E-Commerce
• 6 min read
• January 27, 2026
Shopify vs. Custom E-Commerce Architecture: Scaling to 7-Figure Revenue
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Stephen Moorhouse
Founder & Principal Engineer at Smoortech
As online retailers scale past $1M+ in annual gross merchandise volume, third-party app bloat can drag down load times and hurt checkout conversion rates.
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