Shopware shopsthat scale
We migrate, build and operate Shopware 6 shops for brands like Bike-Discount, Mellerud and Apple of Eden. Specialists for complex migrations, ERP and PIM integrations and enterprise-grade performance under load.
From development through B2B, migration and ERP to PIM – six areas where senior developers move your Shopware project forward. Pick the one on your mind right now.
If we underestimate the agreed scope, we cover the extra cost – not you.
A Shopware agency today is more than the implementation partner for a template. Running a Shopware 6 shop means running a business-critical platform: ERP integration, real-time stock handling, customer-specific pricing in B2B, performance under marketing load and SEO visibility are everyday concerns. A serious agency does not treat these topics one after another but as one connected system. If you sell in B2B, you should know the Shopware B2B Suite and its planned replacement.
For us at nextlevels that means we work at architecture level. Before the first line of code is written we clarify with you which data flows in which direction, which loads the shop really has to carry, and where the Shopware standard is enough – and where custom code is the only clean answer. We are a Shopware Silver Partner, operate shops handling 6,000+ orders per day with more than €500M in annual revenue managed live, and know the difference between a pitch deck and a real specification.
What sets us apart from many other Shopware agencies is our depth in the Symfony and platform world: we are not pure theme builders. We develop our own plugins for Rule Builder and Flow Builder, build headless storefronts on Shopware Composable Frontends (Nuxt/Vue), and ship interfaces to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Akeneo and Pimcore that run stably in production – not only in the demo.
A Shopware agency plans, builds and maintains professional online shops on Shopware 6 – from initial concept through design and development to go-live. That covers setup and theme development, custom plugins, ERP and PIM integrations and migrating existing systems.
The work does not stop at launch: ongoing maintenance, performance tuning, security updates and SEO keep the shop fast, stable and visible – for both B2C and B2B merchants. Good agencies think in business goals rather than features and translate revenue, catalogue and process requirements into a clean technical solution.
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Costs depend on scope and complexity: from lean starter shops through growing B2C projects to complex enterprise and B2B shops with ERP and PIM integrations. The biggest cost drivers are the degree of customisation, the number of integrations, data migration and ongoing maintenance.
As a rough guide: a standard setup starts at around €15,000–20,000, while B2B and enterprise projects with ERP/PIM integrations reach six figures. Rather than a flat rate, a project-specific calculation pays off: which features are truly needed, what can be covered by the standard, where is custom development required? Get a concrete investment range tailored to your project in a few clicks with our Shopware price calculator.
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Look for proven Shopware experience – ideally a certified Shopware Partner – transparent quotes without hidden costs, solid references and industry experience. Good agencies are visible in the Shopware community and explain their pricing openly.
Request several quotes and compare the scope of work, not just the final price. Ask specifically about team setup, the share of senior developers, the maintenance model and response times. A short shop audit up front also quickly shows how structured an agency works.
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Typical services include shop setup and configuration, theme and storefront development, custom plugins and extensions, integrations with ERP, PIM and payment, and migration from Shopware 5 or third-party systems.
On top of that come performance and SEO optimisation, B2B features and ongoing maintenance and support. Many agencies bundle this into fixed packages for predictable budgets – from one-off delivery to continuous development on a retainer.
A certified Shopware Partner is an agency officially vetted by Shopware, whose developers hold verifiable qualifications and which is listed in the official Shopware agency directory. The partner tier is based primarily on certification count and Shopware license revenue – not on the size or complexity of the projects an agency runs.
nextlevels is an official Shopware Silver Partner, combining certified developer, backend and solution expertise under one roof. In live operation that means shops like Bike-Discount, handling 6,000+ orders per day, run with nextlevels today. For you that means vetted know-how, a direct line to Shopware and solutions that match the current platform standard.
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Timelines depend on scope. A simple starter shop often goes live four to eight weeks after discovery wraps up. Growing projects with a custom theme, plugins and integrations land between three and five months from discovery to go-live.
