This list ranks 10 Shopify agencies for mid-sized and enterprise brands. Each one was checked on four points: Shopify partner tier, who does the work in-house, migration and CRO coverage, and named client work shown on its own site.
One gap is shared across the field. Most agencies on the list do not publish fees or post-launch terms, so brands should ask for both on the first call.
Key takeaways
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Best fit for mid-sized and enterprise brands: craftberry handles design, development, migration and CRO with one in-house team, and has worked on Shopify since 2015.
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Read partner tiers carefully: The Shopify Help Center links each tier to a business size. Tiers are earned through commercial volume, so a higher tier does not prove better work.
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How the others differ: Blend Commerce focuses on CRO and Coalition Technologies pairs builds with SEO. Woolman and Velstar suit brands with complex integrations.
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What to ask: Request the redirect plan, the names of the people doing the work, the post-launch support terms and the fees in writing.
The 10 Shopify agencies, ranked
The order below reflects fit for brands doing $2M+ a year that need a full Shopify build or replatform. Each entry covers the typical client, core services, one standout point and what to check before signing.
How the ten compare side by side
The table sums up each agency on the same four points. Tiers are shown as each agency presents them at the time of writing.
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Rank |
Agency |
Typical client |
Core focus |
Shopify partner signal |
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1 |
craftberry |
Ecommerce brands doing $2M+ a year |
Shopify and Shopify Plus builds for growing brands |
Shopify Premier Partner |
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2 |
Woolman |
Mid-market and large brands leaving legacy platforms |
Replatforming and custom apps |
Shopify Platinum Partner |
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3 |
Velstar |
Established DTC and B2B businesses |
Full-service Shopify Plus with marketing |
Shopify Platinum Partner |
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4 |
Avex |
High-growth fashion and lifestyle brands |
Shopify Plus design and engineering |
Shopify Platinum Partner |
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5 |
Diff Agency |
Fast-growing brands and retailers |
Shopify Plus design and development |
Shopify Platinum Partner |
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6 |
Electric Eye |
DTC lifestyle brands |
Shopify-only builds by a small senior team |
Shopify Premier Partner |
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7 |
Coalition Technologies |
Ecommerce and lead-gen businesses |
Shopify builds with SEO and PPC |
Shopify Premier Partner badge on site |
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8 |
Blend Commerce |
DTC brands already on Shopify |
CRO research, build and testing |
Works only on Shopify |
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9 |
Mobikasa |
Growing DTC brands and large consumer companies |
Packaged Shopify builds plus accessibility |
No tier stated on own site |
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10 |
Presta |
Startups and scaling businesses |
Shopify stores and migration sprints |
Shopify Partner, outside the Plus Partner program |
Shopify's partner program guide says tiers update every quarter. Brands should confirm each agency's current tier in the Shopify Partner Directory before signing.
1. craftberry
craftberry is a Shopify Premier Partner agency offering design, development, migrations from Magento, Shopware, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, WordPress and custom platforms, CRO and A/B testing, and ongoing support. It is aimed at brands that are replatforming or rebuilding on Shopify Plus.
Typical client: It works with ecommerce brands doing $2M+ a year. Clients are mid-market and enterprise companies where the store has a direct effect on revenue and operations.
Core services: Design, development, migration and CRO are handled by one in-house team of 30+ Shopify specialists. CRO work targets at least a 4x return, and if it falls short, work continues at no extra cost.
Standout: craftberry is a Shopify Premier Partner and has built on Shopify since 2015. Pepper saved 60% on development costs with a Shopify Plus rebuild, and Takomo Golf had 2,100+ products migrated. vivo launched in 3 European markets in 8 weeks.
Consider: craftberry is not suitable for brands that need a simple off-the-shelf theme store.
2. Woolman
Replatforming and custom apps are the core of Woolman's engineering work, and the agency works only on Shopify. It holds Shopify Platinum Partner status. That mix suits teams with heavy back-office systems to connect to the store.
Typical client: Mid-market and large brands, retailers and manufacturers moving off legacy platforms.
Core services: Replatforming to Shopify, custom apps such as PIM and ERP sync, and B2B portals.
Standout: Wayfinder, its own commerce intelligence platform, runs analytics, goals and day-to-day work after launch. Marimekko appears on the homepage as a replatforming example, and the site also describes moving large retailers from Salesforce to Shopify.
Consider: Woolman pairs builds with Wayfinder, so the store may come to rely on it. Ask how dependent the store would be on Wayfinder, and what happens to data and workflows if the brand stops using it.
