At Slash Themes, we are a Shopify-focused commerce studio built to help ambitious brands launch, scale, and optimize high-performing storefronts with speed and precision. For over 7+ years, we’ve partnered with growing and enterprise merchants to architect Shopify and Shopify Plus experiences that are not only visually compelling but structurally built for scale. From complex replatforming projects to custom feature development, we create solutions that simplify operations, enhance customer journeys, and unlock new revenue opportunities. Our approach blends strategy, design, and deep technical expertise—covering custom theme development, custom app development, performance optimization, CRO, and data-driven enhancements. Every build is crafted with flexibility, speed, and long-term growth in mind, ensuring brands can evolve without limitations. More than a development team, we act as a dedicated Shopify partner—continuously refining, optimizing, and supporting the stores we build so our clients can focus on what matters most: growing their business. Core Shopify Services Shopify Store Setup & Configuration Shopify Theme Customization & Development Store Migration to Shopify (WooCommerce, Magento, etc.) Speed & Performance Optimization App Integration & Custom Functionality Bug Fixing & Troubleshooting Custom Design Implementation (Figma/PSD to Shopify) Ongoing Store Maintenance & Support ✦ With teams based in Germany and India, we support Shopify brands globally.
Find the Best Shopify Experts in India
The first thing an Indian Shopify store needs isn't a theme. It's a payment provider, since Shopify Payments is off the table for India-based stores. That one choice shapes the rest of the build.
12 Shopify experts in India hold a shopexperts profile as of October 2026, 10 of them agencies and 2 freelancers. Every one lists Shopify development, which makes this a build-focused list. Store setup comes next, with consulting and marketing well behind. All but one list English, so briefing from abroad is straightforward.
Two kinds of buyer use this list: Indian merchants who need payments and GST configured properly, and brands abroad looking for Shopify development capacity in India.
Either way, work through the profiles below and brief your top three identically.
Top-rated Shopify experts in India
Friction Studio — Conversion-Led Shopify Development for Ambitious Brands Friction Studio is not just a Shopify agency — we are strategic partners for DTC and eCommerce brands that want stores built to perform, scale, and convert. We don’t simply deliver a website; we engineer Shopify systems that elevate revenue, reduce friction, and strengthen customer experience. We help established and scaling brands unlock higher growth by combining conversion-driven design with robust Shopify engineering. Our focus is simple: high-impact UX, scalable development, and business outcomes that matter. How We Help You Grow: Custom Shopify & Shopify Plus Builds — Premium, performance-focused stores designed for long-term scalability. Conversion-Focused Redesigns — Strategic UX and merchandising upgrades that increase conversion rates and AOV. Platform Migrations to Shopify — Seamless transitions from legacy systems without data loss or SEO setbacks. Performance & Speed Optimization — Technical tuning to improve user experience and search performance. Landing Page & CRO Systems — Revenue-driven landing pages and CRO experimentation for paid acquisition and retention. We take a systems-first approach, aligning design, development, analytics, and conversion strategy so every touchpoint drives measurable results. Why Brands Choose Friction Studio: We operate as long-term growth partners, never one-off vendors. We’re obsessed with clean code, fast experiences, and friction-less buying journeys that turn visitors into loyal customers. Our work isn’t just technically sound, it’s commercially intelligent. From advanced integrations to retention-driven experiences, we build Shopify solutions that strengthen both brand perception and bottom-line performance.
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PROPERO is a Shopify Plus Partner agency that helps D2C brands build high performing stores and streamline their operations with intelligent automation. With over 300 happy clients, a team of more than 30 experts, and over 550 projects delivered across 30 countries, we combine deep Shopify expertise with advanced automation to drive real business growth. We specialize in custom Shopify development, from fractional quantity selling and custom calculators to product bundling, Recharge portal customization, and subscription management. On the backend, we are an official Mechanic.dev partner and n8n workflow specialists. We build automations that eliminate manual work, sync data seamlessly across platforms, and optimize order processing so you can focus on growing your business. Our work has been trusted by brands featured on Shark Tank in the USA and India, as well as Dragon's Den in Canada, including Boobie Superfoods, Oye Happy, and Hush.ca. We serve clients across automotive, fashion, health and beauty, and sports industries, delivering enterprise grade quality at competitive rates. Whether you need a full store build, a seamless migration, or ongoing management, we are here to turn your vision into reality. Tell us your goal, and we will build it.
