We were told we need headless — do we?

Maybe. The scorecard tells you honestly. Most mid-market ecommerce teams score below the headless threshold — they would get more value from a well-implemented monolith.

Is composable the same as headless?

Related but distinct. Composable assumes headless plus a 'best-of-breed' vendor strategy. The framework explains the difference and shows when each makes sense.

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Free resource 16 pages · 10-min read · the TCO model is the bit decision-makers actually need

Headless Commerce Decision Framework

For CTOs and ecommerce leaders evaluating headless architecture

Score your business against 12 headless readiness criteria
Compare headless, composable, and monolith total cost of ownership
Map your current stack to a realistic migration path

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What's inside

The 16-page version of headless commerce framework.

01 12-criteria readiness scorecard with weighted scoring
02 Total cost of ownership model — headless vs composable vs monolith
03 Migration path options from your current stack
04 The 5 use cases where headless is genuinely better — and the 8 where it is not
05 Vendor evaluation checklist for headless platforms

Written by Gavin Braithwaite

Founder, Rogue Digital

Pulled from the actual frameworks we use in client engagements — including the artefacts that we hand off at the end of each phase. Not theory. The version of the resource you'd see if we ran the work for you.

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We were told we need headless — do we?: Maybe. The scorecard tells you honestly. Most mid-market ecommerce teams score below the headless threshold — they would get more value from a well-implemented monolith.
Is composable the same as headless?: Related but distinct. Composable assumes headless plus a 'best-of-breed' vendor strategy. The framework explains the difference and shows when each makes sense.
Will I get spam?: No. The PDF lands in your inbox within 60 seconds, then nothing unless you opt in. No drip campaign, no salesperson pinging you. Unsubscribe is one click and respected immediately.
Why are you giving this away?: We use these in client engagements every week. If you find them useful and ever decide you want help applying them, you know where to find us. If not, no obligation — we still hope they save you a meeting or two.

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