Wix to Shopify migration — escape platform lock-in for good
Wix is fine until you outgrow it. We move your catalog, customers, orders and content off Wix Stores and onto Shopify, rebuild the storefront on a Shopify-native theme, and set up the 301 redirects so traffic survives the move.
- ✓ Fixed-price quote
- ✓ 24-hour turnaround
- ✓ NDA on request
- ✓ Worldwide
What you get
A complete Wix → Shopify package — data, theme, redirects, apps, payments, taxes, shipping. Nothing left for you to figure out.
Catalog + collections
Products, options, images, and Wix collections mapped to Shopify collections.
Customers & orders
Customer accounts and historical orders carried over.
Pages, blog, redirects
CMS pages and blog posts moved into Shopify’s online store; every old Wix URL gets a 301 to its Shopify equivalent.
Storefront rebuild
Pixel-faithful or improved-design rebuild on a Shopify theme so the brand stays consistent.
Every entity, mapped
The complete list of what moves from Wix to Shopify in a typical migration.
| Wix entity | → Shopify equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wix Stores product | Product | Via Wix Stores REST API |
| Product options | Product variants | Color / size / etc. |
| Wix collection | Shopify collection | Manual or smart |
| Customer | Customer | Via authenticated export |
| Order | Order | With status + line items |
| Wix page | Shopify page | Content scraped + reformatted |
| Wix blog post | Shopify blog post | With author + featured image |
| Wix booking | BookThatApp / Sesami | Service definitions + history |
| Wix URL | Shopify URL | 301 redirect map |
| Wix subscriber list | Shopify Email / Klaviyo | CSV import + opt-in preserved |
How we run your migration
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1Step 1Audit
We crawl your store, count entities, flag edge cases — variable products, custom fields, B2B groups — and write a fixed-price quote.
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2Step 2Staging migration
We migrate data into a Shopify dev store. You preview products, customers, orders, and content end-to-end.
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3Step 3Theme rebuild & QA
Storefront rebuilt on Shopify with your brand. Apps, payments, taxes and shipping configured. Full QA pass.
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4Step 4Cutover & support
DNS swap with 301 redirects in place. We watch traffic, Search Console and orders for 30 days post-launch.
Why Wix merchants choose Shopify in 2026
Most merchants we work with do not move to Shopify because they hate Wix — they move because their store has outgrown the platform's natural ceiling. Hosting fragility, plugin/extension conflicts, slow checkout, expensive developer talent, security patching that nobody owns — these are the recurring themes. Shopify's hosted-platform model removes that operational weight and lets the team focus on growth instead of uptime.
Common reasons to migrate
- Checkout conversion. Shopify's checkout is consistently 5–15% higher converting than custom-built checkouts on Wix, especially on mobile.
- Core Web Vitals. A Shopify Dawn-based theme typically scores LCP < 2.0s out of the box. Wix stores require sustained performance work to match it.
- Security and compliance. Shopify is PCI-DSS Level 1 by default. No patching cycles, no plugin CVEs to chase.
- App ecosystem. 8,000+ vetted apps with revenue-share economics that align with merchant success.
- Total cost of ownership. For most stores in the $1–25M GMV range, Shopify Plus's all-in monthly cost is 40–60% lower than the equivalent Wix hosting + dev + extension stack over three years.
What does not migrate cleanly (and how we handle it)
Honest list of things that need adaptation rather than copy-paste:
- Subscriptions. Native subscriptions on Wix → Shopify Subscriptions app or Recharge. We migrate the subscriber list; live billing handover is staged.
- Custom checkout flows. Shopify's checkout is locked down (intentionally — it is why it converts well). Most "custom checkout" requirements get satisfied via Shopify Functions or post-purchase apps.
- Email design templates. Rebuilt as Shopify Notifications + your chosen email tool (Klaviyo, Omnisend, Shopify Email).
- Search & filtering. Native Shopify Search & Discovery covers most cases; Algolia or Boost AI Search for advanced needs.
Cost ranges (so you know what to expect)
Typical Wix → Shopify migration budgets:
- Small store (under 500 products, simple catalog, basic theme): $1,500 – $4,000
- Mid-market (500 – 5,000 products, variants, customers, orders, redirects, mild theme rebuild): $4,000 – $12,000
- Enterprise (5,000+ products, B2B, multi-store, full theme rebuild, app rewrites): $12,000 – $40,000+
Every quote is fixed-price and written. You get an itemised scope document before signing.
Common questions about Shopify migration
Does Wix expose a full eCommerce API for migration?
Wix Stores has limited public APIs compared to WooCommerce — that is the honest truth. We combine the Wix Stores REST API with authenticated catalog export and a content scrape for pages and blog posts, validate counts end-to-end against the Wix dashboard, and rebuild the theme on Shopify Dawn.
Will the design look the same on Shopify?
We rebuild the storefront on Shopify rather than copy Wix HTML one-for-one — the result is cleaner, faster (typically 50%+ better LCP), and easier to maintain, while preserving your brand identity, hero imagery, and layout intent. We share a Figma mockup before any Liquid is written.
Can you migrate Wix Bookings or Wix Restaurants?
Wix Bookings → Shopify needs an app (BookThatApp, Sesami) and we migrate appointment history + service definitions. Wix Restaurants → Shopify uses an app (HungerRush, Magic Menu) or a custom POS workflow — depends on your menu complexity.
What about Wix's built-in email marketing — does that move?
Subscriber list moves to Shopify Email or Klaviyo (recommended for growth). Email design templates do not migrate directly; we rebuild your top 3 templates in the new tool.
Why does Wix → Shopify migration cost more than WooCommerce → Shopify?
Two reasons: (1) Wix's limited APIs mean more scraping + manual reconciliation, and (2) the theme has to be rebuilt from visual reference rather than translated from existing Liquid. Typical Wix → Shopify quotes are 20–40% higher than equivalent WooCommerce → Shopify projects.
Migration deep-dives
WooCommerce to Shopify migration: the complete 2026 guide
Everything you need to plan, execute and QA a WooCommerce → Shopify migration without losing data or SEO rankings.
Read →Wix to Shopify migration: what actually moves and what doesn't
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Read →Magento 2 to Shopify migration: handling complex catalogs
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Read →Ready to migrate Wix to Shopify?
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