Migrate OpenCart to Shopify
With OpenCart to Shopify migration service by Cart2Cart, you can effortlessly transfer all your current store data ( products, customers, orders, taxes, reviews, etc.) in just 4 simple steps. The migration process has no negative effect on your sales or customers, and is completed within a few hours.
What data can be
migrated from OpenCart to Shopify
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Products
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Product Categories
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Manufacturers
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Customers
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Orders
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Coupons
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Reviews
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Multistore
Estimate your Migration Cost
The price of your migration depends on the volume of data to migrate and the additional migration options you pick. To check the price for OpenCart to Shopify conversion, click “Get estimates” and follow the suggested steps.
How to Migrate from OpenCart to Shopify In 3 Steps?
Connect your Source & Target carts
Choose OpenCart and Shopify from the drop-down lists & provide the stores’ URLs in the corresponding fields.
Select the data to migrate & extra options
Choose the data you want to migrate to Shopify and extra options to customise your OpenCart to Shopify migration.
Launch your Demo/Full migration
Run a free Demo to see how the Cart2Cart service works, and when happy - launch Full migration.
How to migrate from OpenCart to Shopify: Migration Tutorial
Steps for OpenCart to Shopify migration:
- Set up the Source cart
- Specify the Target cart
- Select data for migration
- Specify migration extras
- Map customer groups & order statuses
- Start Full migration
Digital shopping has already become an indispensable part of our everyday life, and ecommerce platforms offer more and more opportunities for merchants to set their stores apart and win customers. It is only natural online store owners are tempted to switch their software to get more capabilities with sales. Today, our topic at hand OpenCart to Shopify migration - key reasons and the “DIY” way to bring over your ecommerce data like products, customers, orders, etc.(in fact, a lot more) without coding skills.
How to Migrate from OpenCart to Shopify in 4 Steps
- Connnect your current OpenCart and new Shopify stores
- Decide on data entities for the migration
- Try out the free demo migration option
- Begin the full migration of your e-Data from OpenCart to Shopify
Watch our video tutorial to see how easy it is to automatically migrate from OpenCart to Shopify with the help of the Cart2Cart migration tool:
Pre-Migration arrangements
Get your new Shopify store ready
To start with, sign up for a trial account at shopify.com and select a theme for your store.
Transfer your OpenCart store data to Shopify hassle-free with the Cart2Cart Store Migration App.
Note. It is best if you save the customizations for later and choose the default theme before the data import to Shopify.
Find your OpenCart and Shopify store admin access details
The access credentials will be necessary during your data migration setup.
If you are planning to migrate user reviews, you will need a “destination” for them, and a free Product Review app might be one, and it should be installed before the migration. Check the import reviews Shopify installation instructions.
How to Migrate From OpenCart to Shopify with Cart2Cart
Data migration is one of the bottlenecks of store migration - and no need to explain why - without the right tools, it might take days or weeks to transfer the content (or significant sums to pay a specialist who will handle this task).
Cart2Cart is an automated tool that enables data exchange between your two stores and allows you to move your ecommerce content to the new platform in hours, after a quick setup via a handy app.
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Establish a connection with your OpenCart store
Basically, download a connection bridge file and upload it to the OpenCart root directory via FTP (you can also choose to have it done automatedly by typing in the necessary credentials).
Connect your Shopify store
All you need to do here is to download and install the Migration for Shopify app.
Choose the data entities you need to move to Shopify
Here, you have to decide which data entities you want to move from OpenCart to Shopify, or migrate them altogether by checking the Select all box.
Pick the desired additional migration options
Though they are optional, below are the things we recommend you to pay attention to:
- pick "Migrate Source Store categories into the Shopify Automated Collections" option, to have your OpenCart categories migrated.
- consider choosing “Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration” option to preserve your SEO juice.
Perform data mapping
Map the stores' data to match OpenCart Order statuses to the ones on your new Shopify store.
Launch your Demo migration (it’s totally free)
If you wish to see how your OpenCart data will look on the Shopify store, make sure to try our free demo migration option. It will take only 15 minutes of your time and give you an idea of how the service works.
Launch Full migration
After the demo migration is finished, please, check if its result suits your expectations. If yes - go for the complete transfer of your eCommerce data from OpenCart to Shopify. It won't interfere with your current store's activity. So, continue running your business affairs and selling your goods.
Please keep in mind that:
- Due to peculiar system of Shopify entities organization, your Shopify Categories and Subcategories will become Collections and Product tags. Therefore, this will influence the URL creation.
- If the customer email on your OpenCart store is incorrect, Shopify will automatically create the "unknown" Shopify email address. Also, the same will happen to your Orders if they are not assigned to any particular customer or guest.
- To make your old URLs working on Shopify, make sure you choose the additional option "Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration" while configuring your particular migration to create Shopify redirects.
Post-Migration Activities
Go on setting up your Shopify store
- Select a new theme or customize the existing one as you like.
- Install the apps from the marketplace (start with the necessary ones).
- Test your store - check both the front and backend, go through categories, descriptions, make a few purchases, register new customers, etc.
- Get ready to welcome customers. You can use this handy Shopify store launch checklist not to miss a thing.
- Inform your customers you’ve moved (they will need to reactivate their accounts). We recommend the “Bulk Account Invite Sender” app to send an invitation email to all your customers.
Ways to perform migration from OpenCart to Shopify
Automated migration
Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.
Try It Free
Data Migration Service Package
Delegate the job to the highly-skilled migration experts and get the job done.
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Benefits for Store Owners
Benefits for Ecommerce Agencies
Choose all the extra migration options and get 40% off their total Price
The design and store functionality transfer is impossible due to OpenCart to Shopify limitations. However, you can recreate it with the help of a 3rd-party developer.
