Build vs buy
The slogan hides the real options: build, buy, assemble, or decline the capability. Argumont scores those paths on time to value, lock-in, and operational owner...
decision
Shopify versus custom is a control-and-cost decision
Teams often argue architecture when the real fight is speed, ownership, and who will maintain the result. This page will not crown a platform.
Criteria to freeze
Launch date, unique checkout or catalog needs, total cost including people, app-store tax, and exit cost if the bet is wrong.
How Argumont would run it
Treat 'stay on Shopify and extend' and 'custom rebuild' as executable options, plus a third path if one exists. Score implementation effort honestly.
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Compare your commerce options
Argumont challenges assumptions, researches evidence, compares competing approaches, and produces an inspectable verdict. You keep the final decision.
Compare your commerce options