Complex enterprise and B2B shops with ERP or PIM connections sit in a corridor of six to twelve months – depending on the number of interfaces and the volume of data migration. A clean concept phase noticeably shortens later delivery and avoids expensive correction loops.
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The risk isn't the migration itself – it's missing preparation. That's why every replatforming we run follows a fixed protocol: before cutover we build a 301 redirect map for every indexed URL and capture a ranking and traffic baseline from Search Console. The new shop is built in parallel to the live system – the switch itself happens with zero planned downtime. After go-live we monitor rankings, crawl errors and Core Web Vitals against the baseline for eight weeks.
On top of that we agree a rollback window in the contract: the old system stays operational after cutover, so a defined way back exists if critical metrics drop. Nobody can seriously guarantee what Google does in the end – but every step that protects rankings is part of our scope of work, not the fine print.
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For B2B wholesale with ERP integration, choose an agency experienced with the Shopware B2B Components and interfaces to ERP systems like SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, proALPHA or Xentral.
nextlevels migrates Shopware and connects it to your ERP, PIM and pricing APIs – including customer-specific prices and tiers, approval workflows and real-time stock. That reliably maps large catalogues and complex ordering processes.
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nextlevels handles the complete Shopware implementation end-to-end: architecture, storefront, custom plugins and all integrations (ERP, PIM, payment, shipping).
A senior team of PHP/Symfony and frontend engineers delivers scalable, performant shops instead of template solutions – from concept through migration to maintenance and support from one source. You get a single point of contact and a team that takes responsibility for the outcome.
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A strong PIM integration needs clean data models and stable interfaces. nextlevels connects Shopware with PIM systems like Akeneo, Pimcore and Contentserv and automates product data maintenance.
Variants, attributes, media and multilingual content flow into the shop without manual double work – including mapping, validation and automatic updates. That cuts maintenance effort and keeps large catalogues consistent.
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For complex B2B projects with customer-specific prices, tiered prices and approval workflows, nextlevels uses the Shopware B2B Components and extends it with custom development. Shops still running the phased-out B2B Suite are migrated to the Components on a clear plan.
We model quote and order processes, budgets and roles, and connect ERP and pricing APIs in real time – even at high revenue volume and with large customer structures. So every customer gets exactly the prices and processes agreed by contract.
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nextlevels works with the commercial Shopware editions Rise, Evolve and Beyond and picks the right edition for your feature and scaling needs.
We put license features, B2B components and cloud or self-hosted setups into production and migrate existing shops cleanly into the right edition – with validated data migration (reconciliation before cutover) and a clear upgrade path.
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nextlevels delivers a Shopware shop audit within a few working days: performance, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, security and integration stability are checked and returned as a prioritised action list.
So before any project you can see where your shop stands and where the biggest lever is – with concrete recommendations sorted by effort and impact. The audit is the ideal basis for a relaunch or a targeted optimisation.
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Typical Shopware 6 projects by scope and timeline. Calculate your concrete investment range in the Shopware price calculator.
| Project type | Typical scope | Timeline from discovery | Investment (range) | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter shop | Standard theme, base setup, SEO basics | 4–8 weeks | from approx. €15,000 | First shop / simple relaunch |
| Growth shop | Custom theme, plugins, integrations | 3–5 months | approx. €40,000–120,000 | Scaling B2C brands |
| Enterprise & B2B | Custom architecture, ERP/PIM, B2B Components | 6–12 months | from approx. €120,000 | Complex B2B / enterprise shops |
Calculate your concrete investment range in a few clicks with the Shopware price calculator.
ERP integration with SAP, Dynamics & proALPHA, configurable products, spare-part catalogues and OCI/punch-out. Your sales team works with framework agreements, customer-specific prices and approval workflows – the shop mirrors exactly that instead of bending B2C logic. Orders flow into the ERP without media breaks, and customers find spare parts by part number or exploded view instead of full-text search.
Large SKU catalogues with ETIM and Datanorm classification, PIM integration and daily price updates. Instead of nightly full imports, delta updates keep prices and stock current without dragging down shop performance. Your customers filter by ETIM attributes instead of clicking through full-text results – even with six-figure article counts.
