Online stores for Melbourne businesses
Ecommerce website design in Melbourne, priced in the open: A$2,400–A$19,500
Send us your product list and you get one fixed AUD price in writing before you sign, somewhere between A$2,400 and A$19,500, with no GST added.
From A$2,400excl. GSTSee pricing →
- One fixed AUD price, A$2,400–A$19,500
- No GST added: overseas supplier
- Live 2–6 weeks after products and photos
- Store and payment accounts in your name
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
Your store goes live 2–6 weeks after your products and photos are ready, on Shopify, WooCommerce or custom code, and the store, domain and payment accounts sit in your business's name. We're a founder-led team in India with no Melbourne office, working from mid-afternoon until after midnight Melbourne time, so you test in your evening.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
Quick answer
What does it cost to have an online store built in Melbourne?
Expect one fixed price from us between A$2,400 and A$19,500, with no GST added, built in 2–6 weeks. Among Melbourne agencies, Fox & Lee is the one that prints store prices: from $6,000 +GST for up to 50 products, and from $12,000 +GST once Xero or CRM integration comes in. The Melbourne cost guide whatsthedamage puts a custom store at $10k–$30k and commerce-as-software at $25k–$100k+. 23 Digital, Zeemo, Sharp Instincts, SGD and Christom quote on request. After launch you also pay the platform plan, card fees and, if you want it, ongoing support.
- Running costs: Shopify Basic A$42 a month billed yearly or A$56 monthly; optional care from us A$80–A$240 a month
- Selling alcohol from Victoria? Checkout needs your licence number and an 18+ declaration
- Quotes arrive in writing by WhatsApp or email; no call needed
Local snapshot
Melbourne at a glance
- Remote seller's licence
- $690.80 or $1,295.30 application fee; apply 11+ weeks ahead (vic.gov.au)
- Source: vic
.gov .au
Areas we work with
- Point Cook
- Fraser Rise
- Tarneit
- Rockbank
- Clyde North
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Every published price for a Melbourne online store, side by side
How much does it cost to pay someone to design your online store in Melbourne? On 6 October 2026 we read every page in Google's organic top ten for ecommerce website design in Melbourne, plus Fox & Lee from the map pack and the one Melbourne cost guide. Not one organic result states a price for an online store. This is everything we found in writing.
| Builder | Published price | GST basis | What the figure covers | Published build time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox & Lee Starter Store | from $6,000 | +GST | custom design, up to 50 products, standard payments and shipping, basic SEO | 6–12 weeks |
| Fox & Lee Growth Store | from $12,000 | +GST | bespoke design, advanced product options, Xero/CRM, marketing automation | 6–12 weeks |
| Fox & Lee Enterprise | quoted | not published | not published | not published |
| whatsthedamage, custom store (aggregator) | $10,000–$30,000 | not stated | band only, no sources listed | not published |
| whatsthedamage, integrations | $5,000–$25,000 | not stated | Xero, CRM, warehouse and similar links | not published |
| whatsthedamage, commerce-as-software | $25,000–$100,000+ | not stated | portals, B2B, multi-warehouse | not published |
| Christom (WooCommerce) | packages, no price | "Prices exclude GST" | Essentials+ up to 10 simple products | 6–8 weeks |
| 23 Digital, Zeemo, Sharp Instincts, SGD, Make My Website | quote only | not published | not published | SGD: "4-8 weeks or more" |
| Codingclave | one fixed price within A$2,400–A$19,500 | no GST added (overseas supplier, not GST-registered) | scope written into the quote | 2–6 weeks |
"From" is a floor: Fox & Lee gives no upper figure, so a bigger catalogue or an extra integration lifts it. Read the whatsthedamage bands with care, because it names none of its sources and sells leads to agencies. Pricing a brochure site instead? See our Melbourne page.
WhatsApp us your product count or send a link to your product spreadsheet for a written figure.
