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Are you overpaying for Magento? The free version could be smarter choice for your online store
When choosing an e-commerce platform, price is one of the most important decision criteria—so it’s essential to assess carefully whether the investment will actually pay off. That’s why online store owners should honestly ask themselves whether it makes sense to pay license fees for features that could also be achieved with an open-source platform. Adobe…
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Are you overpaying for Magento? The free version could be smarter choice for your online storeWhen choosing an e-commerce platform, price is one of the most important decision criteria—so it’s essential to assess carefully whether the investment will actually pay off. That’s why online store owners should honestly ask themselves whether it makes sense to pay license fees for features that could also be achieved with an open-source platform. Adobe […]Read more -
A New Breath for Apollo’s Online Store: Secure, Flexible, and User-FriendlyApollo’s e-store is one of Estonia’s best-known online shops, where thousands of people shop every day. However, the existing solution had started to become outdated: official support for the e-commerce platform had ended, and adding new features was becoming increasingly difficult. In collaboration with Opus, Apollo’s e-store went through a comprehensive upgrade, resulting in a […]Read more -
Opus 15: How a Small Team Became a Leading E-Commerce Developer in EstoniaThis year marks a major milestone for the development company Opus – 15 years since it began operations. CEO Margus Eha reflects on the company’s journey and how it grew from a small team into a powerhouse in the Estonian e-commerce landscape. When Opus launched 15 years ago, the focus was mainly on PHP development […]Read more -
Faster and More Flexible: Infopank Gets a Cost-Effective, High-Tech MakeoverÄripäev’s Infopank is a critical tool for many entrepreneurs, offering in-depth financial data and business relationship insights. However, the platform was in need of a refresh: it was difficult to use on mobile devices and suffered from slow loading times. Thanks to a collaboration between Uptime and Opus, a brand-new version of Infopank has been […]Read more -
Andbeauty e-commerce platformOverview for building an Andbeauty e-business from ground up. We provide an overview of the planning, development and after support. Added customer feedback.Read more -
Accessible E-commerce In 2025Accessible e-shop the key to successful e-commerce. Improve the experience to all users, help search engines and follow the WCAG standards mandatory from 2025.Read more -
Is Your Store Underperforming? Now is the Time for MagentoNobody can deny that the economic climate is changing – inflation is still high, interest rates are rising, and customers are becoming more and more careful with their spending. With that in mind, it’s no wonder that so many e-commerce operations are seeing their revenues shrink. But, difficult times give the most outstanding stores the […]Read more -
How to Find a Company Where You Can Actually Shine?In the days past, a good work environment was one where the coffee was free and the managers were more or less tolerable. Today, with good reason, the standards have changed and Opus’ CEO Margus Eha notes that more and more companies are realizing that to attract top talent and to help people really excel […]Read more -
A Good Crisis Cannot Go to Waste: Now is the Time to Bring your IT into the 21st CenturyThe world around us is changing, and uncertainty tends to lead to caution. However, Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, says that the past crises have clearly shown that when the stakes get more serious, it’s time to double down, not wait and see – especially when it comes to IT, automation, increased efficiency, and greener […]Read more -
2022 for Opus: 5 Things that Symbolise This Year2022 has come and (nearly) gone, and to say it has been really something for Opus would be an understatement. This year has been full of massive and high-impact projects, growth, and so much more, said CEO of Opus, Margus Eha. As no year is complete without proper reflection and patting yourself on the back, […]Read more -
5 E-Commerce Trends to Look Out for in 2023E-commerce is evolving day in and day out and your customers know it. What was extraordinary yesterday is expected today and if your storefront can’t keep up, your clients will find another option that does. So, looking forward to 2023, what are the five biggest trends impacting your business and what are the nice-to-have things […]Read more -
