Qarbi is a boutique ecommerce studio that gives $10M–$200M retailers direct access to senior Magento engineers. No project managers. No account executives. No 3-month timelines for a simple feature.
If you're running a $10M–$200M ecommerce store on Magento, you've probably experienced this:
Your agency charges $200/hr but the junior developer doing the actual work bills at $40. You're paying for layers of project managers, account executives, and office space - not engineering talent.
A “simple” feature takes 3 months. Scoping meetings. Discovery phases. Change requests. By the time it ships, the business need has already changed.
Nobody understands your business. Your agency writes code. But they don't think about how that code affects your SEO rankings, your email capture rate, or your conversion funnel.
You're stuck on legacy Magento and every quote for a M2 migration or Hyva upgrade makes your eyes water.
Sound familiar? There's a better way.
We're a Vietnam-based engineering studio that serves Australian and US ecommerce brands. You get senior engineers with 5–8+ years of experience at a fraction of the cost of local agencies - not because the talent is cheaper, but because we've cut the overhead. No office in Sydney CBD. No PM layers. No account managers.
We work in focused 2–4 week sprints. You see working code in weeks, not months. No 8-week discovery phases. No 40-page scope documents that cost $20K. We start with a 2-hour deep-dive, then ship.
We don't just write code. Every build decision considers:
Most agencies deliver code. We deliver revenue infrastructure.
You're running a $10M–$200M store on Magento 1 or 2. Your agency is too expensive, too slow, or both. You need senior-level Magento engineers who understand the platform deeply - and your business goals.
Magento Development Services →You've hit Shopify Plus's ceiling. B2B limitations. Customization constraints. App dependency. You need a platform that scales with your complexity - and a team that can migrate you without losing a single ranking or customer.
Shopify Plus Migration →WooCommerce got you started, but now it's buckling. Slow page loads. Plugin conflicts. No real B2B capabilities. Time for an enterprise platform that actually performs at scale.
WooCommerce Migration →BigCommerce is holding you back. Limited customization. Rigid templates. You need the flexibility of Adobe Commerce with none of the complexity of a traditional migration.
BigCommerce Migration →
Tell us what's frustrating you. We'll review your store, identify the biggest opportunities, and give you an honest assessment - even if the answer is "you don't need us."
We define exactly what gets built, in what order, and what it costs. No 40-page proposals. A clear sprint plan with milestones you can hold us to.
Working code, shipped frequently. You review every sprint. You can adjust priorities between sprints. You're never locked into a 6-month contract with no visibility.
No lock-in. If we deliver great work, you'll want to keep working with us. If not, you own everything we built. No hostage situations.
“I'm so proud to see Qarbi grow, and am proud to support this growth as well. There are a lot more opportunities on the horizon and there's nothing better than tangible evidence and work quality, and Qarbi has demonstrated this time and time again.”
You talk directly to the senior engineer who builds your store. No project managers, no account executives, no juniors learning on your dime. This is why we deliver at 40% less than traditional agencies - we've cut the overhead, not the talent.
Fair question. Our founder Jack has 8+ years of ecommerce experience and has delivered 50+ projects across 8 countries for brands in Australia, the US, and Europe. We've been Ultracommerce's implementation partner since 2023 - they trusted us to ship 570+ enterprise features for their platform. We communicate in fluent English, overlap with AU/US business hours, and we're used to working with Western retailers who expect agency-level communication with better execution.
We're a boutique studio, not a 200-person agency. Our core team is lean by design - senior engineers with 5–8+ years of ecommerce experience each. When a project needs it, we scale with trusted specialists, not warm bodies from a bench.
Yes. We've inherited codebases from other agencies across 50+ projects. We'll audit what you have, identify what needs fixing, and build from there. We don't insist on rebuilding everything from scratch just to pad the invoice.
We structure sprints and communication to overlap with your business hours. Async updates via Slack or your preferred tool, weekly syncs at a time that works for you, and urgent issues handled within hours regardless of timezone. Many of our clients say we're more responsive than their previous local agency.
We specialize in migrations from Shopify Plus, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce to Adobe Commerce. If you're outgrowing your current platform, we'll assess whether Adobe Commerce is the right move - and if it is, we'll handle the entire migration.
A typical Australian or US Magento agency charges $150–$250/hr because you're paying for their CBD office, their PM team, and their sales team. We charge for senior engineering time only - delivered from Vietnam where the cost of living is lower, but the talent is world-class. Same caliber work, dramatically lower cost.
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