Ecommerce
Commerce platforms and payment technologies selected around checkout quality, catalog needs, and operating model.
Ecommerce
Introduction
This category covers both the commerce platforms that manage products, inventory, and checkout, and the payment gateways that actually process transactions. Shopify is a hosted, managed ecommerce platform suited to store owners who want a proven system with minimal custom engineering. Shopify Hydrogen is Shopify's headless framework for building a fully custom storefront on Next.js/React while still using Shopify's backend for products, inventory, and checkout — useful when a brand needs design freedom Shopify's standard themes can't offer. WooCommerce adds ecommerce functionality on top of WordPress, for stores already built on that platform. Stripe and Razorpay are payment gateways — Stripe with strong global card and subscription support, Razorpay built specifically for the Indian market with support for UPI, net banking, and other locally preferred payment methods.
When These Technologies Are Used
Shopify (standard) fits store owners who want to launch quickly and manage the store themselves without ongoing developer involvement. Hydrogen fits brands that need a fully custom storefront design or performance beyond what Shopify's theme system supports, while keeping Shopify's commerce backend. WooCommerce is chosen when a client already runs WordPress and wants commerce added without migrating platforms. On payments, Razorpay is generally the stronger default for an India-focused store because of UPI support and local payment method coverage, while Stripe suits stores serving an international customer base or needing subscription billing.
Related Services
Related Case Studies & Work
We engineer online stores designed for usability, performance, and maintainability across Shopify and custom WooCommerce stacks, focusing on checkout speed, inventory integration, and friction-free payment processing. Explore our Case Studies for commerce architectures.
Related Insights
- Shopify vs. WooCommerce — Architectural tradeoffs between hosted SaaS platforms and extensible open-source commerce.
- Razorpay vs. Stripe — Selecting and integrating payment gateways across regional and international markets.
Technologies
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Razorpay
HA Web Studio integrates Razorpay for secure, India-first payment processing across cards, UPI, wallets, and net banking.
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Shopify Hydrogen
HA Web Studio builds fully custom, high-performance storefronts on Shopify Hydrogen for brands that need more than a standard theme allows.
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Shopify
HA Web Studio builds and customizes Shopify stores that load fast, convert well, and are easy for your team to manage day to day.
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