Opus at eCommerce Expo: What Trends Will Impact the E-Commerce Space Over the Coming Years?Opus’ leading e-commerce teams attended the annual eCommerce Expo, held in London, to gather input from the biggest players in the market, as well as hear experience stories from some of the biggest recent failures and biggest successes in the e-commerce space. “The world of e-commerce is changing rapidly, and to offer our clients the […]Read more -
Summer Days 2022: From Fencing to Life-Size FoosballWhile Opus’ annual Summer Days are always a blast, then this year’s event in Pärnu raised the bar even higher – for the first time, Opus’ and Uptime’s Estonian teams were joined by the Polish, Danish, and Norwegian teams, to relax and catch up after a busy summer. Margus Eha, CEO of Opus, noted that […]Read more -
Survey: There’s no Match for React or NodeStack Overflow’s annual developer survey is now out and if one thing is clear, then it’s that there’s no match for JavaScript and Node, React, and other related technologies. What’s more, React and Node have also become the most desired technologies by those developers who do not yet utilize them in their day-to-day work, noted […]Read more -
When Speed is of the Essence: Automaailm’s new Magento 2 Based Digital StorefrontA store servicing the automotive industry needs to offer a little bit of everything – starting with tires suitable for a 2006 Mazda, all the way to the left turning signal cover for a 2020 Peugeot. Handling this number of listings requires systems well optimized for scale, something Automaailm’s web store could not cope with […]Read more -
Apotheka’s e-pharmacy, developed by Opus, wins the title for most user friendly e-commerce solutionApotheka’s e-pharmacy, built by Opus, has won the title of the most user-friendly e-commerce solution in the health and beauty space for 2022. The title was awarded to the project by one of the largest trade magazines in Estonia. The e-pharmacy is a multi-language and extremely large-scale digital storefront built on Magento 2 and React, […]Read more -
Take a Peek: What does Opus’ Application Management Team do on a Daily Basis?Launching a site, product, or e-commerce outlet is only half the battle, as complex and high-volume applications need regular upkeep, maintenance, and monitoring, to ensure flawless user experience and longevity. Whilst some of this could be handled in-house, more often than not these tasks are better left for dedicated teams, for example, Opus’ experienced Application […]Read more -
Opus’ CEO: 3 Key Things to Look Out for When Choosing Your Next CompanyIt’s no secret that job seekers are spoiled for choices and it takes just a quick scroll through listings to find something appealing. However, first looks can be deceiving and what might look shiny and awesome from the outside, may be rotten and unpleasant once you dig a little deeper. That’s exactly why you should […]Read more -
Opus’ Lead Designer: A Tech-Savvy Designer Can Trim Hundreds of Hours off a ProjectThe design can make or break any project. Be it from usability and general attractiveness, feasibility, or ease of development standpoint. If the designer drops the ball early in the process, the entire development process can be derailed, and with that budgets increase, the quality of the final product decreases, and the relationship can quickly […]Read more -
Constructing an Accessible e-Pharmacy Giant: The Marriage of React and Magento 2Being a public service provider, Estonia’s leading pharmacy chain Apotheka needs to comply with WCAG accessibility guidelines when it comes to its digital channels. Introducing new accessibility features also opened up the possibility to migrate the entire front-end of the store from Magento to React. The digital pharmacy built for Apotheka by Opus several years […]Read more -
How to Design an E-commerce Checkout and Payment Flow That Won’t Annoy Your Customers?One of the fastest ways to annoy any potential customer is to make it as hard as possible to pay for their cart. There’s always a merchant who has made the process easier, and with customers being like water – following the path of least resistance – you can bet your top dollar on them […]Read more -
The Top 6 Reasons Why Your Store Should Run on MagentoThere’s a reason why more and more companies choose to migrate to Magento (2) – it’s just leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors. Magento is the tool of choice for most large-scale multinational e-commerce giants, and whilst Shopify and other similar prefabricated and boxed solutions are still extensively used by mom-and-pop web stores, they too are […]Read more -
5 UI and UX Trends to Look Out For in the Near FutureAs with fashion, baby names, or pumpkin spice lattes, UI and UX design trends come and go, and what might have been the norm a year or so ago, seems outdated and old today. So, what’s “in” at the moment, what’s on its way out and what does the future hold when it comes to designing UIs and user experiences […]Read more -
