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What does headless mean for SCAYLE?
SCAYLE is API-first from the ground up: the backend, with products, assortments, orders, and checkout, is already decoupled from the frontend. Here, headless means you build the frontend, everything your customers see, freely on top of the SCAYLE Storefront API (REST), without being tied to a predefined storefront stack and with full performance control.
1. The backend stays SCAYLE
SCAYLE continues to manage products, assortments, customer data, orders, taxes, and checkout. You use the SCAYLE Panel and the familiar business tools unchanged, with all your established workflows and integrations.
2. The frontend is chosen
You have four options: adopt the Storefront Boilerplate, use Storefront Core with your own Nuxt shell, a custom build (Next.js or Nuxt), or a Frontend Management Platform like Laioutr. Each option has its pros and cons.
3. Data flows in real time via the Storefront API
No duplicated data, no sync conflicts. Laioutr talks directly to the SCAYLE Storefront API (REST), including support for multi-shop, customer groups, and assortments.
Benefits
What frontend options do you have for SCAYLE?
SCAYLE is designed to be API-first and ships its own frontend stack with Storefront Core and the Storefront Boilerplate (Nuxt, Vue 3) plus Storefront SDKs. That turns the frontend question into a strategic decision for every SCAYLE project: adopt the Boilerplate, build on the Core, build your own, or use a Frontend Management Platform. Four options are established in the market.
1. Storefront Boilerplate (SFB)
The starter shipped by SCAYLE, a complete Nuxt application built on Storefront Core, with all the standard pages and features of a modern shop. A fast starting point, but customization, the design system, and ongoing upgrade maintenance sit with your team. A good fit if you have a Nuxt team and an appetite for running it yourself.
2. Storefront Core (SFC) with your own shell
SCAYLE's design-agnostic business-logic layer, around which you build your own Nuxt storefront. More control over the UI than with the Boilerplate, but you develop the components, theming, and page logic yourself. A good fit if you want the SCAYLE logic but a completely custom frontend.
3. Custom Build (Next.js or Nuxt)
Maximum control, highest effort. A six- to twelve-month build phase and permanent maintenance by an in-house React or Vue team that orchestrates the Storefront SDKs and the Storefront API itself. A good fit when frontend engineering is your strategic core competency.
4. Laioutr DXP
A Frontend Management Platform with a visual builder, 70+ components, EU hosting, and multi-backend support. Fastest time-to-launch, lowest learning curve, backend optionality for the future. It makes sense if you want to go live fast, without a custom-build investment.
USE CASES
What you can build with Laioutr for SCAYLE
Laioutr is built for SCAYLE setups that need to change fast and scale globally. From a multi-shop storefront for brand portfolios to a B2B configurator frontend with complex assortments.
Multi-shop storefronts on one SCAYLE backend
Multiple SCAYLE shops (brands, markets, sales channels) on a single instance with standalone frontends, their own domains, and their own brand identity. One pool of components, many brand experiences.
B2B portals with SCAYLE customer groups
SCAYLE delivers customer groups, group-specific prices, and assortments. Laioutr calls the Storefront API directly and renders customer-group-specific prices, assortments, and workflows.
Configurator-driven PDPs
Industrial goods, customization workflows, B2B specifications. Complex state-management logic is solved at the Laioutr component level, while Storefront API calls stay cleanly separated.
International storefronts with dedicated shops per market
One SCAYLE instance, many shops. Languages, currencies, layouts, and assortments can be controlled per shop, compatible with the SCAYLE multi-shop concept.
Replatforming to headless without touching the backend
An existing SCAYLE frontend needs an overhaul without touching the backend configuration. Migration in phases, with a clear rollback plan.
Greenfield storefronts on new SCAYLE projects
A new SCAYLE project, a fresh start. With Laioutr themes and the UI library, you go live in weeks instead of investing months in a custom build.
Laioutr vs. custom build for SCAYLE
The honest comparison
SCAYLE comes with its own Nuxt-based frontend stack in Storefront Core and the Storefront Boilerplate, but it demands Vue expertise and ongoing in-house operation. For custom requirements, the most common frontend decision therefore comes down to: a custom build in Next.js or Nuxt, or a Frontend Management Platform like Laioutr. A custom build gives maximum control but costs a six- to twelve-month build phase and permanent maintenance. Laioutr delivers Studio, 70+ components, and hosting in the plan, with full code extensibility for edge cases. Both work with SCAYLE B2C and B2B.