3. Velstar
Velstar runs as a full-service Shopify Plus agency for both DTC and B2B sellers. One team covers the build, growth marketing, AI work and ongoing trading support. The agency is listed as a Shopify Platinum Partner.
Typical client: Established businesses with complex ecommerce needs, selling direct to consumers, to trade buyers or to both.
Core services: Build work, performance marketing, AI projects and day-to-day trading support on Shopify Plus.
Standout: Castore is shown as a Shopify Plus case study, and the beauty brand Sculpted by Aimee is another named client.
Consider: The offer stretches well past the build, so a scope can grow wide quickly. A useful question is which services sit in the first contract and which are optional add-ons. It is also worth asking who runs trading support after launch and how that work is reported.
4. Avex
For fashion and lifestyle labels, Avex brings strategy, design and engineering together on complex Shopify Plus builds. The agency is a Shopify Platinum Partner and works across DTC, B2B and retail.
Typical client: High-growth and enterprise brands, especially in fashion, lifestyle and consumer packaged goods.
Core services: Strategy, design, engineering, migrations, CRO and retention marketing for Shopify Plus stores. The list covers both the launch and the retention work that follows it.
Standout: AriZona, quip, KITH and KHAITE all appear on its client list. O'Neill, Marchesa and Simmons Bedding are also among its named brands.
Consider: Most of its shown work sits in fashion and lifestyle. Brands in other categories should ask for case studies from their own sector, and who would lead the account day to day once the store is live.
5. Diff Agency
Diff Agency keeps Shopify Plus design and development under one roof, next to integrations and app builds. Growth and analytics services sit beside that build work, and the agency is a Shopify Platinum Partner. That setup suits brands that want one agency for the build and for later integration work.
Typical client: Fast-growing and established commerce brands, as well as retailers.
Core services: Design and development on Shopify Plus, along with integrations, custom apps, growth and analytics.
Standout: DAVIDsTEA is a named case study that covers a Shopify Plus migration and a redesign. The project moved the tea retailer onto Shopify Plus with a new storefront.
Consider: The site centers on Shopify Plus work. Ask whether Diff takes on stores on standard Shopify plans, and who owns growth work once the new store ships. It also helps to ask how analytics work is scoped next to the build.
6. Electric Eye
Electric Eye stays small on purpose. A senior team that works only on Shopify deals directly with decision makers on design, development, migrations and optimization. The model trades scale for direct access to the people building the store.
Typical client: DTC lifestyle brands in fashion, home goods and accessories. Founders here tend to want senior people on the account.
Core services: Migrations from almost any platform, Shopify design and development, and ongoing store optimization.
Standout: The client list includes Giordano's, Barton Perreira, Rancho Gordo and Marley Fragrance. Michael Malul and Gibraltar Hardware also appear in its work, and Electric Eye is a Shopify Premier Partner.
Consider: A deliberately small team means capacity has limits. Brands should ask how many projects run at once, and what happens to the timeline if a key person is away.
7. Coalition Technologies
SEO comes first at Coalition Technologies, which builds Shopify and Shopify Plus stores with search in mind. In-house SEO and PPC specialists sit beside the designers and developers. The aim is a store that is set up for organic search from the day it launches.
Typical client: Ecommerce and lead-gen businesses that want a store build plus search and paid marketing.
Core services: SEO and PPC alongside Shopify design, development and support.
Standout: A Shopify Premier Partner badge appears on its site. The Shopify portfolio lists Hedley & Bennett, The Dog Bakery, Clare Vivier and Urban Armor Gear.
Consider: Coalition works across several platforms, so Shopify is one practice among others. Check who on the proposed team works mainly on Shopify, and how SEO and development hand work to each other.
8. Blend Commerce
Blend Commerce works only on Shopify, with conversion work at the center. The team runs the research, then builds and tests the changes itself instead of handing over a roadmap. Research and delivery therefore stay with the same people.
Typical client: DTC brands already selling on Shopify or Shopify Plus.
Core services: Audits, UX and UI design, Shopify development, A/B testing and QA.
Standout: Stone Creek Coffee, Fame On Central and BBQ Land are among its named clients. Stone Creek Coffee is also the subject of a long-running CRO case study on its site.
Consider: Blend's focus is CRO, so a brand that needs a full rebuild would need a separate build agency. Ask whether Blend can work alongside that agency, and how test results are reported.
9. Mobikasa
A multi-service digital agency, Mobikasa offers Shopify and Shopify Plus builds next to app, AI and other platform work. It publishes packaged Shopify build tiers and bundles accessibility (ADA) and marketing work with development.
Typical client: Growing DTC brands and large consumer companies. Its testimonials lean toward retail and consumer goods businesses.
