We are developing enterprise platform using hyderogen and shopify plus, checking people feedback about hyderogen performance
We’ve been using Hydrogen with Shopify Plus for an enterprise build and can share a bit of our experience so far.
In terms of performance, Hydrogen can be very fast, but a lot depends on how you structure data fetching and caching. Using the Storefront API efficiently (batching queries, avoiding over-fetching) and leaning on full-page/partial caching where it makes sense has made the biggest difference for us. Server-side rendering plus streaming has also helped reduce perceived load times on complex pages.
Operationally, the learning curve is higher than a traditional Liquid theme, especially around managing React server components, deployment pipelines, and observability. Once the patterns are in place, though, iteration speed is good and we’ve found it easier to build more complex, app-like experiences.
We’re also the team behind Weaverse, a visual experience layer built specifically for Hydrogen. We use it in our own projects to help non‑technical teams handle sections, layouts, and experiments, while developers keep the Hydrogen codebase clean, typed, and performance-focused. This has reduced the day‑to‑day friction of adopting Hydrogen and made it feel more like a full experience platform for larger teams.
The main trade-offs are:
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You need stronger React/TypeScript skills on the team.
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More to set up around hosting, monitoring, and error handling.
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You have to design carefully for resiliency if the Storefront API is slow or rate-limited.
Overall, for enterprise use cases where custom UX, performance control, and integration flexibility are important, Hydrogen has worked well for us, especially when combined with Weaverse to streamline page building and collaboration.