WooCommerce vs Shopify — Complete Comparison 2026
Feature-by-feature comparison — hosting, pricing, SEO, payment gateways, scalability, Indian market considerations. Which platform is right for your business?
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WooCommerce · Shopify · Magento · OpenCart · PrestaShop · BigCommerce & more
Products · Customers · Orders · Reviews · Blog Posts · SEO URLs · Media
301 redirects · Meta data · URL mapping · Sitemap submission · Zero ranking loss
100 products migrated free · See results before you commit · 24–48 hours
Shopping cart migration (e-commerce platform migration) is the automated process of transferring all online store data — products, customers, orders, categories, reviews, blog posts, CMS pages, coupons, SEO URLs, and media — from one e-commerce platform to another. PrecisionTech supports migration between 85+ platforms including WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, OpenCart, PrestaShop, BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, and custom-built stores.
PrecisionTech is a specialist e-commerce migration partner in India with 30+ years of IT experience. We handle the entire migration end-to-end — assessment, data transfer, SEO URL mapping, 301 redirects, payment gateway re-integration, QA, and 30-day post-migration support. ISO 9001, ISO 27001, CMMI Level 3.
One-time migration fee · All include free demo migration & 30-day support
StarterUp to 1,000 Products · Up to 5,000 Orders · Unlimited Categories & Customers · Product Images & Variants · SEO URL Mapping & 301 Redirects · Post-Migration QA · 30-Day Support · FREE Demo Migration INR 9,999 one-timeTarget platform subscription billed separately Get Started★ 4.7 · 2,189 reviews |
StandardUp to 10,000 Products · Up to 50,000 Orders · Everything in Starter + Custom Field Mapping · Multi-Language Support · Payment Gateway Re-Integration · Blog & CMS Migration · 30-Day Support INR 24,999 one-timeTarget platform subscription billed separately Get Started★ 4.8 · 2,412 reviews |
ProfessionalUp to 50,000 Products · Up to 200,000 Orders · Everything in Standard + Multi-Store Migration · Theme Customisation · Delta Migration · Subscription Product Migration · 60-Day Support INR 49,999 one-timeEnterprise (50K+ products) — custom quote Get Quote★ 4.9 · 2,298 reviews |
All prices are one-time migration fees. Target platform subscription, hosting, and SSL are billed separately. Prices exclude GST. Volume discounts for agencies and multi-store migrations.
E-commerce migration (also called shopping cart migration, store migration, or platform migration) is the process of moving your entire online store — every product, customer, order, review, blog post, CMS page, coupon, SEO URL, and media file — from one e-commerce platform to another. Whether you are outgrowing WooCommerce and moving to Shopify, migrating from a legacy Magento 1 store to Magento 2, switching from OpenCart to PrestaShop, or moving off a custom-built platform entirely, the migration must preserve every byte of data and every search engine ranking you have built over the years.
The migration process involves data extraction from the source platform (via API, database export, or web scraping), data transformation (mapping source data fields to the target platform's schema — variants, attributes, categories, tax classes), data loading into the target platform (via API or direct database import), SEO URL mapping (generating 301 redirects from every old URL to its new counterpart), media transfer (product images, thumbnails, gallery images), and post-migration QA (validating data accuracy, image display, checkout flow, and search functionality).
As a specialist e-commerce migration partner in India, PrecisionTech handles the entire process end-to-end. We support 85+ e-commerce platforms, offer a free demo migration before you commit, and provide 30-day post-migration support with every package. With 30+ years of IT services experience and ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and CMMI Level 3 certifications, we bring enterprise-grade rigour to every store migration.
Name, SKU, description, price, sale price, weight, dimensions, images (all sizes), variants (size/colour/material), attributes, custom fields, meta titles, meta descriptions. Complex variant structures mapped to target platform's native format.
Full category hierarchy preserved — parent/child relationships, category images, descriptions, SEO metadata. Supports unlimited nesting depth. Custom taxonomies and tags migrated alongside standard categories.
Customer profiles — name, email, addresses (billing & shipping), customer groups, account history. Passwords are reset securely on the target (never transferred in plain text). Customer notes and custom fields preserved.
Complete order history — order number, status, line items, quantities, prices, shipping details, payment method, customer notes, tracking numbers. Transaction references preserved for payment gateway reconciliation.
Product reviews with author, rating, date, review text, and approval status. Aggregate ratings recalculated on target platform. Supports review migration from built-in and third-party review systems.
Blog posts (title, content, images, author, publish date, categories, tags, SEO metadata) and CMS pages (About, Contact, Policies). Original publish dates preserved for SEO. 301 redirects for blog URLs.
Discount codes, rules, conditions (minimum order, specific products, customer groups), usage limits, expiry dates. Cart-level and product-level discounts mapped to target platform's promotional system.
Comprehensive SEO URL mapping — every product, category, blog post, and CMS page URL mapped from old to new. 301 redirect files generated. Meta titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, and alt tags preserved. Zero ranking loss.
