“How much does a store cost” sounds like a simple question, but an honest answer always depends on what exactly you want. A storefront on a ready-made CMS and a store with 1C integration and a product configurator differ in price by an order of magnitude.
What makes up the price
The cost of development is, first of all, hours. Where they go:
- designing the structure and catalog;
- markup and frontend;
- CMS setup or development on a framework;
- integrations: payments, delivery, 1C, CRM;
- content entry and product migration;
- testing and launch.
The more complex the logic, the more hours. A product configurator, syncing stock with the accounting system, a customer account with order history — these are all separate blocks of work.
Where you can save and where you can’t
It’s reasonable to save at the stage where an off-the-shelf solution covers the task. If you don’t need unique functionality, a typical store on 1C-Bitrix or WordPress comes together faster and cheaper than a custom build.
You can’t save on architecture and integrations. A store that doesn’t sync with the accounting system turns into manual work for managers, and that saving will eat the budget within a couple of months.
Why AI-assisted development lowers the bill
A significant part of the code in a store is routine: standard forms, glue code, CRUD, tests. AI tools write this several times faster, while an engineer controls the architecture and review. As a result, what used to take a week of manual work comes together in a couple of days. Fewer hours means a smaller bill, at the same quality.
The bottom line
You can’t name an exact price without a brief, and anyone who quotes one right away is most likely wrong. But we can quickly assess your project by scope of work and give a range for timeline and cost. Describe the task and we’ll come back with an estimate.