Cost + timeline + credentials, what do you actually charge?

Realistic ranges for a packaging + shipping supplies distributor at $2M, $25M GMV:

• Magento + Hyvä base rebuild: $499 (~20h) for a tight scope refresh, $4,999 (~200h) for a full vertical-tuned build at $25/hr. Vertical-specific scope adds: 30k+ SKU catalog architecture (+$3k, $8k), custom-branded mailer flow ($3k, $6k), ShipperHQ + LTL freight wiring ($2k, $5k), eco-cert filter taxonomy ($1k, $3k), subscription auto-ship ($2k, $5k), DOT hazmat compliance layer ($2k, $4k), B2B + Net-30 invoicing ($4k, $10k), PIM / channel-manager integration ($5k, $15k).
• Timeline: 8-14 weeks for a typical mid-market packaging distributor build. Faster (6 weeks) if catalog is under 5k SKUs and design is preserved; longer (16-24 weeks) when 30k+ SKUs + PIM + multi-region + B2B layer are all in scope.
• Hosting: $400, $1,500/mo on Cloudways / dedicated VPS. Packaging distributors get traffic bursts on Monday mornings (ecommerce sellers replenishing for the week), assume 3-5x base traffic Monday 6-10am. CDN (Cloudflare) mandatory.
• Ongoing: $1.5k, $5k/mo retainer for catalog ops, new-vendor onboarding, eco-cert RFP support, freight-carrier rate-card updates, subscription dunning.

Credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, 8+ years on Magento, B2B distributor + ULINE-competitor builds across the US / EU / UK / AU. Free 30-min written platform-fit recommendation as the starting point; no upsell.