Interview: Sylius and the Future of E-Commerce

What does the partnership with punkt.de mean to you?

We’re very happy about this partnership. In our business, these relationships are crucial—as a provider, you need top-notch partners, and punkt.de is one of our biggest. We have high hopes for it!

What benefits do you see?

The partnership means we can learn together and help each other. That’s helpful for the continued growth of our respective businesses. The partnership improves our communication; we can exchange ideas and stay in constant contact. In short: We strengthen each other’s work.

What do you think makes Sylius so special?

Sylius is all about flexibility. It’s not just an e-commerce platform. You can build anything with it! We provide developers with a framework. You can create plugins, marketplaces, CMS integrations—whatever you want. Plus, Sylius is very simple and straightforward.

Where do you think the future is headed when it comes to online stores and e-commerce? How does Sylius help with that?

Headless commerce is an extremely important trend in e-commerce, and we want to be part of it. By separating the front-end from the back- Backend, you can integrate a wide variety of devices and systems and improve the user experience. Think omnichannel. This flexibility is becoming increasingly essential.

Our goal is to create a platform that can adapt to all trends. That’s why we’re not afraid of new trends and developments at all: Sylius can handle it. With a headless store, anything is possible if you have the ideas and the skills.

Are there any other future plans at Sylius?

We have many plans—we’re growing. The paid version of Sylius—Sylius Plus—is certainly a focus, as its support and well-designed product ensure our customers can rest easy. We want to strengthen our community, because the open-source philosophy is very important to us.

We’re also getting excellent feedback that confirms we’re on the right track. Developers tell us that building online stores with Sylius is very fast, and that our Docks are very user-friendly and stable. We’re naturally very happy about this feedback.

Thank you very much for the interview!