Best Shopify Plus Agencies 2026: 6 Compared

Disclosure: GOSH Digital is our agency, so we included ourselves on this list. Judge us by the same criteria as everyone else here.

Updated Nov 2026. There is no single best Shopify Plus agency. Match the shop to the job.

Boutique full-funnel (build plus email plus paid): GOSH Digital. We are on this list on purpose. Shopify builds from $5,000. Migrations from $4,500. Email/SMS and paid from $1,500/mo.

Big Plus builder (premium storefront, international, headless): We Make Websites.

Enterprise replatform (ERP, former Salesforce or Adobe stacks): Guidance.

UK/EU Shopify-only bench: Eastside Co.

US B2B, manufacturers and distributors: Groove Commerce.

Canadian generalist that also builds on Shopify: Hilborn Digital.

We Make Websites, Eastside Co, Groove, Guidance, and Hilborn still have live sites today. We dropped Punch, Horseshoe & Co, and Liquid Solutionz. We could not verify those three as current Shopify Plus agencies.

Competitor project fees, retainers, and headcount are not published here unless the shop prints them. Most do not. GOSH prices are on pricing.

Which Shopify Plus agency fits which brand stage?

Agency	Specialty	Best-fit stage	Geography	Published fees
GOSH Digital	Boutique full-funnel: Plus build, Klaviyo, paid	DTC that wants one team after launch	Global (HQ: Dubai)	Builds from $5,000; migrations from $4,500
We Make Websites	Premium Plus and headless storefronts	Mid-market and enterprise brands	UK and North America	Not published
Eastside Co	Shopify-only design, build, and marketing	SMB to mid-market, UK/EU first	UK, Europe, US	Not published
Groove Commerce	B2B commerce, Plus, ERP/CRM	US manufacturers and distributors	US	Diagnostic $5,000; Plus builds not published
Guidance	Enterprise commerce, multi-platform	Complex replatforms	US	Not published
Hilborn Digital	Shopify builds inside a generalist shop	Canadian brands wanting a local web team	Canada	Not published

If you already know you need a Plus migration or a growth check, book a call. Bring the current stack and the last 90 days of revenue. We will tell you if Plus is the job, or if the leak is email and paid.

Who are the Shopify Plus agencies on this list?

1. GOSH Digital: boutique full-funnel

GOSH sits at #1 on our own list. That is the disclosure, not a mystery score. We are here because a lot of Plus briefs are not a design problem. They are a "the new store goes live and nobody owns the next 90 days" problem.

We migrate stores from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and custom platforms. Product data, customers, order history, and SEO redirects are in the scope. We founded the shop in 2021. Headquarters are in Dubai. We work with brands globally.

Numbers we will put in a proposal: 150+ clients, $70M+ revenue, $23M+ ad spend, Klaviyo Gold Partner, 100+ flows. The public case is The Phoenix: $22.3M in email revenue over 31 months.

The difference versus a pure Plus builder: email and SMS and paid media are the same team. Flows get rebuilt while the theme is in progress. Paid can start on go-live, not after a second agency onboarding. If marketing is the actual brief, also read best Shopify marketing agencies and best Klaviyo agencies.

Best for: DTC brands that want the Plus store, Klaviyo, and ads run as one system.

Not good at: Giant enterprise builds with a custom ERP that needs a 40-person delivery bench. That is Guidance or WMW.

Published fees: Shopify builds from $5,000. Migrations from $4,500. 50% deposit, 50% at launch. Email/SMS and paid from $1,500/mo. Meta plus Google from $2,500/mo. See pricing.

If that is the job, book a Plus migration or growth check.

2. We Make Websites: big Plus builder

We Make Websites is a long-running Shopify Plus shop with offices in London and New York. Their homepage still lists household and enterprise brands, including Hasbro. The work is brand-led storefronts, internationalisation, and headless when the brief needs it.

