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New Magento stores
Stores on Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce 2.4.8 or 2.4.9, with the catalogue, checkout and integrations planned before the first sprint.
FIG 01 · Magento Development
Magento development services for stores that can’t afford to stand still
New Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stores, Hyvä front ends, ERP integrations and 2.4.x upgrades that put your store back on a supported version, with every support date on one page.
See how it works
FIG 02 · Quick answer
What are Magento development services?
Magento development services cover building, upgrading and supporting stores on Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce. Elgrith builds custom themes (including Hyvä), extensions and ERP integrations, and upgrades older 2.4.x stores to supported versions such as 2.4.8 and 2.4.9 with matching PHP, so security patches keep arriving and checkout keeps converting.
- Newest release, supported until 31 May 2029
- 2.4.9
- Projects delivered since 2015
- 1,000+
- Clients across the USA, UK and India
- 250+
- Your code, store data and IP
- 100%
FIG 03 · Why it matters
Every Magento version has a support date. Many stores have passed theirs.
From Adobe’s lifecycle policy, Adobe’s October 2026 security bulletin note and php.net, checked on 23 Oct 2026.
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11 Aug 2026
Magento 2.4.6 left standard support
Adobe gives each release “a three-year standard support window from the General Availability (GA) date”. For 2.4.6, released on 14 March 2023, that window closed on 11 August 2026.
Source: Adobe Commerce lifecycle policy (last updated 18 Sep 2026)(opens in a new tab)02
2.4.7+
Open Source patches, only from 2.4.7
Adobe’s note on bulletin APSB26-153: “Open Source merchants can only download patches for version 2.4.7 or later.” Open Source stores on 2.4.6 or older cannot download them.
Source: Adobe KB, APSB26-153 (last updated 16 Oct 2026)(opens in a new tab)03
31 Dec 2026
PHP 8.2 security support ends
Magento 2.4.6 runs on PHP 8.2 or 8.1, and php.net lists 31 Dec 2026 as the end of security support for PHP 8.2. Most 2.4.6 stores have a PHP move to plan as well as a Magento one.
Source: PHP.net, supported versions(opens in a new tab)
FIG 04 · Version currency
Is your Magento version still supported?
Run bin/magento --version (or check composer.json), then find your release below. If its standard support date has passed, plan the upgrade now.
| Release | General availability | End of standard support | PHP | Status, Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.5 and older | 9 Aug 2022 or earlier | 12 Aug 2025 or earlier | Older branches | Out of standard support: upgrade |
| 2.4.6 | 14 Mar 2023 | 11 Aug 2026 | 8.2, 8.1 | Standard support ended: upgrade |
| 2.4.7 | 9 Apr 2024 | 31 May 2027 | 8.3, 8.2 | Supported: plan the next move |
| 2.4.8 | 8 Apr 2025 | 31 May 2028 | 8.4, 8.3 | Supported: a good upgrade target |
| 2.4.9 | 12 May 2026 | 31 May 2029 | 8.5 | Newest: check extension support first |
Dates from Adobe’s lifecycle policy (last updated 18 Sep 2026) and PHP versions from Adobe’s system requirements (last updated 13 Oct 2026), checked 23 Oct 2026. Adobe’s extended and security-only periods apply to Adobe Commerce only, not to Magento Open Source.
Need it kept patched after launch? Website maintenanceFIG 05 · What you get
Magento ecommerce development: what we build
Magento ecommerce development services for brands, wholesalers and multi-store retailers, from the first theme file to the patching after launch.
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Magento 2 development services
Custom modules and extensions written the Magento way, with plugins and observers instead of core edits, so upgrades stay possible.
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Hyvä and PWA front ends
Hyvä themes, which replace the Luma front end with a lighter stack, or a headless PWA on GraphQL when the storefront needs to act like an app.
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B2B features
Company accounts, shared catalogues, quick order and quote requests on Adobe Commerce B2B, or extensions that add them to Open Source.
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ERP, PIM and payment integrations
Orders, stock, prices and customers synced with your ERP and PIM, and payment providers connected through maintained modules.
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Multi-store and multi-currency
Several brands, countries or B2B and B2C sites on one install, with store views for language, currency and tax.
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Speed, SEO and accessibility
Core Web Vitals work, structured data for products and WCAG 2.2 AA checks on templates and checkout.
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Upgrades and takeovers
Stores on 2.4.6 or older moved to 2.4.8 or 2.4.9, and stores taken over from other agencies after a code and extension audit.
Deliverables
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deliverables, in writing
Included in every build, written into your fixed quote before work starts.
FIG 06 · Magento 2.4.x upgrades
How we upgrade a Magento 2.4.x store
Most failed upgrades break on extensions and PHP, not on Magento itself. We audit first, upgrade on staging and test the money paths before anything goes live.