React & Magento 2: A Look into Building Apple Premium Reseller iDeal’s New E-Commerce PlatformApple is synonymous with quality, and so are their Premium Resellers. As such, when one of the biggest Apple Premium Resellers in the Baltics and Nordics, iDeal, approached Opus with the task to rebuild their dated web-presence, it was clear that innovative approaches, the utmost focus on quality, and impeccable design were the words of […]Read more -
Developing Coursy: The Efficient Way to Train Your EmployeesImagine having to ensure that all of the thousands of people who work for your company have had all of the training, re-training, and certifications they need in order to be eligible to fill their role. How would you go about managing all of this, whilst ensuring that nothing is missed? Well, for the past […]Read more -
8 React Component Libraries to Check Out for Your Next ProjectReact developers have a wide variety of different libraries at their disposal, as such finding the right one can be a chore. If you are looking for component libraries for your next project, then these are the ones certainly worth checking out. React Motion Moving and animated objects can make seemingly simple projects times more […]Read more -
No Room for Mediocrity: Developing LQA’s New and Snappy Review ToolIn the world of luxury, there’s no room for mediocrity, and nowhere is it truer than within the realm of high-class hotels. To help the world-famous hotel chains to maintain their standards and uncover issues, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA) comes to the rescue, collecting and analyzing copious amounts of data. As you might have imagined, processing, analyzing, and visualizing this data is […]Read more -
Summer Days 2021: Fire Sculptures, Raft Building, and Amazing PeopleOnce again, Uptime held its annual Summer Days, this time in scenic central-Estonia, granting all of Uptime’s staff and their families the opportunity to kick back a little and to meet both the new and old colleagues from other offices in a more relaxed atmosphere. “The Summer Days are always special, but this time even a bit more than usual: this was the first time that […]Read more
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The 5 e-commerce trends that will make or break your store in 2021The e-commerce space is changing rapidly – blink and you might miss the next big thing that customers are looking for. Trust us – we build e-commerce solutions on a daily basis and even we are sometimes taken by surprise by just how fast this space is evolving. Things that seemed unimportant, unimaginable, or just […]Read more -
Developed by Opus: Neurisium’s AI-Driven Tool That Helps Factories Make Sense of Their DataThere’s isn’t a factory that doesn’t produce data. There are, however, factories that fail to utilize their data’s full potential. Neurisium’s intelligent AI-driven platform, together with a highly functional GUI and custom sockets for legacy software developed by Opus, helps to rectify that problem. Neurisium’s system helps production companies make sense of their data and with that increase quality, […]Read more -
UI Design vs. UX Design – What Is the Difference?You have probably overheard discussions about the magnificent ‘UX’ of a product, or the poor ‘UI’ of a website. But what are those people talking about? What exactly is the difference between User Interface Design (UI) and User Experience Design (UX)? Often these design processes are banded together and although both are part of the […]Read more -
How to Make a WordPress Website: The Design DilemmaSafe to say – today, WordPress is the number one website platform. It powers 31% of the entire Internet. It is by far the most popular content management system, with 70% of the world’s websites running on WordPress. It has over twice as many users as its top 10 rivals combined. That is what the […]Read more -
11 Quintessential Qualities Of A True SEO ExpertYour website may look awesome, packed with prime content and dazzling media. But what if your site is not getting enough visitors to convert into customers? If that is what you experience, then your website is not doing its job. Maybe it is about time to find an SEO expert to boost your site’s visibility […]Read more -
The World Of Static WebsitesIn the world of complex frameworks and CMS platforms a new trend is gaining popularity. More and more people prefer a completely static site to a dynamic one, whether it’s a simple homepage, a blog or a portfolio. What is a static site? A static site brings us back to the good old times where […]Read more -
How To Make Your Digital Ads Work With The Right MediumWhen launching a digital marketing campaign, the choice of a relevant medium to upload it is at least as important as the content itself. Depending on whether your purpose is to increase brand awareness or promote a certain product or service, getting your ads to the right channel will largely dictate its success. Because there […]Read more
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