The best Shopify agency for your business depends on your revenue, the platform you're leaving and what has to happen after launch. For ecommerce brands doing $2M+ a year that want migration, design, development, CRO and maintenance from one in-house team, craftberry is the strongest fit on this list. For one focused project with a small senior team, look at Braun Design Co, Conspire or Cronk Studios. For a testing program only, ConversionTeam. For outdoor, food and CPG brands, Sleepless Media. All ten are compared on the same five things: Shopify focus and partner status, who does the work, migration record, published proof and support after launch.
Why a Webflow agency is writing about Shopify
We build ecommerce on Webflow with Shopify running products, inventory, payments and checkout. We designed the stores for Kangol and Carista, both on Shopify, so I know its checkout and theme limits from the inside. That puts us right next to a question we're not the best answer to: who should build a full Shopify store, from migration and custom theme to CRO, end to end?
I've watched brands hire a good agency that was wrong for their stage and lose two quarters finding out. A team built for a $50M brand will over-scope a founder-led store, and a two-person studio will struggle with a 500,000-record migration. Fit matters more than the portfolio. This page is built to help you get the fit right.
How these Shopify agencies were compared
I used public evidence only: each agency's website, its published case studies and its listing in the Shopify Partner Directory. This is a comparison of what agencies show publicly, not a hands-on audit of their work. Disclosure: this guide was put together in collaboration with craftberry, which is ranked first. Every agency, craftberry included, was assessed on the same five criteria:
- Shopify focus and partner status. Each badge an agency shows was compared with its site and its directory listing.
- Team model. Whether agency staff or outside contractors do the work.
- Migration record. Named migrations and source platforms counted as evidence.
- Published proof. Case studies and named clients carried more weight than general claims.
- Support after launch. Whether support, CRO or testing continues once the store is live.
Shopify groups its partners into four tiers: Select, Plus, Premier and Platinum. Shopify says the tiers reflect several factors, including experience and proven success on the platform. It's the fastest external check you have, so look up every agency you shortlist.
The 10 best Shopify agencies for 2027 at a glance
The ten serve different needs. craftberry ranks first for brands that need a full-service team, and the others specialize in design, migrations, a category or CRO.
| Rank | Agency | Best for | Team model | Clients | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | craftberry | Brands doing $2M+ a year | In-house, 30+ specialists | Pepper, Midi, Honest Baby Clothing, Glowforge | Migrations, design, development, CRO and maintenance from one team |
| 2 | Braun Design Co | Consumer brands planning a migration | Founder-led, Shopify-only studio | KT Tape, Baby Trend, Derma E, Saalt | Accessibility and AI search work |
| 3 | Conspire | Brands wanting a long-term partner | Senior boutique team | Cousins Maine Lobster, BodyBio, Zia Tile | Fractional Shopify teams |
| 4 | Sleepless Media | Outdoor, lifestyle and CPG brands | Small senior in-house team | LifeStraw, Breeo, Traditional Medicinals | Category focus |
| 5 | Commence Studio | B2B and DTC sales in one store | Small founder-owned team | Death Wish Coffee, Eight Sleep, Barnacle Foods | Brand studio plus build |
| 6 | Ethercycle | Private-label product businesses | Shopify-only team | Montana Knife Company, Jomboy Media, Tidewater Sandals | Hosts a Shopify podcast |
| 7 | Bryt Designs | Brands wanting onshore developers | Onshore in-house team | SLMD Skincare, DW Home Candles, Miniso USA | Headless option |
| 8 | Cronk Studios | Smaller merchants moving to Shopify | Small migration team | Pine Hill Trailers, Atlantic Rancher, Ritual Chocolate | Fixed up-front quotes |
| 9 | ConversionTeam | Stores ready for A/B tests | CRO-only specialist | None named | Own free testing tool |
| 10 | Radically Made | Early-revenue founder-led brands | Small design studio | None named | Design plus Klaviyo email |
The best Shopify agencies for 2027, reviewed
Each agency gets the same quick-facts profile, so you can compare them side by side. If a detail about your agency is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
1. craftberry: best for brands doing $2M+ a year that want one accountable team
craftberry is a Shopify Premier Partner working with mid-sized and large ecommerce brands. It has built on Shopify since 2015, and its 30+ in-house specialists cover strategy, UX/UI design, custom development, CRO, migrations and ongoing maintenance. The same team stays on from build through launch and into the improvements after it, which is what most brands at this size actually need.
