Surprise replatform
Current store doesn’t scale; nobody mapped catalog, integration and real timeline.
Castle services
Decide stack and scope before spending wrong.
E-commerce and architecture consulting — platform diagnosis, roadmap and scope for replatform, integration or go-live without proposal surprises.
Clarity before implementation contract — or replatform with a plan
For teams researching, migrating or recovering a stuck project — concrete output, not a generic deck.
Expensive decisions made in the dark.
Platform, agency and scope chosen by referral — problems appear after the contract is signed.
Incomparable proposals
Three quotes, three scopes — impossible to know what’s missing in each.
Misaligned stack
ERP, marketplace and media need different things — wrong platform costs a year.
How consulting works
Interview, technical diagnosis and executable recommendation — you decide with data.
- 1
Understand the operation
Catalog, channels, ERP, team and goals — context before slides.
- 2
Audit current stack
Platform, integrations, performance and bottlenecks — what blocks today.
- 3
Scenarios and trade-offs
Keep, migrate or hybridize — timeline, cost and risk explicit.
- 4
Roadmap and next step
Suggested scope for Castle implementation — if it makes sense to hire.
Typical deliverables
Depth adjusted to the moment — light research or full due diligence.
Platform diagnosis
VTEX vs Shopify vs Magento vs Woo — fit with operations, not generic rankings.
Integration map
What must talk, available API and priority order.
Realistic estimate
Milestone, risk and dependencies — base for implementation proposal.
Aligned demo
When useful, we show UX reference in Castle demo — without confusing with production.
Consulting that doesn’t sell a platform
We recommend what fits — including third parties or OSS when appropriate.
No vendor commission
Castle cloud in proposals is OSS only — Magento/Woo when native makes sense.
Executive + technical
Owner understands timeline; dev understands API — same conversation.
Can become project
Consulting credits toward implementation when you hire Castle next — stated in proposal.
Confidential
Operation data stays in agreed scope — NDA when needed.
Frequently asked questions
- Does consulting become implementation?
- Only if it makes sense — the diagnosis is useful even if you hire someone else.
- How long does it take?
- From one week (narrow focus) to several (complex replatform) — defined at kickoff.
- Do you audit another agency’s project?
- Yes — we map what exists, what’s missing and cost to fix or migrate.
- Do you deliver a document?
- Yes — recommendation, roadmap and suggested scope in a format your team uses.
Need to decide before investing?
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