Example of CMS, e-commerce, cloud and integration work delivered by our certified Umbraco team.
UKAD collaborated with a Swedish startup to develop Target Aid, a unique platform that streamlines charity campaign management. Using Umbraco, .NET, and React, the platform facilitates the creation of events and donation collections, enabling NGOs, companies, sports associations, and fundraisers to efficiently manage their initiatives and engage with supporters.
At UKAD, we had the pleasure of working with East Capital Group, an international financial company based in Sweden specializing in asset management and identifying attractive investment opportunities. East Capital Group comprises several companies, including East Capital, Espiria, Adrigo, and East Capital Real Estate.
Discover the transformative journey of Ginza, Sweden's oldest music shop. This case study outlines their evolution from legacy systems to cutting-edge solutions, enhancing user experience and driving significant business growth.
A comprehensive eLearning platform that supports online learning in health and nutrition. The project leverages Umbraco to create a user-friendly marketplace for course delivery and management.
Daek Drop In, a Danish car tire startup, partnered with UKAD for a seamless ecommerce solution. Leveraging our expertise in UX/UI design and comprehensive third-party integrations, we delivered a user-friendly, scalable platform.
With more than 50 Umbraco professionals across Poland and Ukraine, we provide nearshore teams with verified experience, strong cultural fit, and reliable long-term delivery for agencies and brands.
With 20 years of delivery experience and a long history with Umbraco dating back to version 3, our team brings proven expertise in CMS and eCommerce development. Recognized within the Umbraco community, we build scalable and secure enterprise systems and modern digital commerce platforms.
Start small, grow fast, and scale back when needed. Our engagement model matches your delivery pace, supporting everything from adding one certified Umbraco developer to assembling a full nearshore team.
Core ASP.NET Core-based Umbraco CMS with common tools for content modeling and editor workflows.
E-commerce stack for Umbraco projects.
Powerful, extendable, and flexible, hosted on Microsoft Azure, supplied with Forms and Deploy add-ons
Personalization and automation tools for targeting, segmentation and campaign workflows.
Form builder for structured data collection with custom workflows and reporting.
Deployment engine that handles schema, configuration and content transfers across environments.
API-driven content delivery for multi-channel or decoupled frontends.
Advanced content approval and publishing workflows for larger teams and enterprise setups.
Automated SEO validation aligned with Google guidelines for technical and content checks.
Add certified Umbraco developers to your team through a clear staff augmentation model. We help you select the right specialists, validate skills and integrate them smoothly into your delivery workflow.
Tell us about your development team and discuss the required expertise, your goals, and targets to let us find the best experts for you
Choose the right experts from our engineering team, run interviews, confirm culture fit, and finalize the setup.
Set tasks and evaluate results, when we are helping with onboarding, establishing communication inside the team, track progress, and continuously monitor the delivery
Build a dedicated nearshore Umbraco team that includes backend developers, frontend specialists, QA and DevOps engineers. We support the full setup process, onboarding and long-term delivery to match your internal pace.
Tell us more about your business on a discovery call. We’ll discuss your vision, timescale, and required expertises
Choose the best-fit developers from our experienced engineering team, conduct technical interviews, validate culture fit, and finalize the agreements
We help you with onboarding and integration with your business processes, when you’re setting first tasks for your dedicated team
We deliver end-to-end Umbraco projects, from discovery and architecture to development, integrations and launch. Our process includes clear planning, a defined roadmap and predictable delivery supported by a dedicated project manager.
Tell us more about your business on a discovery call. We’ll discuss team structure, success criteria, timescale, and required expertises
Build your team with our experienced engineers, meet your dedicated Project Manager, validate culture fit, and finalize the agreements
We build and onboard your development team. Get ready for the first demo meeting with your dedicated Umbraco partner!
"The ecommerce platforms have expanded significantly in a short period, resulting in success for the company. A steady partner in this multiyear engagement, UKAD has provided consistent dedication and enthusiasm to the project."
"We've been working for five years and we never missed the deadline. I want to keep these guys forever working with me."
"The product has been a resounding success. UKAD’s openness complemented their collaborative and professional management style. Their dedication and responsiveness to the project were also noteworthy. Expect a team that provides quality work and is willing to take on any challenge."
"UKAD’s efforts have increased user engagement and improved conversion rates. The team demonstrates strong organizational skills and adheres to the project timeline meticulously. They have a clear understanding of the client's business needs, ensuring that goals are aligned."
"The team at UKAD has widespread in-house expertise. Their ability to scale and adapt to changing projects makes them stand out. They will work weekends to ensure deadlines are met, and consistently go the extra mile."
"Prompt and helpful in software development projects. High skills in .Net and web development. Very professional."
"Satisfaction guaranteed - is definitely something that is fulfilled by the team we've worked with at UKAD. They are committed and eager to deliver a product that one can be proud of by close communication and tight debriefs - regardless of the distance."
"UKAD has shown flexibility, rapidness, professionality and they are available when needed!"
"No doubt, UKAD has a team of strong developers capable of performing very well. UKAD’s app is flawless, stable, and easy to use on any device. The team was able to create a unique trading experience and a new way to interact with music. The process was seamless between companies and the cooperation was executed smoothly."
"Through the years, UKAD has remained a reliable and competent software partner. Their work is technically sound, their project management is efficient, and their communication is fluid and thorough. The team excels at finding effective, customized solutions."
Umbraco CMS offers a strong balance of simplicity for editors and flexibility for developers. It provides an intuitive backoffice, clear publishing workflows and full extensibility for custom features. Supported by an active community and continuous updates from Umbraco HQ, it is a secure and reliable choice for CMS, e-commerce and enterprise projects.
