FOR SHOPIFY NON-PLUS BRANDS • 500–3000 SKUS • $300K–$2M/YEAR

How You Replace Shopify

With a custom e-commerce platform you own—storefront, backend, admin.
See the system, your steps, and how you stay in control.

Founder-led audit after the walkthrough • Clear roadmap • No platform tax

What the Custom Platform Includes

Everything needed to replace Shopify, remove app bloat, and own your infrastructure.

Tailored Storefront Engine

Built for your catalog—no themes, no platform limits. Advanced filtering, faceted search, and complex variant logic for 500–3000 SKUs with LCP targets under 1.5s.

  • Architecture tuned to your catalog shape (not a generic theme)
  • Native search + filtering built for 500–3000 SKUs
  • LCP < 1.5s on real catalogs (themes average 3.5s+)
  • Mobile-first responsive (70%+ of traffic)

Deliverable: Owned storefront on staging with working catalog + checkout

Custom Ecommerce Admin

Built around your team's actual workflow — not Shopify's idea of how your business should work. Manage products, orders, inventory, customers—designed for 500-3000 SKUs.

  • Product management (bulk edit, CSV import)
  • Order processing + fulfillment
  • Inventory tracking across warehouses
  • Customer database + order history

Deliverable: Fully functional admin panel

Biggest Value

Native App Replacement (Save $300–$1K/mo)

You get 8-20 Shopify apps reverse-engineered and rebuilt natively. Save $300-$1K/month in app fees. No third-party dependencies.

  • Reviews system (Yotpo/Judge.me replacement)
  • Subscriptions (Recharge replacement)
  • Upsells + cross-sells (native logic)
  • Email marketing integrations (Klaviyo/Omnisend)

Deliverable: Feature parity document + working implementations

Zero-Downtime Migration

Migrate all products, variants, images, collections, and metadata from Shopify. Zero downtime—your store stays live while your new system is built in parallel.

  • All products, variants, collections migrated
  • Image optimization + CDN setup
  • Custom taxonomy for complex catalogs
  • Bulk import/export tools for future updates

Deliverable: Complete catalog replicated in new platform

SEO-Safe Migration (301s + Schema + Web Vitals)

Preserve all SEO equity. 301 redirects for every URL, structured data (schema markup), meta optimization, Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP, CLS, FID).

  • 301 redirects for all product/collection URLs
  • Schema markup (Product, BreadcrumbList, Organization)
  • Sitemap generation + robots.txt
  • Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP, CLS, FID)

Deliverable: Complete SEO audit report + redirect mapping

All of this ships as part of a single, unified VOKKA Core Build — not as separate projects.

The 4-Step Custom Platform Build

30 days from audit to owning your custom platform — guaranteed.

It's not a guesswork - it's a Vokka Signature Playbook from a team with 35+ combined years in an ecom builds.

01

Day 1: Technical Audit

Your Shopify store gets analyzed: catalog structure (SKU count, variants), app dependencies, performance bottlenecks (PageSpeed, Web Vitals), and admin workflows.

Output: Technical audit + migration blueprint (SEO risks, timeline, app-replacement plan)
02

Day 1–7: Architecture Design

Custom database schema, API design, and admin panel mockups. You approve the plan before a single line of code gets written. This prevents rework and keeps delivery predictable.

Output: Architecture diagrams, admin wireframes, database schema, and API spec
03

Day 7–25: Build & Migration

Development happens in parallel while your Shopify store stays live. Daily progress updates via Slack or Email. Staging site ready for review at any time.

Output: Staging storefront + admin + initial migrated catalog snapshot
04

Day 25–30: Testing & Launch

QA testing, load testing (1000+ concurrent users), and SEO redirects fully verified. Launch day = instant switchover, zero downtime.

Output: Live system + rollback-safe deployment + 90-day support

How You Stay Involved

To guarantee 30-day delivery, your active collaboration is needed on these milestones (~4–5h total):

Day 1: Audit Input

Provide Shopify access, app list, and admin walkthrough — 30 minutes total.

Day 7: Approve Architecture

Review and approve database schema, admin mockups, API spec — 1 hour total.

Day 7–25: Review Staging

Test staging site as it's built — asynchronous feedback via Slack.

Day 25–30: Final QA

Test checkout flow, review redirects, approve launch — 2 hours total.

Daily Slack Updates

Receive progress screenshots, staging links, and technical decisions explained.

Direct Founder Access

No managers. No handoffs. You work directly with the person building your system.

Contract Guarantees

These guarantees are written into your contract — not just marketing statements.

30-Day Delivery

Launch in 30 days or you get a full refund — as long as the agreed communication rhythm is followed.

LCP < 1.5s Guarantee

Web Vitals optimization. If LCP < 1.5s isn't achieved, work continues until it is.

Zero Monthly Fees

No Shopify fees. No app fees. No hosting markup. You pay for your own server ($50-$150/mo).

100% Code Ownership

Full GitHub access. No lock-in — host it anywhere.

Rollback-Safe Deployment

Instant switchover on launch day. If anything breaks, instant rollback to Shopify.

30 Days Support

Bug fixes & Slack support for 30 days. Included with all packages.

Why This Process Works

Predictable delivery. Zero surprises. Zero downtime. Here's why this 30-day framework is reliable—every single time.

Strict scope control. No feature creep.

Every screen, API route, and data model is finalized during Phase 1 (Architecture)—so delivery stays predictable. You approve the plan before a single line of code gets written.

Your Shopify store never goes offline.

Your new system gets built while your current storefront keeps selling normally—zero revenue interruption. Launch day is an instant DNS switchover, not a scary "big bang" replatform.

No handoffs. No juniors. No outsourcing.

You work directly with the person who designs, builds, and launches your system. One engineer. One project. One outcome. This eliminates communication lag and scope drift.

Ready to Own Your Commerce System?

Start with the system walkthrough, then book a founder-led audit.
You'll see the gains of replacing Shopify—performance, control, and no platform tax.

Only 1 new client accepted per month — schedule early.