Your Shopify store loads in 4 seconds.
Ours load in 0.8. Here is how we move you over.
We migrate high-volume brands from standard Shopify themes to high performance custom coded storefronts. Keep the Shopify backend, destroy the frontend limitations.
30-min call. Drop your store URL when you book. We test your speed live, calculate your revenue loss, and quote you on the spot. Best fit for stores doing $50K to $5M/year.
You're paying for apps
you don't need.
You're paying $150/mo for email. There's a service that does the same thing for $2.50. You're paying $60/mo for live chat. There's a free one that works just as well.
Nobody tells you this because nobody profits from it. Not the apps. Not the agencies. Not Shopify. We're the agency that does the honest math with you, shows you every cheaper alternative, and builds what replaces them. No pitch. Just receipts.
The Quiet Shopify Tax
Your Shopify stack
vs. our replacement.
$1,255/mo
what you're paying now
Shopify Plan
$399
Next.js + Vercel
$20
Theme dev
$200
Built in
$0
Klaviyo
$150
Zeptomail
$2
Shogun
$149
Sanity CMS
$0
Yotpo
$119
Native code
$0
Rebuy
$99
Custom code
$0
Smile.io
$79
Custom code
$0
Gorgias
$60
Tawk.to
$0
Shopify
$1,255/mo
Our Build
$22/mo
Your Savings
on apps alone, every year.
$14.8K/yr
At A Glance
Theme vs. custom.
Client receipt, on the record
“Hassan rebuilt MyCustomPatches from a slow WordPress theme to a custom Next.js storefront. PageSpeed went from 42 to 97. Load time 3.2s to 0.7s. Fixed price. Unlimited revisions. Live at mycustompatches.net. Rated 5 stars on Clutch and GoodFirms.”
Matt Conner, owner, MC Patches LLC. Clutch review · GoodFirms review
I will do the same thing for your Shopify store in three weeks, or refund you in full. No hourly billing. No subcontractors. Hassan Jamal, Austin, TX.
Real Clients. Real Migrations.
We ship what we promise.
Four stores we built or migrated. Live URLs, verifiable PageSpeed scores, honest before/after numbers.
Custom Patches E-Commerce
Panda Patches
pandapatches.com
Migrated from WordPress + WooCommerce. Cut monthly tool bill from $650 to $25. 1 Million+ patches delivered.
92
PageSpeed
< 1s
Load Time
$625/mo
Outcome
Custom Patches (US Market)
MyCustomPatches
mycustompatches.net
Migrated from slow WordPress. PageSpeed jumped 42 to 97. Load time 3.2s to 0.7s. Featured 5-star Clutch + GoodFirms reviews.
97
PageSpeed
0.7s
Load Time
42 → 97
Outcome
Luxury Leather DTC
Saforne
saforne.com
Handcrafted UK leather brand. Custom ecommerce with Stripe, Sanity, multi-currency support. Built in 2 weeks.
96
PageSpeed
< 1s
Load Time
Premium UX
Outcome
Editorial Magazine
Obare Magazine
obare-magazine.vercel.app
Editorial design magazine with 225K Instagram following. Migrated from Wix to custom Next.js.
95
PageSpeed
< 1s
Load Time
225K IG
Outcome
What Our Clients Say
Real projects. Real results. Real people.
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Guaranteed under 1 second on every build.
Perfect 100/100 Lighthouse. Not 98. Not 99.
Starts free on Vercel. You only pay when your business scales.
No plugins means no vulnerabilities, no bloat.
How We Go Headless
Your existing Shopify store stays live. We build in parallel with AI-paired development. Three weeks to launch, not three months. Zero downtime.
Store Audit & API Architecture
Days 1-3We audit your apps, theme speed, and conversion data. Then we map how every feature connects through Shopify's Storefront API: products, cart, checkout, customer accounts. AI tooling compresses discovery from days to hours.