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.
For the past six years, we've been obsessed with one thing: making websites so fast your customers don't even realize they're waiting. No generic plugins. No cookie-cutter checklists. Just bespoke, code-level work tailored to how your brand actually operates. What We Do We make your site feel instant. LCP, CLS, INP... the metrics Google cares about? We get them right. Custom lazy loading, surgical CSS, fonts and images that appear exactly when they should. Your marketing scripts and third-party apps get optimized without losing what makes them useful. Server-side work that cuts Time to First Byte so pages respond the moment someone clicks. Our Stack We work where speed matters most. Shopify (Plus), WordPress/WooCommerce, headless setups. Liquid, JavaScript (Vanilla, React, Next.js), PHP. Google Search Console, Lighthouse, GTmetrix, WebPageTest for the diagnostics that actually tell the truth. Who We Work With High-growth D2C brands and wellness companies where faster sites mean real revenue. Groomie, Purovitalis, our own brands like Noctara. If every millisecond affects your AOV and retention, we get it. Every project gets a 20-day optimization sprint. Intentional code, assets built for pure speed. Nothing extra, nothing missing.
Shopify Plus Developer for Growing & Global Brands I've spent the last 5+ years in the weeds of Shopify — not just writing Liquid, but figuring out how commerce actually scales. As a Shopify Select Partner, I've helped brands migrate messy legacy systems onto Shopify Plus, built custom middleware to connect ERPs with storefronts, and shipped apps and Functions that off-the-shelf solutions just can't handle. A few examples of what that's looked like in practice: cutting load times from 7-10 seconds down to under 2 for a jewellery brand doing a WooCommerce migration, and getting a Shark Tank India-featured ethnic wear brand to 65% faster load times with an 80% jump in mobile engagement. Where I can help: Complex migrations — moving high-volume stores to Shopify Plus without losing SEO rankings or data integrity along the way Custom app development — private apps built around your actual business logic, not whatever an app store happens to offer Performance engineering — getting heavy Plus stores down to sub-2-second loads, even under Black Friday-level traffic If your tech stack feels more like a bottleneck than an asset right now, that's usually a sign something in the architecture needs rethinking — happy to take a look.
Geocommerce is a Shopify-focused agency for store design, development, migration, CRO and management. We build scalable Shopify stores with conversion-led UX, Shopify 2.0 development, integrations, SEO foundations and speed optimization.
7SEA Marketing is a performance-driven agency with 6+ years of experience, 700+ successful projects delivered, and 54+ brands currently scaling with us. What we do: → Google Ads & PPC → Meta Ads → SEO & Content Marketing → Social Media Marketing → Shopify Design/CRO
Boost your online business with Comentor beautifully designed and highly converting Shopify store. From store setup to SEO, SMO, DM, and sales channel integration, we've got you covered. Let us handle your store migration and watch your sales soar.
Meetanshi is a Shopify Partner specializing in custom store development, Shopify apps, themes, migrations, and performance optimization. We help businesses build, scale, and optimize high-converting Shopify stores with reliable solutions and expert support.
Ten Shopify development companies in India and two freelancers
Development on every profile. All 12 experts based in India list Shopify Development, and 10 list Store Setup & Management. Consulting & Strategy and Marketing & Growth sit at 6 each. For build and integration work, this is a strong place to start. For a brand built from scratch, the local list is thinner: Design, UX & Branding appears on 5 profiles.
Mostly agencies. 10 are agencies and 2 are freelancers. If you want a Shopify agency in India to own a full launch, that bench is where to look: a full launch with a payment provider, GST and a custom theme is a job for one of the agencies; a freelancer suits a single, well-specified task.
Languages. English is on 11 profiles, and German, on 5, outnumbers Hindi on 4. Spanish (3) and Gujarati (2) follow. A German-speaking brand hiring offshore has more choice here than the size of the list suggests.
