Custom Shopify theme development, headless storefronts, Shopify Plus migrations, app integrations, payment gateway setup for Pakistan (JazzCash, EasyPaisa, Stripe), and performance optimisation — built by Quetta engineers with Pakistan-specific expertise. Starting PKR 80,000. WhatsApp +92 319 2551606.
Shopify gets a bad reputation in some Pakistani circles — "it's expensive", "you don't own anything", "transaction fees", "we should use WooCommerce instead". Some of that is true, some is outdated, and most depends on what kind of business you actually run. The honest answer is that Shopify is the right platform for a specific kind of Pakistani business, and absolutely wrong for others. We help you figure out which side you fall on, then build accordingly.
Shopify wins for: non-technical business owners who want a platform that "just works", Pakistani brands targeting international customers (Shopify's checkout is best-in-class globally), businesses with simple-to-moderate product catalogs (under 1,500 SKUs), and brands where speed of launch matters more than long-term platform cost. Shopify loses for: high-volume merchants where 2-3% Shopify Payments fees add up to significant rupees per year, businesses needing deep custom workflows that fight against Shopify's structure, and merchants whose primary market is Pakistan-only (where Shopify Payments is not directly available and JazzCash/EasyPaisa integration requires workarounds).
CodeForge PK has built Shopify stores for Quetta and Pakistan-wide clients across fashion, food, healthcare products, and digital goods. We do custom theme design (not template purchases), app integrations, payment gateway workarounds for Pakistan, performance optimisation, and migrations both into and out of Shopify when business needs change.
Designed in Figma to match your brand exactly, hand-coded in Liquid (Shopify's templating language), with proper performance optimisation. Not a ThemeForest theme with your logo dropped in — a real custom build. Typical timeline: 4-6 weeks. Pricing: PKR 180,000-380,000 depending on complexity.
For high-volume merchants, Shopify Plus offers checkout customisation, headless storefront support, and dedicated infrastructure. We handle migration from regular Shopify to Plus, theme migration, app reconfiguration, and any data transformations needed. Pricing: PKR 250,000-500,000.
Shopify's app ecosystem is vast but quality varies wildly. We help you choose apps that actually work, configure them properly, and avoid the common trap of installing 20 apps and watching your store get slow and break in mysterious ways. Standard app stack (Klaviyo, Loox, Judge.me, ShipBob) configured in 2-3 days.
Shopify Payments is not directly available in Pakistan, which trips up many merchants. We integrate JazzCash, EasyPaisa, and HBL Pay as alternative gateways via Shopify's checkout integration framework. Pricing: PKR 35,000 per gateway integrated.
Most Pakistani Shopify stores are slow — typically Lighthouse scores in the 30s and 40s due to bloated apps and unoptimised themes. We can typically bring scores into the 80s-90s through image optimisation, app cleanup, lazy loading, code minification, and theme refactoring. Pricing: PKR 45,000 one-time.
Premium theme + content
Most popular
High-volume merchants
Maximum performance
For Pakistani merchants, the rule of thumb: under 100 orders per month and you are non-technical → Shopify. Over 500 orders per month or you have a technical team → WooCommerce. In between, it depends on your priorities. Shopify costs more per month but works without maintenance; WooCommerce is cheaper to run but requires ongoing technical attention.
Not natively — Shopify Payments is unavailable in Pakistan, and JazzCash/EasyPaisa are not on Shopify's official supported gateways list. We integrate them via Shopify's external payment gateway integration framework. It works, has been live on multiple Pakistani stores we've built, but adds about 1-2 weeks of integration work upfront.
Shopify Basic: $29 USD/month (PKR ~8,000). Shopify: $79/month (PKR ~22,000). Advanced Shopify: $299/month (PKR ~85,000). Shopify Plus starts at $2,000/month (PKR ~570,000). These are recurring costs you pay to Shopify directly — separate from our development fees.
Yes. Migration to a custom theme is one of our most common Shopify engagements. We rebuild the theme from scratch in Figma, develop it as a custom Shopify theme, migrate products and content, and switch over with zero downtime. Typical timeline: 4-6 weeks. Pricing: PKR 180,000-280,000.