Senior Adobe certified developers, on Magento since 2008
Read-only access under NDA, production never touched
A written verdict, with the file and line for every finding
Code that works until it does not
Why a Magento Code Review Pays for Itself
since 2008 on Magento35+ engineers
Magento rewards developers who know the framework and punishes the ones who do not, and the difference rarely shows at the demo. A preference that overrides a class nobody should override works until the next release. An observer that fires on every page load is invisible until the first sale of the season. A core file edited in place in 2021 is why the upgrade quote came back so high.
The team that wrote the code is the last team that will find these, and not from bad faith. Nobody reads their own work the way a stranger does. A second opinion is what a stranger with the right experience sees.
Our reviewers are senior Magento developers, Adobe certified and on the platform since 2008, who have spent much of their careers inheriting other people's stores. They have read more Magento codebases than most developers will ever write, and they know where the problems hide. Every finding comes with a file, a line, what the code does and what it will cost you, stated plainly. If you need a reviewer the other team cannot talk past, this is the review.
Does this sound familiar?
Six Moments That Call for a Magento Code Review
One of these is reason enough. Two, and the review belongs before the next invoice.
Before You Sign Off a Delivery
The agency says the build is done and the final invoice is on your desk. You would like someone who did not write it to read it before you pay.
Before You Buy the Store
An acquisition that runs on Magento. The data room holds three years of revenue and no opinion on the code that produces it.
Before You Build on It
A new agency, a new in-house team or a new feature is about to go on top of the codebase, and nobody can say how much of it will hold.
The Estimate Looks Wrong
The quote for the upgrade, the Hyvä move or the next feature is far above what the work should cost. Either the code really is in that state, or it is not.
It Breaks and Nobody Can Say Why
Each release fixes one thing and breaks another. Checkout fails for one customer in fifty, and every report blames a different extension.
Before the Upgrade
Magento 2.4.8 and PHP 8.4 are waiting. Which of the custom modules, the overrides and the forty extensions survive the jump is a question nobody has answered in writing.
What the review reads
What a Magento Code Review Covers
Custom Modules and Overrides
Preferences, plugins, observers and every edit to core, judged against how Magento intends the job to be done and what each one will cost at the next release.
The Extension Stack
Every third-party module against its vendor's current release: the abandoned, the overlapping, the unlicensed, and the three that override the same checkout class.
Security and Patch Level
Adobe's security releases applied or missing, admin and API exposure, secrets committed to the repository, and how the custom code handles what customers type.
Performance Hot Spots
Queries inside loops, blocks that defeat the full-page cache, cron and indexers, and the pages that cannot be fast on this code however the server is tuned.
Upgrade Readiness
Deprecated APIs, PHP and Magento compatibility, the Composer state and the theme, so the next upgrade is estimated on facts rather than fear.
Engineering Practice
Version control, the deployment pipeline, environments, tests and documentation: whether the store can be maintained by anyone but the people who built it.
How a review runs
How Our Magento Code Review Works
NDA Before Access
Read-Only Repository Access
Scope Agreed in Writing
A Fixed Fee Before We Start
Read by Senior Developers
Static Analysis and Coding Standard
Hot Paths Traced on Staging
Checked Against Vendor Releases
Ranked by Severity and Cost
File and Line for Every Finding
One Page for the Decision
A Walkthrough Call
The report, in writing
What a Magento Code Review Produces
1 page for the decision1 call to walk it through
The report is written for two readers. The first page is for the person who has to decide: the verdict in plain language, the three findings that matter most, and what each one costs if it is left alone. The pages after it are for Magento developers, yours, the other team's or ours: every finding with its file and line, what the code does, why it is a problem and what the fix looks like, in severity order.
It also says what is sound. A review that only lists faults is a complaint, not a review, and a clean module is named as clean so the next team does not rewrite it out of caution.
With the report come a call to walk through it and a short list of questions for whoever wrote the code: which of the findings were known, which were deliberate, and what the plan was for the rest. It turns the review into a conversation the other team can answer rather than an accusation they have to defend.
What happens next is your decision: fix it with your own team, take it back to the agency, or hand it to us.
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What happens next
After the Review, Three Roads
The Report Stands on Its Own
Take the findings to your own developers or back to the agency that wrote the code. The report is written so any Magento team can act on it without us in the room, and the review carries no obligation to go further with us.
