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Find the Best Shopify Experts in Austria
Six. As of October 2026, that's how many Shopify experts in Austria are listed on shopexperts: one freelancer and five agencies, all working in German and English, with Vienna ahead of the other cities on their profiles.
A small bench has an upside. Every one of them lists Shopify development, store set-up, consulting and marketing, so you're choosing between full-service teams rather than sorting specialists from generalists. The trade-off is depth: if none of the six fits your budget or timing, the experts from other countries listed after them are the next stop.
For an Austrian store, local knowledge counts most in two places: EPS at checkout and sourcing POS hardware. Read the six profiles with those in mind, then request a quote from the one or two that have built stores like yours.
Top-rated Shopify experts in Austria
Glaze Digital is a Belfast-based Shopify Premier Partner agency (top 0.3% of agencies worldwide) working with brands globally, with over 250 stores launched and more than £20 million in monthly revenue generated across our client base. We are a fully in-house team of Shopify and Klaviyo specialists, holding Klaviyo Gold Partner status alongside Google and Meta accreditations. From migration and new builds to CRO, email marketing and ongoing growth, we handle everything under one roof.
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Over the last 10+ years, I’ve worked as a freelancer, spent four years at a creative agency leading design, development, and client delivery, and now run a 2-person team that feels more like a creative partner than a traditional agency. We work closely with merchants who want a Shopify site that actually reflects the brand they’ve built — and can support where they’re going next. I’m most interested in projects where design, dev, and strategy all overlap — where there’s a real problem to solve, not just a template to swap.
I am a frontend web developer with over 14 years of experience, specialising in Shopify and WordPress development. My focus is on building seamless, conversion-focused eCommerce experiences that combine clean design with high performance. I work with a modern tech stack that includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), Liquid, React, Tailwind CSS, and popular CMS frameworks. I am also experienced in integrating marketing tools such as Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Google Tag Manager, helping brands automate and scale their online presence effectively. Some of the projects I am most proud of involve transforming underperforming storefronts into fast, mobile-first websites with measurable improvements in conversion rate and user engagement. My approach blends UX/UI enhancement, speed optimisation, and conversion rate optimisation (CRO) strategies to ensure every site not only looks great but delivers real business results. Whether collaborating with agencies or supporting in-house teams, I take a hands-on, performance-driven approach to development-turning creative ideas into high-impact digital experiences.
💌 Your outsourced marketing department. Founded in 2015, In Social is a full-service, Shopify Plus digital marketing agency that acts as the outsourced marketing department for our clients. From services such as; organic and paid social media, Google & PPC advertising, website design, development and conversion rate optimization, influencer marketing, branding and design, content creation, Ecommerce and Amazon store management, customer service (with our college educated, native English speaking Canadian based team of agents), US-based fulfillment, and everything in between, we leverage data to embody our methodology of “The Full Circle Approach to Digital Marketing,” developing, deploying, and optimizing holistic and cohesive marketing efforts that creates seamless customer journeys that drive brand affinity and, ultimately, sales conversion.
I build high-performing Shopify stores designed for speed, scalability, and long-term savings so your only monthly cost is your Shopify subscription. If your current theme is patched or bloated, a clean rebuild is the smarter move. All builds are theme-editable, free from third-party scripts, and made to be maintained forever. I work exclusively with the Horizon theme, the latest stack by Shopify, and also work with fresh paid themes without any dev history to create fast, SEO-ready, and easy-to-manage stores that convert. What I specialize in: - Shopify 2.0 and custom theme rebuilds - Web redesigns and new designs using Figma - Figma to Shopify development - Performance and SEO optimization - CRO-focused custom features/sections - Shopify API and app development (Shopify Plus) - Long-term store care and maintenance Most clients stay for years because I build clean, smart, and scalable stores that deliver real results. Let’s make your Shopify store work harder for you.
