Thinking about switching to Shopify? Smart move. Whether you're re-platforming from Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, or Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify, moving platforms can open up a world of possibilities for your brand. But one big question usually comes up:
What happens to all my data?
At Total Commerce Partners, we’re Shopify Plus Partners who specialize in making migrations smooth, simple, and stress-free. Here’s what you need to know.
Why Move to Shopify?
Shopify is built for speed, scale, and ease. It takes care of hosting and security, works seamlessly with tons of third-party tools, and gives you access to a powerful ecosystem of apps, themes, and integrations. But making the switch isn't just about picking a new platform. It's also about making sure everything from your products to your customer history comes with you, cleanly and accurately.
What Data Can You Bring Over?
Good news: you can bring over pretty much all your core data, including:
- Products (titles, descriptions, images, variants, SKUs)
- Customers (names, emails, addresses, order history)
- Orders (past orders, invoices, fulfillment info)
- Categories and Collections
- Discounts and Gift Cards
- Content Pages and Blog Posts
- SEO metadata
- Shipping and Tax settings
Some platforms structure data differently, but we make sure everything lands in the right place on Shopify.
What If You're Coming From...
Magento
So many companies are migrating from Magento to Shopify these days. Why? Magento is powerful but complex, especially if you’ve customized it heavily. We carefully extract custom product data, customer groups, layered navigation, and anything else unique to your setup, and map it over properly to Shopify.
Also important: Many Magento stores are deeply intertwined with ERPs like Netsuite. In these setups, product data often lives in Netsuite and is just surfaced on Magento through custom integrations. This introduces a major challenge: do you try to extract data from the ERP—or keep it centralized in Netsuite and only move the storefront to Shopify?
Either way, ERP integration adds an extra layer of complexity and strategy. We won’t get into the weeds of middleware here, but it’s worth knowing that we’ve helped brands navigate this delicate handoff with the right balance of data fidelity and operational continuity.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is tied closely to WordPress, which means there’s often a lot of extra content and plugins involved. We help untangle that web and make sure your product data, blog posts, and SEO settings come over cleanly when you migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify.
BigCommerce
BigCommerce has a solid API, which makes it easier to move product and customer data. We also pay close attention to keeping your URL structure and content pages consistent so you don’t lose SEO value when replatforming from BigCommerce to Shopify.
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Salesforce comes with a lot of enterprise-level complexity. We’re experienced in mapping advanced features like catalog segmentation, pricing rules, and customer data into Shopify’s structure or through app solutions. We make migrating from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify a breeze.
Understanding Where Your Data Lives
Before migrating, it’s critical to take stock of your current data landscape. For many brands with legacy systems, data is fragmented across platforms. You might have:
- Product and pricing data in an ERP like Netsuite or Acumatica
- Financial and transactional records in accounting software like QuickBooks
- Customer information in your eCommerce platform or marketing tools
- Spreadsheets, plugins, or custom databases built over time
One of the first steps we take is a discovery audit—locating all relevant data sources, evaluating their structure and integrity, and determining how to consolidate them into a Shopify-ready format.
Will You Lose Anything?
Most of the time, no. But it depends on what third-party apps or custom features you’re using. Some tools don’t have a one-to-one match in Shopify, but that’s where we come in. We’ll audit your setup, flag anything that might need a workaround, and help implement the right solutions so nothing gets lost in the shuffle.
How We Make Migration Easy
We don’t just copy and paste your data. We take a strategic approach to set you up for long-term success on Shopify.
- Run a full pre-migration audit so you know exactly what’s coming over
- Clean and map your data so everything is accurate and in the right place
- Test the migration in a staging store before anything goes live
- QA everything post-migration to make sure it works perfectly
- Support you during and after launch to keep things running smoothly
We help you to avoid the potential pitfalls of a Shopify migration.
Ready to Make the Move?
Switching to Shopify doesn't have to be complicated. We’ve helped brands of all sizes move from platforms like Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and Salesforce without the headaches.
If you're thinking about making the jump, let’s talk. We’ll walk you through it and handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on growing your business, not moving data.
Get in touch with Total Commerce Partners to start your Shopify migration the right way.
