A Store Migration Is More Than an Import
Your current ecommerce platform may hold years of valuable business information, including product relationships, customer segments, historical orders, reviews, content, tracking scripts, subscriptions, and URLs that already generate traffic and revenue.
Moving those assets without a clear plan can lead to missing variants, duplicate records, inaccurate inventory, disconnected applications, broken pages, or unreliable reporting. These issues are often more expensive to correct after launch.
Before transferring anything, we determine what should move, what needs cleanup, which features require a Shopify alternative, and what must be rebuilt.
This creates a clear scope for the new store instead of copying every limitation of the old platform into Shopify.
What We Migrate to Shopify
We review the available store data before migration and identify what can transfer directly, what needs cleanup, and what requires a tailored solution.
Products and Catalog Data
Depending on your source platform and available data, the migration scope can include:
- Products and descriptions
- SKUs and barcodes
- Variants and product options
- Prices and compare-at prices
- Product images
- Inventory quantities
Bundles, product configurators, and complex variant structures are reviewed separately because Shopify may organize them differently from your current platform.
Customers and Historical Orders
Available customer and order data may include:
- Customer profiles
- Email addresses
- Billing and shipping addresses
- Customer tags
- Historical orders
- Line-item details
Customer passwords are encrypted by the original ecommerce platform and normally cannot be transferred to Shopify. Customers may need to activate a new account or create a new password after launch.
Pages and Store Content
We can also move and restructure relevant website content, including:
- Standard website pages
- Blog articles
- Navigation menus
- Policy pages
- Images and media
- Selected landing pages
- Page titles and meta descriptions
Content is reviewed for formatting and compatibility with the new Shopify theme rather than copied without checking how it will appear and function.
Apps, Settings, and Integrations
Some store functions can be migrated, while others need to be reconfigured or replaced within Shopify. The project may involve:
- Payment and shipping settings
- Tax configuration
- Product reviews
- Discounts and promotions
- Email-marketing tools
- Analytics and advertising pixels
- Customer-support systems
When an existing extension has no direct Shopify equivalent, we recommend a suitable app, workflow adjustment, or custom-development approach.
Data That Requires Custom Handling
Active subscriptions, gift-card balances, store credit, loyalty points, wishlists, saved payment references, product builders, B2B pricing, and platform-specific applications may require a tailored migration plan.
We identify these requirements during discovery so you understand what can be transferred, what needs to be rebuilt, and what may work differently after the move to Shopify.
Migrate to Shopify From Major Ecommerce Platforms
We support migrations from major ecommerce platforms and selected custom-built systems. The right approach depends on your source platform, data structure, extensions, and custom workflows.
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WooCommerce to Shopify Migration
WooCommerce migrations may involve variable products, WordPress content, customer records, historical orders, product reviews, and plugin-dependent functionality.
We map the catalog into Shopify, identify which plugins can be replaced with Shopify apps, and determine which workflows need to be adjusted or rebuilt. -
Magento or Adobe Commerce to Shopify
Magento stores often contain large catalogs, custom product attributes, multiple store views, and complex integrations.
We define how these structures should work within Shopify or Shopify Plus and identify where metafields, applications, or custom development may be required. -
BigCommerce to Shopify Migration
We transfer relevant catalog, customer, order, and content data from BigCommerce while reviewing the apps and features that support the current store.
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Wix to Shopify Migration
Wix store data can be moved to Shopify, but the original design cannot be transferred directly into a Shopify theme.
Products, customers, orders, pages, and selected content can be migrated while the storefront is recreated or redesigned for Shopify. -
Squarespace to Shopify Migration
We help move ecommerce data and website content from Squarespace into a structured Shopify store.
The scope may include products, customers, orders, pages, blog content, navigation, and storefront design recreation. -
PrestaShop to Shopify Migration
PrestaShop migrations can involve product combinations, modules, multilingual content, custom fields, and multiple store configurations.
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OpenCart to Shopify Migration
We migrate relevant OpenCart catalog data, customer records, orders, and content into Shopify.
Extensions and custom features are reviewed separately to determine whether they should be replaced, reconfigured, or rebuilt. -
Custom Ecommerce Platform to Shopify
Custom platforms require a technical review of available exports, APIs, database access, and business logic.
We map the available information into Shopify and define how existing workflows, integrations, and storefront functionality should be handled. -
Shopify-to-Shopify Migration
A Shopify-to-Shopify migration may be required when separating brands, consolidating stores, entering new markets, changing ownership, or rebuilding an outdated store.
We review which data can be transferred, which settings need to be recreated, and how themes, apps, markets, and store configuration should be managed.
Our Shopify Migration Process
We follow a six-step process designed to reduce data issues and launch risks.
Store Audit
We review your catalog, business data, content, connected systems, URLs, and operational workflows.
Migration Planning
We define what will be migrated, cleaned, rebuilt, replaced, or archived before development begins.
Shopify Setup
We configure the theme, navigation, collections, metafields, settings, payments, shipping, applications, and integrations included in the project scope.
