Nepal
Shopify and custom ecommerce builds for Nepali businesses, with real attention to the parts that actually break stores here -- payment gateways, delivery logistics, and cash on delivery.
Arcetis is a verified Shopify Partner that builds ecommerce stores integrated with eSewa, Khalti, and cash-on-delivery workflows specific to the Nepali market, not just a generic international checkout. Most Nepal ecommerce failures we see are not design problems but broken or missing local payment and delivery logic; we scope and price projects from around NPR 20,000 after understanding your product catalog and fulfillment process.
A lot of ecommerce stores built for Nepali businesses look fine and fail quietly at checkout, because the developer treated payment as an afterthought -- a Stripe or PayPal button that does not actually serve how most Nepali customers want to pay. eSewa and Khalti need real integration work, not a plugin installed and forgotten, and a large share of Nepali ecommerce buyers still expect or prefer cash on delivery, which has to be built into the order flow and inventory logic, not bolted on.
We are a verified Shopify Partner, which means Shopify builds get our team direct access to Shopify's own partner support and current app ecosystem, and we also build custom stores outside Shopify when a business's catalog or logistics needs do not fit Shopify's model well. Either way, we start by understanding how you actually plan to fulfill orders -- in-house delivery within a city, a third-party courier, pickup-only -- because that decides how the store's checkout and order management need to work, not the other way around.
The most common failure point is payment: a store that only accepts card payment loses a large share of buyers who want eSewa, Khalti, or cash on delivery, and a poorly integrated gateway creates failed transactions that look like the customer's fault but are actually the site's. We test the full checkout flow with real small transactions before a store goes live, not just in a sandbox environment.
The second common failure is delivery logic that does not match reality -- promising delivery timelines or areas the business cannot actually fulfill, or a cash-on-delivery flow with no way to track which orders have actually been paid. We build the order management side of the store around your actual fulfillment process, which matters more for a first-time ecommerce seller than any visual design choice.
Shopify is usually the right choice for a straightforward product catalog, because it handles hosting, security, and most ecommerce functionality out of the box, and our Shopify Partner status gives us better app and support access for your store. Monthly Shopify platform fees are separate from our development cost, and we are upfront about that distinction before you commit.
A custom build makes sense when your catalog, pricing logic, or fulfillment process genuinely does not fit Shopify's model -- wholesale pricing tiers, a reservation-style product, or a hybrid service-and-product catalog, for example. We will recommend Shopify by default and only propose custom development when there is a specific reason Shopify will not work for you.
Yes, we handle that integration directly and test real transactions before launch, since a broken payment gateway is the most common reason Nepali ecommerce stores lose sales. We also build cash-on-delivery order flows when that is part of your sales model.
Shopify works well for most straightforward product catalogs and is our default recommendation because of our Shopify Partner access to support and apps. We suggest a custom build only when your pricing or fulfillment model does not fit Shopify's structure.
We can handle both. We have managed over $200,000 in Google ad spend and $70,000 in Meta spend across clients, and many ecommerce builds continue into a paid traffic engagement once the store is tested and ready.
It depends on catalog size, payment and delivery complexity, and whether you choose Shopify or a custom build; projects start around NPR 20,000 and we quote the real number after understanding your product range and fulfillment plan.