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Find the Best Shopify Experts in Italy

A store based in Italy gets Shopify's admin and checkout in Italian and Shopify Payments payouts in euro, so the platform is rarely what slows a launch down. Choosing who builds it usually is.

As of October 2026, 38 Shopify experts in Italy are listed on shopexperts: 29 agencies and 9 freelancers. Nearly all offer store setup and Shopify development, most also sell marketing and strategy, and most work in both Italian and English. A full-service agency is the norm here rather than the exception.

Fewer than a third publish a starting price, so expect to describe your project before you see a number. Compare the Italian profiles below, which come first, and ask two or three of them for a quote.

Top-rated Shopify experts in Italy

Vigeo Studio
VS
AgencyBratislava, SlovakiaFrom $100
5.00(3 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
35

We specialize in custom development and end-to-end technical support for Shopify merchants, from daily store maintenance to complex custom engineering. We bridge the gap between simple design and advanced functionality. Our Technical Expertise We deploy a robust tech stack to build scalable, high-performing solutions: Frontend: Liquid, JavaScript (React/Vue), HTML5, and CSS3. Backend & Integrations: Node.js and PHP for custom apps and API connections. Low-Code Solutions: We have a dedicated team trained specifically in GemPages for rapid, high-converting landing page builds. How We Help Custom Development: Our senior developers write clean, bespoke code for features that off-the-shelf themes can’t handle. Store Health & Maintenance: Ongoing site audits, speed optimization, and technical troubleshooting. Operational Support: Expert assistance with product uploads, catalog management, and content updates. Whether you need a quick GemPages layout or a complex custom-coded integration, we provide reliable, growth-oriented solutions tailored to your brand.

Vertical Brands
VB
AgencyLondon, United KingdomFrom $5000
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
30

A full-stack partner with strategy, creative, performance marketing and operations all under one roof.

Offered services
Marketing & Growth

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Maukau
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AgencyParis, FranceFrom $500
5.00(5 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
75

Maukau (pronounced mo-ko ) takes a holistic approach to e-commerce growth. We identify and execute on the highest-impact opportunities across your entire business—not just your storefront. Since 2016, we've worked exclusively on Shopify, helping merchants with established product-market fit break through their revenue ceiling. What we do: → Complete store redesigns & Shopify Plus migrations → Store audits & analytics → CRO & UI/UX optimization → Back-end automation & operational workflows → Retail & international expansion → Strategic guidance on where to focus for maximum impact Back-end stack: Matrixify · Mechanic · Shopify Flow · SupaEasy (Shopify Functions) · Checkout Blocks (Checkout Extensibility) · Elevar · Prediko · Order Edit · Baback · Siena · Atlas Pickup Points Marketing & retention: Klaviyo · Loyoly · WhatsApp · JudgeMe · Social Snowball Our average client relationship spans 4 years. Merchants see +78% revenue growth on average after their first year working with us. Based in Paris with US/UK backgrounds and native English fluency—we work seamlessly with international brands.

Godspower Oboido
GO
Theme DeveloperWashington, United StatesFrom $80
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
35

I build Shopify stores that survive $1M+ sales days, high-traffic launches, and zero-downtime requirements. Senior Shopify Developer with 8+ years of experience building, scaling, and operating high-traffic Shopify storefronts for sports, entertainment, and hospitality brands. I’ve worked on Shopify ecommerce systems for organizations including Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Michigan State Football, OKC Thunder, Call of Duty, Four Seasons Hospitality, Coco5, Forme, and others — supporting $1M+ single-day sales, $500K+ launch days, and enterprise-scale inventories exceeding $60B across North America. My expertise spans Shopify 2.0 theme builds, advanced customizations, custom app development, and performance optimization for stores where downtime, slow checkout, or failed launches are not acceptable. I also run and operate my own Shopify store, which means every engagement is approached with an operator’s mindset — prioritizing conversion, scalability, clean architecture, and long-term maintainability over shortcuts or quick fixes. Best suited for brands doing real volume — or preparing for it.

Power Commerce
PC
AgencyWashington, United StatesFrom $750
Not yet rated
shopexpertsscore
60

Power Commerce is a Shopify-focused commerce and growth agency with 12+ years of experience delivering scalable builds, complex migrations, and performance optimization for high-growth and enterprise brands. Our team has led and supported Shopify projects for globally recognized brands including Dr Squatch, TULA, Natura Brasil, Condé Nast, and Martha Stewart. We specialize in Shopify architecture, Shopify Plus, custom app development, theme and UX optimization, CRO, analytics, and AI-enabled workflows. Power Commerce partners with brands as a long-term technical and growth team, focused on reliability, scale, and measurable results.

Businessist
B
AgencyWashington, United StatesFrom $50
5.00(158 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
70

Shopify expert specializing in speed optimization, theme customization, and troubleshooting. 10+ years of experience and 10,000+ completed projects. I help stores improve performance, fix issues fast, and create clean, conversion-focused experiences.