1. Audit
- Check
- Magento, PHP, database, search and every extension version
- Find
- Core edits, abandoned modules and custom overrides
- Output
- A written upgrade plan in your fixed quote
2. Extension audit
- Sort
- Keep, update, replace or remove
- Why
- Extensions are where most upgrades break
3. PHP and database
- PHP
- 8.3 or 8.4 for 2.4.8; 8.5 for 2.4.9
- Database
- MySQL 8.0 reached end of support on 30 Apr 2026 (Adobe)
4. Upgrade on staging
- How
- Composer upgrade on a copy of your live store
- Then
- Custom code fixed for the new release
5. Test plan
- Test
- Checkout, payments, tax, ERP sync and search
- Sign-off
- You check it in a weekly demo
6. Release
- How
- A planned go-live with a rollback ready
- Then
- A patch calendar and the next upgrade date
FIG 07 · Migration
Upgrade, re-platform or stay? Magento migration services
An agency that only sells one platform has one answer. We build on all four, so we start from your catalogue, integrations and budget, then recommend.
06principles
Stay and upgrade
Move to 2.4.8 or 2.4.9 when your B2B rules, catalogue or integrations need what Magento does well.
Stay and refresh the front end
Keep the back end, replace the theme with Hyvä, and fix speed without a re-platform.
Move to WooCommerce
Commerce on WordPress, when content matters as much as the shop.
WooCommerce developmentData and SEO migration
Products, customers, orders and every URL carried over with a 301 map.
Website migration
FIG 08 · Hire
Hire Magento developers
Magento developers who work in your repository and your sprint, or a team that owns a defined upgrade or build, managed from our New Delhi HQ.
06principles
Fixed-scope project
A new store, an upgrade or a Hyvä front end for one fixed quote, delivered in sprints with weekly demos.
Monthly block of hours
A set number of developer hours each month for fixes, small features and patching.
Dedicated Magento developer
One full-time developer on your store, in your tools and your stand-ups.
How dedicated teams work
Interviews, onboarding, replacements and hand-over, explained.
Hire dedicated developersAPIs and integrations
Payments, marketplaces, CRMs and the other APIs your store talks to.
API integration
FIG 09 · Speed and SEO
Speed, SEO and accessibility for Magento stores
A slow category page loses sales before the product page loads. We fix speed, search and accessibility in the templates, not with another extension.
06principles
Core Web Vitals
Full-page cache, Varnish, image formats, lighter JavaScript and Hyvä where the theme is the bottleneck.
Search-safe structure
Clean category and layered-navigation URLs, canonical tags and product structured data.
Upgrades without ranking loss
URLs, redirects and metadata checked before and after every release.
The wider ecommerce picture
Design, conversion and platform choice for online stores.
Ecommerce industry
FIG 10 · Support
Magento support and maintenance
Adobe publishes security bulletins on a regular cycle. A supported store applies them; an unsupported one collects risk.
06principles
Security patching
Adobe security patches (APSB bulletins) applied within a window agreed in your written scope.
Upgrade calendar
Magento and PHP support dates tracked, with each upgrade planned before support runs out.
Extension updates
Extensions kept compatible, and abandoned ones replaced before they block an upgrade.
Monitoring
Error logs, cron, indexers and queues watched, with alerts to your team and ours.
Backups and restores
Code and database backups, with restores tested on staging.
Ongoing maintenance
Monthly updates and small fixes from the team that knows your store.
Website maintenance
FIG 11 · Process · 6 steps
Audit it, upgrade it, keep it supported
A fixed written quote after a free call, sprints with weekly demos on staging, and a patch and upgrade calendar after launch. You own the code and IP.
- Step 01
Free call
Tell us about your store, your catalogue, the systems it talks to and the deadline you are working to.
- Step 02
Store or plan review
For a new store: catalogue, integrations, B2B rules and hosting. For an existing store: Magento, PHP and extension versions, core edits and the risky parts of the code.
- Step 03
Fixed written quote
A written scope, a fixed quote and the plan for versions, hosting, data and hand-over, before any work starts.
- Step 04
Sprints with weekly demos
Sprints in your repository, with pull requests you can read and a demo of the store on staging every week.
- Step 05
Launch
A planned go-live with the catalogue, redirects and payments checked, and a rollback ready.
- Step 06
Support and upgrades
Adobe security patches applied in a window agreed in your written scope, plus upgrades planned before your release loses support.
FIG 12 · What you get
Everything included
Written into your fixed quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for before work starts.
10items
- Written scope and fixed quote
- Version and extension audit for existing stores
- Magento store or upgrade in your repository
- Custom modules built without core edits
- Test plan for checkout, payments and integrations
- Staging environment and deploy pipeline
- 301 redirect map on any migration
- Patch and upgrade calendar
- Runbooks and hand-over notes
- IP assignment: code and store data are yours
FIG 13 · Tech & tools
The tools behind the work
Proven, well-supported tools, chosen for your project and set up in accounts your business owns.
