# Migrate from BigCommerce to Shopify.

- URL: https://sevsolutions.com/migrations/bigcommerce-to-shopify

Move from BigCommerce to Shopify, the platform that has pulled ahead on what matters most — checkout, apps, and headless tools. And switching is less disruptive than you'd think.

- Typical timeline: 8–14 wk
- Shop Pay checkout: Native
- Apps available: 1000s

## Why leave BigCommerce?

- **Checkout that leaves conversions on the table**: BigCommerce checkout is fine. Shopify's Shop Pay is measurably better — one-click for returning shoppers, accelerated flows for new ones, and an uplift you can see in the numbers.
- **A smaller pool of apps to choose from**: BigCommerce lists over 1,200 apps. Shopify's App Store has thousands, with deeper coverage across CRM, ERP, subscriptions, and headless commerce. When you need a specific tool, Shopify usually already has it.
- **Fewer developers to hire from**: BigCommerce's Stencil themes are capable but niche, and its older Blueprint themes are legacy now. Shopify's developer community is an order of magnitude larger, which means faster hires and better-tested patterns.

## What you gain on Shopify

- **Shop Pay, out of the box**: One-click checkout across Shopify's buyer network: Shopify reports that Shop Pay converts as much as 50% better than guest checkout. No plugin to install, no integration to maintain.
- **Headless without the heavy lift**: Hydrogen (Shopify's headless toolkit) and Oxygen (Shopify's own hosting for it) make custom storefronts the easy path instead of the expensive one. BigCommerce's version of this takes significantly more setup.
- **An app for every edge case**: Whatever odd need your store has — subscriptions, B2B tiers, loyalty programs, inventory sync — there's a proven Shopify app for it. No custom build required.

## BigCommerce vs Shopify

| Feature | BigCommerce | Shopify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Checkout experience | Solid but generic | Shop Pay + accelerated checkout ★ |
| App ecosystem size | 1,200+ apps | Thousands of apps ★ |
| Custom storefront (headless) | Possible but heavier setup | Hydrogen + Oxygen (first-party) ★ |
| Staff user pricing | ≈ Included on higher tiers | ≈ Included on higher tiers |
| Enterprise support | ≈ Good | ≈ Good (Plus Merchant Success team) |

★ marks where Shopify is stronger; ≈ marks features that are comparable.

## How we run the migration

1. **Discovery & data audit**: We walk through your store together and catalog everything that needs to come over — products, orders, customers, blog posts. We check every URL and search ranking you care about so nothing slips through the cracks. You walk away with a written plan to sign off on before we touch a thing. Deliverables: Audit report · inventory sheet · URL map · risk register
2. **Theme & storefront build**: We build your new Shopify storefront in your brand — colors, type, layout, the lot. Any checkout customizations go through Shopify's supported extension points so nothing breaks on a platform update. Speed targets are baked in from day one, not bolted on later. Deliverables: Theme repo · Figma mapping · speed report · staging preview
3. **Data migration & redirects**: Every product, customer, and past order moves over intact — nothing lost, no orphans. We build a complete redirect map so every old URL points to the right new one. Google keeps the link equity you've earned and your rankings stay where they are. Deliverables: Migration scripts · redirect CSV · SEO preservation report
4. **Testing & launch**: We test the whole site top-to-bottom on a staging copy — checkout, search, admin, the works. Then we practice the domain switchover ahead of time so there are no surprises on launch day. Go-live happens during a quiet traffic window, with a one-click rollback ready if anything looks off. Deliverables: Test suite · launch runbook · post-launch monitoring dashboard

## Questions we hear

### Will our BigCommerce Stencil theme come over cleanly?

Not directly — Stencil and Shopify's Liquid use different languages, so we rebuild the theme. In practice, that's a good thing: we port your visual design and tighten the underlying structure to match Shopify's conventions, especially around checkout.

### Does Shopify handle BigCommerce features like Price Lists?

Yes. Shopify's B2B tools set wholesale prices through catalogs on every plan from Basic up: up to 3 active catalogs on the Basic, Grow and Advanced plans, assigned to B2B markets, and on Shopify Plus, unlimited catalogs you can also assign to a single company or company location. For more complex pricing logic (volume tiers, contract overrides), we use Shopify Functions — a cleaner way to program pricing rules than BigCommerce's customer-group setup.

### What about our existing analytics and pixels?

All the big ones — Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, TikTok, and every major ad platform — work natively with Shopify. We move your pixel setup over during launch and verify events are firing correctly before we call it done.

### Can we keep our Amazon and eBay channels?

Yes. Shopify's Marketplace Connect app links your store to Amazon, eBay and Walmart (Walmart in the US only), and Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Google connect through their own sales channels. The migration includes reconnecting each one, and your inventory stays in sync throughout the switchover.

### How does pricing compare after migration?

Shopify Plus starts at $2,300 USD a month on a three-year term, or $2,500 on a one-year term. BigCommerce's top plan, Performance, has custom pricing. Where the money goes differs too (Shopify's app ecosystem vs. BigCommerce's native feature set). We model the real numbers for your store in discovery.