Written for any Magento team
No obligation to continue
Questions for the other team
Under NDA throughout
Fix What the Review Found
When the verdict is that the store needs rescuing, the reviewers plan the work: stabilise first, then the findings in severity order, with a regression suite before anything reaches production. The report becomes the plan, with an estimate against every item.
Findings fixed in severity order
An estimate per item
Staging first, always
The same reviewers do the work
Keep It Reviewed
Most stores do not need a rescue. They need someone reading the code before each release. Ongoing support puts the reviewers on your store: every change read before it ships, every Adobe security release applied on time, monitoring, and a monthly report in writing.
Every change reviewed
Security releases on time
Monitoring
Monthly report
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What is a Magento code review?
A read of your store's code by senior Magento developers who did not write it, ending in a written verdict. It covers the custom modules, the overrides and plugins on core, every third-party extension, the security patch level, the performance hot spots, upgrade readiness and the engineering practice around the code. Each finding carries a file, a line, what the code does, what it costs you and what the fix looks like.
How is this different from the free Magento audit?
The free Magento audit reads the store from outside, from its URL, and reports what a visitor, a search engine or an attacker can see. The code review reads the inside: the repository, the database and the staging environment, under NDA. The first takes an hour and costs nothing. The second is a paid engagement by senior developers, and it finds what no scan can.
Do you need access to our repository or our server?
Read-only access to the repository and a staging copy, or the code as an archive and a database dump if that is easier for you. Production is never touched. We sign an NDA before any access is granted, and the access is revoked when the review ends unless you ask us to keep it for the work that follows.
How long does a Magento code review take?
Most reviews are delivered inside two weeks of access being granted, with the walkthrough call in the same week. A single module or extension can be read in days. A large Adobe Commerce platform with many integrations takes longer, and the scope letter says how long before we start.
How is a Magento code review priced?
One fixed fee for a fixed scope, agreed in writing before we open the repository. The fee depends on the size of the codebase, the number of extensions and integrations, and whether you need the whole platform or one module read. There is no price list on this site because no two Magento stores arrive in the same state. Send us the basics and you have a quote within two business days.
Will the review disrupt our live store?
No. Nothing is changed. The review is read-only and runs against the repository and a staging copy, so customers, orders and rankings are untouched. The only thing that changes is what you know about the code.
Can you review code written by another agency without them knowing?
Yes. The review runs on access you give us directly, and we do not contact anyone on your behalf unless you ask us to. Many reviews are quiet second opinions ahead of a difficult conversation, and the report gives you the questions to open it with.
What if the code turns out to be fine?
Then the report says so, module by module, and that is a result worth having. A clean verdict lets you pay the invoice, sign the acquisition or start the upgrade with the argument settled. Our reviewers are not paid by the finding, and a module that is sound is named as sound.
Do we have to hire you to fix what the review finds?
No. The report is written so any Magento developer can act on it, and many clients take it to their own team or back to the agency. If you want the reviewers to do the work, the report becomes the plan for a rescue, an upgrade or ongoing support, and you know the estimate before you decide.
Which Magento versions and setups do you review?
Magento 2 Open Source and Adobe Commerce, on-premise and on Cloud, on Luma, Hyvä and PWA Studio storefronts, with whatever ERP, payment or shipping integrations the store carries. Magento 1 code can be read for a migration decision, but the verdict there is almost always the migration itself.
Can you review a single extension or module rather than the whole store?
Yes, and it is a common scope: one custom module before it goes live, one third-party extension before it is bought, or the checkout alone before peak season. The scope letter names what is read and the fee for it.
Is this a technical due diligence for buying a Magento store?
It is the technical half of one. The report tells a buyer what the codebase is worth building on, what it will cost to bring to a supported version, and which extensions and integrations carry licences or risks the seller has not mentioned. It is written for the person signing, with the developer detail behind it.
Who does the reviewing?
Senior Magento developers from our own team, Adobe certified and on Magento since 2008, who build and rescue Magento stores for a living. No juniors and no outsourcing. The reviewer who reads the code is the one on the walkthrough call.
Will you talk to our current developers?
If you want us to. Some clients put the reviewers and the original team on the same call, which is often the quickest way to settle what is fact and what is opinion. Others keep the review quiet until the report is in hand. Both work, and the choice is yours.
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Ready for a Second Opinion on Your Magento Code?
Send a staging link, the repository details or just what the store runs. Within two business days you have the scope, the fixed fee and the date the report lands.