Ecommerce website design in Kenya.
from KES 150,000
A real storefront — payment integration, product structure, and ongoing catalogue work accounted for honestly, not a brochure site with a cart plugin bolted on.
What an ecommerce build actually involves.
A brochure site describes your business. An ecommerce site has to run it: product catalogues that stay accurate, checkout that actually charges people correctly, stock that doesn't oversell, and payment integration — including M-Pesa, the genuine local expectation, alongside card payments. Each of those is a real system, not a page template, and each has to keep working after launch, not just on launch day.
Product data is ongoing work, not a one-off.
Catalogue and stock management don't stop when the site launches — new products, price changes, out-of-stock updates. That's real, continuous work, and it's yours to run day to day unless we agree otherwise. I build the system so it's straightforward to manage yourself.
Platform options, honestly.
Shopify is faster to launch and easier to maintain, at the cost of an ongoing platform fee regardless of sales volume. WooCommerce (on WordPress) has no platform fee and more flexibility, at the cost of more moving parts to keep updated and secure. Neither is universally right — it depends on your catalogue size, technical comfort, and how much customization you actually need. I'll walk through the tradeoff for your specific case rather than defaulting to one.
What's not included.
- Product photography
- Product copywriting
- Initial catalogue entry
- Ongoing stock management
All available separately, on request — but stated upfront rather than discovered halfway through the project.
Recent ecommerce work.
Ecommerce FAQ.
How much does an ecommerce site cost in Kenya?
From KES 150,000. That covers a properly built storefront with payment integration and a real product structure — not a brochure site with a cart plugin bolted on.
Can you integrate M-Pesa?
Yes — M-Pesa integration is standard for Kenyan ecommerce builds, alongside card payments where relevant.
Shopify or WooCommerce?
Depends on your catalogue size, who's managing it, and your budget for ongoing platform fees. I'll walk through the honest tradeoffs for your specific case rather than defaulting to one.
Who manages products after launch?
You do, day to day — catalogue and stock management is ongoing client work, not something I do indefinitely as part of the build. I set the system up so it's straightforward to run yourself.
Do you handle product photography?
No. Product photography, copywriting, and initial catalogue entry aren't included — I can point you to people who do them well, then build the storefront around what you supply.
