Shopify Plus Development Agency & Consultancy

Helping everyone, from startups to growing enterprises

As a certified Shopify Plus agency, DeeperThanBlue helps ambitious brands grow through bespoke shopify development services and actionable eCommerce consultancy. Whether you’re replatforming to Shopify Plus, scaling internationally or integrating complex back-office systems, our team is here to make it happen.

Why Choose DeeperThanBlue As Your Shopify Agency?

With over 20 years of eCommerce experience, we’re more than just Shopify developers. As a certified Shopify Plus development agency and consultancy, we understand how to bridge technology and commercial outcomes. From startups to growing enterprises, we’ll significantly enhance the quality, performance and success of your eCommerce site to provide you with a competitive edge in the online marketplace.

As a certified Shopify consultant and Shopify partner, we are well placed to create and develop your eCommerce site, integrate the features you need and allow you to make the most out of your eComm business. Our Shopify developers will seamlessly integrate backend systems with Shopify and Shopify Plus functionality, regardless of what level of plan you choose.

Your Shopify Partner

Shopify is one of the main players in the eCommerce world and is known to be easy to set up and easy to manage. This is great for startups and many small merchants, but for businesses with ambitions to grow to enhance their customers’ shopping experiences and stand out from the crowd, bringing in a Shopify Plus development agency can make all the difference.

As a Shopify Partner, we are well placed to create and develop your eCommerce site, integrate the features you need and allow you to make the most out of your eComm business. Our Shopify developers will seamlessly integrate backend systems with Shopify and Shopify Plus functionality regardless of what level of plan you choose.

Why should I choose Shopify?

Shopify is a great starter platform for businesses looking to launch their eCommerce operations. It’s intuitive, easy to set up, and offers scalability to support your business as it grows. However, as your growth accelerates, you may need to upgrade your plan to meet your evolving needs.

Pricing options start at £25/month (or less if you choose to pay annually) for which you get excellent customer support and access to a large app ecosystem from which to enhance the functionality of your site (although there may be additional costs associated with using these apps).

Shopify stores are fully hosted, so there’s always technical support on hand to keep your store up and running.

For established merchants with large inventories, multiple storefronts, advanced Point of Sale needs, a presence in numerous countries, or high transaction volumes, the Shopify Advanced plan may not fully meet your requirements.

In this case, you might want to consider Shopify Plus, their enterprise-level option.

Not sure whether you need Shopify Plus? Take a look at our Shopify vs Shopify Plus comparison below.

Key features of Shopify

So, you’ve decided to invest in Shopify, but what do you get for your money?

The standard features that you can expect to find on all plans include:

• Mobile responsive website
• Unlimited product listings
• Single page checkout
• Apple Pay, Google Pay and Amazon Pay enabled
• Options for coupons, discounts and gift cards
• Real-time shipping quoted
• Professional reporting tools
• Ability to include blog posts on your site
• Product ratings and reviews
• Site-side HTTPS and dedicated SSL for enhanced security
• Ability to segment your customers into groups
• Ability to include price lists

You will also need to know what features and support you get for the different Shopify Plan levels.

Shopify pricing plans

Shopify is available on three pricing plans, with Shopify Plus available on a variable subscription basis depending on the complexity of the chosen solution.

Details of the Shopify prices can be found on the Shopify site here, but for convenience, they are shown here:

• Basic: £25 per month
• Shopify: £65 per month
• Advanced: £344 per month

A 25% discount is available on Basic to Advanced plans if you commit to annual payments.

Shopify Plus pricing starts from USD $2,300 per/month on a 3-year term. This is designed for more complex businesses with large inventory, multiple locations, high traffic and transaction volumes, several international markets and a large eCommerce team.

Shopify vs Shopify Plus

Shopify Plus was introduced as an enterprise-level eCommerce solution for businesses who have outgrown the capability of their original Shopify site but wanted to stay with the same vendor. There is no clearly defined cut-off between Shopify and Shopify Plus, but we can help you decide when it would be best for you to make the transition. Interested? Book a call with our team.

Suitability for your business

Shopify is ideal for startups and small businesses and works really well for medium-sized businesses (with an annual turnover of under £5-10m), while Shopify Plus is designed for larger enterprises with turnovers greater than £10m.

Get more from Shopify Plus

As you would expect from an enterprise level solution, you get much more from Shopify Plus.

For the front end, there are more advanced customisation and flexible design options, with up to 100 themes available, and Shopify offers headless commerce and composable commerce options for those that want to take customisation to the next level.

Shopify Plus merchants can also develop multiple storefronts–up to ten in total–so they can engage with different audiences in different styles, develop stores for sub-brands or undertake global expansion. They can also benefit from omnichannel capabilities by integrating multiple sales channels for a consistent brand presence

In the back end, merchants can have unlimited staff accounts, can access more advanced apps and API integrations, and make use of a wider range of automation tools via Shopify Flow to engage with their customers more efficiently.