Magento to Shopify migration
By Tom Carew and Tom Mucklow-Norell · Published 19 October 2026
We move brands from Magento and Adobe Commerce to Shopify and Shopify Plus, including LSA International, Funkin Cocktails, New & Lingwood and Suki Tea. This page covers what changes, what moves, and how we protect rankings and trading.
The short answer
- Most Magento brands move to Shopify to spend less time and money maintaining the platform.
- The risks are search rankings, customer and order data, and the extensions and integrations Magento relied on.
- A like-for-like move is fastest. LSA International went from Magento to Shopify in six weeks.
Magento and Shopify compared
| Magento and Adobe Commerce | Shopify and Shopify Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and security | Your responsibility, or your hosting partner's | Included and managed by Shopify |
| Upgrades | Version upgrades and patches to plan and test | Shopify updates the platform continuously |
| Extensions | Extensions installed into the codebase | Apps and Shopify Functions, outside the core code |
| B2B | Available, often with extensions | Built into Shopify Plus |
| Day-to-day editing | Often needs a developer | Theme editor, sections and metaobjects |
What moves, and what changes
- Moves: products, customers, order history, content and redirects.
- Rebuilt: extensions, as Shopify apps, Shopify features or custom code; and the theme.
- Does not move: customer passwords. Customers log in with a one-time code or set a new password.
How we protect rankings
- Every Magento URL mapped to its new address with a 301 redirect, including category and filtered URLs.
- Titles, meta descriptions, headings and structured data carried over.
- Redirects tested before and on launch day; rankings tracked afterwards.
- 6 weeks
- LSA International, Magento to Shopify, with two weeks of testing
- +98%
- Returning customer rate for Funkin Cocktails since its move to Shopify Plus
- 4.9/5
- Average rating from 58 verified Clutch reviews
‘Superco delivered on time and to budget; a professional team who are also lovely, I would highly recommend.’
Magento migrations we have run
| Brand | What we did |
|---|---|
| LSA International | Lift-and-shift in six weeks across Christmas trading, with ERP, SEO and data workstreams in parallel |
| Funkin Cocktails | D2C and B2B to Shopify Plus, full SEO and data migration, and an ERP integration |
| New & Lingwood | Shopify Plus with a custom theme based on its existing design, plus team training |
| Suki Tea | A new design, a Sage integration, and SEO and data migration |
Questions to ask a Magento migration agency
- How will you handle our Magento extensions? Which become apps, which become custom code, and which go?
- How will you map our category and filtered URLs?
- How will you move customers and order history?
- Which integrations will change, and who rebuilds them?
- Can we launch before our hosting or licence renews?
FAQs
How long does a Magento to Shopify migration take?
A like-for-like move can take a few weeks; LSA's took six. A redesign with several integrations takes longer.
Can we move Magento B2B to Shopify Plus?
Yes. We moved Funkin Cocktails' D2C and B2B sites from Magento to Shopify Plus. Shopify Plus includes company accounts, price lists and payment terms.
Will our ERP work with Shopify?
Usually, through a native connector or an integration partner. We have connected Shopify to Kerridge, Sage and NetSuite.
Keep reading
Planning to leave Magento?
Tell us your Magento version, extensions and integrations, and when your hosting or licence renews. We will tell you how we would plan the move.
