--- title: "Shopify Migration Services from $10,000 | Skai Digital" canonical_url: "https://www.skaidigital.com/services/shopify-migration" markdown_url: "https://www.skaidigital.com/services/shopify-migration.md" date_modified: "2026-11-01" last_updated: "2026-11-01" --- # Shopify migration services We move online stores to Shopify from other platforms: products, customers, orders, URLs, apps and integrations, with your current store selling until the switch. You work directly with the small Oslo team doing the work, and a like-for-like move can keep your design as it is. **Migrations from $10,000** [Book a call](https://www.skaidigital.com/book) ## Results - **+41%** Yabby's conversion rate was 41% higher in its first year after launch than in the preceding year. Replatform, already on Shopify: [read the case study](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/tilecloud). - **+18%** TileCloud's conversion rate increased 18% across the first 90 days after launch compared with the preceding 90 days. Replatform, already on Shopify: [read the case study](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/tilecloud). - **+22%** Kastel average order value increased 22% year-over-year in the first year after launch. Shopify build: [read the case study](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/kastel-shoes). - **+6%** Kastel conversion rate increased 6% year-over-year in the first year after launch. Shopify build: [read the case study](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/kastel-shoes). Separate store-level comparisons. They describe each store over that period, not the isolated effect of one change. ## Migrations and replatforms we’ve shipped. ### [Fjordfiesta changed platform and kept what customers knew.](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/fjordfiesta) Migration: Craft Commerce to Shopify. With its Craft Commerce setup being phased out, the Norwegian furniture maker needed a supported platform without rebuilding the storefront. We migrated it like-for-like to headless Shopify with Sanity, keeping the design and content as they were. ### [Goldsource moved its store to Shopify.](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/goldsource) Migration to Shopify. We built the storefront on headless Shopify with Sanity, including live market prices, interactive price charts and a way for staff to handle customers selling their own coins. ### [Verandah Brands, a $45 million ecommerce company, on one shared platform.](https://www.skaidigital.com/case-studies/tilecloud) Replatform, already on Shopify. Verandah Brands runs five storefronts on one shared Shopify + Sanity platform: TileCloud, Yabby, Trade, Dawn and Verandah Store. > Skai Digital has been extremely skilled, service-oriented, and professionally competent in their process with us... I am extremely satisfied with the collaboration and would recommend anyone who needs similar services to speak with Skai before ordering services elsewhere. Simon Alert Kristensen — Head of Marketing at Epivity ## What the work covers Whichever platform you’re leaving, whether that’s Magento or Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Craft Commerce or a custom build, six things decide how the move goes. ### Search rankings and redirects Every indexed URL gets a 301 redirect to its new address. We build the map from your platform’s exports, Search Console and a crawl of the live site, test it on staging, remove redirect chains and keep the meta titles and descriptions of the pages that rank. After launch we watch Search Console and add anything that was missed. ### Customers, passwords and orders Products, then customers, then order history, with record counts reconciled between the old store and Shopify. Passwords can’t move because the platforms encrypt them differently, so customers get an activation email to set a new one, and we plan that message with you. Imported orders are read-only: they serve customer service and warranty records, not refunds. ### Apps and extensions Plugins and extensions don’t run on Shopify. We go through each one and decide whether it becomes a Shopify app, a native feature or custom development. Many exist to work around the old platform and can be retired. When nothing fits, we [build it](/services/shopify-app-development), as with Verandah’s B2B trade application app. ### Integrations Connections to your ERP, warehouse and shipping systems don’t carry over, so we rebuild them against Shopify’s APIs and webhooks as part of the move, not after launch. We’ve built [integrations](/services/shopify-erp-integration) with Visma, Ongoing, ColliCare, ShipHero and Cin7. ### Keeping your design A move doesn’t have to be a redesign. Fjordfiesta kept its design and content while the platform underneath changed. If you do want something new, a redesign or a [headless storefront](/services/headless-shopify-agency) is scoped on top of the move. ### Downtime and cutover Your current store keeps selling while we build on a non-public Shopify store. Before launch we freeze content changes, run a final sync of recent orders and customers and schedule the DNS switch in a window you agree to. Then we test live checkout and payments straight away and confirm that orders reach your other systems. ### What moves and what gets rebuilt | Part of your store | What happens to it | | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Products, variants, images | Move with transformation. Custom attributes map to metafields, and complex option sets may need restructuring. | | Customers and addresses | Move, along with tags and order associations. Passwords don’t: customers set a new one from an activation email. | | Order history | Moves as read-only records, with line items, prices and fulfillment history. Orders import after products and customers. | | URLs and SEO metadata | Mapped by hand onto Shopify’s fixed URL patterns, with a 301 redirect for every indexed URL. | | Pages, blog and content | Rebuilt in Shopify or in [Sanity](/technology/sanity). Pages with no traffic or purpose can stay behind. | | Category tree and navigation | Rebuilt as Shopify collections and menus, with filters mapped to metafields, tags and product types. | | Extensions and plugins | Don’t run on Shopify. Each one becomes an app, a native feature or custom development, or is retired. | | Integrations | Rebuilt against Shopify’s webhooks and Admin API, and tested before launch. | | Custom checkout logic | Rebuilt as checkout extensions, which need Shopify Plus. | ## How a migration runs Six phases, in this order. Nothing switches over until customers can complete an order on the new store. 