Migrations are a core part of the work: stores move from WooCommerce, Magento, Shopware, BigCommerce and custom platforms to Shopify or Shopify Plus. On live stores, craftberry runs research-led conversion work and A/B tests. Clients sit across the US, Europe, Australia, the UAE and Canada.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Premier Partner
- Team: 30+ in-house specialists, on Shopify since 2015
- Clients: Pepper, Midi, Honest Baby Clothing, Glowforge, vivo, On Running
- Services: Shopify development, UX/UI design, systems integrations, CRO and A/B testing, migrations, ongoing maintenance
- Results: Shelly, 500,000+ customer records migrated from Shopware to Shopify. Enhance Automotive, +21.01% conversion rate and +21.63% revenue per visitor in an A/B test. Biotrade, migration with 0% data loss. Moon Nude, +11.1% conversion rate and +13.8% revenue per visitor from a product-page upsell test.
- Ideal for: Brands doing $2M+ a year that need migration, custom development, UX/UI, CRO or maintenance from one team
- Not a fit for: Brands that only need a simple off-the-shelf theme store, or only marketing services
2. Braun Design Co: best for consumer brands planning a migration
Braun Design Co is an Austin studio that builds only on Shopify, with the founder leading client work. Its projects cover Shopify Plus builds, theme updates and migrations from Magento, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, including published migrations for KT Tape and Baby Trend. The founder also works on accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA and on visibility in AI search, which few Shopify studios list.
Quick facts
- Location: Austin, USA
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Plus Partner badge on its site
- Team: Founder-led, Shopify-only studio, founded 2016
- Clients: KT Tape, Baby Trend, Derma E, Saalt
- Services: Custom Shopify builds, migrations from Magento, WooCommerce and BigCommerce to Shopify or Shopify Plus, ongoing development
- Ideal for: Wellness, sports, jewelry and baby brands that want a custom build or a migration
- Not a fit for: Large multi-team programs, since the team is small and founder-led. Braun Design Co lists no exclusions on its site.
3. Conspire: best for brands that want a long-term partner with senior people on every project
Conspire describes itself as a boutique on purpose. Senior staff do the work in-house, across Shopify Plus design and development, migrations, CRO and fractional Shopify teams. A fractional team works as a part-time extension of your own staff, so you add senior Shopify people without hiring them full time.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Plus Partner, listed on its site
- Team: Senior boutique team, in-house
- Clients: Cousins Maine Lobster, BodyBio, Zia Tile, Kinto
- Services: Shopify Plus design and development, migrations, CRO, fractional Shopify teams
- Ideal for: High-growth ecommerce brands that want a long-term partner
- Not a fit for: Brands that need confirmed delivery coverage outside North America. Check international availability with the agency directly.
4. Sleepless Media: best for outdoor, lifestyle, food and CPG brands
Sleepless Media focuses on outdoor, lifestyle, food and beverage brands. The in-house team takes on full Shopify Plus design and development and keeps working on the store after launch, on CRO and average order value (AOV). If you sell in those categories, the portfolio gives you plenty of close examples to hold up against your own store.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Plus Solutions Partner
- Team: Small senior in-house team
- Clients: LifeStraw, Breeo, Traditional Medicinals, Lenny & Larry's
- Services: Full Shopify Plus design and development, post-launch CRO and AOV work
- Ideal for: Food, beverage, lifestyle and outdoor brands that want a team that already knows their category
- Not a fit for: Companies outside those categories. Sleepless Media takes other work, but it isn't its specialty.
5. Commence Studio: best for brands running B2B and DTC sales in one store
Commence Studio combines brand work and ecommerce development in one small, founder-owned team. Its Shopify Plus unified commerce builds run B2B and direct-to-consumer sales from one store. The identity and the store structure are planned together instead of being passed between suppliers.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Plus Partner
- Team: Small founder-owned team, founded 2014
- Clients: Death Wish Coffee, Eight Sleep, Barnacle Foods
- Services: Brand, Shopify Plus builds that run B2B and DTC from one store, SEO, lifecycle and CRO programs
- Ideal for: Growth-stage companies running separate B2B and DTC systems that want to combine them
- Not a fit for: Quick, low-scope launches. The process runs in diagnose, architect and build phases, and the build phase alone takes 8 to 16 weeks.
