Factors that affect the cost of e-commerce website development include the complexity of your website (features you need to implement), team size, platforms or tools you’ll use, etc. For example, ready-made platforms come in handy if you sell a few products and have simple payment methods. In that case, you can launch an e-commerce store relatively fast and on budget-friendly terms. On the other hand, if you have multiple items to sell and want to implement complex features like multiple payment options and inventory management or implement unique designs, you’ll need a custom-built website. It, in turn, takes more time and resources for implementation and further maintenance.

When choosing the best CMS for e-commerce web development, you must outline your goals, meaning what you need to achieve with your CMS. Do you exponentially grow and need a CMS that’ll endure sudden traffic spikes and heavy traffic load? Or do you need to expand your e-commerce store with new features that your current CMS lacks? Understanding your goals will help you make an informed decision while choosing the CMS for your e-commerce store. Also, consider several factors: ease of use (so you and your time can quickly get on board and use it to the fullest), ease of installation and integration with your current tools, available features, and security, and scalability (so you can grow your business and not worry about any technical restrictions). Ultimately, there is no one-size-fits-all CMS: your needs and goals always need to be considered.

To build a website and estimate an exact timeframe, you have to consider complexity of your project, i.e. functionality you need to implement, number of features, integrations with third-party services, and so on. Also, there are factors that may influence your project length like available human resources, expertise with tools and platforms, and so on. All in all, an average project might take from 2 to 4 months to build.