Michael Wallbaum
MW
Technical ArchitectWashington, United StatesFrom $1500
5.00(1 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
35

I fix wholesale operations for coffee roasters and CPG brands on Shopify. Most wholesale runs on customer tags, spreadsheets and email reorders until it stops scaling. I set up proper company accounts with per-account pricing that applies automatically at checkout, real net terms, and a reorder flow your accounts use themselves, so your team stops hand-entering orders. Recent work: a Philadelphia-area coffee roaster moved ~40 wholesale accounts onto company pricing, with automated wholesale-versus-retail delivery rules at checkout. Another roaster runs 240+ wholesale accounts through the system we built. Typical engagement is a wholesale setup on your existing store, then ongoing support as your wholesale grows. I'm not the right fit for one-off theme work or open-ended custom builds.

Offered services
Shopify Development
Consulting & Strategy
Operations, Logistics & Fulfillment
Klay Create
KC
AgencyWashington, United StatesFrom $65
4.94(4 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
45

Klay Create is led by Yassine, a Shopify expert and product-focused builder with hands-on experience across strategy, development, and growth for DTC brands. With a strong background in Shopify theme development, CRO, and scalable eCommerce systems, Yassine works closely with brands to translate vision into high-performing storefronts that are built to convert and scale. Our team covers the full Shopify stack, from branding and UI/UX to custom theme development, CRO, and growth systems. We work with modern Shopify themes and custom builds, and we integrate best-in-class tools across email marketing, subscriptions, reviews, upsells, and analytics. Our tech stack includes Shopify (Online Store 2.0), custom Liquid and JavaScript development, Klaviyo, Recharge, Yotpo/ Judge.me, ReConvert, AfterShip, Gorgias, and performance and analytics tools to support scalable growth. Currently based in Southeast Asia, Klay Create operates as a fully remote studio and is available during U.S. business hours, ensuring smooth communication, real-time collaboration, and reliable ongoing support for North American brands.

EcomGraduates
E
AgencyWashington, United StatesFrom $250
5.00(108 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
75

EcomGraduates LLC is a boutique Shopify development agency specializing in custom Shopify themes, high-performance storefronts, and conversion-focused eCommerce solutions. Founded by Glen and Ellie in 2020, we combine deep technical expertise with strategic design to help brands grow online, from startups to established businesses. Our services include custom theme development, advanced Shopify customization, site audits, speed optimization, and ongoing store management. Trusted by over 1,200 store owners and rated 5★ for quality and communication, EcomGraduates builds scalable, brand-forward Shopify experiences that drive sales and improve user engagement.

Braun Design Co
BD
AgencyAustin, United StatesFrom $500
4.95(5 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
75

Braun Design Co | Boutique Shopify Plus Partner | Austin, TX | Since 2016 We build and maintain custom Shopify stores for brands that want a real partner, not a revolving door of junior devs and project managers. With 10 years focused exclusively on Shopify, we specialize in custom builds, platform migrations (Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce to Shopify and Shopify Plus), and long-term development partnerships for brands in wellness, sports & lifestyle, food, jewelry, and consumer products. Clients we've built for: KT Tape · Baby Trend · Derma E · Saalt · 1928 Jewelry · Gossamer Gear · Urban Body Jewelry · Post & Porch · Dorai · New Canaan Farms · The Symphony Store What we do: Custom Shopify and Shopify Plus builds Platform migrations with zero-downtime planning and SEO preservation AI search optimization (AEO, also called AISO) with schema markup and structured data for AI-driven product discovery Agentic Storefront configuration and MCP integration for AI shopping assistants Conversion rate optimization (CRO) and UX/UI improvements Site speed and performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS) ADA and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audits and remediation SEO audits and on-site optimization Checkout optimization and Shopify Checkout Extensibility Third-party app integrations and custom development Analytics, tracking, and attribution setup Ongoing monthly maintenance, content updates, and feature additions Why brands stick with us: Our average client relationship spans 5+ years. Our longest-running retainer client has been with us since 2019 with monthly development, maintenance, and strategic support. That's not a transaction. That's a partnership. You work directly with our core team. We know Shopify and we know your business. No revolving door of freelancers. We don't just build stores. We optimize them. From improving page speed and Core Web Vitals scores to CRO testing and making sure your site is accessible to every customer, we take post-launch performance just as seriously as the initial build. If your current agency feels like a black box, or you're tired of explaining your business from scratch every time you need something done, we're the alternative.

Italy's 38 Shopify experts: a large, full-service list

Most are agencies, and most sell everything. Of the 38 experts based in Italy, 29 are agencies and 9 are freelancers. Store Setup & Management appears on 36 profiles, Shopify Development on 35, and Marketing & Growth and Consulting & Strategy on 32 each. You can hire one Italian supplier from strategy through launch to campaigns; the useful question is which of those it does best.

Design and copy are well covered too. Design, UX & Branding is listed by 24 and Copywriting & Content by 20. Finance, Taxes & Compliance is the thinnest category, at 12.

