Headless commerce development
that unshackles your storefront.
Qarbi builds headless commerce architectures that decouple your frontend from Adobe Commerce or Ultracommerce - giving you sub-second loads, complete design freedom, and a backend that scales independently.
Headless isn't always the answer.
Here's when it is.
Not every store needs headless. A well-built Hyva theme on Adobe Commerce is fast, flexible, and half the cost of going headless. We'll tell you that honestly. But headless is the right call when:
If none of these apply, you probably don't need headless - and we'll tell you that in the audit.
API-first architecture, built for your stack
We don't force a framework on you. We build headless storefronts that connect to your existing backend using the tools that make sense for your team.
Frontend options we work with
- Next.js / React - Most popular choice. Server-side rendering, great SEO, massive ecosystem.
- Vue Storefront - Built specifically for ecommerce. Tight integrations with Magento and other backends.
- Hyva (as a bridge) - Not technically headless, but delivers 80% of the speed benefit at 40% of the cost.
- Custom PWA - For app-like experiences, offline capability, or mobile-first builds.
Backend stays where it is
- Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 handles catalog, pricing, orders, customers, ERP integrations
- GraphQL and REST APIs expose the data your frontend needs
- Your admin panel, workflows, and integrations stay untouched
Headless vs. Hyva - honest comparison
We build both. Here's how to choose.
We'll never upsell you to headless when Hyva does the job. That's how agencies pad invoices - we'd rather deliver the right solution at the right cost.
Deliverables, not deliverables-about-deliverables
Architecture & API Design
- API schema documentation
- Data flow mapping (frontend ↔ backend)
- Authentication and session strategy
- Caching and CDN configuration
Frontend Build
- Responsive storefront (mobile-first)
- Product listing, detail, and search pages
- Cart and checkout flow (the hard part — we've done it 50+ times)
- Account management, order history, wishlists
- CMS content rendering from your existing Adobe Commerce CMS
SEO & Performance
- Server-side rendering for all indexable pages
- Structured data (JSON-LD) for products, breadcrumbs, organization
- Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP < 1.5s, CLS < 0.05, INP < 100ms)
- Sitemap generation, canonical tags, hreflang (for multi-market)
Integration Layer
- Payment gateways (Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Afterpay)
- ERP sync (orders, inventory, pricing)
- Search (Algolia, Elasticsearch, Meilisearch)
- Analytics (GA4, GTM, server-side tracking)
Questions about headless
Not if it's done right. We use server-side rendering (SSR) so Google sees fully rendered HTML, not empty JavaScript shells. We preserve URL structures, redirects, and metadata during the migration. We've done this across 50+ projects without ranking loss.
Typically 40–60% more than a Hyva build, because you're building a separate frontend application. But the long-term ROI comes from faster page loads (better conversion), independent frontend deployments (faster iteration), and total design freedom. We'll model the ROI for you during the audit.
Yes. A common approach is to go headless on high-traffic pages first (homepage, PLPs, PDPs) while keeping checkout and account on the traditional Magento frontend. We can phase it based on your budget and priorities.
Nothing changes. Your team still manages products, orders, customers, and content through the same Adobe Commerce admin. The headless frontend just reads from and writes to Magento's APIs.
After launch, someone needs to maintain the frontend codebase. That can be your in-house team, us on retainer, or a mix. We'll set up CI/CD pipelines, documentation, and monitoring so whoever maintains it has a clean handoff.
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