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Shopware Composable Commerce
Better than an all-in-one suite?
Realizing Composable Commerce with Shopware 6 – that’s what the following video is about. But what is Composable Commerce all about? How does such a system differ from monolithic systems? And what are the advantages and disadvantages? All that in this Shopware 6 tutorial.
eCommerce is constantly becoming more fast-paced
eCommerce is constantly becoming more fast-paced, which requires innovation, flexibility and scalability. At the same time, however, this also raises the demands on the respective systems, e.g., the quality of the data. Online stores to cope with this. How this is implemented with the help of Composable Commerce and to what extent Shopware does justice to it, you can find out in this video and our blog article.
Shopware Composable Commerce - What is it anyway?
But before we start Shopware specifically, first a brief explanation of the term Composable Commerce. Composable means as much as “modular”, i.e. being composed of several building blocks and being changeable. But even that will probably still be rather incomprehensible. Therefore, let’s contrast traditional commerce, headless commerce and composable commerce. The former usually stands for an all-in-one solution with a monolithic code base. This in turn means that frontend and backend are not separated from each other, hence “mono”. So if you change one, it will affect the other. This makes it difficult to react quickly and flexibly to new trends. In headless commerce, at least front-end and back-end are separate from each other. This gives you the possibility to change the look of your store without jeopardizing a stability of the system.
Composable Commerce vs. Monolithic Systems
In Composable Commerce, the front-end and back-end are also separate, but each element is also decoupled from the system. This is where the term “best-of-breed” comes from, which means that you are no longer tied to a specific provider, but can put together solutions from different providers, which makes you very flexible and responsive to your customers’ needs. This in turn creates a few more advantages, which we would now like to introduce to you.
The advantages
One is interchangeability. Modularity allows individual elements to be replaced rather than adapting an entire system. This in turn also makes it easier and less risky to perform updates. With a monolith, this is a time-consuming and nerve-wracking process, as you may have experienced firsthand. Updates of individual systems are much less complex. The fact that you can put together your own system also means fewer unnecessary functions and features. This in turn makes a composable commerce solution cheaper, but also performance stronger, as lean systems can be significantly faster. However, this also means fewer functions and therefore less complexity, which makes it easier for employees to get used to things more quickly. This means that we have some advantages here compared to previous system. But are there also disadvantages?
The disadvantages
The fact that components from multiple providers are possible is an advantage on the one hand, but it also means greater administrative effort. Negotiating the terms, checking the business conditions, integration into the software. If we are talking about 5 – 6, this is still manageable. At 40 to 50, the additional expense is definitely to be considered.
It also requires higher and, more importantly, broader expertise in multiple systems and architectures. This also includes the communication between different developers.
Shopware Composable Commerce - Summary
In the end, this means you have to weigh up whether a composable commerce system is the right choice for your specific case.
This depends on the size of the product range, whether you are B2B or B2C retailer is, how quickly you will scale, how much budget is available, and whether you depend on it to respond quickly and flexibly or a monolithic system is just right for your case and you use it to take advantage of all the features. Both systems still have their raison d’être. You just have to look at what market you’re in, the more fast-paced it is, the more flexibility it requires, and the more a modular system pays for itself.
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One system that makes this possible is Shopware 6, thanks to the new API-first approach. So if you want to get advice on whether a change or a new start with a Composable Commerce System would make sense for your case, please feel free to make an appointment with us. We can give you expert advice as a Shopware agency. Find out with our experts whether a modular or monolithic system is more suitable for you.
Do you have questions or need an individual offer? Do not hesitate to contact us.
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