Websites for e-commerce and online shops
Custom online shops with South African payment gateways, no per-order commissions, and systems that scale with your business. Not a template - a platform.
Sell online without giving away your margins.
South African small businesses selling products online face a choice: use a platform like Shopify and pay monthly fees plus transaction percentages, or try to bolt e-commerce onto a website that was never built for it. Both options leave money on the table.
We build custom e-commerce solutions that fit how your business actually works. Whether you are a food producer shipping frozen goods via cold-chain courier, an artisan selling handmade products, or a retailer with both walk-in and online customers, the shop should match your operation - not the other way around.
What your online shop needs
South African payment gateways. PayFast, Yoco, SnapScan, Zapper - we integrate with the payment methods your customers actually use. No need to force international payment flows on a local audience.
No per-order commissions. Unlike marketplace platforms that take a cut of every sale, your website is yours. You pay for the build and the hosting. The revenue is all yours.
Mobile checkout that works. Most of your customers are buying on their phones. The checkout needs to be fast, simple, and trustworthy on any device and any connection speed.
Delivery and collection options. Local delivery, national courier, cold-chain logistics, click-and-collect - we build the fulfilment flow that matches your operation. We have integrated with MyCourier for cold-chain, built zone-based delivery pricing, and handled collection scheduling.
B2B and wholesale pricing. If you sell to both retail customers and trade buyers, we can build separate pricing tiers, wholesale catalogues, and account-based ordering - all in one system.
Accounting integration. Xero, Sage, or manual export - we connect your shop to your books so invoices, stock, and revenue flow without double-entry.
Inventory and order management. Stock tracking, order status updates, cloud-printed invoices and delivery notes. The back office runs itself.
Why custom beats a template
Template e-commerce platforms work for simple shops. But the moment you need wholesale pricing, courier integration, accounting sync, or anything outside the standard checkout flow, you are fighting the platform instead of building your business.
A custom build costs more upfront but pays for itself: no monthly platform fees, no transaction percentages, no limitations on what you can sell or how you sell it. And when your business grows or changes, the platform grows with it.
Further reading
The small business website checklist for 2026
Everything your business website needs to be doing in 2026 - including what e-commerce sites specifically need to get right.
Read articleHow much does a website cost in South Africa in 2026?
What to expect to pay for a website in South Africa, from a simple refresh to a full e-commerce build.
Read articleServices and pricing
Site Refresh
R12,000
Mobile fixes, speed, SEO basics, and a content polish. Two-week turnaround.
Site Rebuild
From R25,000
A full replacement. Design, build, content, and SEO from scratch. 4-6 weeks.
Care Plan
R3,000/month
Hosting, updates, SEO checks, monitoring, and 3 hours of changes per month.
Questions about e-commerce websites
A new online shop starts at R30,000 once-off, or from R9,500 to add a shop to a website you already have. More complex builds with courier integration, wholesale pricing, or accounting sync are scoped and quoted individually - you will know the price before we start.
Usually, yes. We have migrated shops from WooCommerce, Shopify, and custom-built systems. Products, customers, and order history can typically be carried across.
Shopify works well for simple shops. But once you need SA-specific payment gateways, custom courier integration, wholesale pricing, or accounting sync, the monthly fees and transaction percentages add up and the customisation hits a wall. We will tell you honestly if Shopify is the right fit or if a custom build makes more sense for your business.
Yes. We built the Doughboys e-commerce platform - a custom Laravel build with PayFast, Yoco, SnapScan, and Zapper payments, MyCourier cold-chain integration, Xero accounting sync, B2B wholesale pricing, and cloud-printed invoices. Lighthouse score went from around 40 to 89+.
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