a staging environment you can see and comment on throughout.

  4. 4

    Launch & support

    Performance and security checks, documented handover, deployment, and an agreed support window after go-live.

Scope

What is included at each tier

Engagements scale with your stage. Every tier includes everything below it.

What is included at each engagement tier
What's includedStarterGrowthEnterprise
Magento build & configurationIncludedIncludedIncluded
Catalogue & pricing setupIncludedIncludedIncluded
B2B workflowsNot includedIncludedIncluded
Performance architectureNot includedIncludedIncluded
Multi-store & localisationNot includedNot includedIncluded
Industries

Sectors we work in

E-Commerce & Retail
SaaS & Technology
Healthcare
Real Estate
Finance & FinTech
Education
Travel & Hospitality
Professional Services
Why iDream

We are direct about Magento's operational demands, because underestimating them is the usual cause of regret.

FAQ

Common questions

Is Magento right for us?
Only if you genuinely need its complexity — very large catalogues, customer-specific pricing, or B2B workflows — and you have the team to operate it. For simpler catalogues, Shopify or WooCommerce will cost far less to run.
Why is Magento considered slow?
Because it is frequently under-resourced. It needs proper caching, search infrastructure, and adequate hardware. Correctly architected it handles large catalogues well; on shared hosting it will struggle.

Ready to talk about magento development?

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