Magento is powerful but expensive and complex. We migrate your full catalog — products, orders, customers — to Shopify, with 80% lower maintenance cost.
Magento (Adobe Commerce) is a serious enterprise platform. But the total cost of ownership — dedicated hosting, specialized developers, updates — makes it unsuitable for most stores.
Magento requires dedicated hosting ($500+/mo), certified developers ($80-150/hr) and Adobe Commerce licenses ($20k+/year for Enterprise). Shopify: a fixed subscription from $29/month.
Migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2 cost tens of thousands for most stores. Shopify updates automatically, at no cost and no risk.
On Magento, any minor change — a banner, a new field, a pricing rule — requires a Magento developer. On Shopify, you do it yourself in minutes.
Magento has a long history of Magecart attacks and critical vulnerabilities. Shopify manages PCI DSS Level 1 and all security patches automatically.
Magento without serious investments in hosting and optimization is slow. Shopify runs on Fastly global CDN — fast from day one, no optimizations needed.
Magento themes require additional investment for quality mobile experiences. Shopify is mobile-first by design, with excellent Core Web Vitals.
| Criteria | Magento | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Total monthly cost | $2,000–$10,000+ | $29–$299 fix |
| Hosting included | No — dedicated server required | Yes — global CDN included |
| Developer dependency | Constant — for any change | Minimal — intuitive admin |
| Security | Your responsibility | PCI DSS L1 included |
| Platform updates | Manual, risky, expensive | Automatic, zero effort |
| Time to launch new feature | Weeks (developer) | Hours (via apps) |
Every migration follows the same tested process, structured so you don't lose a single order, customer or product.
We audit active extensions, customizations, catalog structure and Magento version. We map everything that migrates and what gets reconfigured in Shopify.
We export products with custom attributes, variants, historic orders and customer base via Magento API or direct CSV export from the database.
We import the full catalog to Shopify, recreate collections, configure attributes as metafields and validate every imported product.
We map all Magento URLs (/catalog/product/view/, /customer/account/, etc.) to new Shopify URLs with complete 301 redirects.
We fully test checkout, payments, transactional emails and all critical flows. We switch DNS only when you're 100% satisfied.
Titles, descriptions, prices, stock, images and variants (colors, sizes, custom attributes) — all faithfully transferred.
Order history imported for reporting continuity and access to historical data at any time.
Customer accounts, shipping addresses and order history per customer — fully migrated to Shopify Customers.
Categories become Shopify Collections, with the same hierarchy and correct products in each section.
301 redirect for every URL, meta titles and descriptions transferred, XML sitemap updated — Google Search Console connected.
We set up Shopify Payments or your preferred gateway (Stripe, PayPal, Netopia, etc.) and test every method before launch.
The migration process went perfectly — zero downtime and not a single product or order missing. Cristian handled everything, including redirects and SEO.
I was skeptical about migrating — I was afraid of losing SEO rankings. Two months after launch, traffic increased by 35% and all data is intact.
We no longer waste time on updates and technical issues. Since moving to Shopify, we focus on sales, not maintenance.
Price depends on catalog size, customization complexity and historical data volume. Indicatively: from €800 for small stores, up to €3,000+ for enterprise stores with thousands of SKUs. Free quote within 24h.
Magento extensions cannot be moved directly to Shopify. We analyze each extension and identify the Shopify App Store equivalent (which has 13,000+ apps). Critical functionality without equivalent can be implemented custom.
Yes. We have migrated large catalogs. We use automated import scripts and validate each product. Shopify supports unlimited product catalogs. Migrating a 10k+ product catalog typically takes 2-3 weeks.
Adobe stopped official support for Magento 1 in June 2020. You no longer receive security patches, meaning your store is constantly exposed to risks. Migrating to Shopify permanently solves this problem.
No, if migration is done correctly. We set up 301 redirects for every URL, transfer meta tags, update the sitemap and reconnect Google Search Console. A 2-4 week fluctuation is normal, but rankings recover and often improve.
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