Shopware & Magento: What a Migration Really Costs

The Hidden Costs of Your Shop System

Most e-commerce companies know their monthly license fees. What they don’t know: the total cost an enterprise shop system generates over the years.

Shopware Enterprise starts at €2,500 per month — that’s €30,000 per year, just for the license. Magento (Adobe Commerce) is often even higher. On top of that:

Agency costs for every customization (€80–150/hour)
Plugin licenses for features that should be standard
Update costs, because every major update is a project in itself
Hosting that meets the system’s demanding requirements

What a Modular Backend Does Differently

A modular e-commerce backend flips the model: you pay once for the modules you need. No monthly licenses, no vendor lock-ins.

Product Management — Bulk editing, import/export, AI-powered SEO copy. Not as a plugin, but as a core feature.

Order Management — Orders, returns, automation. Directly integrated, not a third-party add-on.

Analytics — Real-time dashboard with AI insights. Without an additional BI tool.

Example Calculation: 3 Years

Item	Enterprise Shop	Modular Backend
License (3 years)	€90,000	€0
Initial setup	€15,000	€12,000
Customizations/year	€20,000	€5,000
Hosting/year	€6,000	€1,200
Total (3 years)	€183,000	€30,600

That’s over €150,000 in savings — with equal or better functionality.

When Does Switching Pay Off?

Not every company benefits equally. We see the biggest savings with:

Mid-market companies with 500–50,000 products
B2B businesses with complex workflows but manageable frontends
Companies that want to keep their existing frontend
Teams looking to escape agency dependency

The First Step

A free system analysis shows you in 30 minutes whether and how much you can save. We look at your existing system, identify the most expensive dependencies, and provide transparent calculations.

No sales pitch. Just numbers.