Your data is safely locked with Cart2Cart
We built in many security measures so you can safely migrate from OpenCart to Shopify. Check out our Security Policy
Server Security
All migrations are performed on a secure dedicated Hetzner server with restricted physical access.Application Security
HTTPS protocol and 128-bit SSL encryption are used to protect the data being exchanged.Network Security
The most up-to-date network architecture schema, firewall and access restrictions protect our system from electronic attacks.Data Access Control
Employee access to customer migration data is restricted, logged and audited.Frequently Asked Questions
Does Cart2Cart migrate images from OpenCart to the Shopify store?
Will migration to Shopify affect my current OpenCart store?
Which data entities exactly does Cart2Cart support for OpenCart to Shopify migration?
Can customers' credit cards data be moved from OpenCart to Shopify?
Is it possible to migrate customers' accounts from OpenCart to Shopify?
Can I transfer OpenCart to Shopify?
- Set up your Source and Target carts.
- Choose the data and extra migration options.
- Map your OpenCart languages/currencies/order statuses to the corresponding ones on Shopify.
- Run free Demo migration.
- Start Full database migration.
How much does it cost to migrate data from the OpenCart store to Shopify?
Does Cart support reviews migration from OpenCart to Shopify?
Can I migrate categories and subcategories from OpenCart to Shopify?
Why 150.000+ customers all over the globe have chosen Cart2Cart?
100% non-techie friendly
Cart2Cart is recommended by Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, OpenCart, PrestaShop and other top ecommerce platforms.
Keep selling while migrating
The process of data transfer has no effect on the migrated store. At all.
24/7 live support
Get every bit of help right when you need it. Our live chat experts will eagerly guide you through the entire migration process.
Lightning fast migration
Just a few hours - and all your store data is moved to its new home.
Open to the customers’ needs
We’re ready to help import data from database dump, csv. file, a rare shopping cart etc.
Recommended by industry leaders
Cart2Cart is recommended by Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, OpenCart, PrestaShop and other top ecommerce platforms.
Trusted by eCommerce dominators since 2009
No complaints at all with this company. I have used the service a few different times to migrate from Volusion to Opencart and then from Opencart to Shopify and every time the process has been super easy, quick and efficient. Customer service also is excellent. There seems to be someone available on chat to help 24/7 which is extremely helpful!
I even experimented with another migration service, but ended up returning to Cart2Cart as they are simply superior. Thanks!
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It was very quick for me to try the migration from open-cart to Shopify using cart2cart. It hardly took me 30 minutes. I was amazed to see the end-2-end working solution without any issue. good stuff guys.
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We were looking to migrate our e-commerce website from existing platform of Opencart to Shopify. After reviewing multiple options, we decided to try out Cart2Cart. After reading a few tutorials (which are not lengthy BTW) , I decided to talk with rep from Cart2Cart. From that point on, I was provided with step by step instructions and I was migrated to Shopify in less an hour! Super easy .. Rep was helpful and instructions are clear and easy to follow for someone with little to no technical abilities. I highly recommend this tool for your migrations! Keep up the good work Cart2Cart team.
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This Shopify Migration App worked great to migrate our store from Volusion to Shopify! It transferred over all product descriptions, photos, categories, etc. seamlessly. It’s very easy to use, and the instructions are very easy to follow. Considering the amount of information that we needed transferred, it did not take as long as we had expected.
We did an initial transfer to test out how things would look and how everything would function. It worked great! We purchased insurance with our migration so that we could re-migrate once our shop was closer to being ready to push live, and customer service has been AMAZING in our requests necessary with our remigration. They are very responsive, very informative, and extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend this service if you are looking to transfer your eCommerce site. Everything has been great! Thank you!
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We had a few false starts, but ultimately I was paired with a great customer service representative who did everything necessary to transfer our products correctly from Wix to Shopify. I will absolutely use this company for future client migrations.
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I contacted Cart2Cart’s help desk (direct chat) and had my questions answered very quickly and very politely. I feel much more confident now with my decision to use Cart2Cart to do the data migration from my existing website to Shopify. I was recommended to Cart2Cart for Shopify Migration by a trusted friend and I will definitely recommend them also to anyone looking to migrate. Moving website providers has been a source of stress for me and at least this is one less thing to worry about.
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I had a great experience with Cart2Cart. Reading some of the negative reviews here says more about how complex ecommerce migration is than anything else. I will say that I highly recommend paying the extra $ for their assisted service, which I did. It is totally work the extra $200 or $300 because you get a project manager who is very available, and you get to tweak your migration settings to make sure everything is just right. With the automated tools they offer, you’re on your own. But their customer support on my project was fast and responsive to my questions, and they were able to make any adjustments I needed. I migrated from Virtuemart to Shopify with over 12,000 orders and 4,000 customers. The migration was smooth. They scheduled the last “new data” import for me at a time I chose (within their working hours). And the migration was a success.
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Fantastic App. We migrated from Volusion to Shopify with no problems. Customer Accounts, Inventory, Sales Orders…everything was transferred over.
The only quirk we had was that passwords didn’t transfer over (I’m sure this is a security issue and I have no problem with it at all). The solution was to just send out a mass e-mail to all of our customers asking them to reset their password. Once they reset their password they would still have their shipping information saved as well as the list of their previous orders.
WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS APP…but like any migration process be sure you research & make sure you are doing it the correct way so there are no issues. You can’t blame a vendor for a user mistake 🙂
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My experience with Migration for Shopify was positive. I was explained about the prerequisites and peculiarities for my migration from Magneto to Shopify in a detailed manner. The app is very easy to use. The migration was smooth.
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