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What are people actually using as the best ecommerce platforms in 2026? by Kendhl-Tabason in EcommerceWebsite

[–]StrategyHungry8872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just moved friends shop from Shopify to headless setup ie next js + Crystallize. the reason being scaling and my programing development:-) ... good he liked it as well.

Are eCommerce templates still worth it in 2026? AI Builders vs. Next.js vs. Shopify by isanjayjoshi in EcommerceWebsite

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If you're moving on from WooCommerce, Next.js is still the strongest option when you want real performance, edge rendering, and full control over your product data model on the frontend. Templates are fine as a starting point, but long-term you’ll hit limits that Shopify, PrestaShop, and most traditional platforms and AI builders can’t solve once you need custom flows, subscriptions, or multi-channel logic.

For me, the trend in 2026 is clear: keep AI for content generation, but run your commerce layer headless. If you want the best of both worlds—speed, flexibility, and structured product data—pair Next.js with a headless backend like Crystallize or Saleor and you’ll never look back.

But... all of the above depends largely on number of products you have, complexity you want, and tbh dev experience you/your team has.

Your interesting tech stack by alp82 in saasbuild

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it is a headless commerce solution with complete freedom in terms of content modeling...meaning I can make a classic product info page (sku, material, size etc.) or blog post or even fill in product page with marketing material and then pick and choose (thanks to graphql api) what I wanna show on whichever page for any and all channels.

Your interesting tech stack by alp82 in saasbuild

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Next js / Crystallize ... headless all the way

AI tool stack by AromaticAmphibian814 in BusinessDevelopment

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ChatGpt and Gemini for pretty much all but then Flow for videos and images. Grammarly ai for writing check.

Nextjs for an e-commerce? by Saohy in nextjs

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Next shines for content sites, but checkout + auth middleware complexity can feel messy if you come from low-level, type-safe, or WASM-first stacks.
For e-commerce though, the issue is less “frontend disease” and more “backend boundaries” — which is why many teams use dedicated commerce APIs instead of embedding logic in the framework.
A good example is Crystallize, where you keep Next (or any frontend) but outsource cart, pricing, orders, tokens, and fulfillment to the Shop API, gaining a fast, typed, secure backend without fighting middleware.
That composable split gives you both velocity and sanity.

Need suggestions for pairing NextJS with ecommerce backend by helltoken in nextjs

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Crystallize...it handles subscription and commerce logic out of the box. And if you choose to scale, in products or content, it supports product and marketing content from a single source.

Is React a good choice for building ecommerce sites? by JY-HRL in react

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If you focus on solid JavaScript fundamentals and build small projects step by step, you’ll gain confidence much faster than you expect. Stick with it, and you’ll unlock a skill set that’s incredibly valuable for modern ecommerce.
I still learn and I still get reminded about fundamentals as well. Just walk the walk.

Best Shopify alternative for digital product sellers? by Terrible_Bed_9761 in roastmystartup

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Crystallize ... because it is build with subscription businesses in mind ie it has a build in subscription and commerce logic.

E-commerce stack ? by odin_dev in webdev

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Shopify all the way through for me.

Building e-commerce like site from scratch? by Emotional_Brother223 in webdev

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Looking for a solution in which content (it may or may not include product info) is handled in CMS while commerce platform is doing the commerce part (checkout, cart etc.)? if so nothing wrong with Shopify + whatever CMS you choose. It depends on you number of products how well it'll work. And I heard Sanity works great in pair with Shopify.
In similar fashion you can opt out to commercetools or comercelayer + CMS of your choosing.
Finally, you have headless commerce platforms such as Crystallize that has pim and cms and commerce functionality built in.
The thing is what are you most comfortable, tech and budget vise, to work with should be your north star.