City. New Delhi is the city most of these profiles give. For development work, city matters far less than whether the team's day overlaps with yours.
Listing order. Indian profiles come first. After them, the listing widens to experts in other countries who take on merchants across Asia, which helps if twelve profiles don't give you enough choice.
Twelve is few enough to read in full. Go through every profile. Shortlist on the stores each one has built, then ask for a staging link or code you can have reviewed, not just screenshots.
What is the Shopify website development cost in India?
Nine of the 12 profiles based in India show a starting price, a small sample worth reading with care. Figures are USD, read from profiles in October 2026, and zero-price listings are dropped. Think of each as a door price for small work, not an estimate for your store.
Middle band
$65 – $500
Where the central half of India-based starting prices fall
Median
$175
The midpoint of nine listed starting prices
Top quarter of listed prices
$500 – $1,500
The highest quarter of India-based starting prices
Low starting prices, real scope. A $65 entry point buys a small fix. A full store with a payment provider integration, GST set-up and custom theme work is a different order of job, so ask for an itemised quote.
Rupees or dollars. Indian stores trade in rupees, while these starting prices are in USD. Indian merchants should ask for INR quotes; brands abroad should fix the currency and payment milestones in the contract.
Brief checklist. The store link or the platform you're moving from, how many products you carry, which payment provider you're leaning towards, whether you want a Hindi checkout, and your deadline.
Setting up Shopify in India: payment providers, GST bills and Hindi
No Shopify Payments. Per Shopify's docs, a store based in India has no access to Shopify Payments and must connect a third-party payment provider. Choosing one is the first decision of the build. A good expert compares providers on fees, settlement times and the payment methods your customers actually use, then tests refunds as well as payments.
GST by hand. Shopify's help centre describes GST as CGST plus SGST within your state and IGST across states. Tax runs on Manual Tax, because Shopify says rates can't be set automatically when they differ by product. Your expert enters the rates from your accountant's figures, product by product where needed.
Bills are a separate job. Shopify doesn't create GST-compliant bills and points merchants to a local service or app. Ask your expert which option they've set up before and how the bill reaches the customer.
Point of sale. Shopify won't ship hardware to India from its own store, so counter equipment comes from third-party retailers. Check each device against the models Shopify supports before you pay for it.
Hindi and English. The Shopify admin and checkout support both languages. Staff can manage the store in Hindi and customers can check out in Hindi, though product pages and emails still need someone to write them.
India's skills mix, category by category
Development first, everything else a long way behind: that's the shape of the India list.
Shopify Development
Listed by all 12 experts based in India
Store Setup & Management
10 of 12 handle launches and store admin
Consulting & Strategy
6 offer planning and technical advice
Marketing & Growth
Also 6, so growth work is a minority skill here
Design, UX & Branding
5 list design; 3 list Copywriting & Content
Finance, Taxes & Compliance
1 of 12, so bring your accountant in for GST
Payments, GST and developers: questions about hiring in India
Hire a company when the job spans a payment provider integration, GST set-up, theme work and testing, because that's where a team's process earns its fee. Hire a freelancer for a defined task with a clear spec, such as a section rebuild or an app connected properly. For an Indian merchant's first store, payments and tax are the parts not to economise on.
Yes. The payment limits described here only affect India-based stores, not stores that Indian developers build for clients elsewhere. Agree working-hour overlap for calls, the currency and payment milestones, who owns the code, and how the developer gets access. Test the relationship on a small paid job first; the full build can wait until you've seen their code.
Start from your customers: which payment methods they use, and whether you'll take orders from abroad. Then compare fees, how quickly money settles into your bank, and how refunds work. Ask your expert to run a full payment and refund on each shortlisted provider in test mode before you sign anything.
Keep the store, domain and app subscriptions in your own name from day one. Give the developer their own staff access rather than your login, and remove it when the work ends. Pay in milestones tied to things you can check on a staging store, and ask for the theme code at every milestone, not only at the end.
Yes, but plan it rather than flipping a switch. Ask your expert how prices will show in other currencies, which shipping rates and delivery times you'll offer, how duties will be handled, and whether your payment provider accepts cards issued outside India. Each answer changes the build, so settle them before the theme work starts.