Planning and platform choice
We understand what you sell, how orders are handled, and what your team needs before recommending a platform or project plan.
03 · eCommerce Development
Online store design and development
Online stores made for your business
We help you choose the right platform, create a store that feels like your brand, and set up the payments, shipping, repeat orders, and everyday tools your team needs.
Platforms we work with
One clear way to compare your options
You do not need to arrive with a platform in mind. Tell us what you sell, how your team works, and where the current problems are. We will help narrow the choices.
Shopify
A dependable hosted store that is easy for your team to manage
Discuss this option →WooCommerce
A flexible online store built around WordPress content
Discuss this option →Medusa.js
A custom store when standard platforms cannot support the way you sell
Discuss this option →Zoho Commerce
A hosted storefront connected to your sales, stock and accounting workflows
Discuss this option →Magento / Adobe Commerce
Large catalogues, multiple stores, and established retail operations
Discuss this option →BigCommerce
Hosted commerce with strong catalogue and business selling features
Discuss this option →Wix eCommerce
A straightforward store for smaller catalogues and service businesses
Discuss this option →OpenCart
An open-source store with control over hosting and extensions
Discuss this option →PrestaShop
Flexible open-source commerce for growing product catalogues
Discuss this option →Squarespace Commerce
A design-led store for focused catalogues and creative brands
Discuss this option →Custom / Headless
A tailored storefront connected to the systems you already use
Discuss this option →What we can help with
Everything needed to launch and run your store
Store design
We create an original, mobile-friendly shopping experience that suits your products and feels consistent with your brand.
Payments and repeat orders
We set up suitable payment options, refunds, subscriptions, repeat deliveries, and clear customer communication.
Shipping and delivery
We connect shipping services, delivery rates, service areas, order tracking, and the steps your team follows to fulfil an order.
Your business tools
We connect the store to inventory, accounting, customer support, email marketing, analytics, and other tools you already use.
Search, accessibility, and speed
We make the store quick to use, easier to find on Google, and accessible to customers using different devices and assistive tools.
Zoho Commerce implementation & customisation
A storefront is only the beginning. Connect the business behind it.
Already working with Zoho, or looking for a hosted store? We shape the storefront around your brand and map how products, customers and orders should move through your business before implementing the agreed workflows.
Build your foundation
Store setup, catalogue structure, domain configuration and supported payment, tax and shipping settings.
Make it feel like you
Theme configuration, brand styling, mobile layouts and supported custom sections.
Connect the everyday work
Plan connections to Zoho CRM, Books, Inventory or other tools using supported integrations and APIs.
Move, test and hand over
Migration mapping, URL planning, order-flow testing and practical guidance for your store team.
Features and integrations depend on the selected Zoho plan, theme, region and APIs. Subscriptions and provider fees are separate from our implementation work unless expressly included. Custom-code rights, migration scope and support follow the accepted proposal. Accessibility testing and privacy/consent implementation are scoped to the store and connected vendors; neither platform choice nor implementation guarantees legal compliance.
Platform references: Zoho storefront customisation · Zoho Commerce APIs. Zoho trademarks belong to their respective owner; no partner or certification status is implied.
Compare the core commerce approaches
| Decision | Shopify | WooCommerce | Medusa.js | Zoho Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Fast, dependable D2C and omnichannel launches | Content-led stores and WordPress-centred businesses | Differentiated, complex, or composable commerce | Stores aligned with Zoho-centred business operations |
| Operations | Hosted platform with familiar merchant tools | Self-hosted WordPress with configurable extensions | Custom application with owned infrastructure and code | Hosted Zoho platform with separately scoped integrations |
| Customisation | Themes, apps, Functions, APIs, and custom storefronts | Themes, plugins, hooks, checkout, content, and APIs | Data models, modules, workflows, APIs, admin, and storefront | Supported themes, custom sections and API workflows |
| Typical reason to choose | Lower operational overhead and shorter launch path | Strong content-commerce flexibility and platform control | Business logic that must not be forced into platform constraints | A storefront connected to existing Zoho tools |
A commerce process built to reduce launch risk
Discover
Map commercial goals, catalogue, operations, integrations, migration risks, and success measures.
Design
Prototype the critical journeys and create a reusable storefront design system.
Engineer
Build the platform, integrations, content model, analytics, SEO, and accessibility foundations.
