Migrate from BigCommerce to Shopify
Charle is a trusted and experienced Shopify migration agency. We support our merchants to migrate or re-platform to Shopify or Shopify Plus seamlessly from BigCommerce.
Get In TouchAt Charle, we specialise in re-platforming BigCommerce stores to Shopify and Shopify Plus. Our experienced team manages the entire migration process, from the secure transfer of products, customers, and orders to custom theme design, SEO redirects, and post-launch support. We ensure merchants move seamlessly to Shopify, protecting performance, scalability, and long-term growth.
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BigCommerce is a widely used ecommerce platform that provides merchants with a solid foundation to run online stores. It offers a range of built-in features, product catalogue management, and integrations for payments and shipping. However, many businesses find BigCommerce to be complex, with higher costs, limited flexibility in customisations, and restrictions when scaling. Store owners often face challenges with functionality, performance, and the need for technical resources to maintain operations as their business grows.
Shopify and Shopify Plus are designed as scalable ecommerce platforms that focus on growth, ease of use, and flexibility. With a robust app store, advanced themes, and dedicated support, Shopify allows merchants to focus on sales and customer experience rather than technical upkeep. Its infrastructure provides speed, security, and seamless integrations with leading apps, giving brands the tools and confidence to replatform from BigCommerce and achieve long-term success. For ecommerce businesses seeking stability, scalability, and improved performance, Shopify is often the preferred choice.
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Many merchants choose to replatform from BigCommerce to Shopify because of the need for greater flexibility, scalability, and improved performance. BigCommerce can be restrictive with pricing models, limited customisations, and complex management requirements that add cost and slow growth. Shopify provides a hosted ecommerce platform with streamlined checkout, faster site speed, and robust infrastructure designed to handle thousands of products, customers, and orders. The app store and ecosystem of integrations offer advanced functionality across payments, shipping, marketing, and customer support, while Shopify Plus unlocks automation and international features. From an SEO perspective, Shopify offers clean URL structures, reliable redirects, and tools that protect search engine rankings and traffic during migration. For businesses looking for a long-term solution with measurable results, moving from BigCommerce to Shopify is often the best way to reduce disruption, improve user experience, and accelerate sales growth.
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1. Preparation & Planning
We begin with a full analysis of your existing BigCommerce store, including store data, product categories, integrations, and customisations. This stage allows our team to understand your business requirements, identify complexities, and create a precise migration plan that minimises risk.
2. Data Migration
Our developers securely transfer all product data, customer records, and orders into Shopify. Details such as titles, descriptions, prices, SKUs, images, variants, and account information are carefully imported, while redirects and URL structure mapping protect SEO rankings and traffic.
3. Custom Theme Design & Development
We build a Shopify theme tailored to your brand and business goals. From design and features to functionality and apps, every element is developed to support performance, conversions, and scalability across ecommerce platforms.
4. Testing & Quality Assurance
Each migration stage includes testing of store functionality, checkout, payment gateways, and workflows. Our team validates data integrity, redirects, and site performance to ensure the transition is smooth for customers and merchants.
5. Launch & SEO Safeguards
When everything is ready, we launch the Shopify store with confidence. Redirects, SEO optimisation, and performance checks secure search engine rankings, protect against data loss, and guarantee business continuity from day one.
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Moving data is often the most sensitive part of a BigCommerce to Shopify migration, and our team treats it with absolute precision. We migrate all store data including product titles, descriptions, images, SKUs, prices, variants, product categories, subcategories, collections, and attributes to ensure consistency across your new Shopify store. Customer data such as names, emails, shipping addresses, accounts, and order history is carefully transferred so your business maintains customer records and ongoing support without disruption. Orders are migrated in full, preserving order numbers, order status, payment details, and purchase history to protect reporting, sales records, and accounting workflows. In addition to core data, we also migrate blog posts, CMS pages, reviews, and comments to keep your content and brand history intact. Technical elements such as URLs, URL structure, meta descriptions, and redirects are implemented to safeguard SEO rankings, organic traffic, and search visibility. Every stage of the transfer process is monitored by our developers, with testing and validation to prevent data loss, duplication, or errors. This approach ensures your migration is secure, accurate, and ready to support growth and long-term success on Shopify.
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Choosing the right partner for your BigCommerce to Shopify migration is essential to success. At Charle, we are a dedicated Shopify agency with proven expertise in replatforming ecommerce stores for ambitious brands. Our team of developers, designers, and migration experts manage the entire process, from data transfer and SEO protection to custom theme development and integrations. As recognised Shopify Partners, including experience with Shopify Plus, we have delivered tailored migration services for businesses across multiple industries. We focus on precision, scalability, and long-term growth, ensuring every project supports performance, conversions, and future flexibility. With a portfolio of successful Shopify migration services, Charle is trusted by ecommerce brands that want results, stability, and a seamless transition away from BigCommerce. Our approach blends technical expertise with strategy, making us the company of choice for merchants ready to move with confidence.
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The biggest risk to any migration is the impact on organic rankings on leading search engines such as Google. Shopify is unique in the fact that it has a fixed URL structure, therefore migrations to Shopify often require a URL change, therefore, it's vital to manage this effectively. Our dedicated migrations team in co-operation with our in-house SEO experts will support you with crawling the store and ensuring appropriate redirects are set up to minimise SEO impact with URL structure changes, optimising the search engine performance of your website so that traffic is maximised. Our team work strategically to build new stores built to the highest of technical SEO standards to support a positive long-term SEO strategy.
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A successful migration does not end the moment your new Shopify store goes live. At Charle, we provide ongoing post-migration support and maintenance to ensure your site continues to perform at the highest level. Our team monitors performance, applies updates, and resolves any issues quickly to avoid disruption. We review SEO rankings, redirects, and content structure to confirm your site retains traffic and visibility in search results. We also support integrations, apps, and new features, helping merchants adapt to changing needs and customer expectations. With regular analysis of sales data, site functionality, and customer behaviour, we identify opportunities for optimisation and growth. Whether scaling with Shopify Plus, adding customisations, or keeping operations stable, our support services give businesses the confidence that their store is secure, flexible, and ready to succeed long after the migration project is complete.
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A typical migration includes the transfer of product data, customer records, orders, categories, images, reviews, blog posts, and CMS pages. We also migrate SEO fields, URLs, and redirects to protect rankings and traffic.
While BigCommerce apps cannot be moved directly, our team helps you find equivalent or improved solutions from the Shopify App Store. We also manage integrations with third-party tools to match your existing functionality.
We migrate customer records including names, emails, addresses, and order history. For security, customers may need to reset their passwords, but their accounts and history remain intact on your new Shopify store.
We transfer metadata, set up accurate 301 redirects, and replicate your URL structure where possible. Our SEO migration process ensures rankings and traffic are preserved, avoiding data loss or search engine penalties.
Yes, we migrate product variants, custom fields, categories, and subcategories. Our developers ensure data integrity, whether using CSV files, APIs, or bespoke solutions, so your catalogue transfers accurately to Shopify.
Common challenges include handling large product data sets, preserving customer accounts, and managing complex integrations. We reduce risk by following a clear migration plan and validating every stage of the process.
Costs vary depending on the size of your store, the number of products, customer records, and custom features. We provide a tailored consultation and pricing plan based on your specific migration requirements.
We are an accredited expert Shopify agency we partner with brands to design, develop, launch, support and grow Shopify & Shopify Plus stores. We are a Shopify agency, ready when you are. Talk to our team about your project.
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