COMMERCE RETAINER

Senior Commerce Devs
On Retainer.

Fixed monthly cost. No long-term lock-in. Scale up instantly when you need to.

SFCC Shopify BigCommerce Vue Storefront

Trusted by brands managing $500M+ in GMV

Hiring is slow.
Agencies are bloated.

There's a better model.

Full-time hires

take 3–6 months to onboard — and might not work out

Traditional agencies

bill for project managers, overhead, and meetings you don’t need

Freelancers

disappear mid-sprint when a bigger project comes along

How it works

Packages from 40 to 160 hours/month. No long-term lock-in.

01

Choose your package

Light, Standard, or Full. Pick the hours that match your current needs.

02

Get a dedicated senior team

Certified developers, QA engineers, and architects assigned to your account.

03

Scale hours monthly

Need more capacity for a launch? Scale up. Quiet month? Scale down. No penalties.

04

Ship faster, pay less

Senior-level output at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

What's included

Dev, QA & Architecture

Full-stack senior engineers paired with dedicated QA and solution architects.

Custom Cartridge / App Development

Bespoke SFCC cartridges, Shopify apps, and platform extensions built to spec.

Performance Optimization

Page speed, Core Web Vitals, and server-side tuning for faster storefronts.

Third-Party Integrations

ERPs, PIMs, OMS, payment gateways, and marketing tools connected seamlessly.

Bug Fixing & Incident Response

Fast triage and resolution for production issues and critical bugs.

Code Review & Architecture Guidance

Ongoing code quality assurance and strategic technical direction.

Retainer plans

All plans include senior-level talent. No junior bait-and-switch.

Light

For steady maintenance and ongoing improvements

40 hrs / month
  • Dedicated dev team
  • Bug fixes & support
  • Monthly reporting
  • Slack/Teams channel
Popular

Standard

For active development and scaling

80 hrs / month
  • Everything in Light, plus:
  • Custom development
  • Performance optimization
  • Architecture guidance
  • Priority response

Full

For full-scale development and transformation

160 hrs / month
  • Everything in Standard, plus:
  • Dedicated architect
  • Sprint planning
  • QA automation
  • 24/7 incident response

Need a custom package? Let's talk.

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ForkPoint's retainer model gave us enterprise-level development capacity at a fraction of what we were paying our previous agency.

E-commerce Director

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

We support Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC), Shopify & Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, commercetools, and Alokai/Vue Storefront. Our team holds active certifications across all major commerce platforms.

Most retainers kick off within 1–2 weeks. We’ll match you with the right team based on your platform and needs during a short discovery call.

We ask for a 3-month initial commitment so we can properly onboard and deliver real results. After that, it’s month-to-month with 30 days notice.

Absolutely. You can scale hours up or down at the start of any month. Need emergency capacity? We can usually accommodate within 48 hours.

Our team is based in Bulgaria (EET/EEST), with strong overlap with European business hours and morning overlap with US Eastern. We also offer extended coverage for critical support needs.

Stop overpaying.
Get senior devs on retainer.

No lock-in. Cancel anytime. Start within 1-2 weeks.

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