Launch & improve
Test real transactions, migrate safely, monitor production, and optimise from evidence.
Commerce knowledge
Guides for better platform decisions
Frequently asked questions
Can eLan Technology implement and customise Zoho Commerce?
Yes. We scope store setup, supported theme customisation, product and content migration, and integrations with sales, inventory and accounting tools. Availability depends on the Zoho plan, theme, region and supported APIs. Platform subscriptions, provider charges, custom-code rights, maintenance and delivery are agreed in the proposal; Zoho remains a hosted third-party platform.
Should I choose Shopify, WooCommerce, Medusa.js or Zoho Commerce?
Choose Shopify when you want a hosted platform and familiar commerce administration. Choose WooCommerce when WordPress content flexibility and hosting control are central. Consider Medusa.js when custom commerce logic, integrations or an owned deployment model matter. Consider Zoho Commerce when a hosted storefront and connections to Zoho business tools fit your operations. Source-code and application ownership, licences, infrastructure and support always depend on the selected platform, proposal and payment terms.
Can eLan Technology create a completely custom Shopify design?
Yes. We design the customer experience around your brand and catalogue, then build a modular Shopify theme using Liquid, sections, blocks, CSS, and JavaScript. The result is editable by your team without looking like an off-the-shelf template.
Do you design and develop WooCommerce stores?
Yes. We design custom WooCommerce storefronts for businesses that want flexible WordPress content management alongside ecommerce. Our work can include original theme design, product and checkout UX, subscriptions, Indian and international payments, shipping integrations, performance optimisation, security, and migration from another platform.
What can you customise in Medusa.js?
Medusa.js lets us extend data models, workflows, APIs, admin tools, payments, fulfilment, pricing, promotions, subscriptions, and integrations. Our Puritas implementation includes a custom storefront, subscription commerce, Razorpay and PhonePe modules, and purpose-built shipping workflows.
Do you handle migration and ecommerce SEO?
Yes. We plan product, collection, customer, order, content, and URL migration; preserve valuable URLs with permanent redirects; implement canonical tags and structured data; and validate analytics, merchant feeds, checkout, and indexing after launch.
Do you provide support after launch?
Yes. Support can include monitoring, security updates, feature development, conversion optimisation, catalogue assistance, analytics, and ongoing technical SEO. The right plan depends on the platform and operational complexity.
Start with the right questions
Bring us the commerce problem - not a pre-selected platform.
We will help you decide whether Shopify, Medusa.js, or another architecture best supports your customers, team, and growth plans.
Schedule a consultationCommerce data responsibilities
A store connects customer data across several systems.
Product discovery may be public, but checkout, accounts, support and fulfilment can pass personal data among the storefront, commerce platform, payment provider, shipping provider and marketing tools.
Read the privacy policy- 01
Customer and order fields
Collect only the account, delivery, invoice, support and fulfilment details needed for the stated transaction and applicable obligations. Optional marketing choices must remain separate.
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Payments
Use the selected payment provider’s hosted or tokenised controls where appropriate. Card, bank and authentication credentials should not be copied into ordinary store records or support messages.
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Shipping and service providers
Map exactly which order and contact fields pass to couriers, email, tax, analytics, support, review, loyalty or subscription providers and show relevant notices before collection.
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Retention and customer controls
Define order, account, abandoned-cart, support and marketing retention separately, including access, correction, deletion, unsubscribe and legally required transaction records.
Platform configuration can support privacy controls, but the merchant remains responsible for its lawful purposes, notices, operational practices and instructions to service providers.
Privacy questions and personal-data requests can be sent to privacy@elan-tech.net.
Service answer
Is eCommerce Development right for your project?
Custom ecommerce development with Shopify, WooCommerce, Medusa.js and Zoho Commerce implementation, storefront customisation and business integrations.
What does eLan provide for eCommerce Development?
We plan the work around your business goal, agree the deliverables before development, and provide a clear proposal covering scope, schedule, responsibilities and support.
How is the price decided?
Pricing depends on the approved features, content, integrations, compliance work and delivery requirements. Any third-party subscriptions or usage charges are identified separately.
What should you do next?
Share your goals, current website or reference examples. We will recommend a practical approach and provide a quote without forcing a particular platform or package.
Available Across India & Internationally
We deliver this service for businesses across India and internationally - from our Nagpur HQ to clients in the USA, UAE, Canada, Australia and beyond.