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For stores with complex catalogues, B2B pricing and serious volume. The work Magento was made for. Builds, upgrades, rescues and performance work, from people who’ve worked on it since Magento 1.0 shipped in 2008.
- On Magento since version 1.0 in 2008
- Upgrades, patches and rescues
- B2B and complex catalogue specialists
- We take over builds others abandoned
gce magento audit client-store
version .......... 2.4.4 (patches behind)
security ......... 2 advisories outstanding
page load ........ 4.1s → target sub-2s
gce magento upgrade --plan
upgraded, patched, cached: 1.6s loads
admin usable again
When to call us
Why Magento stores usually find us
You’re versions behind and it’s getting risky
Security patches are stacking up. Extensions pin you to an old release. Every month makes the upgrade bigger. Waiting never makes it cheaper.
The agency that built it has moved on
Your developers stopped answering, got acquired, or "don’t do Magento anymore". The store still trades. Nobody left understands it.
The site is slow and the admin is slower
Four-second pages. Admin screens you make coffee during. Indexers that run all night. Magento is fast when it’s tuned. Most stores never were.
B2B requirements no simple platform handles
Customer-specific price lists, quote workflows, company accounts, punchout. The reasons you’re on Magento in the first place, and they need real development.
The work
What we do
Everything a trading Magento store needs. Keeping the lights on and the patches current, through to builds and integrations at the platform’s full depth.
- Build
New builds and rebuilds
Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce builds for complex catalogues, multi-store setups and B2B. Architected by people who know where the bodies are buried.
- Upgrade
Upgrades and security patching
Version upgrades planned and done without drama. A patching routine, so security advisories stop being your problem.
- Rescue
Store rescues and takeovers
Your agency or developer left. We audit the codebase, stabilise the store and become the team that answers the phone.
- Speed
Performance engineering
Caching, indexing, database and frontend work, measured in load times. Magento is fast when someone makes it fast.
- B2B
B2B and custom functionality
Price lists, quote flows, company hierarchies, custom checkout logic, and the modules your operation actually needs.
- Connect
ERP and systems integration
NetSuite, SAP Business One, MYOB Advanced and the rest, plus Boomi pipelines. Inventory, orders and pricing stay in sync.
Why us
For the stores that outgrew simple
Magento is the platform we’ve worked on longest. Since the 1.x days, through every upgrade cycle, on stores from boutique to enterprise. It rewards experience and punishes guesswork more than any other platform. That’s why half our Magento work arrives as a rescue.
We’ll also tell you when Magento is the wrong tool. Some stores we move to Shopify. The ones with real complexity, we keep fast and current where they are.
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Magento since 2008, specifically
Not "we also do Magento". It’s been a core practice since Magento 1, and we have the scar tissue to prove it.
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Happy to inherit other people’s code
Overridden cores, mystery modules, undocumented customisations. We audit first, skip the blame, and stabilise fast.
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Straight advice on staying or leaving
Sometimes the audit says "migrate". You’ll hear that from us before you spend another dollar on the wrong platform.
How it runs
Audit first, always
- 1
Store audit
Codebase, extensions, version, security and performance. What you’re actually sitting on, in writing.
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Fixed quote
The plan, priced per item. Urgent patches kept separate from nice-to-haves.
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Stabilise
Security and performance first, on a staging copy, tested against real traffic patterns.
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Build
Upgrades, features and integrations shipped in planned releases. No big-bang deployments.
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Support
Regular patching, monitoring, and a Magento developer who knows your store on the end of the phone.
Fair questions
Before you ask
We’re still on Magento 1 (or an ancient 2.x). What now?
Magento 1 has been end-of-life since 2020, so that’s a migration conversation. Current Magento if your complexity justifies it, Shopify if it doesn’t. An old 2.x can usually be upgraded in planned steps. Either way, the audit gives you the options with prices. No lecture.
Why do Magento upgrades cost so much everywhere?
Because your extensions and customisations set the price, not the version number. Each one needs checking, updating or replacing. Our audit itemises exactly that, which is why our upgrade quotes are fixed instead of "time and materials, and pray".
Can you take over a store mid-flight?
Yes. It’s half our Magento work. We start with the audit, stabilise anything urgent, then take over patching and support. Access to your repository and hosting is all we need to start.
Should we move to Shopify?
Maybe. We build on both, so you get a neutral answer. Complex B2B pricing, huge catalogues and deep ERP coupling favour Magento. If your store uses a fraction of Magento’s capability and all of its maintenance budget, Shopify usually wins. The audit settles it with facts.
Do you handle hosting?
Yes. We set up and manage Magento-appropriate hosting in your name: properly sized, cached and monitored. Bad hosting is behind half of "Magento is slow", so we have opinions about this one.
What does Magento work cost?
The audit is a modest flat fee. After that, everything is fixed-quoted per item. Patches and tuning at the small end, upgrades and builds larger, support as a monthly arrangement. No open-ended hourly billing.
Talk Magento
Tell us where the store stands
Version, host, what hurts most, and whether the previous developers are still around. You’ll get an audit quote and a straight read within 48 hours.
0413 997 229- Flat-fee audit, findings in writing
- Fixed quotes per item after that
- Stay-or-migrate advice included