Integrating a Magento store with an ERP, CRM or PIM system is one of the most common causes of budget and deadline overruns in e-commerce projects. Not because it is technically impossible – but because both parties (client and contractor) often underestimate its complexity at the quote stage.

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The category page took 18 seconds to load with 200 products. PageSpeed score: 12/100. The problem was not the server or Varnish – it was in a module’s code that executed a separate SQL query for every product.

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The shop stopped working immediately after running composer update. White screen or 500 error on the front and admin, logs full of PHP Fatal Error messages. Resolution time: 2 hours.

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Warden and DDEV are the two most popular local development environment tools for Magento 2. DDEV focuses on simplicity and fast start – it works out of the box after installation. Warden gives full control over network configuration and certificates, but requires more knowledge of Docker Compose. In 2026 both are mature products. I show where each one shines and when to choose which.

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