Migration
BigCommerce to Shopify migration without losing SEO.
Move your BigCommerce store to Shopify with your products, customers, orders and SEO intact, and no downtime for your customers.
What moves across
- Products, options and modifiers
- Categories to collections
- Customers and addresses
- Order history
- Brands, as vendors or metafields
- Blog posts and web pages
- 301 redirects for every old URL
Trusted by businesses worldwide
Why move
Why brands leave BigCommerce.
Bigger app ecosystem
More apps and integrations to choose from for marketing, subscriptions and operations.
Shop Pay checkout
Shopify's accelerated checkout, already used by millions of shoppers.
Easy page editing
Online Store 2.0 sections let your team change pages without a developer.
Selling abroad
Shopify Markets: local currencies, languages and domains.
Data mapping
Where everything ends up in Shopify.
Every item in your BigCommerce store has a place in Shopify. This is how we map it.
| In BigCommerce | In Shopify | How we handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Products & variant options | Products & variants | Options mapped to Shopify options |
| Modifiers (text, checkbox …) | Line item properties or an options app | Planned in the audit so nothing is lost |
| Categories | Collections | Category tree rebuilt as collections and menus |
| Brands | Vendor or metafield | Brand pages rebuilt as collections |
| Customer groups | Customer tags or B2B companies | Group pricing on Shopify Plus B2B |
| Customers | Customers | Account invite email to set a new password |
| Orders | Order history | Imported as past orders |
| Coupons | Discounts | Recreated with the same codes |
How we migrate
Step by step, no surprises.
Audit Week 1
We list every product type, app, integration, URL and data field on your BigCommerce store.
Plan & map Week 1–2
Data mapping, app replacements and the redirect plan, written down for you to approve before we build.
Build Weeks 2–8
Your Shopify theme and features, built on a private development store.
Test imports Weeks 4–8
Products, customers and orders imported to the new store, then checked against BigCommerce item by item.
Launch Launch day
Final import of the latest orders and customers, domain switch, redirect checks and Search Console monitoring.
After launch 2–4 weeks
Bug fixes, redirect and ranking checks, and help for your team in the first weeks.
Protecting your SEO
Keep your rankings after the move.
301 redirects
Every old product, category, page and blog URL sends visitors and Google to its new address.
Titles & descriptions
Page titles, meta descriptions and image alt text move with your content.
Speed on day one
The new store is checked for Core Web Vitals before launch.
Watched after launch
We monitor Search Console for errors and fix them quickly.
Our work
Stores we have built and moved.
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Bytecode TechnologiesVerified
Shopify & full-stack development agency
Alpharetta, USA · Mohali, India
- Shopify
- Shopify Plus
- Shopify Apps
- Web Development
- AI Automation
Migration FAQ
BigCommerce to Shopify questions.
How do I move from BigCommerce to Shopify?
Audit your BigCommerce store and data, map products, options, categories, customers, orders and URLs to Shopify, build and test the new store on a copy, set up 301 redirects, then import the latest orders and switch the domain on launch day. Your BigCommerce store keeps selling until the switch.
What data can be migrated?
Products with their options and modifiers, categories (as collections), customers and addresses, order history, brands (as vendors or metafields), blog posts and web pages. Customer passwords cannot be copied on any platform, so customers set a new one after the move.
How do I keep my rankings?
Not if redirects are done properly. We map every old URL (products, categories, pages, blog posts) to its new Shopify URL with 301 redirects, keep your page titles and descriptions, and watch Google Search Console after launch.
Can customers keep their passwords?
No platform can copy passwords, because they are stored encrypted. Customer accounts and order history move over, and customers set a new password from an account invite email or the next time they log in. We plan that message with you.
Will the store go offline during the move?
No. Your BigCommerce store keeps selling while we build the Shopify store. On launch day we import the latest orders and customers and switch the domain, usually with only minutes of change-over.
How long does a migration take?
Most take 4–10 weeks, depending on the number of products, custom features and integrations. You get an exact timeline in the quote.
How much does a migration cost?
It depends on the amount of data, custom features and integrations. We send a fixed, itemised quote after a free call. See our pricing page for how we price projects.
Plan your move
Get a migration plan & fixed quote.
Book a free 30-minute call. We look at your current store and send a written migration plan with a fixed, itemised quote.
