How long does migration from a retrofitted API platform to MedusaJS typically take?

Timeline depends on API surface complexity and custom integrations. Typical migrations range from 8-16 weeks for standard setups to 20+ weeks for enterprise implementations with extensive customizations. We use parallel operation strategies, your existing APIs remain operational while new MedusaJS endpoints are built and tested. Cutover happens incrementally by endpoint category, minimizing risk.

Can MedusaJS handle our custom business logic and complex API requirements?

Yes. MedusaJS is built on extensibility, unlike platforms with rigid data models. We create custom endpoints using MedusaJS’s plugin architecture, implement unique authentication schemes, design complex workflow APIs, and build event-driven integrations. If your business logic exists, we can expose it through clean, well-documented APIs. Past implementations include custom pricing engines, multi-warehouse inventory APIs, complex approval workflows, and B2B-specific endpoints.

How do you ensure our frontend applications continue working during migration?

We implement API compatibility layers and version mapping strategies. Your existing clients (web, mobile, POS) continue calling familiar endpoints while we progressively migrate backend logic to MedusaJS. Once migration is complete, we provide new native MedusaJS SDKs alongside compatibility endpoints, allowing gradual frontend modernization on your timeline. Zero client disruption is guaranteed.

What's the cost difference between retrofitted API platforms and true API-first MedusaJS?

MedusaJS eliminates platform licensing fees, you pay only for infrastructure and development. Most enterprises save 40-60% annually versus SaaS commerce platforms while gaining complete architectural control. With German engineering precision delivered at Bangkok rates, DBot Software provides enterprise-grade migrations at competitive pricing. We provide detailed cost-benefit analysis including TCO comparison, migration investment, ongoing infrastructure costs, and eliminated licensing fees.

How do you handle authentication, authorization, and API security during migration?

We architect security-first from day one. Our approach includes JWT or OAuth2 implementation for modern auth, API key management for service-to-service calls, role-based access control (RBAC) for granular permissions, rate limiting and DDoS protection, encrypted data transmission, and comprehensive audit logging. We migrate existing auth schemes without forcing user re-authentication, then progressively enhance security posture post-migration.

Migrate to True API-First Commerce with MedusaJS

Commerce Built for Infinite Touchpoints

Your platform claims to be API-ready. But when your mobile team needs custom endpoints, or your POS system requires real-time inventory sync, or your IoT devices need commerce capabilities—suddenly those APIs show their age. Bolted-on APIs with rigid data structures, inconsistent response formats, and endless workarounds aren't architecture. They're technical debt disguised as modernization. DBot Software specializes in migrating technical teams from retrofitted API layers to MedusaJS—a platform built API-first from day one, not as an afterthought.

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/The Challenge/

Why Legacy APIs Create Constant Friction

Your developers spend more time fighting your commerce platform than building features. REST endpoints return inconsistent data structures. Authentication schemes vary across services. Webhooks are unreliable or missing entirely. Documentation contradicts actual API behavior. Every custom frontend requires extensive adapter layers. Mobile apps can't access the data they need. POS integrations break with platform updates. Your headless architecture isn't really headless—it's a monolith with an API wrapper. Teams at companies like DD Bricks faced 60% workloads consumed by maintaining brittle API integrations before their migration, where custom workflows and hybrid B2C/B2B requirements exposed every limitation of retrofitted API layers.

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/Our Approach/

The Cost of Architectural Compromises

Every sprint planning includes API workaround stories. Your mobile launch is delayed because the platform can't expose cart modification events. The custom B2B portal requires maintaining a parallel data layer. Your development velocity drops as technical debt compounds. Meanwhile, competitors with true API-first platforms ship features in weeks, not quarters. Real API-first architecture means your commerce logic is accessible from any touchpoint—web, mobile, POS, kiosks, voice assistants, IoT devices—without architectural gymnastics. MedusaJS provides this foundation: GraphQL and REST APIs built on a flexible entity model, webhooks for every commerce event, and extensible endpoints that adapt to your business logic without platform limitations.

