Shopify migration and replatforming without ranking or data loss

In five steps that are the same on every platform: an audit with a decision matrix per feature, data and URL mapping, the theme build with apps and Shopify Functions, the transfer of integrations and a phased cutover. The difference is in the export route. Lightspeed C-Series and E-Series are separate systems, Shopware 6 has a different architecture from Shopware 5, WooCommerce brings its WordPress content along and on Salesforce Commerce Cloud we work per site and per language. After launch we monitor Google Search Console for 90 days.

In practice the terms are used interchangeably. Strictly speaking the migration is the transfer of data and URLs, and replatforming is the whole: a new platform, a new theme, new integrations and the migration itself. With us they belong together, with one schedule and one quote.

Replatforming is replacing the platform underneath your webshop, while keeping your data, your customers and your visibility in search. It is needed when the current platform holds growth back: high maintenance costs, a slow checkout, missing integrations or a version that no longer receives updates. A replatforming to Shopify tackles those causes in one go.

Lightspeed (C-Series and E-Series), Magento 1 and 2, WooCommerce, Shopware, CCV Shop, PrestaShop, BigCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. For every platform we have our own export route and mapping, so variants, categories and customer accounts land in the right place in Shopify.

Yes, provided the migration is prepared properly. Shopify uses fixed paths such as /products/ and /collections/, so almost every URL changes, whether you come from PrestaShop (with an ID and .html in the address) or from Shopware (with category paths). We map every URL to its new address and turn that into 301 redirects, including old promo pages and URLs from Google Search Console. Meta titles, descriptions, canonicals and schema markup come along. Our migrations show no measurable ranking drop on average.

A migration to Shopify starts at 15,000 euros for a premium theme build with data migration and redirects. Custom work starts at 25,000 euros; a migration to Shopify Plus with ERP integrations and B2B starts at 35,000 euros. After the audit you always get a tailored quote.

A standard migration takes 6 to 10 weeks, from audit to go-live. A migration to Shopify Plus with multiple markets, B2B and ERP integrations takes 10 to 14 weeks. Which band you fall into depends mostly on what was built on your current platform: a Lightspeed or CCV Shop webshop with standard apps usually fits the first, while a Magento or Commerce Cloud environment with custom logic and integrations starts in the second and can take longer when there is a lot of custom work. You get a week-by-week schedule up front.

Products, categories, customers, complete order history, discount codes, reviews, blog articles and SEO data. What differs per platform is how it lands: PrestaShop combinations and Lightspeed or CCV Shop options become variants, PrestaShop features and Shopware custom fields become metafields, and WooCommerce's WordPress articles move to the Shopify blog. For B2B, company accounts, price lists and payment terms come along too. Passwords are encrypted and cannot be migrated. A test import shows up front how everything lands in Shopify.

No. The new shop is built and tested entirely alongside the existing one. During cutover week we run a dry run with test orders, put a freeze window on product data, do the final data sync and switch DNS and redirects in one moment. A launch engineer is on standby for 48 hours.

Yes. Accounting (Exact Online, AFAS, Twinfield), fulfilment (Picqer, Monta, Sendcloud), marketplaces (bol.com, Amazon) and marketing (Klaviyo, Channable) all have proven integrations on Shopify. Existing custom integrations are replicated through the GraphQL Admin API or middleware.

We decide that in the audit, based on what you sell and to whom. Since April 2026, the core B2B features are also part of Basic, Grow and Advanced: company profiles, payment terms and up to three catalogues with their own prices. Shopify Plus is the choice for customer-specific pricing or unlimited catalogues, for deposits and partial payments, for customising the information, shipping and payment steps of checkout, and for custom logic in your own app built on Shopify Functions. Heavy integrations count too: Plus has ten times the GraphQL Admin API limits of the standard plans.

No. Customer accounts, addresses and order history come along. Only passwords stay behind, because they are stored encrypted outside Shopify. With Shopify's new customer accounts your customers hardly notice: they sign in with their email address and a one-time six-digit code. If you use classic customer accounts, customers receive an invitation to set a new password.