Starting at $2,000
Hydrogen Starter Storefront
Best for: A lean custom storefront with the core shopping flow.
Scope discipline proofLiquid proof shows when a smaller theme-native path should beat a Starter build.Contact
Request a Hydrogen scope review.
A useful first message is short: current store URL or brand, the main storefront problem, and what needs to ship first.
I will tell you whether the next move looks like Starter, Standard, Growth, Custom, Liquid cleanup, performance or SEO work, support retainer, or no rebuild.
Start here
Use the channel that fits how you want to start.
The form is best for project context. LinkedIn and Upwork stay available when you want to start the conversation there.
Build packages
Use the package path to frame the brief.
The form filters by real project requirements: design readiness, product count, feature needs, budget range, timeline, integrations, and migration risk. Pricing is based on project scope, not traffic, not pageviews, or store size.
Request Scope Review
$3,000-$3,500
Hydrogen Standard Storefront
Best for: DTC brands that need a more complete storefront than the Starter package.
DTC flow proofRebel Bunny maps content, cart UX, and partner interest to a focused storefront.$4,500-$5,000
Hydrogen Growth Storefront
Best for: Brands that need a lean but more flexible Hydrogen storefront.
Growth storefront proofBayam maps premium catalog discovery, trust UX, and structured commerce surfaces.$5K+
Custom Hydrogen Scope
Best for: Projects with migration risk, app complexity, B2B, large catalogs, advanced search, or custom product logic.
Scale proofEveShop supports custom Hydrogen judgment when scale and migration risk are higher.Fit review inputs
What to send so the recommendation can be useful.
The review is designed to choose between Starter, Standard, Growth, Custom, Liquid cleanup, support, or no rebuild. These facts keep the answer practical instead of generic.
Current store
Store URL, current Shopify setup, and whether the storefront is Liquid, Hydrogen, or another headless stack.
Commercial pressure
What feels slow, limiting, expensive, hard to edit, or risky to launch.
Scope facts
Design status, product count, required pages, must-have features, and content readiness.
Risk signals
Important URLs, SEO traffic, analytics events, app dependencies, account behavior, and checkout assumptions.
Operating model
Timeline, budget range, internal owner, post-launch support needs, and whether a full agency team is required.
Scope review prep
What to send before a scope review
Pick the closest template and send only the facts you already know. Clear scope keeps fixed-scope work commercial instead of risky.
Package brief
Starter brief template
Use this when the project is mostly the core ecommerce flow.
Package brief
Standard brief template
Use this when the store needs search, filters, content, reviews, or analytics.
Package brief
Growth brief template
Use this when catalog, integrations, content modeling, SEO, or support risk matter.
Package brief
Migration risk template
Use this when the current Liquid store already has URLs, traffic, apps, or analytics that must be protected.
Liquid cleanup instead
If Hydrogen is too much, the next move may be a smaller Liquid cleanup.
This is not the main HydrogenExpert offer, but I may recommend it when Hydrogen would be overkill.
Small Liquid cleanup is scoped separately when it is clearly the better commercial move.
The point is not to turn HydrogenExpert into a general Liquid agency. It is to avoid selling a custom storefront when a smaller theme-native fix would protect the budget better.
Serious Liquid cleanup is still filtered. If the request is only a tiny visual tweak, a broad agency brief, or complex app replacement, I will say that before turning it into the wrong engagement.
Good fit when
- You need 2-3 custom sections
- The catalog is simple
- The current theme is mostly fine
- Checkout is not the issue
- You need faster visual or UX polish before a larger rebuild
Includes
- Focused theme sections or template improvements
- Homepage, collection, PDP, or landing page UX cleanup
- Basic performance and app-bloat review
- Merchant-editable content structure inside the current theme
- A recommendation to stay on Liquid when Hydrogen would be overkill
Excludes
- Tiny one-off CSS fixes
- Full brand, CRO, or creative agency work
- Complex app replacement
- Custom checkout
- Large migration or headless rebuild scope