/Why DBot/

Why Technical Teams Choose DBot Software

As an official MedusaJS Expert Partner, we architect API-first migrations for technical teams who refuse to compromise. We combine German engineering precision with Bangkok development efficiency—delivering enterprise-grade API architectures at startup speed. Our developers understand the difference between APIs that expose functionality and platforms designed around API-first principles from the ground up.

Deep API-First Architecture Expertise

We've migrated platforms from Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento to MedusaJS for companies requiring true headless capabilities. Our team maps your existing API surface to MedusaJS's native architecture, designs custom endpoints for unique business logic, implements authentication strategies (JWT, OAuth2, API keys), and establishes webhook-driven event architectures. With 100% on-time delivery across 12+ industries, we ensure your API migration maintains service continuity while unlocking new capabilities.

Complete Migration Strategy and Execution

Our API-first migration methodology covers endpoint mapping and compatibility analysis, authentication and authorization modernization, webhook event architecture design, rate limiting and caching strategies, API versioning and deprecation planning, comprehensive API documentation generation, SDK development for common languages, and parallel operation during cutover. We guarantee full IP ownership, enforce strict NDAs, and provide post-migration optimization. Projects like Alpega's logistics platform achieved 3x scalability after migrating to API-first architecture.

Scalable, Future-Proof API Design

MedusaJS's native API-first architecture supports unlimited scaling without architectural rewrites. We build on Node.js and PostgreSQL foundations that handle enterprise load, implement GraphQL for flexible data querying alongside REST for compatibility, design custom endpoints using MedusaJS's extension framework, establish event-driven webhooks for real-time integrations, and deploy on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud with auto-scaling. Your API layer becomes a stable foundation for every customer touchpoint, not a bottleneck.

/Get Started/

Ready to Migrate to True API-First Commerce?

Schedule a free API architecture consultation. Our MedusaJS experts will analyze your current API surface, identify migration complexity, and provide a detailed technical roadmap. We'll map your endpoints to MedusaJS's native capabilities, outline custom extensions needed, and deliver a migration timeline with zero-downtime guarantees. Get a tailored technical proposal with 24/7 support throughout your migration journey.

/What’s at Stake/

How We Eliminate Migration Risks

API migrations fail when teams underestimate integration complexity or rush cutover planning. Our 100% on-time delivery record stems from rigorous endpoint mapping, parallel operation strategies, comprehensive testing protocols, and rollback capabilities at every stage. We use agile sprints focused on incremental API migration—starting with read operations, then writes, then complex workflows—ensuring your commerce operations never experience downtime. DBot Software partners strategically with your technical teams, not just as vendors executing specifications.

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/Proven Results/

Proven Results with Enterprise Clients

Our 94% client retention rate reflects long-term partnerships with technical teams who value architectural integrity. Companies return to us because we deliver what we promise: clean API architectures, maintainable codebases, and platforms that scale without compromise. When your API-first migration succeeds, your entire development organization benefits—reduced technical debt, faster feature velocity, and infrastructure that supports innovation rather than constraining it.

API-First Transformations That Delivered Results

Review our case studies to see tangible outcomes from API-first migrations. Alpega achieved 85% freight matching accuracy and 3x scalability through API-driven architecture. DD Bricks reduced workloads by 60% and saved $500K annually by eliminating API workarounds with hybrid B2C/B2B MedusaJS implementation. Häfele decreased stock shortages by 30% through real-time API integrations. These transformations demonstrate how proper API-first architecture translates directly to business value.

Griffwerk

Griffwerk: Redefining Efficiency and Cost Reduction in the Door Industry

Enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.
Griffwerk partnered with DBot to integrate intelligent automation and software solutions into their processes. This collaboration focused on streamlining workflows through Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Python-based automation, ensuring greater accuracy, speed, and cost-effectiveness in daily operations.

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Heicko

Heicko e-ast GmbH: Streamlining CRM and ERP Systems with DBot Solutions

To enhance efficiency and automation, Heicko e-ast GmbH partnered with DBot to optimize their CRM and ERP systems.
By streamlining sales processes and automating key operations, DBot helped Heicko reduce manual workload, improve data accuracy, and enhance sales performance. Through intelligent automation, including RPA and API integrations, Heicko’s operations became more agile and scalable.

