Migrate Big Cartel to Shopify
Big Cartel to Shopify migration is a simple method to transfer products, customers, orders, and other related entities to Shopify with 100% uptime of your current store. No technical skills or software is needed to benefit from the service.
What data can be
migrated from Big Cartel 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
How to Migrate from Big Cartel to Shopify In 3 Steps?
Connect your Source & Target carts
Choose Big Cartel 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 Big Cartel 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 Switch from Big Cartel to Shopify?
Steps for Big Cartel 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
Are you thinking of changing the Big Cartel platform for something more user-friendly? Or perhaps your store has outgrown the capabilities of the current solution? Switch from Big Cartel to Shopify. This powerful e-commerce platform is well equipped to satisfy even the most demanding business needs. Our comprehensive step-by-step guide will help you easily manage the switch. Let's dive in and explore the most efficient way to migrate from Big Cartel to Shopify!
How to Switch from Big Cartel to Shopify
Step 1: Sign up for Shopify
Go to the Shopify homepage, and click on the Get Started button. Click Create Your Store.
Provide your personal details: name, address, phone number, and other contact information.
Step 2: Explain the Details of your Migration
Provide information like what platform your store is on now and how much money you're making. When selecting the store type, select "Other", as there is no option to choose Big Cartel. To finish, click on Enter My Store.
Step 3: Choose a Shopify Plan
Migrate to your Shopify dashboard and Click on the Select a Plan button. Select the Starter, Basic, Professional or Unlimited options. You will be prompted to enter your payment details. Enter them and click on the Confirm Changes button.
Step 4: Customize how your store will look
Return to your Shopify dashboard and navigate to Customize the Look of Your Website, click on Select a Theme. Scroll through the many options, and try out as many as you want. When you have made your choice, click on the Publish button to move forward. At this stage, you can do some customization, but you can also do that once the migration is completed.
Step 5: Install the Cart2Cart Migration App
The easiest way to move your data and content from Big Cartel to Shopify is with the Cart2Cart migration app. You can find the app in the Shopify App Store. With this app, you can do a free demo migration to see if the process works for your store.
On the Cart2Cart app page, select the Get button. This action will take you to the Shopify dashboard, where you can click on Install Cart2Cart: Shopify Migration Module. Provide the required information.
Step 6: Set up your Source Cart and Target Cart
Click on the Source Cart Type drop-down menu and select Big Cartel. Enter your Big Cartel URL. Click on Proceed to Next Step.
The target cart step should already be set up for you since you’re already signed up and logged into your Shopify account. Push on the Proceed to the Next Step button.
Step 7: Choose what you want to migrate
Select the Start Migration button once you’re ready to make the move. You will be prompted to choose the data you want to transfer.
Cart2Cart can move the following data entities for you:
- Products
- Product categories
- Manufacturers
- Customers
- Orders
- Coupons
- Reviews
- Blog posts, and more.
Cart2Cart also offers many migration extras that can improve the migration and make it more complete. Consider these options:
- Preserve order IDs on Target Store
- Migrate categories and products SEO URLs
- Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration
- Preserve customer IDs on Target Store
- Migrate customers' passwords
- Clear current data on Target Store before migration
This is an incomplete list of additional options. They differ according to the Source cart.
Note: look through the Cart2Cart Blog for useful tips & tricks on how to migrate data across various shopping cart solutions.
Step 8: Orders and customers migration
If you chose to migrate orders or customers, you need to import this data in a CSV file. For instance, if you chose to migrate orders, log in to the Big Cartel panel, go to Orders and click on CSV on the right bottom of the page. Save the file to your computer and go back to the migration wizard.
Click upload orders, and proceed to the next step. At this stage, you will have the option to set your order statuses. At this stage, you are ready to perform a demo migration.
Step 9: Start the demo migration
Users are strongly advised to perform a demo migration to see how the system works.
During this step, you will be prompted to choose a migration insurance plan. You can choose Basic, Extended, or Premium.
Step 10: Start full migration
Once you have checked the results of your demo migration and are happy with it, go ahead with the full migration. To do this, simply click the Start Full Migration button. Cart2Cart will do everything for you automatically.
You will receive a notification when the migration is concluded. You will be able to see all of your products and other data entities in your Shopify store.
Note: Big Cartel to Shopify Migration has some limitations, which prevent complete store functionality transfer. However, you can employ a developer to do that for you.
If you have a Big Cartel store that you want to migrate to Shopify, you can do it with Cart2Cart. Cart2Cart is a leading shopping cart migration solution with a customer base of more than 150,000. You can trust Cart2Cart experts to transfer your store securely and accurately.
Ways to perform migration from Big Cartel to Shopify
Automated migration
Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.
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The design and store functionality transfer is impossible due to Big Cartel to Shopify limitations. However, you can recreate it with the help of a 3rd-party developer.
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Your data is safely locked with Cart2Cart
We built in many security measures so you can safely migrate from Big Cartel 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 support BigCartel to Shopify import of images?
How to switch from BigCartel to Shopify?
- Specify your Source and Target carts.
- Choose the data entities you want to transfer to Shopify and select the extra options to improve your migration.
- Map your BigCartel languages/currencies/order statuses to the same ones on Shopify.
- Try free Demo migration.
- Start Full database migration.
Is it possible to migrate customers' accounts from BigCartel to Shopify?
Can I migrate categories and subcategories from BigCartel to Shopify?
Can customers' credit cards data be moved from BigCartel 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
Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.
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The cost for your Big Cartel to Shopify switch depends on the quantity of transferable entities and additional options you pick. You can calculate the approximate price for Big Cartel to Shopify switch with the help of online estimator below. The minimum price is 69$.
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