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Ecommerce pricing UK 2026
Ecommerce in the UK costs £1,500 to £30,000+ in 2026, with the average around £5,800. Here's the honest breakdown.
- UK range
- £1,500 to £30,000+
- UK average
- £5,800
- Tiers
- 4
- Year
- 2026
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Ecommerce in the UK: what it actually costs
Ecommerce pricing in the UK ranges from £1,500 to £30,000+, with the average sitting around £5,800 in 2026. That's a huge spread — because "ecommerce" isn't one thing, and the same words cover four or five wildly different service tiers.
Here's the full breakdown, tier by tier, so you can work out where a fair price sits for what you actually need.
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Pricing tiers explained
The UK ecommerce market breaks down into these tiers in 2026:
- • Shopify theme setup (£1,500–£3,500) — Paid theme, product upload, payments.
- • Custom Shopify (£3,500–£12,000) — Custom theme, apps, Klaviyo, brand-led design.
- • WooCommerce build (£3,000–£10,000) — Custom WooCommerce, hosting, plugin setup.
- • Headless / enterprise (£15,000–£60,000+) — Bespoke frontend, deep integrations.
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What changes the price
Within any tier, the number moves based on scope. The main factors:
- • SKU count
- • Variant complexity
- • Platform choice
- • Custom checkout
- • Migration
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Red flags to avoid
The ecommerce space attracts a lot of low-quality suppliers precisely because the prices are opaque. Watch for these signals:
- • 'Shopify sites from £399' — that's a theme install, not a build
- • No mention of Klaviyo or email setup
- • No hosting plan mentioned
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What we charge
Custom Shopify from £3,500. Klaviyo add-on £300–£800.
We're a small Colchester studio serving UK SMBs and international clients. Pricing is fixed, quotes are itemised, and there are no upsells hidden in the small print.
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How to get the best value on ecommerce
Three rules that apply almost universally: 1) Get three quotes from suppliers in the same tier — comparing a freelancer quote to an agency quote tells you nothing useful. 2) Ask for itemised breakdowns, not lump sums. 3) Ask what happens if scope changes mid-project — the answer tells you almost everything about the supplier.
The cheapest quote is almost never the best value. The most expensive is almost never the best value either. The right supplier is the one whose scope, deliverables, and process match what you actually need.
/ FAQs
Common questions
Shopify or WooCommerce?
Shopify for most UK SMBs. WooCommerce for content-led shops or tight-margin operations.