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What each Melbourne price actually buys: products, design, integrations, migration
How much should an ecommerce website cost? It depends on scope, and the published packages show how quickly scope moves. Christom's Essentials+ stops at 10 simple products and Advanced+ at 20 variable ones; Fox & Lee's Starter covers up to 50 products, and Xero or CRM work pushes you to its Growth tier. Fox & Lee includes 30 days of post-launch support, while whatsthedamage puts yearly upkeep at 15–25% of the build cost.
Three things move a store within our band: product and variant count, the number of named integrations (Xero, a CRM, a 3PL warehouse) and how much data migrates. As a rough guide to where you might land:
- Near the bottom: a candle maker with about 30 products on a Shopify theme, Australia Post rates and no integrations.
- Around the middle: a custom design with a few hundred size and colour variants, zone shipping, click-and-collect and Xero.
- Near the top: a shoe label with 900 variants moving from Neto, with Xero, a 3PL warehouse and full customer and order history carried across.
The fixed figure written into your quote is the one that counts.
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How many weeks a Melbourne store takes, and the real cause of delays
Published Melbourne timelines for ecommerce web development mostly run one to three months. Our 2–6 weeks starts when your product data and photos are complete, not when you sign, so the three items below decide your launch date.
Product data is the critical path
Late stores are usually waiting on a spreadsheet, not on code. Our template has one row per SKU: title, variants, price, shipping weight and stock. Fill it from your till or supplier export before kick-off.
Photos
Shoot before kick-off on one background and image ratio, with file names matching your SKUs. A shoot that starts after kick-off moves the launch date with it.
Decisions that stall builds
Shipping rules, returns wording and who signs off hold up more launches than any feature. Settle shipping in week one and name one approver.
| Source | Published timeline | Page last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Fox & Lee | 6–12 weeks | not shown |
| Christom (WooCommerce) | 6–8 weeks | Feb 2026 |
| SGD | 4–8 weeks or more | Oct 2025 |
| Marketing Lab guide | 4–6 weeks simple, 8–12+ complex | Aug 2025 |
| Codingclave | 2–6 weeks from complete product data and photos | Oct 2026 |
Launching before Cup Day or Black Friday? Check the sale-season calendar on our Melbourne Shopify page before you book a start.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Where Melbourne’s parcels go: delivery and checkout choices from Victorian data
Is a proper online store still worth paying for in 2026? Australia Post's eCommerce Report 2026 puts national online spending at $82.6b for 2025, 24% of all retail, with shoppers in Victoria accounting for $20b, up 13%. ABS growth data adds where the new households are: the biggest 2024–25 gains were in Rockbank–Mount Cottrell, Mickleham–Yuroke, Fraser Rise–Plumpton and Clyde North, while Tarneit North grew 18.5%.
| Data point | Figure | Source | What to build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Cook 3030 | 3rd-highest delivery volume in Australia | Australia Post | a metro-west delivery zone |
| Fraser Rise 3336 | fastest growth in delivery volume | Australia Post | zones and rates for growth suburbs |
| Greater Melbourne population | +105,030 in 2024–25 | ABS | outer-west and northern zones |
| Shoppers wanting a range of delivery options | 69% | Australia Post | Parcel Locker and pickup options |
| Carts abandoned over a long checkout | 52% | Shopify, via Australia Post | a one-page mobile checkout |
What we would build from those numbers:
- Zones that match the map. Metro Melbourne and regional Victoria priced apart, with test orders to 3030 Point Cook, 3336 Fraser Rise, 3029 Tarneit, 3335 Rockbank, 3064 Mickleham and 3978 Clyde North before launch.
- Out-of-home delivery. 32% of shoppers would change retailer to collect from places like Parcel Lockers, so the checkout accepts locker and pickup addresses.
- Speed where timing matters. 26% expect same-day or next-day delivery on time-sensitive orders; offer it on those products only.
Australia Post and StarTrack set-up is on our national ecommerce page.
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A Melbourne shop counter and a website on one stock count
For a retailer with a counter, stock is the hard part of selling online. A boutique on Chapel Street or a homewares shop on Brunswick Street can sell the same last unit twice, once over the counter and once online. Can one stock list run both? Yes, when till and website share it.