Italian and English, with Spanish as a bonus. Italian appears on 36 profiles and English on 34, so you can brief in either. Ten list Spanish, two French and one Dutch. If Spain is your next market, a Spanish-speaking Italian team can review the translated storefront.

Rome first, then the rest of the country. Rome is the city named most often, and the other profiles are spread from Lombardy and Piedmont down to Campania and Sicily. For almost every Shopify job, sharing a city with your expert changes nothing. It matters for a boutique fit-out with POS, or for teaching shop staff to use the till.

The order of the listing. Experts based in Italy appear first. Scroll past them and the listing continues with experts based outside Italy who also take European clients, which widens the pool if nine local freelancers aren't enough.

What does a Shopify expert in Italy cost?

Just 11 of the 38 experts based in Italy show a starting price. The tiles are built from those 11 prices, in USD as listed in October 2026; profiles priced at zero are left out. With a sample this small, read them as a guide rather than a market rate.

Middle half of starting prices

$48 – $1,745

A wide band from a small sample

Median starting price

$65

Low, and easy to misread

Top quarter of listed prices

$1,745 – $10,000

A quarter of priced Italian profiles start here

Each figure is where an Italian expert's pricing opens, not a quote for your project. Half of the priced Italian profiles start at $65 or less and a quarter at $1,745 or more, so two experts' starting prices can sit far apart. Don't shortlist on that number alone.

What sets the real price. Product and variant count, a move from another platform, Italian only or several languages, POS in a physical shop, and whether campaigns are part of the job. Ask each expert for a fixed quote against the same written brief, with the exclusions spelled out.

Running a Shopify store from Italy: the set-up details

Shops and showrooms. A boutique in Italy can start taking card payments in person with a phone and the Shopify POS app. Italian stores get Tap to Pay with Shopify POS on iPhone and Android, as long as they use Shopify Payments. When it's time for proper kit, Shopify's own hardware store sells POS equipment to Italian merchants directly. A good Shopify POS setup expert syncs shop and online stock from day one.

Payouts in euro. Italian stores can switch on Shopify Payments, and payouts land in euro. Ask your expert to finish the Shopify Payments set-up early; a launch that waits on the payment account is a launch that slips.

VAT settings. Shopify Tax and Manual Tax are the two routes for a new Italian store. Manual Tax leaves the rates to you and can't be used for Union OSS reporting; OSS needs Shopify Tax, or Basic Tax if EU tax collection on your store predates 13 May 2026. Whichever route you take, filing and paying the VAT stay with you and your accountant, because Shopify does neither.

Italian end to end. The admin and checkout both support Italian. Staff run orders in Italian and customers check out in Italian, so the expert's language work is product data and content, not interface workarounds.

Italy's most-listed Shopify services

These are the six categories experts based in Italy list most often. Finance, Taxes & Compliance comes next, on 12 profiles.

Store Setup & Management

36 of 38 profiles: the usual starting point

Shopify Development

35 profiles: themes, custom sections and app integrations

Consulting & Strategy

32 profiles: audits, replatforming and growth plans

Marketing & Growth

32 profiles: SEO, paid campaigns and email

Design, UX & Branding

24 profiles: brand identity and theme design

Copywriting & Content

20 profiles: product descriptions and editorial pages

Questions to settle before hiring a Shopify agency in Italy

Should I hire a Shopify agency in Italy or a freelancer?

With 29 agencies and 9 freelancers based in Italy, both routes are open. An agency makes sense for a full build with design, copy and marketing, which most Italian agencies list. A freelancer suits a defined job, such as a theme fix, a small migration or an app integration, and usually means you talk directly to the person writing the code. Decide by scope, not by price.

Is every Italian-speaking Shopify expert Italy-based?

No. Location and language are separate details on a profile, so check both. An expert outside Italy who speaks Italian can be a good fit for content and support. For POS in a physical shop or on-site staff training, someone based in Italy is easier to work with, and those experts appear first in the listing.

Can an Italian agency set up OSS for my EU sales?

Ask before you sign. Only 12 of the 38 experts based in Italy list Finance, Taxes & Compliance. A good answer names the Shopify tax setting they'd use, explains why, and says what they'll hand your accountant at the end. A vague answer means you'll need a separate tax specialist alongside the build team.

Who should own the ad and analytics accounts an Italian agency sets up?

You should. Thirty-two of the 38 Italian experts also sell marketing, so the agency may be the one opening your ad and analytics accounts. Make sure they're created under your business, with the agency added as a user. The same applies to the Shopify store, the domain and any custom theme code: put ownership in the contract, not in a handover email.

Can an Italian developer build for a business based in another country?

Yes. English appears on 34 of the 38 Italian profiles, so a brand based in another country can brief them directly. Check the expert has built for your market and not only for Italian shoppers, since payments, tax and checkout language differ by country. Ask to see one of their live stores that sells where you sell.