At some point, every Bigcommerce store owner asks if it’s a good idea to migrate from Bigcommerce to Shopify. Bigcommerce is a wonderful platform for some businesses, but other brands may find the simplicity, App Store, and overall design process from Shopify easier to manage.
In this step-by-step tutorial, we explain why you might consider migrating from Bigcommerce to Shopify. Thereafter, we walk through the steps needed to complete that migration.
When it’s all said and done, we’ll cover the most frequently asked questions. The in-depth nature of this guide makes it the best tutorial for completing a migration from Bigcommerce to Shopify. Not only does it factor in the necessary steps, but helps you understand the limitations you’ll encounter, so as to not catch you by surprise.
With that said, keep reading to learn everything you need to know about how to migrate from Bigcommerce to Shopify.
We help you find a new vision of your business in Shopify
How much time does it take to migrate from Bigcommerce to Shopify? It depends on the size of your store. But, the steps we make for migration are unchangeable. Check them out and see how long it will take to transfer your site’s data.
Analyzing and researching
We struggle to make Bigcommerce to Shopify migration as easy as possible for you. That’s why we start with the analysis to understand the scope of work.
Developing solutions
Switching from Bigcommerce to Shopify requires a professional approach. The solutions we choose are developed by a team of experts who fight for your success.
Migrating quick and easy
The migration doesn’t happen in a minute. However, we’ll do everything to export Bigcommerce to Shopify, so you can enjoy your new online presence as soon as possible. We will need some time to do everything without losing a byte of information. Our specialists will do their best to complete the migration in the shortest possible time.
Picture-polishing
We know how much work you have already done on store optimization. We keep everything and transfer Bigcommerce to Shopify with zero loss of any information. Our team will transfer all metadata such as descriptions, picture descriptions, and all images. Not only product cards. You won’t have to upload images again; we’ll do that for you.
You won’t regret
Migrate Bigcommerce to Shopify
Your store will look better. Your store will get a better UX. You will not lose your search engine rankings. Your store will finally get all the functions you’ve been dreaming of. With Shopify, everything is possible.
- Data transfer?
- Do everything without losing information?
- Security and protection of customers’ data?
These are our main goals.
Choose Shopify. Choose business growth. Leave all your fears and questions behind. With Shopify, you can grow faster. With us, you don’t need to think about how to migrate to Shopify. We’ll do that for you.
Why migrate from Bigcommerce to Shopify?
When it comes to pricing, BigCommerce and Shopify are relatively similar, with Shopify ending up a tad cheaper across the board. But there’s nothing unusually pricey about Bigcommerce that would make you move to the Shopify platform. However, you might have qualms with the fact that Bigcommerce makes you upgrade once your business starts making a certain number of sales.
Take a look below for all the potential reasons for moving from Bigcommerce to Shopify:
- Forced upgrades: As briefly mentioned before, Bigcommerce has an odd pricing structure where you must upgrade to the higher plan once reaching a certain sales mark. For example, the Standard plan ($29/yr) only supports up to $50k in sales per year. Once you reach that threshold, you must upgrade to the $79/mo Plus plan. Shopify, on the other hand, doesn’t have limits like that; you can stick with any plan as long as you’d like.
- Template designs: Although Bigcommerce has beautiful designs, you might find that Shopify offers templates more suitable for your business. And you may like the design process more.
- Ease of use: Bigcommerce offers a clean and intuitive dashboard, yet Bigcommerce users know the struggles of designing individual pages. You often have to tap into coding, or mess with complicated settings, rather than draggable, visual design elements. Shopify, on the other hand, makes designing most pages a breeze. In short, there’s a learning curve involved when getting started with development and selling on Bigcommerce.
- More apps: The Shopify App Store has over 8000 apps, all of which cater to ecommerce stores. Bigcommerce focuses on building the tools into their system (instead of using apps) but an app often does a better job. Bigcommerce sells over 1000 plugins from its store, but that’s not even close to what’s available through Shopify.
- Better customer support: Regardless of your choice, both Bigcommerce and Shopify offer 24/7 support teams, along with video tutorials, email support, forums, and help centers. So, why does Shopify have better support? The knowledge base from Shopify is tough to beat. They have far more articles, tutorials, and in-depth guides complemented with visuals and videos.
Now that you understand the reasons to migrate from Bigcommerce to Shopify, let’s see how to complete that process.
Our achievements speak for themselves
Our partners are not the only ones who appreciate our work. Over 7 years of experience as an e-commerce and Shopify web development company resulted in a list of achievements we’re proud of.
They demonstrate our commitment to what we do and prove that our performance deserves top awards.