E-commerce Store cost
How much does an e-commerce store cost?
A custom online store with catalogue, cart, checkout, orders and an admin panel. Custom checkout rules, local payment gateways and integrations add the most to the price.
- Typical cost
- $12,500 - $20,000
- With AI agents
- 6-9 weeks
- Traditional build
- 9-13 weeks
We've filled this in with a typical e-commerce store scope. Change anything you like and the estimate updates as you go. You can download it as a PDF at the end.
What drives the cost
- CatalogueVariants, stock levels and pricing rules.
- Checkout & paymentsCard and local gateways, plus shipping and tax.
- IntegrationsCouriers, accounting and your marketing tools.
What a typical e-commerce store includes
- Variant catalogueProducts with sizes and other options, each variant with its own SKU, price, stock and photos, editable in bulk through spreadsheet import.
- One-page checkoutGuest checkout with address, delivery choice and payment on one page, plus cash on delivery where buyers expect it.
- Card & wallet paymentsCards plus the local gateways and wallets your customers already use, with each payment matched to its order automatically.
- Order & returns deskStaff confirm, pack, ship and refund orders from one screen, and customers get an email or SMS at each step.
- Courier bookingShipments booked with your courier from the order screen where the courier offers an API, with tracking numbers sent to the customer.
- Coupons & promotionsCoupon codes, sale prices, free-shipping thresholds and bundle offers that start and end on the dates you set.
How we usually build it
- 1 Take the first ordersCatalogue, cart, checkout and one payment method ship first, so the store can take real orders as early as possible.
- 2 Daily operationsThen the order desk, courier booking, stock sync and more payment options, which start to matter once orders arrive every day.
- 3 Growth toolsPromotions, abandoned-cart emails, product reviews and marketing integrations come last, when there is enough traffic to improve on.
Common questions
Should we use Shopify instead of a custom store?
If your catalogue and checkout are standard, Shopify or a similar platform is usually cheaper to start with, and we'll tell you that. Custom makes sense when you need checkout or pricing rules those platforms handle badly, gateways they don't support, or when monthly app fees keep growing.
Can online stock stay in sync with our shop or warehouse?
Yes, if your shop system or ERP has an API or can export stock on a schedule. Stock and orders then sync both ways, so an item sold in the shop stops showing as available online.
Will the store load fast and rank in search?
We build on Next.js, so product and category pages are rendered on the server, load quickly and are easy for search engines to index. Clean URLs and structured product data are included, though rankings also depend on your content and competition.
How much does an e-commerce store cost?
A typical first version of an e-commerce store costs about $12,500 to $20,000 with Eaquirs Tech. That assumes user accounts & roles, online payments, email / sms / whatsapp alerts, reports & dashboards, file & media uploads. Your exact price depends on scope, and we'll send you a written plan with a fixed estimate at no charge.
How long does it take to build an e-commerce store?
Around 6 to 9 weeks with our AI-assisted delivery. A traditional build would take roughly 9 to 13 weeks. Either way, you see working software every week.
Why is it faster with AI agents?
Our AI agents draft the boilerplate, tests and documentation, which takes about 35% of the hours off. Senior engineers own the architecture and review every release.