If your business has outgrown its current e-commerce platform — or you’ve got requirements that necessitate some degree of flexibility and creativity — Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento) can help you deliver tailored, personalized shopping experiences to your users. 

Adobe Commerce Partners are trusted experts who are certified by Adobe, and they can provide a level of security as you navigate the platform’s features. Let’s explore how partnering with an experienced dev team like Blue Stingray can cut out bottlenecks and maximize Adobe Commerce’s potential. 

Adobe Commerce Is Powerful, But Power Means 

Open-source platforms offer businesses significant advantages through extensive customizability. Of course, each of those benefits is highly dependent on execution: 

• Security: Popular open-source platforms are incredibly secure. A vast community of developers works to find and patch vulnerabilities, and platforms like Adobe Commerce issue frequent security updates.
  
  However, as you customize your implementation, new security issues can crop up; a qualified dev team can help you anticipate those challenges and maintain security (and compliance, where applicable). 
• Flexibility: Magento supports a massive array of community add-ons and custom features, allowing businesses to tailor the platform to their specific industry needs.
  
  But without an experienced dev team, you’re limited to the add-ons and modules you can find on the Commerce Marketplace — and some of those solutions may not be easy to implement without substantial tweaking. 
• Power: With thousands of developers contributing to the ecosystem, open-source platforms benefit from constant innovation, bug fixes, and feature refinement.
  
  No single proprietary program can match this collaborative power, but you can also overwhelm your team (and your end users) by overleveraging or misusing the platform. Your goal should be to add the features that improve the on-site experience and order fulfillment; you don’t want to overcomplicate the process from either end. 

Without expert guidance, you’re better off using a simpler platform — and we want to emphasize here that more power isn’t always better. At Blue Stingray, we understand each of our clients’ needs, expectations, and plans for future growth before making recommendations. In many cases, “simpler” platforms like WooCommerce are absolutely fine for the use case. 

That’s another benefit of working with an e-commerce dev team: They can tell you which solution makes the most sense for your business. 

“Quick Tweaks” Can Get Expensive

With open-source platforms, every change has the potential to get out of hand. We’re not trying to make you apprehensive about Adobe Commerce/Magento, but a qualified partner can help you make sure that those “quick fixes” are actually quick and budget-conscious. 

For example, we’ve assisted many enterprises in handling Magento upgrades, and in some of those cases, we’ve been called in after an inexperienced dev team left the project. Improper migrations can lead to system vulnerabilities, feature loss, and significant downtime.

An Adobe Commerce partner mitigates your risk, speeds up your timeline, and helps you ensure that every change is executed properly. Whether you’re adding features to your current implementation, upgrading the entire platform, or integrating Magento/Adobe Commerce with another system, a qualified partner helps you get the results you expect on a timeline that makes sense. 

A St. Louis Adobe Commerce Partner with a Strong Track Record

The bottom line: To utilize Adobe Commerce/Magento effectively, you need a partner that understands the platform. 

Ideally, that partner should have substantial experience. They should be able to guide you through the decisions that will impact your operations— and when necessary, provide creative solutions that optimize Adobe Commerce for your specific use case. 

At Blue Stingray, we leverage our knowledge of Magento to build clean, customized software that improves business production at every step. Sometimes, that means minor upgrades to an existing implementation; frequently, it means managing integrations with other software, building custom apps, and tackling unique workflows and sales flows.

Here are a few examples of our work: 

• Studio M migrated from Shopify to Adobe Commerce, enabling them to grow their B2B offerings and provide customers with greater personalization. Read the success story.
• Innova Disc Golf United solved their online purchasing system’s performance issues, leading to flawless high-demand product releases and an improved buying experience. Read the success story.
• TOPS Products expanded their Magento storefront’s functionality, improving user experience, data collection, and connectivity with third-party apps. Read the success story.
• Martin Energy Group built an online parts catalog that accounted for novel variations in their products. The new Adobe Commerce catalog replaced a manual quoting process and provided end users with a more intuitive ordering process. Read the success story.

If you’re running a Magento site or considering the platform, a certified Adobe Commerce Partner will help you build personalized e-commerce experiences, track relevant data, and integrate your e-store with the tools you’re currently using to run your business. 

We’re ready to help you get started. Contact us today to discuss your Magento e-commerce project.