Costs and Investment
One of the most important questions in any B2B e-commerce project concerns the investment. We understand that you need a reliable estimate before commissioning a project. The following questions give you a realistic framework for expected costs, both for initial development and ongoing operations. Detailed budget indications are provided in the free initial consultation.
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- What does a typical B2B e-commerce project cost? A blanket figure would be misleading, because the investment depends heavily on scope. As a rough orientation: a B2B shop with standard functionality and a manageable ERP…
- Are there hidden costs such as license fees? The platform itself incurs no license costs: Shopware Community Edition is open source under the MIT license. Since March 2025, however, Shopware's Fair Usage Policy applies…
- What ongoing costs arise after go-live? After go-live, essentially three ongoing items arise: hosting, maintenance and optional further development. Hosting covers infrastructure, SSL certificates and backup storage, is…
- Do we work with fixed prices or on a time-and-materials basis? Both are possible, and the choice depends on how clear your requirements are. For sharply defined projects with a stable requirements catalog, we offer fixed prices that give you…
- How is the return on investment of a B2B shop calculated? The economic benefit of a B2B shop rarely stems from a single effect but from the interplay of several levers. Central is the reduction of manual order processing: orders that…
- Can the project be divided into sub-projects to distribute the investment? Yes, we even recommend a phased approach in many cases. Instead of implementing everything at once, phase one starts with the core shop, a basic ERP connection and the most…