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Shopware know-howfor your next decision.

Guides on pricing, migration, updates, SEO, integrations and plugin development, written by the people who build Shopware extensions at Scalableloops.

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How to spot the right Shopware agency before you sign

Shopware agency shortlist: check 6.7 experience, maintenance, code quality and partner status, plus questions for the first call. Read the criteria now.

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Work out what a shop really costs with Shopware pricing

Shopware pricing explained: editions from Community to Beyond, license model, hosting, extensions and maintenance, as of October 2026. Plan your budget.

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Shopware plugin: buy it or have it built?

Shopware plugin development or a Store extension? We compare Store, app and custom build, with update risk and a briefing checklist to help you decide.

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What shop owners need to know about Shopware plugin development

Shopware plugin development explained: plugin or app, structure, tooling, testing and how a commissioned build runs. Check your project with us today.

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Shopware migration from 5 to 6, planned properly

Shopware migration from 5 to 6: what the Migration Assistant moves, what you rebuild and how rankings and tracking survive. Start with our checklist.

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Run a Shopware update without stalling the checkout

Shopware update without downtime: the release cycle, what changed in 6.7, staging, backups, plugin checks and testing afterwards. Read the checklist.

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Shopware SEO helps Google find your shop, and AI answers too

Shopware SEO in Shopware 6: how to set up SEO URLs, meta data, canonicals, sitemap and structured data the right way. Check your shop today.

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Shopware vs Shopify comes down to your range and your team

Shopware vs Shopify compared: hosting, B2B, data control, extensibility and fees as of October 2026. Find out which platform suits your shop today.

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Use Shopware ERP integration to keep stock and orders in sync

Shopware ERP integration explained: which data flows where, connector, middleware or Admin API, and how to avoid stock errors. Read the guide now.

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Where your shop loses time and how Shopware performance gets better

Shopware performance explained: HTTP cache, Varnish, Redis, OpenSearch, CLI workers, images and plugins in the right order. Check your shop today.

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What your business customers actually get from Shopware B2B

Shopware B2B explained: company accounts, approvals, quotes and order lists, which plan includes them and what replaces the B2B Suite. Read the guide.

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