Remove limitations. Embrace growth.
Evolve starter package
entry.874532903Evolve offers a kickstarter for growing SMB retailers that want a future-proof eCommerce platform. No more performance issues. No more vendor lock-in or complex plug-in marketplace. No more scale limitations.
jumpstart your growth
the platform
from 4000 / month
What do you get?
- The Evolve platform: Storefronts, middleware, platform foundation
- Commerce engine: using commercetools for products, prices, promotions, account, quotes and much more
- Headless CMS: pre-built integrations to Strapi (open source), Storyblok, Contentful, etc: instant publish, preview, multi channel
- Bring your own favorite PSP, OMS, ERP, etc. No vendor lock-in
- Unlimited storefronts, languages and sites
- Unlimited extensibility to best-of-breed systems and tools
implementation
self-service for free, implementation 120k fixed
How do you like to build?
- Self service - for the tech-savvy teams that are setting up their own IT
- Self service plus professional services - for a project kickstart and trained teams
- Managed discovery track - for advise on migration and on how the platform will work in operation
- Managed implementation track - for a team that builds the foundation for you in record time
hosting
from 1100 / month
What is your favourite cloud?
- Support for all the biggest clouds: AWS, Azure, GCP & Vercel
- Bring your own cloud, or work with managed hosting
- The MACH composer platform is included for deploying to any environment.
* A combination of the above is possible as well. The Evolve platform is built for easy integration to any different CMS, search engine, pricing engine, you name it.
ready to take your eCommerce channel to the next level?
Real impact on your bottom line
reduce replatforming cost
Save an estimated 15 sprints over 3 years
reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Save 50% on your TCO (systems and innovation)
future proof your platform
No more scaling issues or vendor lock-in
FAQ
The Evolve starter package is meant for growing (digital) retailers with a combined online and offline revenue of <50 million euro. This segment is generally stuck in between monolithic starting eCommerce engines like Shopify and WooCommerce, and the larger enterprise landscapes that are built from a combination of best-of-breed systems like commercetools and Algolia.
Our customers have started to experience the growth pains that come with these starting systems, like vendor-locked solutions, poor performance frontends and expensive revenue sharing pricing models. With the Evolve starter package, they can set up their eCommerce platform in a future-proof way, at about 30% of the cost of enterprise level platforms.
The Evolve platform consists of:
Frontend Layer, including a pre-built design system and critical purchase path flows for both B2C and B2B
Middleware layer: GraphQL Federated architecture, GraphQL gateway
Backend & Infrastructure layers
Fully automated developer experience & delivery pipeline
Unlimited storefronts, languages and sites
Unlimited extensibility to best-of-breed systems and tools
Commercetools extends this with:
Commerce engine - Products, categories, variants, promotions, etc
Search engine, search by SKU and category, limited personalization
Customer module - manage your users
B2B module - customer specific pricing, quotes
Headless CMS (Strapi, Storyblok, Contentful, etc) extends this with:
Headless content management
Preview capabilities
Instant publish
Powerful content delivery network (CDN) for managing assets
This can be further extended with a PSP, OMS, ERP, etc. There is no vendor lock-in on any solution.
In principle, any part of the platform can be extended. Evolve is delivered in the form of source code and can be changed at any level. Furthermore, many open-source parts are used (i.e. MACH composer and several Terraform providers) that can also be extended or forked if desired.
Evolve is agnostic to back-end implementations and can therefore be integrated with any of them, even more than one at a time. With that, Evolve is composable in itself.
Evolve is designed for the cloud and built in the cloud. It supports any of the popular cloud providers and implements native cloud services where possible. The MACH composer platform is included for deploying composable commerce stacks to any environment. And if your usecase requires it, we have the ability to integrate Kubernetes as well.
Implementation of Evolve can be done by your own teams, potentially with support from our Professional Services. It can also be implemented by an experienced System Integrator partner.