10+ Years Ecommerce Expert | Growth Hacker | Shopify Specialist I specialize in turning Shopify stores into high-performance revenue machines, I combine deep marketing expertise with technical development. Having founded, bootstrapped, and successfully exited my own ecommerce business within five years, I understand the ecosystem from the founder’s perspective. I help Shopify merchants maximize profit through a data-driven mix of: Strategic Growth: Scaling via Paid Media (Meta/Google) & Organic Traffic (SEO) & Marketing automation Technical Edge: Custom App development and Google Ads Scripts to automate performance. Efficiency: Marketing & Operational automation to lean out your workflow. Profitability: CRO and retention strategies that stick. Whether you need a high-level consultant or a hands-on operator, I bridge the gap between technical execution and business ROI. Let’s scale your store.
We design and build on Shopify – and we’ve been doing it since 2014. Strategy leads. Design sets the tone. Development brings it home. We’ve launched 200+ ecommerce sites and supported 400+ brands, from neighbourhood shops to global rollouts. Our team handles everything from full store builds and redesigns to custom theme development, complex migrations, and third-party integrations. We’re certified Shopify Plus Partners with deep experience in B2B and wholesale, multi-region storefronts, custom checkout flows, and enterprise-level launches. Beyond builds, we help brands grow. That includes performance and accessibility audits, conversion rate optimization, email & SMS integrations, and long-term technical planning that scales with the business. We focus on clean architecture and performance-first implementations that hold up as teams and traffic grow. What makes us different? We move with purpose. We adapt fast. And we know how to ship great work without the bloat. Oh – and yes, we still do branding. Gotta stick to our roots. Reach out. We’d love to chat.
🚀 Shopify & Webflow websites that look great — and perform reliably across devices. You need a site that’s easy to manage, fast to load, and built with your goals in mind. I help small businesses and creators launch clean, well-structured Shopify 2.0 and Webflow builds that enhance your brand presence — without the tech headaches. With a full-stack foundation (React, Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB) and 3+ years in SaaS technical support, I combine developer precision with support-level empathy to create websites that are stable, maintainable, and easy for your team to manage. 🛍️ What I Do Shopify 2.0 Development Custom themes & reusable sections (Liquid/JSON) Full store setup, migration & configuration Clean product structure + intuitive navigation App integrations, customization & troubleshooting Metaobjects for flexible, organized content Speed & performance best-practice optimization Webflow Design & Development Responsive, polished layouts CMS-driven structures for easy content updates Clean, scalable builds (no messy classes) Landing pages designed with scalable structure & UX best-practices Full-Stack Enhancements React-based UI components Node.js API integrations MongoDB / Supabase configuration Secure deployments with Nginx & PM2 For smaller tasks — such as bug fixes, layout adjustments, or quick enhancements in Shopify or Webflow — click “ Get a Free Quote ” and I’ll get back to you shortly. 💡 Why Clients Work With Me Clear, proactive communication Strong troubleshooting from years in SaaS support Clean code, scalable structure & long-term maintainability A blend of technical skill + design sensibility Next Steps My goal is simple: make your store not only look better — but work better, in a way that truly supports your business now and as it grows. If you're ready to enhance your Shopify or Webflow experience, let’s connect. I’d love to hear about your project. Portfolio: https://anikacustod.io/ — Anika
Zettler Digital is a digital marketing agency for Klaviyo retention, paid media and Shopify development. We help brands convert better, keep more customers and spend smarter. Shopify Premier Partners | Klaviyo Elite Partners | Meta Business Partners | Google Partners
Who is based in Austria, and how to read a six-name list
Five agencies and one freelancer. If you want a single person on your project, there is exactly one freelancer based in Austria on shopexperts. Everyone else is an agency, which suits a full build or a replatform better than a quick fix.
Vienna, mostly. More Austrian profiles name Vienna than anywhere else, so meeting in person is easy if you're there too. For a store elsewhere in the country it changes little: set-up, theme work and training mostly happen over screen shares anyway.
German and English on every profile. All six list both, and one adds Spanish. Language won't be the deciding factor whichever you pick.
Full-service by default. All six, the freelancer included, cover development, set-up, consulting and marketing. Five add design. The gaps show further down: three list Copywriting & Content and only two list Finance, Taxes & Compliance. If your brief leans on product copy or tax configuration, those smaller groups are where to look first.
What a six-strong pool means for you. You can read every Austrian profile in one sitting. Because the categories barely differ, shortlist on the stores each one has actually built: catalogue size, sector and whether any sell in a physical shop as well as online.
