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Pixeltree

Shopify Development

A Shopify development agency that actually ships.

We build Shopify stores — Basic to Plus, Liquid to Hydrogen. Boutique brands are our specialty, but we also support mid-market teams that need custom theme work without the Big-Agency markup.

250+
stores shipped
7 days
productized launch
2019
on Shopify since

Most Shopify agencies fail you in one of three ways.

  • They quote $15K-$40K for what should be a 7-14 day build and then junior-hand it off to someone offshore.
  • They hard-sell Shopify Plus ($2K/mo) when Basic ($39/mo) is what you actually need.
  • They skip the parts that matter — tax setup, shipping logic, email capture — to hit a demo deadline.

What's included

What we actually do.

Custom theme builds (Liquid)

  • Bespoke theme from scratch or heavy customization of a Shopify base theme
  • Sections-everywhere architecture so your team can edit without code
  • Core Web Vitals tuning — LCP under 2.5s, CLS under 0.1
  • A11y pass against WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Mobile-first design, not mobile-afterthought

Productized 7-day launch

  • Pre-vetted theme (Dawn, Impulse, Warehouse) configured to brand
  • Up to 50 products uploaded + optimized
  • Payments, tax, shipping zones live
  • Domain, email capture, policy pages
  • Training call + handover docs at go-live

Headless Hydrogen / Remix

  • Custom React/Remix frontend on Shopify Storefront API
  • Vercel or Oxygen hosting
  • Faster-than-theme performance for content-heavy stores
  • Best for brands with strong editorial + large catalogs

Shopify app development

  • Private apps for internal workflows
  • Public apps for the Shopify App Store
  • Billing API, webhooks, metafields, Shopify Functions
  • Oauth + GDPR webhook compliance from day one

Migrations

  • Etsy → Shopify (inventory + reviews where possible)
  • Square → Shopify
  • WooCommerce → Shopify (and the reverse, honestly, if that's better)
  • Squarespace / Wix → Shopify

Shopify Plus + B2B

  • Plus-only features: wholesale channel, launchpad, scripts
  • Multi-currency + market-specific catalogs
  • B2B customer accounts + quote flows
  • When Plus is not worth it: we'll tell you

How we work

Our process.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    60-min call. We map your catalog, stack, goals, and timeline. You get an honest scope in writing within 24 hours.

  2. 02

    Build

    We work async-first with a live staging URL from day 2. Daily updates, weekly Loom walkthroughs, no radio silence.

  3. 03

    Ship + support

    Training call, 30-90 days of post-launch support depending on tier, optional managed care retainer after.

Questions we hear most.

For under $800K/year in revenue, Basic is almost always correct. Advanced becomes worth it around $800K-$2M/year (lower transaction fees pay for the plan). Plus is for enterprise features (wholesale, launchpad, scripts) — usually relevant above $2M/year. We'll tell you where you actually are.

Yes. Takeovers are a meaningful slice of our work. First step is a paid audit (credited toward remediation) to scope exactly what's broken.

Both. Liquid for 90% of clients — it's fast, cheap to maintain, and plays nice with the Shopify ecosystem. Hydrogen/Remix React when you have strong content needs + a dev team to maintain it.

Optional managed care retainer — hosting handled by Shopify, we cover theme updates, backups, security patches, and 1 hour of edits/month. Or we build it and you maintain.

We default to apps for 90% of needs because upgrades stay safe. We write custom Liquid or Functions when apps are overkill (bloat), too expensive at scale, or when the behavior you want doesn't exist in the app ecosystem.

Let's see if we're a fit.

15 minutes. We'll tell you whether this service is the right call for where you are — and if not, we'll name what is.

Book a 15-min call