Migrate to Shopify

BigCommerce to Shopify migration

We move your BigCommerce store to Shopify or Shopify Plus with your products, variants, customers, order history and search rankings. You gain a wider app ecosystem and more sales channels.

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Who it's for: BigCommerce stores
Moving to: Shopify or Shopify Plus
Data moved: Products, customers, orders and blog
Search rankings: A 301 map for every URL

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Method: CSV export, API and import tools
Checks: Every record against a mapping table
SEO: Product, category, blog and page URLs
Sales downtime: None

What moves from BigCommerce

BigCommerce can export products, customers and orders as CSV from the admin, and more detailed data is available through the API. We import with tools and verify against a mapping table.

Moves over

Products, variants, options and images
Categories and brands
Custom fields, as metafields
Customers, addresses and customer groups
Order history
Blog posts, pages and SEO fields

Stays behind

Customer passwords (an activation email is sent)
Stencil theme code
Data specific to BigCommerce apps

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Payment and shipping settings
Price lists and customer group discounts
Promotion rules
Multichannel sales connections

BigCommerce URLs and their Shopify equivalents

BigCommerce usually keeps product and category URLs at the root. On Shopify, products move under /products/ and categories under /collections/, so each URL is mapped with a 301.

/leather-backpack/301/products/leather-backpack

/bags/301/collections/bags

/blog/leather-bag-care/301/blogs/guides/leather-bag-care

/about-us/301/pages/about-us

BigCommerce vs Shopify

Both are hosted (SaaS) platforms. The difference is in the ecosystem and the paths to growth.

Kriter	BigCommerce	Shopify
Hosting	Included	Included
App ecosystem	BigCommerce App Marketplace	The larger Shopify App Store
Checkout	BigCommerce checkout	Shopify checkout and Shop Pay
B2B	B2B Edition	Shopify Plus B2B
Theme editing	Stencil and Page Builder	Online Store 2.0 sections
Sales channels	Multichannel integrations	Google, Meta, TikTok, marketplaces and the Shop app

BigCommerce

Hosting: Included
App ecosystem: BigCommerce App Marketplace
Checkout: BigCommerce checkout
B2B: B2B Edition
Theme editing: Stencil and Page Builder
Sales channels: Multichannel integrations

Shopify

Hosting: Included
App ecosystem: The larger Shopify App Store
Checkout: Shopify checkout and Shop Pay
B2B: Shopify Plus B2B
Theme editing: Online Store 2.0 sections
Sales channels: Google, Meta, TikTok, marketplaces and the Shop app

What we watch for in BigCommerce migrations

Variants and pricing are structured differently on Shopify, so we plan these areas in advance.

Options
We map BigCommerce options and modifiers to Shopify variants or product option apps.
Customer groups
Group pricing is rebuilt with Shopify discount rules or Plus B2B price lists.
Custom fields
Custom fields become filterable metafields.
URLs
Root-level product and category URLs are redirected without conflicts.
Channels
Marketplace and social selling connections are rebuilt from Shopify.
Measurement
GA4 and ad conversions are set up from scratch on Shopify.

BigCommerce to Shopify migration steps

Your BigCommerce store keeps selling until launch day.

1
Inventory
Data volume, apps and every URL are collected.
Inventory
2
Test import
Data is imported into a password-protected Shopify store.
Test store
3
Setup
Theme, payments, shipping and apps.
Working store
4
Launch
Final sync, domain and 301s.
Live store
5
Monitoring
Indexing and 404 logs are tracked.
Monitoring report

Avoid

Common mistakes in BigCommerce migrations

From our checklist.

01Redirecting root-level URLs without separating clashing product and category names
02Treating option modifiers as variants and breaking the stock structure
03Not testing customer group prices before launch
04Breaking email (MX) records when moving the domain

Questions about BigCommerce migration

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Does my order history move from BigCommerce to Shopify?

Yes. Orders are imported into Shopify linked to customer records, so your customers can see past orders in their accounts.

Will my Google rankings be affected?

Losses are kept to a minimum when every product, category, blog and page URL is 301 redirected to its Shopify equivalent and meta data is preserved.

I use BigCommerce B2B Edition. Is there an equivalent on Shopify?

Shopify Plus's B2B features support company accounts, price lists and payment terms. We compare your needs in the audit.

Will my store go offline during the migration?

No. The Shopify store is built separately, and your BigCommerce store keeps selling until the domain is switched over.

Do customer passwords move over?

No. For security reasons, passwords can't be read from any platform. Customer records move with their addresses, and after launch your customers receive a planned account activation email to set a new password.

How is the migration priced?

Based on product and order volume, integrations and design scope. We send a written quote after the audit; we don't publish package prices.