Shopify Migration Agency
Ecommerce migration services, done for you. We move stores to Shopify and Shopify Plus from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and Lightspeed with data, SEO, and rankings preserved.
Replatforming is the highest-stakes project most stores ever run. Done well, you keep your traffic, your customers, and your revenue while gaining a platform that’s cheaper to run. Done badly, you lose rankings and orders for months. The difference is almost always in the planning, not the import.
We’re an ecommerce migration company focused on Shopify, building on the platform since 2012. We handle the data, the redirects, and the custom theme as one project, so launch day is a relaunch rather than a downgrade.
Recent Online Store Migrations
The numbers are from real projects, named where the client allows it. The work is the same every time: the store moves, the data survives, and selling doesn’t stop.
Shopify → new storeA rebrand, replatformed in one week
The apparel line needed a new store fast. Storefront moved in seven days, theme licenses and apps carried over intact, and the cutover had no downtime.
See the OYM project →
Shopify CA → USOne bespoke theme, two regional stores
A complex theme built on metaobjects and metafields, migrated intact with store data to a new US store to open regional markets. No theme rework.
See the Waste Free project →“Thank you Victoria for all your help! It made this process of setting up my Shopify store a million times easier for me.”
Who you'll work with
You scope the project with the people who build it. The developer on the kickoff call is the developer on launch day.
Request a Migration Quote
Tell us what you're on now: the platform, rough SKU count, any B2B setup, and the custom pieces you depend on. We'll come back with a scope, a timeline, and a fixed quote, and you'll be talking to the developer who would run the migration, not an account manager.
Ecommerce Migration Services for Any Platform
We’ve moved stores onto Shopify and Shopify Plus from every major platform. Each one has its own quirks, so we keep dedicated playbooks for the common sources. Beyond the three below, we also handle Lightspeed, Squarespace, and Shopify to Shopify moves (rebrands, regional stores, and ownership changes):
WooCommerce to Shopify
Full data transfer with subscription and SEO continuity. A custom theme built during the migration, so you leave the maintenance overhead of WordPress behind without losing what was working.
Magento to Shopify
Enterprise replatforming from Magento 1, Magento 2, or Adobe Commerce. Multi-store setups, B2B catalogs, and custom module replacements, mapped to standard Shopify or Shopify Plus.
BigCommerce to Shopify
Options, modifiers, and B2B price lists carried across cleanly, with a full redirect map so your organic traffic comes with you.
Why Replatforming Goes Wrong
Most failed migrations share the same root cause: the team treated it as a data export rather than a rebuild. Redirects get skipped or done in bulk without checking what’s actually indexed. Custom functionality gets discovered halfway through the build instead of during the audit. The theme gets ported as-is, so the new store performs no better than the old one.
We front-load the risk. The audit is where we find the messy parts (the custom checkout logic, the one integration nobody documented, the product type that doesn’t map cleanly) before they can derail a launch. By the time we cut over, there are no surprises left.
How We Protect Your SEO Through a Migration
The rankings you already have are the most valuable thing on your current store, and they’re the easiest thing to lose in a replatform. Protecting them is the part we’re most disciplined about:
- Redirects built from what’s actually indexed. We pull your real URL inventory (from the platform’s own redirect table and Search Console, not just a crawl of the live site) and build a one-to-one 301 for every indexed page. Missed historical URLs are the single most common cause of a post-migration traffic drop.
- Metadata and structured data carried over. Title tags, meta descriptions, canonicals, and product and breadcrumb schema move with the content, so Google sees continuity rather than a brand-new site.
- Performance that helps rather than hurts. Shopify is usually faster than the platform you’re leaving, and we build the theme for Core Web Vitals, which supports a quicker ranking recovery.
We don’t promise zero volatility. Some movement is normal while Google reprocesses the map. What we build is the foundation that makes recovery clean, and most migrations we run are back to their prior rankings within two to four weeks.
Migration Timeline
| Store profile | Estimated timeline | Typical project cost |
|---|---|---|
| Small catalog, simple products, no B2B | 4 to 6 weeks | Low five figures |
| Standard catalog with some custom functionality | 6 to 12 weeks | Mid five figures |
| Enterprise with B2B and multi-store | 12 to 20 weeks | Mid to high five figures |
Those are the bands most of our migrations land in, custom theme included. The number moves on catalog size, how much custom functionality needs a Shopify-side replacement, and whether B2B or subscriptions are in play. You get a fixed figure after the audit, not a range.
The cutover itself is a couple of hours. The audit and the storefront rebuild are where the weeks go, and they’re what separate a relaunch from a botched copy.
What a Migration Costs
Two costs get confused. The first is the Shopify plan you pay Shopify each month, which replaces the hosting, security, and paid extensions or plugins you were renewing before. For many stores the running cost drops. The second is the migration project, paid to us once, driven by catalog size, custom functionality, and whether B2B or subscriptions are in play. We build the custom theme into that project rather than billing it separately, and we give you a fixed scope after the audit so the number is settled before any code runs.
Related Services
- Shopify Plus agency for enterprise migrations that need the Plus tier.
- Shopify app development for custom modules that need a Shopify-side replacement.
- Shopify integration services to reconnect your ERP, 3PL, or CRM after the move.
- Shopify web design and development for the theme work that happens during a migration.
- Ecommerce consultant for a replatforming consultant who plans the move around growth, not just the data export.
- Fractional ecommerce CTO to own technical direction across a complex, multi-vendor migration.
- Klaviyo email marketing to rebuild your flows and segments on the new platform so retention revenue survives the move.
What's included
- Products, customers, and order history migrated
- One-to-one URL redirect map
- Custom theme built during migration
- 30-day post-launch monitoring
How it runs
- 1Audit
We inventory your current store: products, custom code, integrations, and SEO footprint.
- 2Plan
Data mapping, redirect strategy, app replacements, and a cutover schedule with dates.
- 3Migrate
Staging build, data import, custom theme, and QA against your live store.
- 4Cutover
DNS switch, redirect deployment, then 30 days of close monitoring.
FAQs
Will my SEO and rankings survive the migration?
With proper redirect work, yes. We build a one-to-one 301 redirect for every indexed URL and carry over titles, meta descriptions, and structured data. Most migrations recover ranking within 2 to 4 weeks.
Which platforms do you migrate from?
Most often WooCommerce, Magento (including Adobe Commerce), and BigCommerce. We've also moved stores off Squarespace, Wix, and custom-built platforms. If you're on something else, ask and we'll tell you honestly how clean the move will be.
How long does a migration take?
A standard migration runs 6 to 12 weeks depending on catalog size and custom functionality. Enterprise migrations with B2B and multi-store can run longer. We give you a milestone schedule with dates before kickoff.
Do you rebuild the theme or reuse the old design?
We build a custom theme as part of the migration rather than billing it separately afterward. A migrated default theme rarely does a real catalog justice, so launch day becomes a genuine relaunch rather than a like-for-like copy.
What happens to apps and custom code from my old platform?
Each one gets evaluated during the audit. Some have direct Shopify app equivalents. Some need a custom replacement built as a Shopify app or Function. You get a full map before kickoff, so nothing becomes a surprise during launch week.