Batches and best-before dates, food-labelling data, reduced VAT, deposit/returnable logic and packaging units. Shopware handles tiers from single unit to pallet and calculates deposits and reduced tax rates correctly by itself. Mandatory data such as ingredients, allergens and nutrition facts comes straight from your ERP – no double maintenance.
IDS/UGL integration with trade software, Datanorm, bulky-goods logistics and project pricing. Tradespeople order via the IDS interface straight from their office software, while the shop pulls project and site-specific terms from the ERP. Bulky and long goods are routed to the right freight carrier automatically instead of parcel shipping.
TecDoc integration, vehicle-to-part matching, OE/aftermarket numbers and core deposits. Your customers start from the vehicle, not the part: enter the vehicle key, see only matching parts, avoid wrong purchases. OE and aftermarket numbers stay searchable, while core deposits and returns run cleanly through the system.
MDR/UDI compliance, access gating for professional buyers and per-article conformity documents. Regulated articles are only visible to verified professionals, with quantity limits per customer group. Declarations of conformity and certificates are attached to each article, and UDI data stays traceable across the entire order process.
A variant matrix of size and colour, sale and campaign logic, and returns that flow cleanly back into the ERP. Instead of B2B price lists, the shopping experience is what counts here: brand world, storytelling and a shop that stays fast even at sale peak. With Apple of Eden (fashion) and Thea Mika (beauty) we brought two D2C brands onto Shopware 6 – we know the reality behind the lookbooks.
Successful Shopware shops are our DNA. We've been building on the platform for more than ten years – from the early days under Shopware 5 to the current Commercial Editions Rise, Evolve and Beyond. In that time we've delivered enterprise migrations involving millions of order lines, designed shop architectures for high-traffic brands like Bike-Discount and developed custom plugins for industries where no standard solution exists.
Our Shopware certifications cover development, architecture and storefront. More important than the paperwork, though, is the pragmatism that comes from real projects: we know when a standard plugin is enough and when custom code earns its keep, when a headless setup is more effort than benefit and how a cutover under full operations can be done safely. That experience we share transparently – even when it argues against scaling up complexity.
Become our next success story
Start your projectTalk to our clients yourself: on request we connect you with client-side contacts before any contract is signed.
You work closely with the developers who build your shop – with a dedicated contact who guides you through the project.
Silver Partner with enterprise projects
Bike-Discount, Mellerud and Apple of Eden run in production with us today – Bike-Discount alone at 6,000+ orders per day. Partner tiers are measured by certification counts and license figures, not project size: we invest in senior developers instead of sales overhead, with short paths between you and the code.
Senior-heavy team
Experienced developers at the architecture table, no interns at the whiteboard. Our senior developers bring years of hands-on Shopware production experience and know what a cutover under full load means – not just in theory.
No vendor lock-in
Clean, documented code with complete Git history and traceable architectural decisions. You can switch agencies at any time without your shop disappearing into a black box – for us that's a quality benchmark, not a risk.
Two offices in NRW
Mönchengladbach (Konrad-Zuse-Ring 12) and Düsseldorf (Lorettostraße 54) – on-site meetings are possible, not just Zoom. For DACH clients that means the same time zone, short feedback loops and workshops on location when a discovery or architecture review needs it.
Full-stack: Shopware + app + AI
E-commerce doesn't end at the shop. Our sister pillars cover native app development (iOS, Android, React Native) and AI automation (product-text generation, image optimisation, support bots) – integrated against the same Shopware backend, so you don't have to coordinate three agencies.
Fixed price after discovery
You know what it costs before the first sprint, what the risks are and what scope is locked in. No timesheet roulette, no change-request avalanche in sprint three – just a clear contract that we hold ourselves to.
In 30 minutes we find out whether we're a fit. No pitch, no pressure – we listen first, work through the most important technical questions and tell you honestly whether a project with us makes sense or whether you'd be better off with another agency.
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