They have also published that they are BORN's Shopify practice. The WMW site is still live. If you are buying a large, structured Plus build, ask which legal entity and which delivery team you are signing.

They are a builder. Owned-channel marketing (email, paid) is not the product. Plan a second partner, or an in-house team, for the day after launch.

Best for: Mid-market and enterprise brands that want a premium Plus or headless storefront and can staff growth separately.

Not good at: Early-stage DTC that needs a lean team and a marketing plan in the same contract.

Published fees: Not published. Ask for a scoped quote.

3. Eastside Co: UK and Europe Shopify bench

Eastside Co is a London Shopify Platinum Partner. They publish Shopify-only work across design, development, migrations, and marketing. Their own site talks about hundreds of Shopify builds and a Plus portfolio. They also publish offices beyond London, including the US.

If you are a UK or EU brand moving onto Plus, or off WooCommerce subscriptions, they are a real shortlist name. Their instincts are calibrated for that market. A US brand that needs US tax, payments, and UX defaults should test that in the sales process, not assume it.

Best for: UK and European brands that want a Shopify-exclusive partner with a Plus track record.

Not good at: Being your only growth team if you need a Klaviyo-first or Meta-first operator. Confirm who actually runs email and ads, in-house or not.

Published fees: Not published. The homepage currently says a team of 50+. Some inner pages still say 80. They do not publish project fees. Ask for a scoped quote.

4. Groove Commerce: US B2B, manufacturers and distributors

Groove is a Baltimore shop. Their 3 Nov 2026 rebrand announcement still lists Shopify Plus, Elite BigCommerce, and Elite Klaviyo partner status. The public site now runs as The B2B eCommerce Agency. groovecommerce.com redirects there. The homepage is B2B consulting and implementation for manufacturers and distributors: diagnostics, buyer portals, ERP integration. It is not a general DTC Plus lookbook shop.

If you have a sales team, a CRM, and a wholesale motion, that is the brief they sell. Process is thorough. That helps on integrations. It is the wrong shortlist if you wanted a short theme refresh.

Best for: US manufacturers and distributors that need Plus or another stack tied to ERP/CRM.

Not good at: A tiny DTC brand that needs a fast, lean storefront and nothing else.

Published fees: Plus project fees not published. They do publish a $5,000 two-week diagnostic. Ask for a scoped quote on the build.

5. Guidance: enterprise replatform

Guidance has been in enterprise commerce for decades. As of 2025 they are a OneMagnify company. guidance.com now lands on OneMagnify's ecommerce page, which still speaks to custom commerce: strategy, design, systems integration, analytics. Shopify Plus is one platform in a set that also includes Adobe, BigCommerce, and Salesforce Commerce.

If you are leaving a heavy stack (Salesforce Commerce Cloud, SAP, a custom ERP maze), you want a shop that has done that class of data work. Guidance is that kind of partner. They are not a boutique DTC growth agency. Email and paid are your problem after go-live unless you buy that elsewhere.

We are not naming household clients here beyond what we could confirm on WMW. Treat Guidance as an enterprise commerce firm, not a DTC boutique.

Best for: Larger brands that need a technical partner for a complex Plus or headless move.

Not good at: Fast SMB turnarounds, or bundling Klaviyo and Meta into the same statement of work.

Published fees: Not published. Enterprise, quote after discovery.

6. Hilborn Digital: Canadian generalist

Hilborn is a Toronto digital shop. They still offer Shopify website development: store setup, theme work, apps, payments, shipping, and SEO. That is a live service page, not a rumour.

They are not a dedicated Plus enterprise studio on the evidence we could see. Use them if you want a Canadian web and marketing team that can stand up or tidy a Shopify store. Do not hire them as your Magento-to-Plus, multi-region, ERP project. For Canadian email-specific options, use best Klaviyo agencies and compare from there.

Best for: Canadian brands that want a local generalist for a Shopify build, not a global Plus machine.

Not good at: Complex Plus integrations, and we would not assume paid media depth from the Shopify page alone.