What sits below the Austrian profiles. The listing starts with the six experts based in Austria, then moves on to experts based outside Austria who work with European merchants. With six local options, expect to read both parts.
When to look past the six Austrian profiles
Stay local when the work touches the shop floor. If you run a physical shop in Austria, someone nearby can visit, check your POS set-up on site and train staff in person. That matters far more for retail than for an online-only store.
Look wider when you need a specialist. All six Austrian profiles list the same four core categories, and only two list tax work. For a complex VAT project or a migration with years of order history, pairing a local agency with a specialist based abroad is a sensible split.
German-speaking doesn't have to mean Austrian. If your storefront is in German, the language bar is easy to clear from next door, and the Shopify experts in Germany page is the obvious second pool. The language carries over; the payment and hardware set-up doesn't.
Run the same brief past both groups. Send one Austrian agency and one expert from the wider list the same brief, then compare how each scopes it. Their answers to "what would you leave out?" tell you more than the totals.
What an Austrian Shopify set-up needs from your expert
Payments and EPS. Austrian stores can use Shopify Payments, with payouts in euros. Shopify's documentation lists EPS (Electronic Payment Standard) as a local payment method available through it. A good expert switches EPS on during set-up and checks it at checkout, rather than leaving it as a post-launch task.
POS hardware takes planning. Shopify's hardware store is off the table for Austrian addresses, since it doesn't deliver here. Shopify tells Austrian merchants to buy compatible kit from outside retailers, which puts the onus on your expert to check every device against Shopify's supported list before you order. Buy the wrong model and you find out at the till.
Tax under the EU set-up. Austria uses Shopify's EU VAT configuration. You can run Shopify Tax or fall back on Manual Tax, while Basic Tax belongs only to stores set up for EU tax collection before the 13 May 2026 cut-off. Selling into Germany or other EU countries and reporting through the Union One-Stop Shop? Shopify supports OSS only with Shopify Tax or Basic Tax. A new store on Manual Tax can't use it.
The return is still yours. Shopify doesn't submit or pay EU VAT on your behalf. Your expert configures the settings; your tax adviser files.
German throughout. Both the Shopify admin and the checkout support German, so staff and customers can work in it end to end.
What all six Austrian experts offer, and what only some do
With six profiles the counts are small but telling: the core is universal, the specialisms are not.
Shopify Development
All six list it, agencies and freelancer alike
Store Setup & Management
Six of six, from first launch to upkeep
Consulting & Strategy
All six; ask who leads it day to day
Marketing & Growth
All six; find out what they handle in-house
Design, UX & Branding
Five of the six list design work
Finance, Taxes & Compliance
Two of six; the pair to call about VAT and OSS
Shopify experts in Austria: questions before you hire
It depends how many skills your project needs at once. A freelancer suits a defined job: a theme adjustment, a payment set-up, a speed fix. A new store with design, build, copy and launch marketing needs several people, which is what the five agencies offer. Austria's one freelancer can't take every job, so freelancers based in other countries appear further down the listing.
You can, as long as they build it as an Austrian store rather than a copy of a German one. Two things differ straight away. EPS is the local payment method Shopify lists for Austria, and Shopify's hardware store, which sells to German merchants, doesn't deliver here. Ask whether they've launched a store for Austrian customers and how they handled both. Vague answers are your signal to keep looking.
Pay for a small, contained job first: an audit of your current store, or setting up EPS and tax settings on a development store. It shows you how they communicate, how they estimate and how they handle deadlines. A good agency will quote a scoped first task without pushing you into a retainer.
Not with Tap to Pay. As of October 2026, Shopify's Tap to Pay pages list Germany and Switzerland but not Austria, so an Austrian counter needs a supported card reader. Shopify's hardware store doesn't deliver here either, which means buying from a third-party retailer. Ask your expert to confirm the exact model works with Shopify POS before you order, and to run a test sale before opening day.
Not necessarily. The label tells you a profile offers development, not who does it. Ask whether code is written in-house or subcontracted, who your developer will be, and to see something they built that goes beyond theme settings. For a store that only needs configuration, it matters less; for custom sections or integrations, it decides the outcome.