Custom Storefront Build
Days 4-14We build your new storefront in Next.js with AI-paired development: product pages that load instantly, a cart that never lags, and search that actually works. Every app feature gets rebuilt natively. Claude and Cursor handle scaffolding so we ship in weeks, not months.
Live Data Testing
Days 15-18We connect to your real Shopify data. Test every product, every variant, every checkout flow. Your team reviews and approves before anything goes live.
Launch & Optimize
Days 19-21We point your domain to the new storefront. Your Shopify dashboard stays exactly the same. Then we A/B test, monitor Core Web Vitals, and optimize conversion rates.
The Shopify App Trap
These are the exact problems Shopify store owners tell us about before they switch:
App Fees Are Eating Your Profit Margin
Yotpo at $200/mo, PageFly at $100/mo, Rebuy at $150/mo, Bold subscriptions on top. Your apps cost more than your Shopify plan. That's $1,500+ per month going to SaaS fees instead of growth.
Every Second of Load Time Costs You 7% in Conversions
Every app injects JavaScript that loads before your customer sees a single product. At $100k/month revenue, a 2-second delay costs $14,000/month in missed sales. Google's data confirms it every time.
Shopify's URL Structure Is Capping Your SEO
Shopify forces /collections/ and /products/ into every URL. You can't clean them up. Competitors with custom storefronts rank for cleaner URLs. You're fighting Google with a built-in handicap.
Liquid Blocks the Checkout Experience That Converts
One-page checkout, custom upsell flows, subscription bundling. Liquid's template system has hard limits. Going headless means your checkout works exactly how your conversion data says it should.
Your Store Looks Like 50,000 Other Shopify Stores
Standard Shopify themes are deployed by hundreds of thousands of stores. Your competitors are literally running the same template. A custom storefront is the only way to build a brand experience that's 100% yours.
AI Search Won't Recommend a Slow Storefront
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews now answer 'where should I buy X?' directly. They surface fast, structured storefronts. Shopify's bloated JavaScript makes you invisible to the AI search layer now driving 20-30% of buying decisions.
Same Shopify Backend. 10x Better Frontend.
Going headless means you keep Shopify's powerful inventory, payments, and order management. But your customers see a lightning-fast, beautifully custom storefront that converts at 2-3x the rate.
Theme to Custom
Safely migrate from Liquid to custom code. Zero data loss. Zero downtime. Your products, orders, and customers stay intact.
Global CDN Delivery
Serve your store from the Edge. Instant loading in Dubai, New York, and London. Every millisecond faster = more conversions.
Custom Checkout
Bypass Shopify limitations. Integrate Stripe, custom upsells, and subscriptions exactly how you want them.
Honest Pricing
Agencies charge $30K plus.
We meet you halfway.
Fixed-scope pricing. No hourly traps. Start small, scale when ready.
Typical Agency
$30K to $60K+
8-12 week timeline. Hourly billing. You don't own the code.
PandaCodeGen
From $500
3 week timeline. Fixed price. You own 100% of the code.
Founder's Offer
Starting from $500
Ships in 1 week
Small catalog, simple migration. Our founder's offer to prove the relationship.
- Custom Next.js storefront up to 20 products
- Shopify Storefront API integration
- Mobile-first responsive design
- 90+ PageSpeed guaranteed
- Sanity CMS for content
- Case study in exchange for public review
Growth
Starting from $3,500
Ships in 2-3 weeks
30-100 products. Custom features. Serious scaling.
- Everything in Founder's Offer
- Custom product filtering & search
- Advanced checkout flow
- Upsell and personalization logic
- Custom review system (no Yotpo)
- 60-day post-launch support
Scale
Starting from $12,000
Ships in 3-4 weeks
Subscriptions, custom logic, large catalogs, headless APIs.
