Ultimate Guide to Migration from Magento to Shopify E-commerce

While moving to an entirely new home for your e-commerce business, it is time for the Shopify migration process. You need to ensure that all necessary data is migrated. The following are three important methods of migrating data from Adobe Commerce to Shopify e-commerce:

1. Use of store app

Third-party apps help in the seamless process of the migration process. The app reduces complexity in the process and reduces the chances of unexpected errors. The apps are also known as Transporter apps. They accept CSV(Comma-Separated Values) of files for different record types, process them, and then import the records as objects to Shopify.

Examples of App
Apps like Litextension, cart2cart, and Excelify have helped companies in migrating the data all over to Shopify. These apps help in importing customers, products, and other records orders from Adobe Commerce to Shopify. However, the working of these apps is not flexible. Therefore, a lot of merchants chose Manual Shopify Migration.

2. Manual Shopify Migration

Setting up a Shopify account, creating a backup in case something goes wrong, downloading the Store Import App, exporting data from Magento, importing data to Shopify, reviewing imported data, and designing your new Shopify store are the seven main steps to migrate your online store from Magento to Shopify.

• SETUP SHOPIFY STORE ACCOUNT

The first step is to go through the process of installation of Shopify. The store comes with a 14 days trial. Hence, it is important to look at the types of Shopify plans price:
Below are the four paid plans that Shopify offers:

• Basic Shopify: $29/month
• Shopify: $79/month
• Advanced Shopify: $299/month
• Shopify Plus: $2000/month

Choose a Theme: The default Shopify themes are highly recommended by Shopify. You can pick a Shopify theme based on your interests and needs, and then customize it to fit your store. However, before you start customizing the theme, make sure the migration is complete. This will assist you in avoiding some risks.

• BACK UP YOUR Adobe Commerce STORE

Migration from Adobe Commerce to Shopify e-commerce is a technical process. To save the data from any kind of mishap, we back up the Adobe Commerce store. Refer to the following steps for performing backup in the Adobe Commerce store:

• Log in to the Admin Panel.
• Now click ‘system’.
• Choose ‘Backups’ in the Tools section.
• Now, choose the type of backup you want to create for the Adobe Commerce store.

The three back options provided by Adobe Commerce

SYSTEM BACKUP: A full backup of all your data and files.

DATABASE AND MEDIA BACKUP: This is a specified backup for all the database and media folders.

DATABASE BACKUP: This is a limited backup for the database.

• DOWNLOAD AN APP FOR IMPORT

Thousands of apps are available in Shopify’s app store, but which one will keep you moving? Store Importer is an option that you should consider.

You can get it by going to the Shopify admin page, selecting Apps, then Store Importer, and following the instructions. You can also use the apps listed below to import data into your Shopify store:

• Matrixify
• OEasy AliExpress Import and Order
• Multichannel Importer

• EXPORT DATA FROM ADOBE COMMERCE

Finally, it is time to shift the data to your new e-commerce platform. You can export data from the following steps:

• First, log in to the Admin panel.
• No go to the system and click on ‘Data Transfer’.
• Select ‘export’.
• Now set an Entity type from the following three options.
  1. Products
  2. Customer
  3. Addresses
  4. Customers Main File
•  Now, press on ‘continue’.

You can check if all the exported files are located in the export folder.

• IMPORT STORE DATA TO SHOPIFY

The procedure is almost complete. Click ‘Apps’ > ‘Import Store’ on the Shopify admin page. After that, click ‘Add file’ under ‘Upload Files’ and select Magento from the drop-down menu. Then choose the files you want to import. Finally, click ‘Continue import’ after selecting the Magento file you downloaded.

Remember the order of importing data:

• Products
• Customers
• Historical data

Remember to migrate customers’ passwords to Shopify. They are stored encrypted. You can even migrate customer records instead of their accounts.

• REVIEW YOUR DATA

It is time to review all the data you have imported to Shopify. Check if you have imported product descriptions, pictures, titles, alt tags etc. You do not want to lose your customers because of improper product descriptions and inadequate designs on the page. Therefore, check the data thoroughly before proceeding.

• DESIGN YOUR NEW SHOPIFY STORE

Finally, personalize your Shopify website to align with your business goals and branding. This includes changing menus and product displays, checking categories, and so on. Any type of customization that makes it customer-friendly and help you attract more customers.
Also, you can use Shopify markets, a global commerce solution that allows you to sell to anyone on the internet from a single store.

These were the seven steps of the manual Shopify migration of data. Manual Shopify migration becomes hectic when the data count increases. Moreover, people get caught up with unexpected errors, which are tough to resolve.

3. HIRE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Manual migration may be a viable option for some businesses. However, it requires a lot of technical and manual help. Shopify migration services are not easy to learn and practice on your own. They are time-consuming and require technical assistance. Therefore, it is best to hire technical assistance.

PROS delivers reliable migration of your data without any technical issues or data loss. Our highly experienced team with over 20 years of experience will assist you with seamless migration to Shopify and Shopify Plus from Adobe Commerce, WordPress or any other e-commerce platform without any data loss.

There are many challenges in the Shopify migration process. PROS is one of the best Shopify partners in San Diego. We overcome all of these challenges and work seamlessly. Some of these challenges are listed below.

Challenges of migrating from Adobe Commerce to Shopify:

• Migrating all the important data to a completely different platform
• Revising existing data and structuring the same
• Re-examining both the e-commerce stores
• You may lose customers because of improper product descriptions
• Having lots of suppliers to manage
• Multiple channel integration

You may face all these challenges while doing the Shopify migration manually or through a third-party app. However, if you take technical assistance from our experts, we will deliver a seamless Shopify migration experience.