/ E-Commerce Cost Optimization /
Apps. Platform fees. Payment processing. Shipping. 3PL. Returns. Technology. Integrations. Manual processes.
Individually they look like operating expenses. Together they determine your margin.
Devbox analyses the complete cost structure behind your e-commerce operation, implements the improvements and can link our compensation to the savings delivered.
/ total cost of ownership /
Most businesses know their Shopify subscription. Far fewer can immediately tell us their:
That's where we start.
/ commerce cost stack /
Six layers, one connected model — so a saving in one place never quietly creates a cost in another.
We model the economics of your setup instead of making assumptions.
We model the economics instead of making assumptions.
Apps are easy to install. They're also easy to forget. We review every app in the stack and classify it.
Where custom development makes better financial sense than a recurring subscription, Devbox can build it.
We calculate the real effective cost of getting paid.
We calculate the real effective cost of getting paid.
At scale, small improvements in unit economics can create significant annual savings.
At scale, small improvements in unit economics can create significant annual savings.
Sometimes the store isn't expensive. Everything connected to it is.
Sometimes the store isn't expensive. Everything connected to it is.
Where automation produces measurable ROI, we build it.
Where automation produces measurable ROI, we build it.
/ financial model /
Every recommendation needs a financial case.
That financial baseline is agreed before the change is implemented. Success is then measured against the same numbers.
No vague efficiency claims. No imaginary ROI.
Net annual saving
€X − €Y − €Z
/ illustrative example /
A Shopify merchant uses 18 paid applications.
Illustrative exampleAudit identifies
/ why devbox /
Traditional cost consultants understand procurement. Traditional agencies understand marketing and technology. Traditional developers understand code.
Devbox combines the commercial and technical sides of an e-commerce operation.
Capabilities
When the best answer is to build something different, we can actually build it.
/ at scale /
Categories where an e-commerce cost audit tends to pay for itself. As we complete Profit Recovery engagements, real results will be published here.
Removing overlap across the stack and cutting duplicated recurring cost.
Lowering the real, blended cost of accepting money across markets.
Rebuilding shipping and 3PL economics around the real order profile.
Right-sizing plans, stores and international setup to today's scale.
Fewer subscriptions, native features and, where it pays, custom builds.
Removing repetitive operational work where the ROI is measurable.
/ faq /
It is the analysis and reduction of the full cost of running an online store: platform plan, apps, payment processing, shipping, 3PL, returns, technology, integrations and manual processes. The goal is a lower Total Cost of Ownership without compromising growth.
/ get started /
You don't always need more revenue to increase profit.
Sometimes the fastest opportunity is reducing the cost of operating the revenue you already generate.
Performance-based engagements available for qualified e-commerce businesses.