One SKU list
Each product gets one SKU for till, website and supplier orders. We import from the cleanest system and retire the other list.
Click-and-collect
A pickup order reserves stock once paid, shows your counter hours and sends a ready-to-collect message.
| Set-up | Monthly fee | Online card rate | In-person card rate | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square Online Free | $0 | 2.2% | 1.6% | a single shop testing online |
| Square Online Plus | $36 (billed annually) | 2.2% | 1.6% | a shop wanting its own domain and reorder prompts for logged-in customers |
| Square Online Premium | $99 (billed annually) | 1.9% | 1.6% | higher online volume, where the lower rate pays for the plan |
| Shopify Basic + POS Pro | A$42 (yearly) or A$56, plus A$129 per location | from 1.7% + 30c | 1.85% | a retailer with a growing catalogue |
| Shopify Plus | from A$3,700 a month | from 1.15% + 30c | 1.45% | multi-store chains |
Rates from Square's Australian pricing, Square Online plans and Shopify's AU plans. This is a retail set-up; cafés and restaurants should see our restaurant POS software.
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Selling wine, beer or spirits online from Victoria: the checkout features the rules require
A craft brewery in Collingwood or Brunswick, a distillery, a bottle shop or a Heathcote winery can sell online from Victoria, but the store has to do more than take payment. A remote seller's licence covers selling by phone, app or website and delivering, and suits manufacturers and online retailers. The non-refundable application fee is $690.80 for up to 750 m² of floor space or $1,295.30 above; apply at least 11 weeks ahead. Eligible licensees without one must notify Liquor Control Victoria before taking online or phone orders.
| Rule | Store feature we build | Your job, not the website's |
|---|---|---|
| Licence number shown | footer and checkout display | hold a valid licence |
| Mandated under-18 warning where customers order | the prescribed warning under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998, word for word, beside cart and checkout | supply the current wording from Liquor Control Victoria |
| First-time buyers confirm they're 18+ | a declaration checkbox stored on the order | the driver checks ID |
| Gift orders | recipient name and address fields, plus an 18+ confirmation for sender and recipient | the driver checks the recipient's ID |
| Same-day orders handed to a person | an "unattended delivery not allowed" flag on the order | written driver instructions |
| Deliveries finished before 11pm | a delivery-slot cut-off | keep drivers to the cut-off |
| Failed deliveries | an order status plus an export | report by 30 July |
General information, not legal advice: confirm what applies to you with Liquor Control Victoria. We build to the licence you hold, and any delivery-app or courier integration is set-up work confirmed in writing before you sign.
Send us your licence details on WhatsApp and we'll scope the checkout around them.
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Shopify, WooCommerce or custom: matching the platform to your Melbourne business
What is the cheapest ecommerce platform in Australia? Per month, Square Online's free plan, the nearest thing to a free ecommerce website: $0 plus 2.2% per sale. The WooCommerce plugin is free, but hosting and extensions aren't. Shopify Basic is A$42 a month billed yearly or A$56 monthly, after a 3-day trial and then $1 a month for three months. Cheapest per month isn't always cheapest at your sales volume; our national guide does the fee maths.
| Situation | Usual fit | Why | Go deeper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion label with a shopfront | Shopify plus POS | variant matrix and in-store stock | Melbourne Shopify developers |
| Content-led brand already on WordPress | WooCommerce | keeps existing content and SEO | Melbourne WordPress developers |
| Wholesale or trade ordering portal | custom Next.js or Laravel | price lists, accounts, ERP feeds | Melbourne custom software |
| Brewery or winery that ships | Shopify or WooCommerce with an age-check set-up | licence display and 18+ declaration | Victorian alcohol rules |
Which website is best for ecommerce? The table is the short answer. Ask any agency whether it builds on more than one platform, since a single-platform shop will recommend its own, and check its running-cost figures: Christom still lists Shopify from "$39/month", while Shopify Australia's Basic plan is A$56 billed monthly or A$42 billed yearly.