6. Ethercycle: best for owner-run, private-label product brands
Ethercycle was an early Shopify Expert and covers strategy, custom themes, redesigns and migrations, all on Shopify. The team also hosts The Unofficial Shopify Podcast, a public record of how they think about stores that you can listen to before you book a sales call. Brands apply to work with them.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Plus partner badge in its site footer
- Team: Shopify-only team
- Clients: Montana Knife Company, Jomboy Media, Tidewater Sandals, oVertone
- Services: Strategy, custom themes, redesigns, migrations
- Ideal for: Stable, owner-run businesses that sell their own private-label products
- Not a fit for: Brands that resell other companies' products. Ethercycle only takes private-label businesses it sees as a mutual fit.
7. Bryt Designs: best for brands that want onshore developers and a headless option
Bryt Designs is a California development agency dating back to 2011. It builds standard Shopify stores and headless storefronts with Vercel and Sanity, and supports both after launch, so you can pick either approach and keep the same team. Its projects span consumer brands and industrial B2B sellers.
Quick facts
- Location: California, USA
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Select Partner badge in the site header, while the site text says Official Shopify Plus Agency Partners. Check the directory listing.
- Team: Onshore in-house team
- Clients: SLMD Skincare, DW Home Candles, Miniso USA, Somnee
- Services: Shopify builds, headless builds with Vercel and Sanity, support and maintenance
- Ideal for: Consumer and industrial B2B sellers that want onshore developers and the choice of a headless build
- Not a fit for: Buyers who want a Shopify-only shop, since Bryt Designs also builds sites for real estate firms and universities
8. Cronk Studios: best for smaller merchants moving to Shopify
Cronk Studios is a small US team focused on migrations, theme updates and redesigns, and a Shopify Partner since December 2015. Quotes are fixed up front and bug fixes come at no extra cost, so you know the scope before the project starts.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Plus tier in the Shopify Partner Directory
- Team: Small migration team, USA
- Clients: Pine Hill Trailers, Atlantic Rancher, Ritual Chocolate
- Services: Migrations, theme updates and redesigns, store setups, SEO, Klaviyo email
- Ideal for: Small and mid-size merchants leaving WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Squarespace
- Not a fit for: Large enterprises with complex integrations
9. ConversionTeam: best for stores ready for an A/B testing program
ConversionTeam doesn't build stores. It runs CRO audits and ongoing A/B testing programs on Shopify and Shopify Plus, and has run testing programs since 2008. Clients get its own testing tool for free, so there's no separate testing app to pay for. Client names are kept confidential.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Partner
- Team: CRO-only specialist
- Clients: None named on its site, by policy
- Services: CRO audits and ongoing A/B testing programs on Shopify and Shopify Plus
- Ideal for: Stores with enough orders to support an ongoing testing program
- Not a fit for: Low-traffic stores or theme-only builds. ConversionTeam says so itself.
10. Radically Made: best for early-revenue, founder-led community brands
Radically Made is a female- and BIPOC-founded design studio building for community-driven brands. It offers Shopify web design plus Klaviyo email setup and retainers, so store design and email come from the same people and the brand voice stays consistent from site to inbox. The offering is narrower than an agency covering migrations, integrations and ongoing CRO.
Quick facts
- Shopify partner tier: Shopify Partner, plus Certified Klaviyo Partner
- Team: Small design studio
- Clients: None named on its site
- Services: Shopify web design, Klaviyo email setup, ongoing email retainers
- Ideal for: Smaller, early-revenue founder-led brands built around a social mission or a community
- Not a fit for: Larger or enterprise brands. Email retainers carry a minimum term.
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Let's talkHow to choose a Shopify agency
Portfolios show design. These five questions show whether a team can carry your store.
- Who does the work? In-house staff, contractors or an offshore partner. The answer decides how fast feedback turns into changes.
- What tier does Shopify list? Look the agency up in the Partner Directory yourself instead of trusting the badge on its site.
- Can they show a migration at your scale? Ask for the source platform, the number of products and customer records, and what happened to rankings and data.
- What happens after launch? Maintenance, CRO and testing: who owns them, and how they're billed.
- Is the team built for your stage? A full-service team for a $2M+ brand, a boutique for one focused project, a specialist for testing only.
Where to start
Pick the type of team first, then the agency. Shortlist two or three, ask each one the questions above, and ask to see a store they shipped at your size. The agency that answers with numbers and a migration plan is usually the one to hire.
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