Orium is a systems integrator that builds composable commerce stacks for enterprise brands, with a growing practice around agentic workflows and AI-native storefronts. The firm architects headless implementations across commercetools, Shopify, Contentful, and similar MACH vendors, then layers automation and agent orchestration on top. Buyers are typically CTOs and VPs of Engineering at mid-market to enterprise retailers replatforming off monolithic suites or preparing their commerce infrastructure for agent-mediated transactions.
> pick this if
Pick this if you're a CTO or VP Engineering at a mid-market or enterprise retailer committing to a multi-year MACH replatform and want a partner who is actively building for agentic commerce rather than retrofitting it later.
> look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if you need a packaged SaaS product, a fixed-scope Shopify build under $250K, or a staff-aug shop — Orium operates as a strategic SI on multi-quarter composable programs.
> Orium is built for
- agencies & services
- physical retail & omnichannel
- B2B / SaaS commerce
> what it does for ecommerce
- Architects MACH-based commerce stacks across commercetools, Shopify, and Contentful
- Designs agentic workflows that automate merchandising and operations tasks
- Delivers replatforming programs for enterprise retailers leaving monolithic suites
- Integrates AI layers into checkout, content, and service workflows
- Provides ongoing engineering partnership beyond initial implementation handoff
> how you'd use it
- Enterprise specialty retailer, $300M+ GMV, 40-person digital teamReplatforming off Salesforce Commerce Cloud onto commercetools + Contentful, with a parallel workstream to expose product and inventory APIs to agent intermediaries→ 18–24 month program delivers headless storefront, PIM/OMS integration, and an agent-ready API surface that handles third-party shopping agents without bespoke per-partner work
- Mid-market DTC brand, $80M GMV, 12-person engineering orgRunning Shopify Plus but hitting limits on B2B, subscriptions, and personalization; needs a partner to design a composable extension layer rather than rip-and-replace→ Hybrid stack with Shopify as commerce engine, Contentful for content, and orchestrated agent workflows for merchandising ops — shipped in roughly 9 months with internal team trained to own it
- Enterprise B2B distributor, $500M GMV, IT-led commerce functionModernizing a legacy SAP Hybris implementation and evaluating how agentic procurement will hit their catalog over the next 24 months→ Phased MACH migration with explicit agent-commerce readiness milestones — structured data, machine-readable pricing, transactional APIs — sequenced ahead of replatform cutover
> Orium use cases
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> Orium pairs well with
GorgiasEnterprise MACH stacks still need a CX layer; Gorgias plugs in post-replatform for support automation.
eDesk ‑ AI, Helpdesk & ChatMulti-channel retailers on composable stacks use eDesk for marketplace-aware support across Amazon, eBay, and DTC.
Tidio ‑ Live Chat & AI ChatbotMid-market brands replatforming with Orium often pair a lightweight AI chat layer like Tidio on storefronts.