MIGRATION GUIDE
WooCommerce to Shopify Migration: The Complete Guide
Moving a store from WooCommerce to Shopify takes two to six weeks and costs from $12,825 for a store with up to 25 products, or $16,875 for 26 to 150 products. The risk is concentrated in three places: product and variant data, collection URL structure, and customer and order history. Handle those three properly and rankings hold.
By Joshua Jackai, Founder and Lead Designer · Updated September 2026
This is the highest-stakes migration we run, because a store carries far more than pages. Products, variants, images, customers, and order history all have to arrive intact, and the URL patterns of the two platforms do not match.
Key takeaways
Timeline: two to six weeks, driven by catalogue size and variant complexity.
Cost: from $12,825, which includes $1,875 for the migration itself on top of the store build.
WooCommerce and Shopify use different URL patterns for products and collections, so redirect mapping is mandatory, not optional.
Order history and customer accounts need a deliberate decision: migrate, archive, or both.
App subscriptions replace plugin licences. Budget $50 to $300 per month.
What actually moves
Data
Difficulty
Watch for
Products and variants
Moderate
Variant limits, option naming, SKUs
Product images
Easy
Alt text carried over, not regenerated
Collections and categories
Moderate
URL pattern differs, redirects required
Customers
Moderate
Passwords do not migrate; plan the reset email
Order history
Harder
Decide migrate versus archive early
Reviews
Varies
App-dependent on both sides
Blog content
Easy
Often the most linked-to pages; redirect carefully
The URL problem
WooCommerce typically serves products at a path you chose, while Shopify uses a fixed products and collections structure. That means most product and category URLs will change, and every one of them needs a 301 to its new equivalent. Category pages are usually the ones earning the organic traffic, so they deserve the most care.
The five-step discipline
Crawl and inventory every URL, title, meta description, and its traffic value.
Decide each page’s fate: keep, merge, improve, or retire.
Rebuild with on-page parity: headings, titles, and internal links carried deliberately.
Map 301 redirects for every URL that changes, one-to-one wherever possible.
Launch, resubmit sitemaps, and monitor Search Console daily for the first two weeks.
Costs on the destination platform are in the Shopify website cost guide, and the other moves we run are in the migration guides hub.
Frequently asked questions
Will my product rankings survive?
Yes, with one-to-one redirects from every old product and collection URL. Collection pages usually carry the most organic value, so they get mapped first.
Can I migrate order history?
Yes, though it is the most involved part. Many stores migrate customers and recent orders, and archive the rest for reference.
Do customer passwords transfer?
No. Customers set new passwords. Plan the notification email as part of launch rather than an afterthought.
How long does it take?
Two to six weeks. A 50-product catalogue moves quickly; 500 products with complex variants does not.
Move the store without losing the traffic
Tell us your product count and current URL structure. You will get a timeline, a cost, and an honest read on the risk.
Book a free scoping call
Demand Designer®
Conversion-focused web design, ad creative and video editing for EOS®-run businesses in the United States.
© Demand Designer 2026. All rights reserved.
EOS® is a registered trademark of EOS Worldwide, LLC. Demand Designer is not affiliated with or endorsed by EOS Worldwide.