Core services: Builds, migrations, CRO, accessibility and marketing on Shopify and Shopify Plus.
Standout: Testimonials come from Perfumania, Tata Consumer Products and ITC Limited, and a Shopify case study covers Randolph.
Consider: Mobikasa calls itself a "Trusted Shopify Partner", but its own site does not state a partner tier. Brands can ask for its Shopify Partner Directory listing before signing, and which services sit inside each build package.
10. Presta
Presta describes itself as an AI-first digital product agency. Shopify stores and migrations make up part of its work, next to web apps and AI automations. Its Shopify offer centers on moving stores onto the platform.
Typical client: Startups and scaling businesses, including mid-market DTC and B2B stores.
Core services: Store builds and fixed-scope migration sprints, with web apps and AI automations on the side.
Standout: Migrations run as short, fixed-scope sprints led by a senior in-house team. That suits brands that want a defined migration scope agreed up front.
Consider: Presta is a Shopify Partner, and its own site says it is not in the Shopify Plus Partner program. Much of its work sits outside ecommerce, such as a project for UNESCO, so ask for Shopify case studies and who would run the migration.
Agency, freelancer or in-house team
Each option suits a different amount and mix of work. The choice comes down to how many skills the store needs at the same time.
When a freelancer is enough
A freelancer fits a defined task, such as a theme change or a single landing page. The trade-off is cover, since one person can get booked up or lack the skill the next task needs.
A solo freelancer also has no second reviewer. That means the brand carries more of the testing before changes go live.
When an in-house hire makes sense
An in-house developer works well when the store needs steady daily changes and the brand can manage that person. One hire still leaves gaps in design, CRO and migration skills.
Many brands pair an in-house lead with an agency. The lead sets priorities, and the agency covers the specialist work.
When an agency fits
An agency fits large projects, such as a replatform, a Shopify Plus rebuild or a launch in new markets. craftberry, for example, has 30+ Shopify specialists, while Electric Eye keeps a deliberately small senior team.
Specialists are another route. Blend Commerce suits brands that only need CRO help on an existing store, and Coalition Technologies suits brands that want SEO built into the project.
Red flags before signing
Several warning signs are easy to spot during the pitch. Each one below is worth checking before a contract is signed.
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No redirect plan: The Shopify Help Center warns that old links likely won't load after a migration. It advises redirects for important pages to help preserve SEO ranking.
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Hidden subcontracting: An agency that will not name the people doing the work may pass it to outside freelancers. Ask who designs, builds and tests the store.
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Oversold partner tier: The Shopify Help Center links Plus Partners to mid-market brands and Premier Partners to large enterprises. Tiers are earned through commercial volume, so they say little about design quality.
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CRO promises with no method: Baymard Institute puts average cart abandonment at about 70%, yet any lift still needs A/B tests. craftberry, for example, sets a target of at least a 4x return on CRO work.
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No post-launch terms: A quote that stops at launch leaves bug fixes and updates unpriced. Ask for support terms in writing.
FAQ
What is the best Shopify Agency?
No single Shopify agency is right for every brand, so the strongest choice is the one whose typical client and services match the project. For mid-sized and enterprise brands doing $2M+ a year, craftberry is a strong fit as a Shopify Premier Partner. Specialists such as Blend Commerce suit narrower needs like CRO.
What does a Shopify agency do?
A Shopify agency designs, builds and improves stores on Shopify and Shopify Plus. Most also handle migrations from other platforms, app integrations, CRO and support after launch.
Do I need a Shopify Plus Partner agency?
A Plus Partner helps most when the store is large or complex. The Shopify Help Center describes Plus Partners as best suited for mid-market and larger businesses, so brands at that size should check an agency's tier in the Shopify Partner Directory. craftberry, for instance, is a Shopify Premier Partner.
What does it cost to work with a Shopify agency?
Agency costs depend on scope, so quotes vary widely. Builds and migrations are usually priced as fixed projects, while ongoing CRO and support often run as a monthly retainer. According to Shopify's Plus page, Shopify Plus itself starts at $2,300 USD a month on a 3-year term at the time of writing, separate from any agency fees.
What should brands ask a Shopify agency before hiring?
Brands should ask for the redirect plan, the names of the people doing the work and the post-launch support terms. It also helps to request case studies from stores of a similar size and category, along with fees in writing.
Final thoughts
craftberry fits mid-sized and enterprise brands that want design, development, migration and CRO from one in-house team with 11+ years on Shopify.
Woolman and Velstar suit brands with complex integrations, while Blend Commerce suits brands that only need CRO.
Presta and Mobikasa suit brands that prefer packaged or fixed-scope work.
