The catalogue alone does not set the cost
One hundred simple products can cost less than ten configurable ones.
The quote depends on variants, languages, pricing rules, tax, stock, shipping, returns, customer accounts and accounting or logistics integrations.
Writing, photography, SKU and GTIN clean-up and data import are separate work packages. Hiding them inside “launch” creates a surprise.
- Templates and variants
- Catalogue preparation and import
- Payment, shipping and tax
- ERP, CRM and accounting
Separate project and recurring costs
The real cost continues after launch.
The initial project covers discovery, design, build, integrations, content, tests and launch. Operations add hosting, platform, apps, maintenance, support and sometimes transaction fees.
The quote names who owns the domain, payment accounts, Merchant Center, data and licences. The ability to leave is part of the cost.
- Initial build
- Licences and hosting
- Maintenance and support
- Payment and app fees
Price the risks that break sales
The most expensive shortcut appears after the first order.
Test declined payment, refund, stock outage, address error, tax calculation, email and recovery after failure.
Accessibility, pre-purchase information and data protection are not decorative layers to add after the budget is spent.
- Order test matrix
- Accessible checkout
- Information before purchase
- Backup and recovery
Compare quotes line by line
A total without assumptions cannot be compared.
Give each provider the same matrix: volumes, languages, responsibilities, tools, tests, deliverables, monthly costs and exit terms.
Hebora’s published informational website price is not automatically the price of an online store. Scope comes before the number.
- Written assumptions and exclusions
- Owner for every content task
- Twenty-four-month cost
- Acceptance and handover
Before the quote
Get a price that means something
- Product and variant count known
- Languages and countries chosen
- External integrations listed
- Content owners assigned
- Recurring costs separated
- Tests and exit priced
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