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Ecommerce website development in Kerala on WooCommerce and Shopify

We set up online stores for Kerala brands that want to sell directly to customers across India and the Gulf. That covers the product catalogue, payments, shipping, order emails and the admin you’ll use every day to pack and ship orders. Digibeat builds these stores from Kozhikode on WooCommerce or Shopify, and hands every account over in your name.

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Platforms & Integrations: Shopify Partner WooCommerce Razorpay & UPI WhatsApp API
Ecommerce website development on WooCommerce and Shopify

WooCommerce or Shopify?

Shopify is the quicker option if you want to start selling soon and don’t mind a monthly subscription. Hosting and security are handled by Shopify. In India, Shopify also adds a fee of 0.6% to 2% on every order, depending on your plan, because its own payment system isn’t available here and stores use gateways like Razorpay instead.

WooCommerce runs on WordPress and suits brands that want full control, lots of content alongside products, or no monthly platform fee. It needs good hosting and regular updates, which our maintenance plan covers.

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Feature / Detail
Shopify
WooCommerce
Monthly cost Shopify plan fee, plus any paid apps No platform fee. You pay for hosting and any paid plugins
Fee per order in India 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow) or 0.6% (Advanced), on top of your gateway’s charges None from WooCommerce. Only your gateway’s charges
Hosting and security Handled by Shopify Your own hosting, which we set up and maintain
Time to launch Usually quicker A little longer
Content next to products Basic blog and pages Full WordPress, so recipes, guides and articles sit next to products
Best for Brands that want to start selling soon, with little upkeep Brands that want full control, lots of content, or have enough orders that per-order fees add up
We’ll recommend one after hearing how many products you have, how you ship and who will run the store.

What’s included in an ecommerce website

From initial design to payment gateways, automated WhatsApp notifications and Google setup — here is everything included in our build.

What’s included in an ecommerce website
  • A store design that matches your brand, built for phones first.
  • Product setup: categories, variants (size, weight, pack), photos and descriptions. We load your first some products, and your team adds the rest after training.
  • Payment gateway setup for UPI, cards and net banking gateways, e.g. Razorpay, PayU, CCAvenue.
  • Cash on delivery rules, shipping zones and courier setup couriers, e.g. Shiprocket, Delhivery.
  • GST settings and invoice templates.
  • The policy pages payment gateways check before approving your account: shipping, returns and refunds, privacy and terms, with the grievance officer details required by the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020.
  • Order confirmation emails.
  • WhatsApp order updates through the WhatsApp Business API: order confirmed, shipped, out for delivery. Customers in Kerala and the Gulf read WhatsApp far more often than email.
  • Product SEO basics: page titles, meta descriptions, image alt text, and Product schema so price and stock can show in Google results.
  • Google Merchant Center setup, so your products can appear in free Shopping listings and Shopping ads.
  • GA4 with ecommerce tracking, Google Search Console and Microsoft Clarity, so you can see which products sell and where shoppers leave the checkout.
  • SSL certificate, and speed tested on real phones.
  • Domain, store and gateway accounts in your name.
  • Training on adding products, processing orders and handling returns.
Featured Store

Stonelac

Stonelac makes stone polish that protects natural stone and architectural surfaces and brings out their finish. We built them a compact online store with a dark, earthy design that suits the product, so customers can read what each polish does, choose a size and pay in a few taps.

What we built:

  • A Razorpay checkout that takes UPI, cards and net banking
  • Product pages with quantity, surfaces it suits, how to apply
  • A layout built for phones first, since most buyers will order from one
  • Order confirmation emails, plus an admin where Stonelac’s team sees and ships every order
Visit the live store Plan a store like this
https://stonelac.com/
“Digibeat has been providing online services to us at Prime Ston since 2022, and we’re very happy with their excellent service and continued support. We truly appreciate their dedication and value our association with them. Highly recommended!”
Vijeesh Sasidharan — Prime Ston
Vijeesh Sasidharan Managing Partner — Prime Ston

Growing sales after launch

A store needs traffic. Most of our e-commerce clients add Google Ads (including Shopping campaigns),
social media marketing or SEO once the store is live.

Google Ads & Shopping

Put products in front of buyers searching on Google with high purchase intent →

Social Media Marketing

Catalog integration and high-performing ads across Instagram and Facebook →

Ecommerce SEO

Product schemas, technical audits and category rankings that drive organic sales →

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common questions about pricing, Shopify vs WooCommerce, payment gateways, and shipping.

Costs & Timelines
Digibeat’s online stores start from ₹50,000. The price depends on the platform, how many products we load, extra channels such as Amazon or Flipkart, and integrations like couriers or billing software. We send one fixed quote after a short call. See our packages.
On Shopify, you pay Shopify’s monthly plan, plus a fee of 0.6% to 2% per order in India. On WooCommerce, you pay for hosting instead. Either way, your payment gateway charges a small fee per transaction. An optional care plan for updates, backups and small changes starts from ₹1,500 a month.
Most stores take 3 to 4 weeks from approved design to launch. A small store with a few products, like Stonelac’s, is quicker. Product photos and descriptions cause most delays, so it helps to start gathering them early.
Platform and security
We look at how many products you have, where you sell, how much content you want next to your products, who will run the store and your budget. For most Kerala brands, that points to Shopify or WooCommerce. If you need something bigger, such as an ERP connection or several warehouses, we’ll quote it separately.
Every store gets an SSL certificate, and customers enter card details through the payment gateway’s secure checkout, so they aren’t stored on your website. We keep the store’s software updated, take regular backups, and give each staff member their own admin login with only the access they need.
Payments, shipping and selling
We’ve set up Razorpay, which takes UPI, cards and net banking, on stores like Stonelac, plus CCAvenue and PayU. For Gulf customers, we add Tabby and Tamara. Gateways check your business documents and policy pages before approving you, so we write the pages and help with the KYC.
Yes. You can switch cash on delivery on or off, limit it to certain PIN codes or order values, and add a small COD charge if you want. Many Kerala shoppers still prefer to pay on delivery, especially on a first order.
Yes. Your store can accept international cards, show prices in AED or SAR, and offer pay-later options like Tabby and Tamara. Shipping to the Gulf needs an international courier, and some food products have customs limits. If your business is registered in the UAE, we can set up a local gateway instead.
Yes. We set up your listings and connect them to your store, so you can manage orders from all channels without updating each one by hand. We can also connect your catalogue to Instagram, Facebook and Google Shopping.
Ownership and support
Yes. We train your staff on adding products, changing prices and stock, processing orders and handling returns, and we leave a short written guide for your store. Most teams are comfortable running it on their own after one session.
Yes. The domain, the store or hosting account, the payment gateways and all your customer data are in your name from day one. If you ever move to another agency, we hand everything over.
We fix any problems free for the first 30 days after launch. After that, you can call us when you need help, or take a care plan that covers updates, backups and a set number of hours of changes each month.
A small team from our office in Kozhikode: a designer, a developer and a project lead, with one person as your contact from the first call to launch. You’ll talk to the people building your store, usually on WhatsApp.
Yes, including from Shopify to WooCommerce or the other way. We move products, customers and order history where the platforms allow it, and redirect old product URLs so you keep your Google rankings.

Ready to launch or upgrade your online store?

Tell us about your products, your target buyers and your shipping plans. We’ll help you choose between Shopify and WooCommerce and provide a fixed quote.

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