Shopify migration
BigCommerce to Shopify when the operating rhythm needs to change.
Catalogue, customers and channel setup moved onto Shopify or Shopify Plus when the business needs a different operating rhythm.
BigCommerce to Shopify migrations happen when teams want a different app ecosystem, Plus capabilities or a simpler day to day merchandising model. The move still has to protect catalogue quality and search equity.
We map products, customers and orders, rebuild collections for how you sell, and plan redirects from BigCommerce URL patterns to Shopify.
Why people leave BigCommerce
BigCommerce is a capable platform. Teams leave when the total cost of apps, a rigid theme and a checkout they cannot shape no longer fits the business.
B2B is a common reason. Price lists and customer groups exist, and they are awkward to merchandise. Shopify Plus company accounts are often the clearer model.
International selling is the other. Markets, duties and a storefront per region are easier to explain on Shopify than as another BigCommerce setting.
The catalogue itself is rarely the villain. The theme and the app stack around it are.
What breaks in the data
Options and modifiers
BigCommerce options, modifiers and SKUs do not map one-to-one onto Shopify variants. We decide what is a variant and what is a line-item property.
Customer groups
Group prices have to become catalogues, markets or an app. Leaving them in a spreadsheet means the first trade order is wrong.
Blog and pages
Content URLs differ. Redirects cover the pages that still get traffic. The rest can retire.
Webhooks and feeds
ERP and marketplace feeds pointed at BigCommerce need a new endpoint before cutover, not the week after.
Timeline and cost
Weeks 1 to 2
Map options, customer groups and the feeds that write stock and price.
Weeks 3 to 6
Staging store, theme and the B2B or market setup the business actually needs.
Weeks 6 to 8
Redirects and a test order through the ERP. Cutover date agreed around stocktakes.
Cutover
Feeds switch with the domain. We reconcile the first day's orders against the ERP.
Migrations and builds typically run £20,000 to £35,000, plus a monthly retainer. A smaller catalogue with a clean export sits at the lower end. Wholesale, an ERP and years of messy data sit at the higher end. We confirm the range after we have seen the store.
How the project runs
Options, modifiers and SKUs are mapped before a product is imported. What does not fit a Shopify variant becomes a line property or a metafield, on purpose.
Customer groups are the wholesale risk. Each group needs a catalogue or a market, or the first trade order is priced for someone else. Feeds that write stock and price are switched with the domain, not the week after.
Blog and page URLs that still earn traffic are redirected. Pages that do not are allowed to disappear.
Plus or standard Shopify is chosen before the theme is built. Building the wrong account model and upgrading later is a second project.
Checklist
- Export options, modifiers and SKUs and decide the Shopify shape.
- List customer groups and the price each one should see.
- Name every feed that writes stock, price or orders.
- Crawl URLs that still earn impressions.
- Decide Plus or standard Shopify before the theme is built.
- Rehearse one trade order and one retail order.
What makes a BigCommerce migration different
Channel and catalogue rules
Multi-channel setups need a clear Shopify structure. We decide what stays native and what an integration should own.
URL and SEO mapping
Category and product paths change. We inventory ranking URLs and set 301s before launch.
Apps and checkout
Equivalent Shopify apps and checkout behaviour are scoped early so nothing critical is missing on day one.
How it runs
01
Audit
We inspect the current platform, catalogue health, traffic URLs, integrations and what regular customers rely on.
02
Map
Data fields, URL redirects and cutover risks get written down. You see the plan before we move a product.
03
Migrate
Catalogue and customers move into staging. Structure is cleaned. Integrations and the storefront come together.
04
Rehearse
Redirects, accounts, checkout and the top landing pages are tested. Cutover is practised, not hoped for.
05
Launch and watch
Go live on the agreed window. We monitor Search Console, 404s and the first trading days with you.
Also in the move
Design and build
The new storefront, product structure and content templates that make the migration worth doing.
Apps and integrations
ERP, 3PL and the tools around the store, connected so stock and orders stay true after cutover.
Ongoing support
Monitoring and improvements once the new platform is live. Month to month, no lock-in.
BigCommerce to Shopify questions
Shopify or Shopify Plus?
We help you choose based on volume, B2B needs and checkout requirements. The migration plan follows the platform decision.
Do you move wholesale on BigCommerce?
Yes. Trade pricing and company accounts are planned into Shopify B2B or the apps that fit, with a path regular buyers can use after cutover.
Other platforms
Talk about your BigCommerce move
Send the store URL and what you are most worried about losing. We will tell you what to protect first.
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