Platform & Architecture — Build vs. Buy
45 capability decisions in Platform & Architecture, each scored across the 12-dimension TCC framework for a mid-market Shopify reference scenario.
Should You Build or Buy Your Shopify Scripts-to-Functions Migration?
BUILDA Scripts-to-Functions migration is a build for any store whose checkout logic still earns money — unported rules have already gone silent.
Platform & Architecture
Should You Build or Buy a Shopify App Stack Audit?
CUSTOMIZEAudit app spend on Shopify's bill, which itemizes charges but not ROI (verified Sep 2026), then replace widget-class apps with native features; Vitals under 10 apps.
Platform & Architecture
Staged Rollout and Rollback for Shopify Functions: Build It?
CUSTOMIZEShopify releases and reverts whole app versions with no canary or percentage rollout, so gradual exposure for a Function is something you build inside it.
Platform & Architecture
What Breaks in Your Marketing Stack on Headless Cutover?
BUILDNo app covers a headless cutover checklist. Shared carts, a checkout subdomain, redirect maps, feed rules and pixels are all yours to scope before launch day.
Platform & Architecture
WooCommerce vs. Shopify: Should You Replatform?
BUYReplatforming to Shopify pays when platform ops cost more than a plan: Basic $39 to Plus from $2,300/mo (verified Sep 2026). Stay put while your stack is stable.
Platform & Architecture