A shop built for your business — not a template.
Off-the-shelf platforms force your operation into their data model, then charge you monthly for the privilege. We build custom online shops with AI in weeks, on a flat monthly subscription — no up-front development fee, no per-sale tax, no plugin roulette.
Lemon Labs is ranked in the top 10% of custom builders on Lovable.dev — the AI-native development platform.
Plus platform fees, app stack, and change-order invoices every time you need something new.
One monthly subscription. Build, hosting, iteration, AI upgrades — all included.
Talk through your catalog, ops and integrations on a 45-min discovery call, or send us a written brief.
Legacy agency vs. Lemon Labs.
What the platforms actually cost.
Sticker prices are misleading. Real cost is platform fee + apps + developer + transaction fees + the compromises you inherit.
- Transaction fees on every sale unless you use Shopify Payments
- Feature gaps filled by 3–8 paid apps stacking $200–$800 /mo
- Checkout & data model locked down — customization requires Shopify Plus ($2,500+ /mo)
- Revenue-based tier bumps — you're punished for growing
- Theme customization requires a Stencil developer
- Native B2B & wholesale still needs enterprise plan
- Plugin roulette — updates break the stack quarterly
- You (or an agency) own security, backups & performance
- Every new feature is another paid plugin subscription
- Rigid data model — hard ceiling on inventory & workflows
- Limited automation and no real backend logic
- SEO & performance trade-offs baked into the platform
A shop that fits your operation.
We start from your catalog, your fulfillment reality, and your back-office stack — then design the storefront and admin around them. Everything below is included in your monthly subscription.
- Storefront designed for your brand — not a theme marketplace
- Product catalog, variants & inventory modeled to your operation
- Native checkout with your payment processor — no per-sale tax
- Customer accounts, order history & subscriptions built-in
- Admin console tailored to how your team actually works
- Automations: abandoned carts, restock alerts, wholesale pricing
- AI copilots for product copy, support triage & merchandising
- Direct integrations with your ERP, 3PL, accounting & CRM
- Owned data, exportable at any time — no platform lock-in
- Hosting, maintenance, security & feature expansion included
See it running.
A working simulation of what a custom ecommerce build feels like — clickable, opinionated, and shipped with AI-native speed.
A shop you can actually click.
Explore a working storefront and admin console we built for a boutique coffee roaster — browse the catalog, add to cart, and watch the KPIs move in real time.
- Storefront with category filters & search
- Live cart, subtotals, shipping & tax
- Admin KPIs: revenue, orders, AOV, conversion
- Product badges: bestseller, new, low stock
Ready to own your online shop?
No up-front fee. One monthly subscription. A system built for the way you actually sell.