Compare differences | Laioutr DXP | Custom Build (Next.js / Nuxt) |
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Builder und Komponenten Was Sie aus der Box bekommen und was Sie selbst aufbauen müssen. | ||
Visueller Page Builder Drag-and-Drop-Editor für Marketing- und Content-Teams. | Inklusive (Studio) Live-Preview, komponentenbasiert | Nicht enthalten Eigenbau oder externes CMS |
E-Commerce-Komponenten Vorgefertigte UI-Bausteine für Storefronts, Produkt- und Landingpages. | 70+ Komponenten Design-Token-basiert, anpassbar | Selbst aufbauen Komplette UI-Bibliothek selbst entwickeln |
Themes und Vorlagen Startpunkt für neue Storefronts ohne Greenfield-Aufwand. | Vorgefertigte Themes Sofort einsatzbereit, voll erweiterbar | Greenfield Designsystem komplett selbst aufbauen |
Hosting Wo das Frontend ausgeliefert wird und wer es betreibt. | Inklusive (EU-CDN) Laioutr Cloud, kein separater Deploy | Selbst hosten Vercel, AWS, eigene Infrastruktur |
Architektur und Compliance Wie flexibel die Plattform ist und was Sie regulatorisch mitbekommen. | ||
Backend-Flexibilität Welche E-Commerce-Backends sich anbinden lassen. | Multi-Backend SCAYLE, commercetools, Shopware, Shopify | Backend-spezifisch Code an SCAYLE Storefront API gebunden, Wechsel teuer |
Performance und Core Web Vitals Wie viel Aufwand für Lighthouse-100-Niveau nötig ist. | Out of the box Lighthouse 100 als Default-Ziel | Manuelles Tuning Performance-Engineering durch Team |
BFSG und WCAG 3.0 Konformität mit Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz und WCAG 3.0. | Im Standard WCAG 3.0, BFSG, EN 301 549 | Eigenverantwortung Audit separat erforderlich |
Datenschutz und Serverstandort Wo Daten verarbeitet werden und welche EU-Verträge gelten. | EU und Deutschland EU-Standardvertrag, deutschsprachiger Support | Hosting-abhängig Je nachdem, wo Sie deployen |
Team und Wirtschaftlichkeit Wer mit der Plattform produktiv ist und was es Sie über die Zeit kostet. | ||
Lernkurve Wie schnell ein neues Teammitglied produktiv wird. | Niedrig Marketing onboardet in Tagen | Hoch React/Vue plus SCAYLE Storefront SDK plus Storefront API |
Time-to-Launch Realistische Zeitspanne bis zum Live-Gang einer neuen Storefront. | Wochen Mit Themes und UI-Bibliothek | Monate Sechs- bis zwölfmonatige Build-Phase |
Ideales Team-Setup Wer mit der Plattform arbeiten kann und wer arbeiten muss. | Cross-funktional Marketing, Design und Dev gemeinsam | Engineering-only Drei plus React- oder Vue-Engineers |
Preismodell Wie sich Kosten zusammensetzen, Software plus Betrieb plus Entwicklung. | SaaS (planbar) Transparente Pläne, Hosting inklusive Preise ansehen | Engineering-Kosten Build plus dauerhafte Wartung |
All data is based on publicly available information, insights from sales conversations with DACH e-commerce brands, and our own platform testing. As of: June 2026. SCAYLE features may have evolved since.
SCAYLE
When a custom build is the right choice
You have a dedicated React or Vue team with SCAYLE storefront experience, at least three engineers. You're building exactly one SCAYLE storefront with extremely specialized requirements. Frontend engineering is your strategic core competency. Classic use case: a DTC brand with its own engineering team and a demand for pixel-level control.
LAIOUTR
When Laioutr is the right choice
You want weeks instead of months to go-live, you want marketing to build pages on its own, you serve multiple SCAYLE channels or brands, you want to keep backend optionality open, and BFSG and WCAG 3.0 must be handled without a separate audit. Classic use case: a mid-market or enterprise SCAYLE shop that wants to scale without a double-digit engineering investment.
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