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Written by:
Asad Abdullah Zafar
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- 8 min read
- Shopify
Quick answer: On 24 October 2026, Shopify's Partner Directory listed 248 service partners based in Pakistan. Only 44 of them (18%) published a price range; 203 (82%) said "Contact for pricing". Among the 22 that priced a store build, starting prices ran from US$20 to US$2,500, with a median of US$275. Just over half had any reviews at all, ten partners held 64% of all reviews, and not one profile mentioned AI search, AEO or GEO.
If you are hiring a Shopify team in Pakistan from abroad, the Partner Directory is usually the first place you look. It is also where most buyers give up, because most profiles hide the one number they need.
So we read every Pakistani profile in the directory and recorded what each one publishes: prices, reviews, partner tier, city, the markets it serves and the services it lists. This report sets out what we found, how we collected it and what it means for anyone choosing a Shopify partner in Pakistan.
A disclosure first. Loop2Tech is a Shopify studio based in Karachi, so these partners are our competitors. We report only what their public profiles say, we don't rank or rate anyone, and you can check every number against the full dataset (CSV).
How we collected the data
On 24 October 2026 we loaded every page of the Shopify Partner Directory's Pakistan listing, which showed 248 partners, then opened each partner's public profile. From each profile we recorded:
- the partner's name, primary city, partner tier and the month it joined, where shown;
- its star rating and number of reviews;
- its overall price range, and the price range for each service it chose to price;
- the services and supported markets it lists.
Three limits matter. Every figure is self-reported by the partner, and a published range is a starting point, not a quote. Profiles show only the first four supported markets, so market counts are a floor. And the directory changes daily, so this is a snapshot of one date.
Finding 1: 82% of Pakistani Shopify partners hide their prices
| What the profile shows | Partners | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A published price range | 44 | 18% |
| "Contact for pricing" | 203 | 82% |
| Neither | 1 | under 1% |
Even the published ranges are wide. Across the 44 partners that show one, the lowest figure runs from US$5 to US$1,500, with a median of US$50, and the highest figure reaches US$20,000, with a median of about US$5,000. A range of US$30 to US$20,000 tells a buyer only that the partner does both small fixes and large builds.
For a buyer, that means you can't compare Pakistani Shopify partners on price from the directory alone. You have to send a brief and wait for quotes.
Finding 2: what a Shopify store build starts at
Partners can price individual services. Here are the starting prices for the services enough partners priced to be worth reporting:
| Service | Partners pricing it | Median starting price | Lowest to highest starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store build or redesign | 22 | US$275 | US$20 to US$2,500 |
| Store migration | 14 | US$375 | US$30 to US$1,500 |
| Theme customization | 15 | US$100 | US$15 to US$500 |
| Site performance and speed | 5 | US$145 | US$99 to US$1,500 |
| Website audit and optimization strategy | 5 | US$195 | US$150 to US$345 |
The store build prices split into two groups rather than clustering around the median. Eleven of the 22 partners start at US$150 or less. The other eleven start between US$400 and US$2,500. Those are different products: a theme installed with your products added, against a designed and customized store. When two quotes differ by ten times, check which of the two you are being offered.
The top of the store build ranges has a median of about US$3,750, so most partners that price builds also take on much larger projects.
Finding 3: reviews are scarce and concentrated
Of the 248 partners, 129 (52%) had at least one review and 119 (48%) had none. The 129 reviewed partners shared 2,282 reviews between them, but the median reviewed partner had just 5. Only seven had 50 or more.
The ten most-reviewed partners held 64% of all reviews:
| Partner | City | Reviews | Rating | Tier | Price range shown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store Experts | Okara | 387 | 4.9 | Select | $10 to $10,000 |
| Ecommhawks | Islamabad | 297 | 5.0 | Plus | $30 to $20,000 |
| Xtreme IT Solutions | Islamabad | 267 | 4.9 | Select | $30 to $20,000 |
| EcommRAZ | Muzaffargarh | 150 | 5.0 | Select | $50 to $15,000 |
| Meld Media Co | Karachi | 84 | 5.0 | None shown | Contact for pricing |
| Fast Solutions | Gujrat | 80 | 5.0 | Select | Contact for pricing |
| Latency Studio | Lahore | 66 | 5.0 | Select | $300 to $15,000 |
| Ahmad Ideas | Rawalpindi | 49 | 4.9 | None shown | $30 to $7,500 |
| Bee Creative | Karachi | 45 | 5.0 | Select | Contact for pricing |
| DevTeamshub | Lahore | 38 | 5.0 | Select | $5 to $10,000 |
Ratings tell you little on their own. Of the 129 reviewed partners, 103 had a perfect 5.0, and the median rating was 5.0. The number of reviews, and what those reviews say about deadlines and finished work, is the more useful signal.
