BigCommerce to Shopify Migration That Leaves the Gateway Fee Behind and Keeps Every Ranking

The trigger for most is cost: BigCommerce's Open Payment Provider Fee, effective June 1, 2026, charges stores that process through a gateway other than its preferred providers. Beyond fees, brands want Shopify's checkout (Shop Pay, one-page checkout, Checkout Extensibility), its app ecosystem, Markets for international selling, and B2B on Plus. We confirm which of those apply to you before recommending the move.

Most stores migrating from BigCommerce fit Grow or Advanced. Shopify Plus becomes necessary when you need custom checkout logic, large B2B catalogs, multiple expansion stores, or volume-based payment rates; company accounts and price lists themselves have been on every paid plan since April 2026. We size the plan against your BigCommerce features so you do not pay for Plus if you do not need it, and do not discover you needed it after launch.

Usually, with planning. Shopify allows 2,048 variants per product on every plan (raised from 100 in October 2025) and three options per product. BigCommerce stores often use more option types than that, or modifiers that generate more combinations. During the audit we identify those products and restructure them (separate products, metafields, or line-item properties) before import, so nothing arrives truncated.

No. BigCommerce and Shopify hash passwords differently, and hashes cannot be converted. Accounts, addresses, and order history migrate; each customer sets a new password the first time they log in. With Shopify's new customer accounts that is a one-time email code rather than a password at all, which most customers find easier. We send a launch email explaining it and brief your support team.

Not if the redirect map is complete. BigCommerce and Shopify use different URL structures (Shopify puts products under /products/ and collections under /collections/), so every indexed URL needs a 301 redirect live at launch. Shopify's redirect manager takes a bulk CSV import (up to 100,000 redirects on standard plans), and we load and test the full map before switching DNS. We also carry over titles, descriptions, and structured data, submit the new sitemap, and monitor Search Console daily for two weeks.

No. The Shopify store is built and tested on a staging domain while BigCommerce keeps selling. At launch we sync the orders and customers that arrived since the main migration, switch DNS at a quiet hour, and keep BigCommerce read-only for a period as a safety net. Customers see the new store on their next visit.

Gift card and store credit balances are recreated on Shopify from a BigCommerce export, and active discount codes are rebuilt (Shopify's discount model is different, so some rules are restructured). Saved payment methods cannot transfer for PCI reasons; customers re-enter a card on their next order, or use Shop Pay.

A typical store with a custom theme, full data migration, app replacement, and SEO work takes eight to ten weeks; simpler stores can launch in five to six, and large catalogs, Plus B2B setups, or ERP integrations take longer. We give a dated plan after the audit.

A full-service BigCommerce to Shopify migration with a custom Online Store 2.0 theme, API-driven data migration, app parity, integrations, and SEO work typically starts in the low five figures and scales with catalog size, integrations, and B2B complexity. Shopify's own fees are the plan, apps, and payment processing. We quote a fixed price after the audit.

Yes, and you should. The theme is being rebuilt regardless, so it is the cheapest time to fix product pages, navigation, and mobile checkout. We use your BigCommerce analytics and session data to decide what changes, and design the Shopify store to convert better than the one you are leaving.