Yes. Umbraco CMS supports large-scale SaaS and enterprise platforms through flexible content modeling, strong API support and stable multi-environment setups. It can manage multiple sites, workflows and markets within one system.
Its open, composable architecture integrates with e-commerce, CRM, analytics and marketing automation tools without vendor lock-in. Umbraco Cloud also provides automated upgrades, consistent environments and structured deployment processes.
We have used Umbraco in large multi-stakeholder projects, including TargetAid, a Sweden-based charity and community platform.
Yes. Umbraco fully supports headless setups through Umbraco Heartcore. It keeps the familiar backoffice editor experience while delivering content via REST and GraphQL APIs to any frontend, mobile app or external system.
Heartcore also includes built-in CDN delivery, automated upgrades and managed hosting, so teams get a stable backend without handling infrastructure or versioning. It is a reliable option for omnichannel content delivery and modern headless architectures.
By default, Umbraco CMS does not include advanced analytics or reporting. However, Umbraco Engage adds built-in server-side analytics directly inside the CMS. It provides dashboards, content performance metrics and reporting tools without relying on external scripts.
Because Engage tracks data server-side rather than through cookies, it offers more accurate insights, stronger privacy compliance and full control over collected data.
Umbraco Commerce (formerly Vendr) is the official, lightweight commerce solution maintained by Umbraco HQ. It is designed for modern Umbraco builds and integrates seamlessly with Umbraco Cloud.
uCommerce is a more advanced framework built for complex commerce ecosystems that require deep integrations and multi-store structures.
Comparison overview
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Feature |
Umbraco Commerce |
uCommerce |
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Ownership |
Official Umbraco HQ product |
Independent provider |
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Complexity |
Lightweight, modern setup |
Built for complex enterprise needs |
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Integration |
Deep native integration with Umbraco CMS and Cloud |
Extensive integrations with ERP, CRM and custom systems |
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Use Cases |
Small to mid-sized webshops, simple catalogues |
Multi-store, multi-catalog, advanced pricing or enterprise workflows |
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Upgrade Path |
Optimized for Umbraco Cloud automated upgrades |
More architecture-heavy, upgrade path depends on project setup |
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Price |
€2,500/year |
€20,000/year |
Umbraco Cloud development means building and maintaining Umbraco projects within Umbraco’s managed Azure environment. The platform provides automated upgrades, environment synchronization and a Git-based deployment workflow powered by Umbraco Deploy.
For teams working on multi-environment setups, this reduces manual work and keeps schema, configuration and content aligned across development, staging and production. UKAD supports custom development, migration and integration within Umbraco Cloud, ensuring predictable deployments and long-term stability.
Umbraco solutions can be hosted either on Umbraco Cloud or in a self-hosted environment.
Umbraco Cloud provides managed Azure hosting with automated upgrades, built-in deployment pipelines, and security features handled by Umbraco HQ. Pricing starts at €42 per month and scales to enterprise plans for more demanding projects.
Self-hosting offers more control over infrastructure, performance configuration and long-term costs. As a Microsoft Cloud Services Provider, UKAD supports secure and cost-efficient Umbraco hosting on Azure with predictable billing.
Hosting overview
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Option |
Suitable for |
Key advantages |
Starting cost |
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Umbraco Cloud |
Teams that want managed hosting with minimal maintenance |
Automated upgrades, built-in CI/CD, secure Azure environment |
€42 / month |
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Self-hosted on Azure |
Teams needing custom infrastructure or cost control |
Full flexibility, custom scaling, predictable Azure billing |
Varies by usage |
Umbraco Cloud provides fully managed hosting on Microsoft Azure with automated upgrades, built-in CI/CD through Umbraco Deploy, structured backups and environment synchronization. Security features such as HTTPS enforcement, MFA and ISO-certified hosting are included by default.
Cloud hosting is a good choice for teams that prefer a secure, maintenance-free setup with predictable workflows. UKAD helps clients select the right hosting model and configure Umbraco Cloud for scalability and long-term reliability.
Umbraco Compose is a managed content orchestration layer currently in development that will unify data from multiple sources such as CMS, PIM, CRM, and DAM into consistent APIs for front-end delivery. It aims to simplify integrations and reduce custom backend code by offering ingestion endpoints, a GraphQL delivery API, a management API, and built-in content transformation tools.
Although not publicly released yet, Compose is designed to support composable architectures, helping businesses scale Umbraco solutions more efficiently. As it matures, it will provide a powerful option for managing and integrating content across multiple systems while continuing to use Umbraco CMS as the central platform.
Yes. Umbraco’s flexible and secure architecture works well for intranet portals, employee dashboards and other internal systems. It provides granular control over user roles, permissions and access levels, helping teams protect sensitive data while keeping content management straightforward.
Yes. Umbraco CMS follows modern web security standards and best practices. It includes features such as HTTPS enforcement, role-based permissions, user authentication, and regular security updates managed by Umbraco HQ.
When hosted on Umbraco Cloud, projects benefit from additional protection including Web Application Firewall (WAF), multi-factor authentication, automatic patching, and ISO-certified Azure infrastructure.
As an ISO 27001 certified development partner, UKAD ensures that every Umbraco solution is implemented and maintained according to strict security and compliance requirements. Our developers and DevOps engineers have also contributed to improving Umbraco’s security, including a vulnerability acknowledged in the official Security Advisory (July 2023).
While many agencies can work with Umbraco, partnering with a certified agency ensures reliability and consistent quality. Certified partners bring proven experience, verified developer skills, and direct access to support from Umbraco HQ.
This partnership gives your project an added layer of security and confidence, along with the opportunity to use advanced features and integrations. Altogether, working with a certified Umbraco agency helps you reduce risks and achieve better long-term results.