All product images (main, gallery, thumbnails), category images, blog images, and media library files transferred. Images resized/optimised for the target platform. CDN URLs updated automatically.
| Feature | Starter | Standard | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products | Up to 1,000 | Up to 10,000 | Up to 50,000 |
| Orders | Up to 5,000 | Up to 50,000 | Up to 200,000 |
| Categories | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Customers | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Product images & variants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reviews & ratings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SEO URL mapping & 301 redirects | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Post-migration QA (5-stage) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free demo migration (100 products) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom field mapping | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-language content | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Blog & CMS page migration | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Payment gateway re-integration | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Coupon & discount migration | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Multi-store migration | — | — | ✔ |
| Theme customisation | — | — | ✔ |
| Delta migration (recent data sync) | — | — | ✔ |
| Subscription product migration | — | — | ✔ |
| Post-migration support | 30 days | 30 days | 60 days |
Complex variant structures (size/colour/fabric), high-resolution lookbook images, seasonal collections. Moving from WooCommerce to Shopify or Magento to handle scale — variant limits, checkout speed, mobile experience.
Large catalogues (10K–100K+ SKUs), custom pricing, bulk ordering, RFQ workflows. Migrating from legacy custom platforms to Magento 2 or BigCommerce for modern B2B features and API-first architecture.
Perishable inventory, weight-based products, subscription boxes, delivery zones. Moving from custom PHP stores to WooCommerce or Shopify with delivery management plugins.
Regulatory compliance, age-restricted products, subscription supplements. Migrating to platforms with subscription management, loyalty programs, and compliance-ready checkout flows.
Digital downloads, license keys, SaaS subscriptions, membership content. Moving from Easy Digital Downloads or Gumroad to WooCommerce, Shopify, or custom platforms with better subscription billing.
Multiple storefronts from a single backend, shared inventory, brand-specific domains. Migrating to Magento 2, Shopify Plus, or BigCommerce with multi-store architecture and centralised management.
| What You Get | PrecisionTech | DIY Migration | Generic Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85+ platform support | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ 5–10 platforms |
| Free demo migration | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ⚠️ Varies |
| SEO URL mapping & 301 redirects | ✅ Automated | ❌ Manual | ⚠️ Partial |
| Custom field mapping | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ⚠️ Extra cost |
| Post-migration QA (5-stage) | ✅ Included | ❌ Self-managed | ⚠️ Basic |
| Payment gateway re-integration | ✅ Yes | ❌ DIY | ⚠️ Extra cost |
| Delta migration (recent data sync) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| 30-day post-migration support | ✅ Included | ❌ No | ⚠️ Varies |
| 30+ years IT track record | ✅ Since 1995 | ❌ N/A | ⚠️ Varies |
| ISO 27001 data security | ✅ Certified | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Contact PrecisionTech for a free assessment. We analyse your source store, map data entities, identify potential issues, and run a free demo migration of 100 products to the target platform — so you see results before you commit.
Full automated migration runs overnight. All products, customers, orders, reviews, blog posts, and media are transferred. SEO URL mapping generates 301 redirects. Payment gateway is re-integrated and tested on the target platform.
5-stage QA validates every data point. Delta migration captures recent orders. DNS cutover points your domain to the new store (15–30 min). 30-day post-migration monitoring covers crawl errors, redirects, and data discrepancies.
Migrate from or to WooCommerce — products, variants, customers, orders, reviews, blog posts, SEO URLs. WordPress-native. Supports WooCommerce Subscriptions, Bookings, Memberships.
WooCommerce Migration →Migrate from or to Shopify and Shopify Plus — products, collections, customers, orders, discount codes, blog posts. Handles Shopify's 100-variant limit and 3-option constraint.
Shopify Migration →Migrate from or to Magento 2 (Adobe Commerce) — configurable products, attribute sets, multi-store, multi-language, custom EAV attributes. Magento 1 EOL migration specialist.
Magento Migration →Migrate from or to OpenCart — products, options, categories, customers, orders, reviews, multi-language content. Supports OpenCart 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x versions.
OpenCart Migration →Migrate from or to PrestaShop — products, combinations, carriers, customers, orders. Multi-shop, multi-language. Supports PrestaShop 1.6, 1.7, and 8.x.
PrestaShop Migration →Migrate from or to BigCommerce — products, variants, customers, orders, reviews. Native multi-currency, headless commerce ready. Stencil and Blueprint themes.
BigCommerce Migration →Ready to migrate your India online store? Free demo migration — see results before you commit.
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★★★★★"PrecisionTech migrated our store from WooCommerce to Shopify — 8,500 products with complex variants (size, colour, fabric). Every product image, SEO URL, and customer record transferred perfectly. Our Google rankings did not drop — in fact they improved because Shopify is faster. The 301 redirect mapping was flawless. Highly recommend."
★★★★★"We had a legacy custom PHP store with 15,000 products and 6 years of order history. PrecisionTech reverse-engineered our database, mapped everything to Magento 2, and completed the migration in 12 days. Zero data loss. They even migrated our custom product configurator data. Their expertise with complex migrations is outstanding."
★★★★★"PrecisionTech migrated our OpenCart store to WooCommerce. 3,200 products including multi-language content (English + Hindi). They handled the demo migration within 24 hours, which gave us confidence. Post-migration support was excellent — they fixed a few image sizing issues within hours and monitored our Google Search Console for a full month."
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