We don't build on or look after Magento or Adobe Commerce, though we can move a store off it. If you're staying on that stack, a Magento-based agency such as Zeemo, or a larger shop like 23 Digital, fits better.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Rebuilding a Melbourne store you already run: what carries across
We can move stores from Neto (now Maropost), Magento, WooCommerce or Squarespace. Pick a quiet trading week for the switch, well clear of the Cup Day to Boxing Day run, and see the step-by-step Neto and WooCommerce method if Shopify is the destination. This is what transfers.
Products and variants
Titles, descriptions, prices, SKUs, variants, images and stock move by spreadsheet, then get checked against the old store.
Customer accounts
Names, emails, addresses and marketing consent come across. Passwords usually can't, because they're stored hashed, so we plan a reset email for launch week.
Order history
Past orders can be imported so regulars see what they bought. How much history moves is set in the quote.
301 redirects
Every old URL gets a permanent redirect to its new address so links and bookmarks keep working. We test the redirect list on staging, then again on the live domain.
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Comparing Melbourne ecommerce quotes: nine questions, with the answers builders publish
Send these nine questions to every ecommerce agency or website designer on your shortlist; "not published" means you'll have to ask.
When a Melbourne agency is the better pick
Choose a builder with people in Melbourne if your store needs:
- in-person product shoots or warehouse visits
- a Shopify Plus partner, because a plan or contract requires one
- an existing Magento or Adobe Commerce estate looked after
- an ERP-heavy stack such as Apparel21, Pronto or Cin7, where an agency like 23 Digital that lists those systems is the stronger fit
- procurement that needs an onshore entity or an ABN
We'd rather say so now than take a job that suits someone else. For trade portals and ERP-linked builds we do take on, see custom software in Melbourne.
| Question | Fox & Lee | Christom | 23 Digital | Codingclave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product and variant count included? | up to 50 (Starter) | 10 simple or 20 variable | not published | set by your list, in the quote |
| Theme or custom design? | custom; bespoke on Growth | custom | not published | named in the quote |
| Integrations named individually? | Xero/CRM on Growth | PayPal or Stripe | SAP B1, NetSuite, Cin7, MYOB EXO, Apparel21, Pronto Xi, Unleashed | each listed by name |
| Products, customers, orders and redirects migrated? | not published in detail | bulk imports on Custom | not published | all four scoped in writing |
| Who owns platform, domain and payment accounts? | not published | not published | not published | your business; we're added as staff and removed at handover |
| Post-launch support window? | 30 days | not published | not published | confirmed in writing before you sign |
| Hosting location? | Australian servers advertised | not published | not published | Shopify and Square host it themselves; for WooCommerce, the region is named in your quote |
| GST basis? | +GST | excludes GST | no price published | none added: overseas supplier, not GST-registered |
| Build time? | 6–12 weeks | 6–8 weeks | not published | 2–6 weeks once data and photos are in |
Already holding a quote? Send it to us on WhatsApp and we'll answer the nine questions for your store in writing.
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A founder-led team in India building your Melbourne store: hours, ownership and limits
Can a team in India build a Melbourne online store? Yes, if the hours are clear from the start. Codingclave is led by its founder, Ashish Sharma, from Lucknow: 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork, ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews). There is no Melbourne office.
Ownership
Your payment provider pays out to your own bank account, and the store and domain are registered to your business. We work as added staff and are removed at handover.
Paying safely
Customer card money settles in your own payment provider account, never ours. Our payment schedule, bug-fix window and reply times are in writing before you sign.
| Period | Melbourne hours | Overlap with a 9–5 day | How the day runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now until 4 Apr 2027 (AEDT) | 3:30pm–12:30am, Mon–Sat | 1.5 hours | brief us mid-afternoon; test orders and walkthroughs in your evening; progress by morning |
| From 5 Apr 2027 (AEST) | 2:30pm–11:30pm, Mon–Sat | 2.5 hours | same rhythm, an hour earlier |
| Sundays | offline, with no 24/7 cover | none | plan launches and sales for Monday to Saturday |
Read our Google reviews on the reviews page and see ecommerce website examples on our work page; test orders run on a staging store you approve before launch.