Published fees: Not published. Ask for a scoped quote.

How much does a Shopify Plus agency cost?

Two different invoices get mixed up.

Shopify's platform fee. As of 5 Nov 2026, Shopify lists Plus starting at $2,300/month USD on a 3-year term, or $2,500/month on a 1-year term. More complex businesses can pay a variable platform fee. Check Shopify's current Plus pricing before you lock a model. That number is not the agency.

The agency. GOSH builds start from $5,000 and migrations from $4,500. Growth retainers start from $1,500/mo for email/SMS or one paid channel. Meta plus Google starts from $2,500/mo. Those are live on pricing.

Everyone else on this list sells custom quotes. We are not guessing their project fees. Ask for:

1. Build or migration fee, and what data/redirects are included
2. Apps and licenses you will still pay
3. Post-launch support for the first 90 days
4. Whether email and paid are in the contract or a second vendor

A cheap theme that needs a second agency for Klaviyo and a third for Meta is not cheap. Price the year.

How long does a Plus build or migration take?

Do not treat a blog timeline as a contract.

In our planning we map a clean Shopify-to-Plus upgrade or a simple custom theme in a couple of months. A WooCommerce move with a real catalogue and redirects needs more. Magento, custom checkout, and ERP work need more than that. Hydrogen/headless is its own programme.

Anyone selling a full migration in under a month is skipping something you will pay for later. Read what actually breaks in a Shopify migration before you sign. WooCommerce-specific notes live in WooCommerce to Shopify.

When is Shopify Plus worth it?

Plus is worth it when you will use Plus.

Checkout extensibility. B2B catalogues. Expansion stores. Higher API limits. Launchpad-style merchandising. Volume that Advanced cannot hold cleanly.

Plus is not worth it as a status upgrade. If you are still on standard Shopify and the limits you hit are "we have not fixed collection pages or Klaviyo," fix those first. The Shopify vs Shopify Plus compare is the decision page. This post is the agency page.

Under that line, the Plus fee plus a build will eat margin you have not earned yet. Stay on Shopify. Grow into Plus.

Also skip a Plus agency if 80% of revenue is Amazon and the DTC store is a side project. Settle Amazon vs Shopify before you buy a rebuild.

Should you hire a build partner or a growth partner?

A build partner delivers a store. You need that if the theme, data, or checkout is the bottleneck, and marketing already works.

A growth partner delivers a store and then runs the channels that make the store print money. You need that if the current site is fine enough and the hole is traffic, email, or paid.

Most Plus agencies on the internet are build partners. They will not say that in the pitch. Ask: "Who is in the ad account and the Klaviyo account on week two after launch?" If the answer is "we can introduce someone," you are hiring a builder.

If growth is the job, shortlist shops that can show email/SMS and paid as operated work, not a slide. GOSH is built for that bundle. WMW and Guidance are not, and that is fine. Hire them for the store.

A new Plus theme does not create demand. If conversion is already decent and flows are thin, fix Klaviyo on Shopify Plus before you spend the rebuild budget.

How should you choose a Shopify Plus agency?

Ask about migrations, not mood boards. A pretty portfolio is taste. Ask how many platform moves they finished in the last 18 months, and what organic traffic did 90 days later.

Meet the lead developer before you sign. The person on the sales call is rarely the person in your theme. Ask who is assigned, whether they are staff, and what Plus work they shipped this year.

Write down go-live support. Who is awake if checkout breaks on launch night? Is a 90-day retainer in the SOW, or is that a new contract?

Price 12 months. Build + Plus fee + apps + email + paid + the first round of fixes. That is the number. The deposit is not.

Decide the model first. Builder or growth partner. Then shortlist. Do not let a beautiful Figma file hide a missing marketing team.

If you want a second pair of eyes on that choice, book the Plus check. No theatre. We will say if you should stay on Advanced, hire a specialist builder, or let one team own the next quarter.

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