Finding 4: tiers, cities and years on Shopify
Shopify tiers its partners by their track record. In Pakistan, 131 partners showed the Select tier, 7 showed Plus and 110 showed no tier. None showed the higher Premier or Platinum tiers.
The partners are spread across 42 cities, well beyond the big three:
| City | Partners |
|---|---|
| Lahore | 69 |
| Karachi | 44 |
| Islamabad | 24 |
| Faisalabad | 16 |
| Gujrat | 12 |
| Multan | 9 |
| Lala Musa, Rawalpindi | 8 each |
Two of the four most-reviewed partners are in Okara and Muzaffargarh, not a major city. For remote Shopify work, a partner's city tells you little about its quality.
Of the 129 profiles that showed a join date, the oldest dated from 2013. Most joined between 2020 and 2023: 27 in 2020, 21 in 2021, 24 in 2022 and 23 in 2023. Only 23 joined before 2020.
Finding 5: built for overseas buyers
Of the 169 profiles that list supported markets, 126 named the United States, 103 the United Kingdom and 69 the United Arab Emirates among their first four, alongside Pakistan. Australia (37) and Canada (30) followed. The Pakistani Shopify market is largely an export business, selling to the same buyers a UK or US agency would.
Finding 6: almost nobody sells AI search
Store migration was the most common service, listed by 193 partners (78%). SEO appeared on 79 profiles (32%), headless commerce on 51, custom apps on 43, conversion rate optimization on 31 and site speed on 18.
No profile mentioned AI search, answer engine optimization (AEO), generative engine optimization (GEO) or ChatGPT. Eight mentioned AI, but for chatbots, automation or design tools, not for getting a store recommended by AI assistants.
That gap matters because ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews now answer shopping questions directly. A store that is built to be cited by them needs structured data, clear product facts and outside mentions, and almost no Pakistani Shopify partner is offering that work yet.
What this means if you are hiring a Shopify partner in Pakistan
- Expect to ask for prices. Four in five partners won't publish them, so write a short scope and send the same one to three or four partners.
- Check which kind of build you are being quoted. Starting prices split between about US$150 and US$400 and above, and the two groups are selling different things.
- Weigh review counts, not stars. Almost every reviewed partner is rated 5.0. A partner with dozens of detailed reviews has more proof than one with three.
- Look past the big cities. Several of the most-reviewed partners are outside Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
- Ask about search and AI search. About a third of profiles list SEO and none list AI search, so ask how the store will be found after launch.
Our guides to Shopify developer hourly rates and hiring offshore Shopify developers cover the questions to ask and the contract terms that protect you.
Where Loop2Tech sits in this data
We are a Karachi studio, but we aren't in the dataset, so here are our numbers for comparison. We publish fixed prices on our pricing page:
- Store setup on a premium theme: US$650, in three to four weeks.
- Custom Online Store 2.0 store: US$1,800, in about six to eight weeks.
- Custom app or migration: from US$1,200.
- AEO, GEO and SEO after launch: US$450 a month.
Our store setup sits in the upper group of published starting prices, and unlike a range, it is the price you pay for the scope listed. Our Shopify development service page lists what each package covers.
Use the data
The full dataset lists all 248 partners with their profile link, city, tier, join date, rating, review count, overall price range and their store build, migration and theme prices where shown. Contact details are left out. You are welcome to use it; please link to this page as the source.
If you would rather have a fixed price than a range, see how our Shopify development service works, then send us your store URL and what you want built. We will reply with a written scope, a fixed price and a timeline.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Shopify store cost from an agency in Pakistan?
Among Pakistani Shopify Partners that publish one, the starting price for a store build or redesign ranged from US$20 to US$2,500 in October 2026, with a median of US$275. Most partners don't publish prices, so compare written quotes against the same scope.
How many Shopify Partners are there in Pakistan?
Shopify's Partner Directory listed 248 service partners based in Pakistan on 24 October 2026, spread across 42 cities. Lahore had the most with 69, followed by Karachi with 44 and Islamabad with 24.
Do Pakistani Shopify agencies publish their prices?
Mostly not. Only 44 of the 248 Pakistani partners in Shopify's directory (18%) published a price range; 203 (82%) asked buyers to contact them for pricing.
Which Shopify Partners in Pakistan have the most reviews?
On 24 October 2026, Store Experts (Okara) had 387 reviews, Ecommhawks (Islamabad) 297 and Xtreme IT Solutions (Islamabad) 267. The ten most-reviewed partners held 64% of all reviews, and 48% of partners had none.
Do Pakistani Shopify partners offer AI search optimization?
Almost none say so. In October 2026 no Pakistani profile in Shopify's directory mentioned AI search, AEO or GEO, and about a third listed SEO. Loop2Tech, a Shopify studio in Karachi, offers AEO, GEO and SEO for US$450 a month.