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Häfele

Hafele's Digital Transformation: Intelligent Automation in the Furniture and Hardware Industry

DBot partnered with Häfele to drive a large-scale digital transformation through intelligent automation.
The collaboration spanned various projects, from custom software solutions to automation enhancements. One of the key achievements was the overhaul of Häfele's purchase order system using cutting-edge OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and RPA (Robotic Process Automation) technologies.

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RIS Swiss Section Bangkok

RIS Swiss Section Bangkok: 60-Year Legacy in Digital Transformation for Education

60-Year Legacy in Digital Transformation for Education.
RIS Swiss Section Bangkok, a renowned German language school, embarked on a comprehensive digital transformation journey in collaboration with DBot. This marked a significant milestone in the institution's legacy, a commitment to embracing cutting-edge technology and enhancing the educational experience.

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DD Bricks

DD Bricks: Revolutionizing E-Comm with a Customized ERP System

Revolutionizing E-Comm with a Customized ERP System.
DD Bricks, the global leader in e-commerce for pre-owned Lego components, embarked on a transformative journey to enhance its operations and solidify its position in the dynamic Lego marketplace. They partnered with DBot to create a tailored ERP system, a game-changing move in the world of Lego commerce.

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Alpega

Alpega Group: Enhancing Transport Management Software Excellence

Enhancing Transport Management Software Excellence.
Alpega is a leading global logistics software company that offers end-to-end solutions that cover all transport needs, including transport management services (TMS) and freight exchanges. Dive into the challenges faced, innovative solutions implemented, and the transformative results achieved in the logistics software sector.

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Common Questions About API Migrations

Technical teams considering API-first migrations typically have specific concerns about implementation complexity, timeline, and compatibility. Here are answers to the most common questions.

How long does migration from a retrofitted API platform to MedusaJS typically take?
Timeline depends on API surface complexity and custom integrations. Typical migrations range from 8-16 weeks for standard setups to 20+ weeks for enterprise implementations with extensive customizations. We use parallel operation strategies, your existing APIs remain operational while new MedusaJS endpoints are built and tested. Cutover happens incrementally by endpoint category, minimizing risk.
Can MedusaJS handle our custom business logic and complex API requirements?
Yes. MedusaJS is built on extensibility, unlike platforms with rigid data models. We create custom endpoints using MedusaJS’s plugin architecture, implement unique authentication schemes, design complex workflow APIs, and build event-driven integrations. If your business logic exists, we can expose it through clean, well-documented APIs. Past implementations include custom pricing engines, multi-warehouse inventory APIs, complex approval workflows, and B2B-specific endpoints.
How do you ensure our frontend applications continue working during migration?
We implement API compatibility layers and version mapping strategies. Your existing clients (web, mobile, POS) continue calling familiar endpoints while we progressively migrate backend logic to MedusaJS. Once migration is complete, we provide new native MedusaJS SDKs alongside compatibility endpoints, allowing gradual frontend modernization on your timeline. Zero client disruption is guaranteed.
What's the cost difference between retrofitted API platforms and true API-first MedusaJS?
MedusaJS eliminates platform licensing fees, you pay only for infrastructure and development. Most enterprises save 40-60% annually versus SaaS commerce platforms while gaining complete architectural control. With German engineering precision delivered at Bangkok rates, DBot Software provides enterprise-grade migrations at competitive pricing. We provide detailed cost-benefit analysis including TCO comparison, migration investment, ongoing infrastructure costs, and eliminated licensing fees.
How do you handle authentication, authorization, and API security during migration?
We architect security-first from day one. Our approach includes JWT or OAuth2 implementation for modern auth, API key management for service-to-service calls, role-based access control (RBAC) for granular permissions, rate limiting and DDoS protection, encrypted data transmission, and comprehensive audit logging. We migrate existing auth schemes without forcing user re-authentication, then progressively enhance security posture post-migration.