1. **Discovery and planning** We audit your platform, catalog, extensions, integrations and checkout, then decide with you what migrates, what gets rebuilt and what retires. The scope, price and timeline come from this. 2. **Data preparation** We clean and map products, customers and orders, resolve products that exceed Shopify’s variant limits and build the redirect map. 3. **Shopify setup** We configure a non-public store, import products, customers and then orders, and check your top-selling products by hand. 4. **Storefront and features** We build the theme or headless storefront, recreate your pages and navigation and rebuild the custom features you’re keeping. 5. **Integration and testing** We reconnect your ERP, warehouse and marketing tools, test orders across payment methods, tax and shipping, and verify the redirects on staging. 6. **Launch and monitoring** We run the final sync, switch DNS and test live checkout. Then we watch crawl errors, rankings and data flow, and fill any redirect gaps that surface. ## What that buys, and what pushes it up **Migrations from $10,000** We look at your store on a discovery call, then agree the scope and price with you before any work starts. ### Included from $10,000 - A like-for-like move of one store to Shopify, keeping your design - Products, customers and order history imported and reconciled - A complete 301 redirect map, tested before launch - Every app and extension audited and replaced or retired - Checkout, payments, tax and shipping tested end to end - The cutover, and close monitoring after launch ### What pushes it up - A new design or a headless storefront - Each ERP, warehouse or shipping integration - Custom apps where nothing off the shelf fits - B2B pricing, wholesale ordering or a trade portal - Checkout customization and subscriptions - Several stores, markets or languages - Large catalogs, complex variants or data that needs cleaning Prices are in US dollars. Your Shopify subscription, apps and ongoing development are separate. Leaving Magento or Adobe Commerce? Compare three years of staying with moving in the [cost calculator](/tools/magento-to-shopify-cost-calculator), or read the [Magento to Shopify migration guide](/guides/magento-to-shopify-migration) for the full scope. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does a Shopify migration cost? Migrations start from $10,000. That covers a like-for-like move of one store: data, redirects, app replacements, testing and the cutover. A new design, integrations, B2B and multiple stores push it up. We agree the scope and price with you before work starts. [What a Shopify website costs](/guides/shopify-website-cost) adds Shopify's own fees and a first-year budget. ### How long does a Shopify migration take? A full storefront build typically takes around 12 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of close monitoring. A smaller move has its own scope and timeline, which we agree with you after discovery. Catalog size, integrations, custom features and data quality set the length. ### Will we lose our search rankings? Some movement in the first weeks is normal, but a well-run move shouldn't cost you rankings for good. Poorly executed redirects are what cost rankings, so every indexed URL gets a 301 to its new address, tested on staging before launch. We then monitor Search Console and add any redirect that was missed. ### Can customer passwords be migrated? No. Passwords can’t transfer because the platforms encrypt them differently. Customer records move, and customers get an account activation email to set a new password. We plan that communication with you before launch. ### What data moves to Shopify? Products, variants, images, customers, addresses, historical orders and inventory move with transformation, and custom attributes map to Shopify metafields. Pages, blog content, category trees and customer group pricing are rebuilt rather than imported. ### Will the store go down during the migration? We don’t take your store offline to build. It stays live until the DNS switch, which we schedule in a window you agree to. DNS changes can take 24 to 48 hours to propagate, so we test live checkout straight away and keep monitoring through that period. ### Which platforms can you migrate from? Moving from Magento, Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Craft Commerce or a custom platform? The phases are the same. What differs is how your data exports and what your extensions do, which is what discovery is for. ### Do we need Shopify migration experts, or can an app do it? An import app can copy products, customers and orders. It won’t map every URL, rebuild your integrations, replace your extensions or test your checkout. If your store is simple, an app may be enough, and we’ll tell you so on the call. ### Should we move to Shopify or Shopify Plus? Not every store needs Plus. It tends to pay off with multiple stores, [advanced B2B](/services/shopify-b2b), custom checkout logic or integrations that need higher API limits. Compare them in our [Shopify vs Shopify Plus guide](/guides/shopify-vs-shopify-plus), or see [Shopify Plus development](/services/shopify-plus-development). ### What happens after launch? We stay on as your development team if you want us to, measuring results, [keeping the store fast](/services/shopify-speed-optimization) and agreeing the next improvements with you. You own the store and the code we build, so you can also hire your own developers or choose another partner. ## What would you like to improve? Tell us what’s getting in the way or what you’d like to build. We’ll talk through the options and whether we’re the right team to help. 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