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HEADLESS COMMERCE

Is your monolith holding you back?

Composable architectures, API-first, front/back decoupling. We build modern e-commerce platforms that evolve with your ambitions, without starting over.

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SYMPTOMS

The symptoms of a platform that's reached its limits

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Every change takes weeks

Modify a page, add a market, change a workflow. Your monolithic platform turns every request into a project.

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The front-end is trapped by the back-end

Your design team is limited by what the CMS allows. User experience is dictated by technology, not by your customers.

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Performance degrades under load

Promotions, seasonal peaks, growth. Your platform slows down when you need it most.

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Can't integrate new tools

Every new integration is a headache. PIM, ERP, CRM, search engine. The monolith resists everything external.

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Multi-market impossible

Languages, currencies, different catalogs per region. Your current architecture wasn't designed for this.

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Vendor lock-in

You're dependent on a single vendor for everything. Licenses, roadmap, limitations. No flexibility.

Ready to decouple your front-end from your back-end?

We evaluate your current architecture and plan a progressive migration to headless. No disruption, no chaos.

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REAL CASE

From monolith to headless. Without interruption.

Migration of an ATG Commerce platform to a decoupled architecture for a national retailer. Objective: eliminate performance issues during traffic spikes.

THE PROBLEM

Black Friday: widespread congestion

A newsletter generates a massive traffic spike. Product page rendering overloads the database. Result: checkout slows down, orders timeout, customers abandon.

Observed symptoms

• Pages taking 2+ seconds to load during spikes

• Order service impacted by browsing traffic

• Impossible to scale one component without scaling everything

• Each update requires a complete deployment

THE SOLUTION

Progressive decoupling, component by component

No big bang migration. Creation of an independent presentation layer that handles page rendering and visit traffic. ATG focuses on what it does best: cart and orders.

Approach

• Presentation layer decoupled from commerce engine

• Real-time integration with Kafka for critical data

• Smart caching to absorb traffic spikes

• Each service scales independently based on its needs

THE RESULT

Stabilized performance

Browsing traffic no longer affects the order service. Each component scales independently. Deployments are targeted, without risk of global regression.

Benefits

• Traffic spikes absorbed without checkout impact

• More frequent deployments, less risky

• Ability to replace components one at a time

• More agile team, fewer dependencies

HONEST COMPARISON

Headless is not always the answer

We don't recommend headless if your context doesn't call for it. Here's how to determine if this approach is right for your organization.

Criteria

Monolith
Shopify, Magento, D365

Headless / Composable
Decoupled architecture

Initial time-to-market

Fast (weeks)

Longer (months)

Initial cost

Lower

Higher

Performance at scale

Limits at high volume

Horizontal scalability

UX flexibility

Constrained by themes

Total freedom

Operational complexity

Simple

More complex

Required team

Generalists

Specialists

Headless recommended if:

→ You have significant traffic spikes (Black Friday, flash sales)
→ You want a custom experience, differentiated from competitors
→ You have multiple frontends (web, app, kiosk, marketplace)
→ Your ERP/PIM/OMS requires complex integrations
→ You plan to replace components in the future

Stay on monolith if:

→ Your catalog is small (<1000 SKUs) and stable
→ You don't have an internal technical team
→ Limited budget and need to go to market quickly
→ Your needs are covered by native features
→ You don't have current performance issues

WHY US

Composable without the chaos.

We've migrated monoliths to headless architectures for retailers, manufacturers and distributors. We know what works in production.

45+

HEADLESS MIGRATIONS

In production

Shopify, Akeneo, composable architectures. We've delivered complete headless migrations for businesses with catalogs of thousands of SKUs.

10+

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Decoupled architectures

We've been building API-first and headless architectures for over 10 years. Not a trend, our daily work.

24/7

MONITORING

Production, not just dev

We host and maintain the architectures we build. Monitoring, deployments, updates. End to end.

100%

OF THE STACK

Front, back, infra, integrations

React, Vue, Node, .NET, Shopify, Akeneo, ERP. We master the entire chain without subcontracting.

Trusted by Organizations with Complex Digital Ecosystems

For over 20 years, we've helped major organizations connect their ERP, CRM, and web platforms through secure, high-performance integrations.

Our long-term partnerships reflect our ability to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that adapt to evolving business and technology needs. From e-commerce to enterprise systems, we help our clients streamline data, automate workflows, and build the foundation for intelligent, AI-enhanced operations.

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