WooCommerce to Shopify Migration Services

Even if you choose one of them, it may happen that you will decide the other one meets your requirements better. No worries, nothing is set in stone, and you can migrate from one platform to another. First, let’s consider why it may be a smart move to give up on a hosted open-source software:

Open-source platforms are generally free but when you add the cost of hosting, development, customization, integration, etc., it may turn out to be more expensive than SaaS.
Technical work is time-consuming. In SaaS, you get it automatically at no cost.
You are the one who handles security issues.
You have to take care of administration and maintenance.

This is why our clients choose WooCommerce to Shopify migration. If this is your case also, let’s walk through an A-to-Z guide on how to migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify.

How to migrate WooCommerce to Shopify without losses?

Migrating your data from a WooCommerce store to the Shopify platform doesn’t have to result in data loss or business disruptions. With the assistance of a reliable and experienced partner, you can smoothly migrate your online store.

One of the great advantages of Shopify is its impressive collection of themes, which are not only visually appealing but also easy to manage. Therefore, it makes sense for the migration process to be just as straightforward. When you decide to switch your e-commerce platform, you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your data, content, design, or layout. By migrating to Shopify, your online store can maintain its functionality and attractiveness.

At WeCanFly, we specialize in seamless site migration services for Shopify. Our team of experts will manually handle the migration process, ensuring the preservation of your product, inventory, order, and customer data. We also take care of maintaining your SEO data and rankings, as well as implementing redirects for any changed page URLs.

Which data can be migrated from WooCommerce to Shopify?

You don’t have to worry; your data will be easily and quickly migrated from WooCommerce to Shopify. At WeCanFly, we’ll be happy to migrate your:

Products – migration includes product name, SKU, description, price (and promotional price), SEO data (meta title and meta description), product variants if any, images (base and additional), weight, product tags, and managed stock.
Product categories – name, description, images, metadata.
Manufacturers and customers (name, email address, billing and shipping addresses, phone number, etc.).
Orders – date, status, products (SKU, name), price (including discount price), quantity, customer information (name, email address, company address, shipping address).
Coupons.
Reviews and comments.
CMS pages and blog posts with titles and full descriptions.

There are also additional options if you want to fully switch from WooCommerce to Shopify. At WeCanFly, we can e.g., clear data on the target store before migration. On top of that, we’ll be happy to help you with creating product variants based on a combination of options or stripping HTML from category and product names. We can also change product quantity on the target store or migrate additional images if needed.

Check our WooCommerce to Shopify migration service

Interested in migrating your e-commerce data from WooCommerce to Shopify? This is how the migration process at WeCanFly looks:

We start from a discovery workshop to get to know your needs. Our main goal is to make sure that Shopify is the right fit for your business and find a solution that will suit your needs best. We need to make sure that all your business processes can be mapped onto your new e-commerce environment.
We export your e-commerce data from WooCommerce – once the export is ready, we download an XML file that contains your WooCommerce data. Then, time to import the data to Shopify.
We import the data to Shopify.
We review and update the important data. When the import is complete, products and customers are available in your Shopify admin. In case anything is missing, you can add it manually in the customer panel.
We provide comprehensive advisory at any stage of the migration process.

WooCommerce vs Shopify – what is better to choose?

WooCommerce and Shopify are the most popular e-commerce platforms out there. Both have pros and cons; however, most clients migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify, not the opposite. Let’s dive deeper into the most important pros and cons of both solutions.

WooCommerce pros:

It’s open-source so you can customize the platform according to your needs.
It’s fully scalable.

WooCommerce cons:

You have to invest in your own infrastructure and systems (and maintain them!).
You have to take care of security procedures and necessary system updates.
It’s not easy to scale up.
It takes much time (and money) to add new functionalities and features.

Shopify pros:

It includes hosting and security.
24/7 support is available.
You can sell via a variety of channels like Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and Pinterest.
The platform is being developed all the time, so you automatically get new features for free. Shopify is an e-commerce pioneer – setting new trends, standards and enabling sales in new channels (e.g. YouTube live shopping, TikTok etc.).
You have instant access to industry news, the latest updates, etc.
Your time-to-market is reduced.
The total cost of ownership is relatively low because you don’t have to maintain the IT department and invest in the infrastructure.
It’s headless-ready.
It’s flexible – it can easily deal with high traffic peaks (no need to worry about BFCM anymore).
The platform is built with performance in mind – it’s fast and safe.