- Everything in Growth
- Stripe Subscriptions (replaces Recharge)
- Custom admin dashboard
- Multi-currency + localization
- Custom loyalty/rewards logic
- 90-day post-launch support
All builds include: zero downtime migration, 301 redirect mapping, SEO preservation, your domain stays yours, you own 100% of the code.
Ready to Scale Your Store?
Shopify Optimization
Not ready for headless? We'll optimize your current Shopify theme for better speed, SEO, and conversions within the platform.
- Theme speed optimization
- App audit & cleanup
- SEO improvements
- Conversion rate fixes
- 30-day support
Go Headless (Custom Coded)
A fully custom storefront that keeps Shopify's backend but eliminates all frontend limitations. The ultimate e-commerce upgrade.
- Under a second load times
- Zero monthly app fees
- Custom checkout flows
- 90-95/100 PageSpeed score
- Unique brand experience
- 30-day money-back guarantee
We aren't your typical web dev agency.
Consider us your partners.
Cheap means your profit, not corners cut. Most agencies charge $15,000 to $50,000 for the same scope we ship for $1,500 to $5,000. The difference is overhead, account managers, and margin layered on margin. The agency markup is your profit, not theirs. We are here to revolutionize what cheap means in this category.
100% refund if not 90+ PageSpeed
Every site verified at 90+ PageSpeed before handover. If your build does not hit it, you get every dollar back. In writing in your contract.
Free month of post-launch support
Color changes, copy updates, bug fixes, and CMS training included. Tweak boundaries scoped in your SOW. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Fixed pricing, no scope creep
Founder's Offer $500, Starter $1,500, Growth $3,500, Scale $5,000 to $10,000. Quoted upfront, paid in milestones, no hidden fees ever.
Ask any agency or freelancer these three questions.
Almost none will say yes to all three. Most will not say yes to any of them.
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| Provider | Refund If Bad | PageSpeed Guarantee | Free Support After Launch |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5 Fiverr seller | No | No | No |
| Upwork freelancer | Disputed via platform | No | No |
| Toptal senior dev | First 2 weeks only | No | No |
| Traditional agency ($15K to $50K) | No | No | Billed hourly |
| PandaCodeGen | 100% refund if 90+ not met | 90+ in writing | Full month free, scoped tweaks |
No freelancer, agency, or platform offers all three. That is the gap PandaCodeGen exists to close.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about going headless.
90+ PageSpeed or full refund.
Every PandaCodeGen build ships at 90+ on Google PageSpeed. If your new storefront does not hit that score on launch day, we refund 100% of your payment. Guaranteed, in writing.
From the Blog
Research, case studies, and guides on headless e-commerce.
Why Go Headless with Shopify?
The performance case for decoupling your Shopify storefront.
Read moreShopify App Costs: The Real Bill
How app fees quietly eat your margins every month.
Read moreWhy Shopify Plus Is Still Slow
Liquid themes cap your speed even on enterprise plans.
Read moreYour Slow Shopify Is Losing Sales
Every second of load time costs you real revenue.
Read moreSpeed Fix That Lifts Conversions
How faster load times directly increase conversion rates.
Read moreWhat Is Headless Commerce?
A plain-English explainer for store owners and founders.
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Every platform migrates differently. Here is the right path for each.
WordPress Migration
Escape plugin bloat. Load under 1 second.
WooCommerce Migration
Cut $500/mo in plugins. Own your store.
Wix Migration
Break free from Wix limitations. Own your code.
Squarespace Migration
Outgrow templates. Build something bespoke.
Webflow Migration
Performance ceiling hit? Move to Next.js.
GoHighLevel
GHL site slow? Custom frontend, same CRM.
Custom Engineering
SaaS, dashboards, APIs built from scratch.
For Agencies
White-label dev partnership. You sell, we build.
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Lead Engineer. Headless Shopify builds that score 95 to 100 on PageSpeed. Full storefront migrations from Liquid templates to custom Next.js storefronts, with zero downtime and zero lost orders.