Test Migration
We transfer sample data and compare it with the source store to confirm that records are accurate and structured correctly in Shopify.
Quality Assurance
We test important customer journeys across desktop and mobile, including navigation, search, product pages, cart, checkout, payments, forms, emails, and connected systems.
Launch and Support
After launch, we recheck order processing, inventory, payments, notifications, and integrations, then address migration-related issues covered by the agreed support scope.
Protecting SEO During Shopify Migration
Moving to Shopify can change URLs, page templates, internal links, and site structure. Our goal is to reduce avoidable SEO loss and preserve the useful signals your existing store has already built.
The SEO migration scope may include:
- Exporting existing crawlable URLs
- Identifying organic landing pages that drive traffic or sales
- Mapping old URLs to relevant Shopify pages
- Creating and testing 301 redirects
Old URLs should redirect to the closest relevant replacement, not automatically to the homepage.
For a detailed preparation guide, read our Shopify migration checklist.
Design, Development, and Integrations
A migration can also be an opportunity to improve an outdated storefront or simplify the technology supporting the business.
Your project may include:
- Shopify theme customization
- A new storefront design
- Reusable theme sections
- Mobile user-experience improvements
We recommend only the changes that improve store operations, customer experience, performance, or future scalability.
Shopify Migration Timeline and Cost
How Long Does a Shopify Migration Take?
A straightforward store may take approximately two to three weeks.
A growing store with more products, integrations, and theme work may require four to six weeks. Large catalogs, custom systems, international operations, and Shopify Plus projects need a timeline based on technical discovery.
The final schedule depends on:
- Data volume and quality
- Catalog complexity
- Design requirements
- Applications and integrations
These are planning estimates rather than fixed delivery promises. A project-specific schedule is provided after the current store has been reviewed.
What Affects Shopify Migration Cost?
The cost depends on the work required to migrate, rebuild, test, and launch the store.
Key factors include:
- Source platform
- Number of products and variants
- Customer and order records
- Data cleanup requirements
- Theme customization or redesign
- Applications and third-party integrations
- Custom functionality
- SEO migration requirements
- International, B2B, or Shopify Plus needs
- Post-launch support
After reviewing your current store, we provide a clear scope that separates essential migration work from optional design and development.
Why Choose Ecomheroes?
Ecomheroes combines Shopify migration, development, and launch support in one practical process built around the needs of your store.
One Team From Planning to Launch
Migration, Shopify setup, theme work, integrations, testing, and launch preparation can be managed within one coordinated project.
This reduces unnecessary handoffs and keeps technical decisions aligned throughout the work.
A Migration Plan Built Around Your Store
A small WooCommerce store and a complex Magento business should not follow the same migration process.
We plan the project around your catalog, data structure, connected systems, workflows, and business priorities.
Clear Answers Before Development Begins
Not every feature or data type moves directly into Shopify.
We identify limitations early, explain the available options, and recommend whether each requirement should be migrated, replaced, reconfigured, or rebuilt.
Ecommerce Experience Since 2018
Ecomheroes has worked across Shopify development and ecommerce projects since 2018.
This experience helps us treat migration as both a technical project and an operational change for the business.
Support for Growing and Complex Ecommerce Stores
We work with businesses moving straightforward catalogs, established ecommerce operations, and more complex Shopify Plus requirements.
Our Work Guarantees Success
We help brands achieve their goals through our expertise in website development, operational efficiency optimization, profitability maximization, and branding. Here are some brands we work with.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We usually start with your current store URL, ecommerce platform, approximate product count, key integrations, and preferred launch timeline.
Additional access or data exports may be requested after the initial review.
No. We can discuss the most suitable Shopify plan based on your sales channels, team requirements, markets, B2B needs, and checkout functionality.
Customer passwords are normally encrypted by the existing platform and cannot be transferred directly to Shopify.
Customers may need to activate a new account or create a new password after the migration.
Historical orders can often be transferred, but the available data and migration method depend on the source platform and project requirements.
We review order history needs during the planning stage.
Yes, when the store structure and business operations allow it.
Data preparation, theme development, integrations, and launch can be divided into separate phases with clear dependencies and approval points.
Yes. We can coordinate with your ecommerce, marketing, SEO, design, or development teams.
Responsibilities and approvals are defined early to avoid gaps or duplicated work.
Potentially.
We first review your catalogs, domains, currencies, languages, inventory locations, customer groups, and reporting requirements before recommending a suitable store architecture.
Data access and handling requirements are defined before migration begins.
We request only the permissions and information needed for the agreed project scope.
Usually, yes. The existing store can continue accepting orders while the Shopify store is prepared.
The launch plan defines how recent orders, customers, and inventory changes will be synchronized before the switch.
Search visibility can fluctuate when URLs and site structures change.
Careful URL mapping, relevant 301 redirects, metadata review, internal-link updates, and post-launch checks can reduce avoidable SEO problems.
Post-migration support can be included as a separate project scope.
This may cover theme improvements, integrations, performance work, new functionality, or technical maintenance.