Shopify cons:

There is a transaction fee.
You can’t modify checkout when using regular plans (Shopify Plus enables that).
Shopify has its way of doing things and missing some features you might think are obvious for e-commerce.

When it comes to ease of use, Shopify is much easier than WooCommerce. WooCommerce is a far more technical platform. Shopify is easier to get to grips with. On top of that, Shopify takes care of lots of the technical side of operating a store. Another thing is that Shopify has a faster build time. Building a WooCommerce shop takes much more time than creating one via Shopify. If you’re starting your store from scratch with limited technical skills, Shopify development is your way to go. Finally, Shopify has a much better selection of designs and themes if you decide that your brand can live with a highly esthetic and functional though generic design. When including variations, it has over 100 themes to use (some of them free if you’re on a tight budget).

Now, you can see why migrate WooCommerce to Shopify, can’t you?

Find your best way for WooCommerce to Shopify migration with WeCanFly

Besides Shopify development services, we also offer migration from WooCommerce to Shopify. And the entire process is easier than you may think! You don’t have to be concerned about losing data, missing orders, or negative impact on the customer experience if you trust a reliable partner with years of experience in the field of WooCommerce to Shopify migration.

Interested? Contact us to see how we can help you with WooCommerce to Shopify migration!

Why should I move from WooCommerce to Shopify?

First, migrating your online store from WooCommerce to Shopify allows you to avoid expensive upgrades and bug fixes. As Shopify includes hosting (did we mention it is superfast and reliable?), it also provides you with automatic and guaranteed updates. You always have the latest version of the software. Shopify is scalable, even if your business grows rapidly and traffic increases fast. Your Shopify site provides robust shopping excellence, and you gain access to a 24/7 technical support team. While WooCommerce offers a wide variety of add-ons and third-party applications, it creates some pretty serious limits. These limits become important when your business grows. On the other hand, Shopify has been designed with rapidly growing businesses in mind.

Shopify vs WooCommerce cost - what are the costs of WooCommerce to Shopify migration?

The WooCommerce to Shopify migration depends on the complexity of your migration processes. Additional migration options affect the total cost. We have a flexible pricing policy so that every customer is provided with tailor-made services that really suit the needs of their business. If you want to get the approximate price of your WooCommerce to Shopify migration, drop us a message and we’ll be happy to answer as soon as possible!

How to migrate products from WooCommerce to Shopify?

Migration from WooCommerce to Shopify may include many risks. This is why the best option is to trust an experienced, verified partner. Instead of moving your e-commerce platform yourself, you put the entire risk on an external company’s shoulders. Of course, it is crucial to choose an agency that has extensive experience in Shopify migrations and has developed multiple processes and best practices to make the process even smoother.

How can my data be secured during WooCommerce to Shopify migration?

At WeCanFly, we prioritize security. We have developed our own best practices to make sure your migration is nothing but fully secure. We have all the necessary technologies to protect your data and ensure the continuity of your business. Before the migration process starts, we backup all your data so that there is no risk of losing it at any stage of the process. The backup is maintained until you feel entirely comfortable with your new store migrated to the Shopify platform. Finally, we always sign an NDA with our new clients.

WooCommerce vs Shopify SEO

Theoretically speaking, both platforms are SEO-friendly. However, you should consider the following factors:

Compared to WooCommerce, Shopify has some limitations – the platform uses a subfolder structure like /pages/ in URL. You don’t have the total freedom to change URLs.
When it comes to title tags, meta descriptions, and headings customization, you can easily edit them in both Shopify and WooCommerce.
Shopify’s load time is faster because its architecture relies on streamlined and less resource-intensive applications. Also, Shopify stores are hosted on their platform which increases speed even more.
Shopify-based online stores include SSL certificates (with no charge). They are activated for your store’s checkout and for any content that is hosted on your domain by default.
Shopify is more mobile-friendly. The platform is a nature-born-mobile-friendly platform that embraces numerous features designed especially for mobile.
Tools and plugins – Shopify has more applications for SEO available.
Shopify is equipped with optimized CSS and HTML5 coding. It guarantees a respectable degree of customization.
301 redirects – in Shopify, you can easily create URL redirects when you change URLs to your store.
Shopify’s customer support gets more compliments than WooCommerce does.
Shopify online stores have built-in SEO which enables automatic XML sitemap file generation.

Learn more about SEO guidelines for Shopify.

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