After launch, the usual next jobs are checkout and product-page UX, SEO, Google Shopping ads and WhatsApp order alerts. Nobody can guarantee rankings or leads from SEO or ads, and we don't.
Store builds in other cities: Sydney · Brisbane · Perth · Adelaide · Canberra
Pricing in AUD
Our fixed price for a Melbourne online store
A product count or your current store's URL gets you a likely position in the band. Your full product list turns that into one fixed figure in writing.
E-commerce store
A$2,400 – A$19,500
Excl. GSTE-commerce store (Shopify, WooCommerce or custom) · Typical timeline: 2–6 weeks
Store design, product import, checkout, delivery zones, test orders and training, with every integration named in the quote.
Get a quote for this planHosting, backups, monitoring and support
A$80 – A$240a month
Excl. GSTHosting, backups, monitoring and support · Ongoing, cancel any time
Optional monthly care: updates, monitoring and small changes. Anything outside scope is quoted first.
Get a quote for this plan
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
Platform subscriptions and card fees are billed to you directly by Shopify, Square or your payment gateway.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
Fixed AUD quote
What do you need for your Melbourne store?
Tell us roughly how many products you sell, where you sell now and when you want to launch. Ashish replies with a written figure and scope; message between 3:30pm and 12:30am Melbourne time, Monday to Saturday.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
Prefer WhatsApp?
WhatsApp AshishSend your product count or store link
A rough product count or your current store URL, on WhatsApp or by email. No spreadsheet yet is fine for a first figure.
Get a written fixed quote
One AUD figure, with scope, account ownership, payment schedule and support terms.
Design and import on staging
We design the store and load your products on a private staging copy.
Checkout, zones and age checks
Delivery zones, payments and any Victorian age checks go in; you place test orders in your evening.
Launch, Monday to Saturday
Accounts confirmed in your name, then a training walkthrough of the admin.
Optional aftercare
Updates and small changes at A$80–A$240 a month, or run it yourself.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
Can’t see yours? Ask Ashish directly — you’ll get a straight answer, not a sales script.
Ask Ashish directly
How much does it cost to pay someone to design an online store in Melbourne?
What is the cheapest eCommerce platform in Australia?
How long does it take to build an ecommerce website in Melbourne?
What does my website need to sell wine, beer or spirits online in Victoria?
Can I still add a card surcharge at my online store's checkout in Victoria?
Which platform is best for a small ecommerce business in Melbourne?
Are Melbourne ecommerce web design prices quoted with or without GST?
Can a team in India build my Melbourne online store, and when are you online?
Ashish Sharma · Founder
Get your Melbourne store’s fixed price in writing, no call needed
Tell us roughly how many products you sell, where you sell now and when you want to launch. Ashish replies with a written figure and scope; message between 3:30pm and 12:30am Melbourne time, Monday to Saturday.
- WhatsApp us or fill in the form
- Free scoping call
- Fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
Sources (12)· public sources cited on this page
- Australia Post – eCommerce Report 2026, PDF (revised 17 Apr 2026)
- ABS – Regional population, 2024-25 (released 31 Mar 2026)
- Fox & Lee – eCommerce website design (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- whatsthedamage – Melbourne ecommerce website cost (updated Oct 2026)
- Christom – eCommerce web developer Melbourne (modified 27 Feb 2026)
- Marketing Lab – e-commerce web design agencies Melbourne (modified 8 Aug 2025)
- Shopify – Australian pricing (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Square – Square Online plans, Australia (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Square – Australian payment pricing (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Victorian Government – Apply for a remote seller's licence (updated 15 Sep 2026)
- Victorian Government – Supplying liquor on request (updated 10 Sep 2026)
- RBA – Merchant card payment costs and surcharging conclusions, mr-26-10 (31 Mar 2026)