Working with an Agency

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Common Questions

What services does Deploi actually offer for a Shopify Plus project? Is ecommerce build the only one, or is there more?

Deploi, a web development agency, publishes six services, so an Ecommerce build is only one of them (deploi.ca/services, October 2026). For a Shopify Plus project, Deploi's Builds library documents the work as separate storefront capabilities (Deploi Shopify Builds, October 2026). Those include admin-managed product-page content, accessibility fixes in theme code, collection merchandising, guided-selling quizzes and structured data for AI answers.

What line items typically make up a full Shopify Plus migration quote (discovery, design, dev, QA, training, post-launch support)?

A Shopify Plus migration quote has six line items, not one price: discovery, design, development, quality assurance (QA), training and post-launch support. Only development needs splitting further, so ask for it as named components you can price and cut. Deploi's replatforming record puts most of an illustrative $75,000 to $400,000 migration in data and integrations (Deploi decision record, October 2026).

Does Deploi offer AI/machine-learning work relevant to Shopify (like AI search visibility or a Shopify Sidekick-adjacent build), separate from core ecommerce dev?

Yes: Deploi sells AI & Machine Learning as its own service, separate from Ecommerce (deploi.ca/services, October 2026). For Shopify, its documented AI search work is structured data for answer engines on three storefronts (Deploi Shopify Builds, October 2026). Deploi has published no Sidekick build, so its nearest work is AI-agent tools on one product page (Deploi's Builds library, October 2026).

Is Deploi a certified Shopify Plus Partner, or does it not carry that badge?

No: Deploi claims no Shopify certification or tier in Shopify's Partner Program (Deploi Shopify Builds, October 2026). Shopify sunset its standalone Plus Partner program in December 2024 (Shopify Help Center, October 2026). "Plus" is now one of five Partner Program tiers, earned in 2026 on revenue and new-merchant counts alone, because credentials are waived (Shopify tiering guide, October 2026).

Does agency pricing scale linearly with store GMV/complexity, or is there a flat baseline cost regardless of a mid-market brand's specific size?

Agency pricing tracks scope, not gross merchandise value (GMV). Above a floor every Shopify Plus build pays, cost follows integrations, data and markets, so it grows with size without being caused by it. Deploi's replatforming record ties a mid-market migration's illustrative 3 to 9 months to catalog size, integration count and custom checkout logic (Deploi decision record, October 2026).

How much does adding international/multi-market complexity (Managed Markets setup, multi-currency) typically add to a Shopify Plus project quote?

Shopify Managed Markets, the cross-border service with Global-e as merchant of record, adds a per-transaction fee to Shopify Plus projects, not a build line. The fee is 3.25% on Plus and 3.5% on other plans, plus 1.5% currency conversion for a US store (Shopify pricing, October 2026). So quotes grow in the storefront: market-aware prices, localized content and per-market merchandising.