A Shopify to WooCommerce migration moves your products, customers, orders and content from Shopify to a self-hosted WooCommerce store. A trained web assistant handles the move and a team lead checks the result before handover.
A Shopify to WooCommerce migration moves your store from Shopify's hosted platform to a self-hosted WordPress site running WooCommerce. The move covers products, categories, customers, orders and content. A trained web assistant handles the data move, sets up redirects and checks the result before handover. A team lead reviews the finished store before you see it.
What a Shopify to WooCommerce migration moves
- Products. Titles, descriptions, images, variants (size, colour), prices, inventory counts and SKUs.
- Product categories and tags. Rebuilt as WooCommerce categories so your store structure stays the same.
- Customers. Names, email addresses and billing addresses. Passwords cannot be migrated and customers are prompted to reset them.
- Orders. Order history including status, line items and totals. Useful for reporting and customer lookup.
- Blog posts and pages. Content migrated to WordPress posts and pages with images.
- 301 redirects. Old Shopify URLs mapped to new WooCommerce URLs so search rankings are protected.
What is set up fresh on WooCommerce
Some things cannot be transferred and need to be set up from scratch:
- Payment gateway. Stripe, PayPal or another gateway connected to your WooCommerce store.
- Shipping rules. Rates and zones entered to match your current setup.
- Theme and design. A WooCommerce theme chosen and configured to match your brand.
- Plugins. Any apps you used on Shopify replaced with WooCommerce equivalents.
Common problems and how they are handled
Duplicate or missing images. Shopify image exports sometimes miss files. Each image is checked after import and any gaps are fixed manually.
URL changes breaking SEO. Shopify uses /products/slug and /collections/slug. WooCommerce uses different URL patterns. 301 redirects map every old URL to the right new one before launch.
Variant data not matching. Complex variant structures occasionally need manual adjustment after the automated import. Your web assistant checks each product type before handover.
Checkout not tested. Every migration ends with a test purchase through the checkout to confirm payment, shipping and confirmation email all work correctly.
Why businesses migrate from Shopify to WooCommerce
Shopify charges a monthly platform fee plus transaction fees on every sale unless you use Shopify Payments. WooCommerce runs on WordPress hosting you control, with no platform fee and no per-transaction fee from the platform. For stores doing a consistent volume of orders, the saving in fees often covers the migration cost within a few months.
WooCommerce also gives you more control over the database, URL structure and plugin choices. Businesses with complex product configurations, custom fields or large catalogues often find WooCommerce more flexible than Shopify.
What it costs
A managed Shopify to WooCommerce migration is billed hourly: from $5.62 an hour on a dedicated plan, or $12 an hour pay-as-you-go. Most migrations for stores with up to 500 products take 8 to 20 hours depending on data complexity. See the ecommerce development service, pricing and the ecommerce website development cost guide for detail.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does a Shopify to WooCommerce migration take?
A store with up to 500 products typically takes 3 to 7 business days. Larger stores or complex data (custom fields, many variants, large order history) take longer. Your web assistant gives a timeline once the scope is clear.
What is moved in a Shopify to WooCommerce migration?
Products (titles, descriptions, images, variants, prices), product categories, customer accounts, order history, blog posts and pages. Payment gateways and theme design are set up fresh on WooCommerce.
Will my SEO suffer after a Shopify to WooCommerce migration?
Only if URL structures change without redirects. Your web assistant sets up 301 redirects from old Shopify URLs to new WooCommerce URLs so search engines follow the move.
How much does a Shopify to WooCommerce migration cost?
A managed migration through MyRemoteVA is billed hourly from $5.62 an hour on a dedicated plan, or $12 an hour pay-as-you-go. Most small-to-medium migrations take 8 to 20 hours.
What is doing this yourself costing you?
Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.
The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.
Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.
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