Enterprise Retailers
See why Shopify's largest retailers use Nimstrata to enable Google Cloud Vertex AI Search for Retail.
Unified Cloud Experience
We've co-located our infrastructure to ensure unparalleled reliability and speed, ultimately reducing the physical distance and latency between Shopify, Google, and Nimstrata APIs. This strategic deployment enables a seamless product discovery experience around the world.
- best-effort SLA
- 99.95%
- redundant infrastructure
- Global
- events processed daily
- 4 Million+
- for flexible deployments
- API Access
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is an outdoor gear and apparel company founded in 2014 often known for its colorful, high-quality outdoor gear, including backpacks, jackets, and accessories.
Light-Speed Results
Our serving architecture was designed from the ground up to be as fast as possible and ensure that retailers of all sizes can retrieve search, browse, and recommendations quickly and reliably at all times of day, regardless of the shopping season or irregularities in site traffic.
We understand that our solutions quickly become a crucial part of our customers' ability to generate revenue and we take that responsibility seriously.
One Solution, Every Use Case
DTC
Direct-to-Consumer
Harness the power of Google.com on your Shopify store to provide your customers with a familiar search experience and present them with the products that they are most likely to purchase.
B2B
Business-to-Business
Google Cloud Vertex AI Search for Retail also powers complex use cases, such as searching by part numbers and SKUs, offering ease of use for even the most unique product catalogs.
Build vs. Buy
Connecting Shopify to Google Cloud can be accomplished with a custom integration or with Retail Cloud Connect.
| Feature | Custom Integration | Retail Cloud Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Value | Building a Custom Integration: 6 to 8 Months | Using Retail Cloud Connect: 6 to 8 Days |
| Theme Installation | Building a Custom Integration: Build custom page templates, filters, and pagination to return products | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Install App Blocks onto theme and customize CSS to match branding, or leverage our APIs |
| Serving Infrastructure | Building a Custom Integration: Build and maintain a self-hosted service to proxy requests to Google’s Retail API | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Use fully-managed global infrastructure that scales with your traffic automatically |
| Catalog Syncing | Building a Custom Integration: Build and maintain specialized ETL imports and determine real-time update feasibility | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Real-time sync with full flexibility for metafields, custom attributes, and product filtering |
| Data Enrichment | Building a Custom Integration: Audit existing catalog data to understand inconsistencies and fix individual items | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Leverage proprietary data cleanup methods that automatically normalize and enrich data |
| User Events | Building a Custom Integration: Build and maintain event proxy to track user behavior and cart interactions across Shopify | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Install Shopify App Embed and Shopify App Pixel with one click and collect events on day one |
| Reporting | Building a Custom Integration: Export Retail API analytics data into BigQuery and generate custom SQL reports | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Leverage pre-built dashboards to see search performance and improvement opportunities |
| Product Updates | Building a Custom Integration: Revisit custom integration as Google Cloud and Shopify release new features | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Get free, automatic lifetime updates and get access to new features immediately |
| Ongoing Costs | Building a Custom Integration: Infrastructure and employee overhead | Using Retail Cloud Connect: Platform fee and usage-based metering |
The Best Search for the Best Brands
Learn how Google Cloud delivers best-in-class product discovery experiences for the world's largest retailers.
- Volume-Based Tiered Pricing
- Economical TCO with Proven ROI
Each of our enterprise customers receives a custom pricing plan that reflects catalog size, user traffic, and support requirements.
- No Catalog Too Large
- Millions of SKUs Processed Daily
Our customers come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing remains the same: We simplify catalog complexity at scale.
- Nimstrata Customer Success
- Our Expertise in Your Environment
Our managed services team can become an extension of your ecommerce organization to maximize your Vertex AI investment.
All Within a Dedicated Commerce Ecosystem
“At Google Cloud, we continually improve our products and APIs to drive innovation for our customers. These APIs aim to build on the mutual trust with our customers necessary for long-term investments. We want our customers to have the assurances they need to build creative new applications on top of our best-in-class infrastructure, using our innovative services and tools.”
“Shopify is the enterprise commerce operating system for immediate success and future resilience. Designed to optimize resources and maximize returns, it keeps you ahead of shifting customer needs, amplifies your development team's impact, and helps you outsmart competitors instead of outspending them.”
