Migration software
Cart2Cart
Suggested in 2 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Websites and ecommerce. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What does Cart2Cart handle?
The limits of the built-in tools that Cart2Cart gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Shopify to WooCommerce migration
- Build the redirect map before launch dayOptional "Create the 301 redirects" setting in the Migration Wizard; WooCommerce is a supported target. Assumes the domain stays the same.
- Freeze the catalogue and take orders on one store onlyRecent Data Migration moves products, customers and orders added since the last migration.
- WooCommerce has no built-in redirect manager or bulk redirect import.Optional "Create the 301 redirects" setting in its Migration Wizard. Assumes the domain stays the same.
- The built-in product importer has no top-up mode (a copy of only what changed). A second import skips products whose ID or SKU already exists, or updates them if you tick Update existing products. Products with no ID or SKU have nothing to match on.Recent Data Migration moves products, customers and orders added since the last migration.
WooCommerce to Shopify migration
- Decide how much order history you really needHosted service that moves orders and order statuses along with customers and products; passwords cannot be moved.
- Orders cannot be imported by CSV or with the Store Migration app.Hosted service that moves orders and order statuses with customers and products. Customer passwords cannot be moved.
- Shopify has no Magento migration guide, and the Magento admin export cannot include orders.Shopify App Store migration app that lists WooCommerce and Magento as sources.
How does Cart2Cart handle key settings?
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what Cart2Cart carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| What each method moves | Hosted migration service that lists Shopify to WooCommerce. Check what each package includes before you book. | Shopify to WooCommerce migration |
| Redirects | Optional "Create the 301 redirects" setting. Assumes the domain stays the same. | Shopify to WooCommerce migration |
| Top-up copy before go-live (delta pass) | Recent Data Migration moves products, customers and orders added since the last migration. | Shopify to WooCommerce migration |
| Products with more than 3 options | Says it migrates products with variations. What happens past 3 options: not stated in Cart2Cart's documentation: test it in your pilot. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Product images | Migrates product images, with an optional "Migrate images in descriptions" setting. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| SEO titles and descriptions | Lists "SEO URLs and metadata (when possible)". | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Customer passwords and sign-in | Says passwords cannot be migrated. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Marketing consent | Not stated in Cart2Cart's documentation: test it in your pilot. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Order history | Migrates orders and order statuses, with an optional "Preserve order IDs" setting. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Coupons, store credit and gift cards | Migrates coupons. Gift cards: not stated in Cart2Cart's documentation: test it in your pilot. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Product reviews | Lists reviews as migrated "with add-ons". | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Blog posts and pages | Lists blog posts and CMS pages as optional. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Redirects from old URLs | Its WooCommerce to Shopify guide says to create redirects yourself with a redirect app. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
| Top-up import before go-live (delta pass) | Recent Data Migration moves products, customers and orders added since the last migration. | WooCommerce to Shopify migration |
Which tools do the same jobs as Cart2Cart?
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.