- Magento Open Source
- Adobe Commerce
- Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure
- PHP 8.3–8.5
- Composer
- MySQL
- MariaDB
- OpenSearch
- Redis
- Varnish
- RabbitMQ
- Hyvä
- Luma
- PWA Studio
- GraphQL
- Adobe Commerce Marketplace
- Elasticsearch to OpenSearch moves
FIG 14 · Who it’s for
Magento work for stores that need it built, fixed or kept current.
New builds, upgrades and takeovers, with the same rules: your repository, your IP, supported versions.
3 audiences
US merchants
Magento development services for US stores.
Brands and wholesalers on Open Source or Adobe Commerce that need a new build, a 2.4.x upgrade or a team to take over, with a client partner at our New York center and engineering at our New Delhi HQ.
- New York client partner
- Fixed written quote in USD
- Sales tax and multi-store set-up
- Upgrade calendar after launch
UK merchants
Magento developers for UK brands.
UK stores work with our London client-partnership centre, with engineering at our New Delhi HQ. We write in UK English and build in VAT display, GBP and UK GDPR cookie consent.
- London client partner
- Fixed written quote in GBP
- VAT and UK + EU store views
- UK GDPR-aware data handling
Takeovers
Unhappy with your current Magento agency?
We start with a code and extension audit, get access and backups in place, then take over patching and the backlog without a freeze on trading.
- Code and extension audit first
- Credentials and repository in your name
- Patching from week one of the contract
- No lock-in: you own the code
FIG 15 · Working with us from the USA and UK
Built in New Delhi. Run on your hours.
Every project gets a point of contact in New York or London and an engineering team in New Delhi. Here is how today’s working days line up, live.
New York
North America
--:--ET
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 3 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 10.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET
London
UK & Europe
--:--UK
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 4.5 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 5.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. UK
Three ways to work together
- 01
Fixed-scope project
A written scope, one fixed price and a dated plan. Suits websites, apps and MVPs.
- 02
Dedicated team
Designers and engineers on your roadmap every month, billed monthly.
- 03
White label
For US and UK agencies: our work, your brand, unbranded deliverables.
Every engagement
- Fixed quote in USD, GBP or INR after a free 30-minute call
- NDA before discovery. You own all code, designs and content
- A working demo every sprint, not status slides
- Reply within one business day, calls inside your hours
Book a call
Calls on ET or UK hours
FIG 16 · Decide
Upgrade Magento or move to Shopify Plus, BigCommerce or WooCommerce?
Upgrading Magento is not always the right answer, and neither is leaving it. This is how the options compare for a store on an out-of-support release.
| Upgrade Magento (2.4.8 / 2.4.9) | Move to Shopify Plus | Move to BigCommerce | Move to WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Complex B2B, large catalogues, deep custom logic | Brands that want less to run | Mid-market and B2B on a hosted platform | Content-led stores on WordPress |
| Hosting | Your servers or Adobe’s cloud | Hosted by Shopify | Hosted by BigCommerce | Your choice of host |
| What you keep | Your code, data and integrations | Data and URLs (redirected) | Data and URLs (redirected) | Data and URLs (redirected) |
| Ongoing work | Patches and an upgrade every few years | Apps and theme updates | Apps, theme and plan reviews | WordPress, plugin and PHP updates |
| Our page | You are here | Shopify Plus development | BigCommerce development | WooCommerce development |
FIG 17 · Hire
Fixed-scope project vs monthly hours vs dedicated Magento developer
We don’t publish rates. This is how the three ways to work with our Magento developers compare.
| Fixed-scope project | Monthly hours | Dedicated developer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | A new store, an upgrade or a Hyvä theme | Patching, fixes and small features | A steady backlog on one store |
| Who manages the work | Us, against a written scope | You set priorities each month | You, in your sprint |
| How it is priced | One fixed quote | A monthly block | Monthly, per developer |
| Code and IP | Yours | Yours | Yours |
FIG 18 · Compare
Magento Open Source vs Adobe Commerce
| Magento Open Source | Adobe Commerce | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The open-source edition you host and run | Adobe’s licensed edition, self-hosted or on Adobe’s cloud |
| Licence | Open-source licence | Licensed from Adobe; priced by quote |
| B2B features | Through extensions | Company accounts, shared catalogues and quotes built in |
| Support periods | Three-year standard support per release | Standard support plus extended and security-only periods |
| Security patches | Downloads for 2.4.7 or later only (Oct 2026) | Per Adobe’s lifecycle policy for your release |
| Best for | Teams that want full control of hosting and cost | Larger B2B and multi-brand businesses |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about Magento Development with Elgrith.
It depends on the Magento version you start from, the number of extensions, your ERP and payment integrations, whether you want a Hyvä front end and whether you need Adobe Commerce B2B features. We don’t publish prices: after a free call you get a written scope and a fixed quote.
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