E-commerce Development vs Web Performance & Accessibility
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — e-commerce development compared with web performance & accessibility.
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Both sit under Web Design & Development, and clients regularly ask which of the two they actually want. The short answer is below; the rest of this page is how to tell, what each costs, and the cases where a project needs both.
What each one is
- E-commerce Development Building and improving online stores, from storefronts and checkout to payments, marketplaces, subscriptions and platform migrations.
- Web Performance & Accessibility Measured against field data rather than lab scores, and against real assistive technology rather than an automated score. You get the findings, the fixes and the audit trail.
The numbers
| E-commerce Development | Web Performance & Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | From $4,800.00 per project | From $1,200.00 per audit |
| Typical turnaround | — | 1–3 weeks |
| Services underneath | 8 | 7 |
How to decide
Go with E-commerce Development when
- Budget is the binding constraint: this starts at $4,800.00 per project against $1,200.00 per audit for web performance & accessibility
- The job is specifically B2B commerce portals, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically checkout optimization, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically marketplace integration, which sits under this one
Go with Web Performance & Accessibility when
- Budget is the binding constraint: this starts at $1,200.00 per audit against $4,800.00 per project for e-commerce development
- The job is specifically accessibility audit (WCAG 2.2 aa), which sits under this one
- The job is specifically accessibility remediation, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically caching & CDN setup, which sits under this one
When a project wants both
Worth knowing: More often than the question implies — the same job frequently touches both, and one team covers them, so moving between them is a conversation rather than a second supplier. If you are not sure which your files need, that is what the free trial is for. The process is the same either way: whichever you pick, the work runs through the same stages and is checked against the same bar. Web Design & Development sets that out.
Questions we get on this specific choice
Is one of them cheaper?
E-commerce Development starts at $4,800.00 per project and web performance & accessibility at $1,200.00 per audit. Complexity and volume move both, and the cheaper unit is not always the cheaper job.
Which is faster?
Much the same, and volume moves the number far more than the choice between these two does.
Can you tell me which one my files need?
Yes, free. Send two or three real files — that judgment is part of the trial rather than something quoted separately.
Can I switch after we start?
Yes. If the files say the other one is the right answer, we re-quote before doing the work rather than after.
Where to go from here
- E-commerce Development — what it is, in full, with its own pricing
- Web Performance & Accessibility — the same for the alternative
- Web Design & Development pricing — both rates side by side with the US market ranges
- Try it free — a free technical review of one page, written up, and we will tell you which of the two your files need
- Get a quote if the scope is already clear
- Every rate we publish, on one page
