monkeyman.agency
monkeyman.agency
Phase 04 · Empire

When Shopify's default theme can't do what your brand needs.

We build headless storefronts on Hydrogen, Next.js, or Remix, using Shopify as the commerce engine and a modern frontend for everything you can't do in Liquid.

Discuss headless See our work
Stage
04
Engagement
Custom project
Timeline
12-20 weeks
Phase
Empire
The problem

When does headless make sense?

  • You need page speed scores Liquid themes can't hit
  • You want a content-led experience (editorial homepage, video-heavy PDP)
  • You're running multi-brand or multi-region under one storefront
  • Your design ambitions outpace what themes allow
What you get

Every deliverable, listed.

  • 01 Hydrogen, Next.js, or Remix storefront
  • 02 Shopify Storefront API as the data layer
  • 03 Sanity, Contentful, or Storyblok as the CMS
  • 04 Cart, checkout, account flows fully custom
  • 05 Edge-deployed (Vercel, Cloudflare, Netlify)
  • 06 Lighthouse 95+ baseline
  • 07 Full handoff including dev environment
Pricing
Custom project
12-20 weeks · Project-priced

What's included

  • Hydrogen, Next.js, or Remix storefront
  • Shopify Storefront API as the data layer
  • Sanity, Contentful, or Storyblok as the CMS
  • Cart, checkout, account flows fully custom
  • Edge-deployed (Vercel, Cloudflare, Netlify)
  • Lighthouse 95+ baseline
  • Full handoff including dev environment

What costs extra

  • Ongoing headless retainer: monthly, see Maintenance service
  • CMS schema architecture beyond standard pages: quoted

Not included

  • Shopify subscription
  • CMS subscription (Sanity, Contentful, Storyblok plans)
  • Hosting infrastructure costs
Where we deliver this work

Remote-first Shopify studio. Active engagements right now in US (NY · CA · TX) · UK (London · Manchester) · UAE (Dubai) · Spain · Brazil · Switzerland · Australia.

Time zone overlap on every working day.

Headless Commerce clients we've shipped

Questions

Probably already answered.

Hydrogen vs Next.js vs Remix?

Hydrogen is the easiest path if you're committed to Shopify's stack. Next.js gives you the largest ecosystem. Remix sits between. We pick based on your team's existing skills.

Does going headless break Shopify apps?

It changes how some apps integrate. We audit your app stack and rebuild equivalents either via Storefront API directly, via the new Headless app, or by replacing apps with custom modules.

Can we keep Checkout?

Yes, Shopify's hosted checkout works headless. Or you can build with Checkout Extensibility on Plus.

Pairs with Empire

What buyers usually pick alongside headless commerce.

Most engagements stack two or three of these. Send everything in one audit and we'll scope across.

Discuss headless

Tell us what you're shipping. We'll send back a headless plan.

Free headless plan within 48 hours, stack, trade-offs, scope. If headless commerce is the right call, we'll quote it.

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