Hyvä
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run Magento 2, have developers on staff, and page speed drives revenue . the core theme is now free.
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Hyvä and Frntkey both land on Depends.
Buy if you run Magento 2, have developers on staff, and page speed drives revenue . the core theme is now free.
Buy only if you run Norce or Shopware and want a managed, agency-delivered headless storefront live in 6-12 weeks.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Magento 2 stores chasing Core Web Vitals | Norce merchants going headless |
| Who it's not for | Anyone not running Magento 2 . it only replaces Magento's frontend | Stores on Shopify, Magento, Centra, or any non-Norce/Shopware backend |
| Privacy | Maintains a public security advisories page; patched a high-severity Hyvä Checkout issue in July 2026.⁶ | Publishes a product security page; no public vulnerability disclosures found for Frntkey.14 |
| Support quality | No direct support-quality evidence in sources | Agency-delivered; only 3 Clutch reviews |
| Public sentiment | Magento developers on Reddit broadly praise Hyvä's speed and its move to open source, with some debate over per-store fit. | No independent product reviews exist; evidence is vendor case studies and three Clutch reviews of the parent agency.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | License is cheap; the frontend rebuild isn't . scope drives real project cost | Setup price varies by backend, B2B needs, and design tier . expect quote surprises11 |