Shopify Development in the US
We are an Indian engineering team working with businesses in the US. Written scope before any code, and a fixed quote in USD.
Working hours
Our day ends at 07:30 in the US (08:30 on summer time), before yours begins, so we work asynchronously: written updates land overnight and are waiting when you start.
Quoted in USD
There is no general VAT in the US at present, so the quote is the amount you pay.
Data protection
Work for this market is scoped against state privacy law, principally the CCPA and CPRA in California, agreed before development starts rather than retrofitted afterwards.
Written scope
Every engagement starts with a written scope and a fixed USD quote within 24 hours, so the price is set before work begins.
About Shopify Development
We've shipped 7+ Shopify stores for D2C brands, B2B catalogs, and subscription businesses across India, USA, Canada, UK, and UAE. Whether you're launching your first store on Basic Shopify or replatforming a 10,000-SKU catalog onto Shopify Plus, our team handles the full build, strategy, theme development, app integration, payments, shipping, and post-launch growth.
What the engagement includes
- Custom Shopify theme development from scratch
- Premium theme customization (Out of the Sandbox, Switch, Archetype)
- Liquid templating, sections, and metafields
- Shopify App development (private + public apps)
- Headless Shopify with Next.js or Hydrogen
- Shopify Plus implementation and Launchpad scripts
- Store migration (WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce → Shopify)
- Performance optimization and Core Web Vitals tuning
How we work with US clients
A US engagement gets agreed twice. Once with the person who wants the thing built, and then again with legal, security, procurement and finance, who arrive separately and rarely in the same week. That second round is where a supplier outside the country loses the calendar: a master services agreement to redline, a security questionnaire, a certificate of insurance, and a vendor portal that assumes everyone it onboards can sign a W-9. Send all of it while the scope is still being written rather than in the week you wanted to start, and where the honest answer to a row is that we do not hold something, we write that in rather than leaving it blank.
You are also buying from a company you cannot drop in on, so the evidence has to do the work an office would otherwise do. What we send is live production URLs rather than a deck, a written scope with one fixed number against it, and the names of the people who will do the work rather than a bench that changes after signature. What we will also tell you is the shape of what you are hiring: a small team in Noida that has been building since 2021, not a firm that can put four more people on your project next Monday. If that is what your timeline needs, we say so before the contract rather than after it.
Indicative pricing in USD
Converted from our published Indian rates and rounded. Exchange rates move, so the figure on your quote is calculated on the day it is issued.
Full service detail
This page covers how we work with clients in your market. The complete Shopify Development page, with the full technical detail, process and frequently asked questions, is written in English.
Read the full service page (English)Questions US clients ask
Does our site have to meet ADA accessibility requirements?
If you are consumer facing in the US, build as though it does. Demand letters over inaccessible websites are routine and cheap to send, federal work brings Section 508 with it, and the Department of Justice rule under Title II sets WCAG 2.1 AA for state and local government entities on a timetable your counsel can confirm for your size band. We work to WCAG 2.2 AA and test with a screen reader rather than relying on an automated scan, because automated tools catch perhaps a third of real issues and the other two thirds are the ones that end up in a letter.
How do we know you will still be here in two years?
Nobody can promise you that, and a supplier who does is selling something. We have been building since 2021 and we maintain what we build, which is the honest version of the answer. The useful version is that it should not have to matter. The repository is in your GitHub organization, the domain and hosting accounts are in your company name, the stack is Next.js, Laravel, Flutter and Postgres rather than anything only we can read, and the handover document exists before you ask for it. If we vanished tomorrow, another agency could pick it up without needing to call us.
Can you sign our NDA and work under our MSA?
Yes to the NDA. Send your standard one and it comes back signed within 24 hours, before you describe the project in any detail. Yes to the MSA too, with the caveat that we read it properly rather than signing to be agreeable. The two clauses we usually come back on are unlimited liability, where we ask for a cap tied to the fees, and an IP clause drafted broadly enough to sweep in the internal tooling we bring to every project. Everything built for you transfers to you in full on final payment. We mark up those two and sign the rest.
Something breaks at two in the afternoon in Chicago. What actually happens?
Two in the afternoon in Chicago is past midnight here, half past midnight in summer and half past one in winter, so the truthful answer depends on what you are paying for. Monitoring does not keep our hours and the alert fires whatever the clock says. Whether a person is awake to act on it depends on your plan, because we are not a 24/7 on-call operation as standard, and we would rather tell you that while you are choosing a plan than while your checkout is down. Without out-of-hours cover written into the contract, the realistic answer is that it is picked up at the start of our day, which is the middle of your night, and you should price that in when you decide.
Shopify Development: common questions
How much does it cost to build a Shopify store?
Our Shopify builds start at $290 for a basic Dawn-customized store with up to 200 products and standard payment + shipping integration. Custom themes with bespoke design and advanced features run $690-$1,700. Shopify Plus or headless builds start at $1,700. Final cost depends on catalog complexity, design fidelity, and the apps you need integrated.
How long does it take to launch a Shopify store?
Standard Shopify stores: 2-4 weeks from kickoff to launch. Custom theme builds: 6-10 weeks. Shopify Plus or headless: 10-16 weeks. We work in weekly sprints with demos so you see progress every Monday.
Do you build on Shopify Plus?
Yes. We're experienced with Shopify Plus features including Launchpad, Scripts (now Shopify Functions), Flow, and B2B. We typically recommend Plus only for stores with annual revenue above $570,000, below that, the Advanced plan usually offers better economics.
Can you migrate my existing store to Shopify?
Yes. We've migrated stores from WooCommerce, Magento, and BigCommerce to Shopify. Standard migration includes products, customers, orders, content pages, blog posts, and 301 redirects to preserve SEO. Migration timelines: 3-6 weeks for stores under 1,000 SKUs.
Do you offer post-launch Shopify support?
Yes. Every build includes 30 days of post-launch monitoring and bug fixes free. After that, we offer optional monthly retainers ($170-$570/month) for ongoing feature work, A/B tests, and seasonal campaigns. Many of our Shopify clients have been on retainer for 2+ years.
Other markets we work in
Tell us what you are building in the US
Send the scope, or just the problem. You get a written scope and a fixed USD quote back within 24 hours, from the engineers who would do the work.