Magento → Shopify
Top 10 Magento to Shopify Migration Tools (2026)
Magento to Shopify is the most-shipped migration path on the Shopify Plus platform, and the tooling has consolidated around a handful of options. This shortlist is written for $5M-$50M DTC brands; the picks change above $50M when custom catalog complexity makes the automated tools insufficient as a single solution.
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Cart2Cart
MagneticOne / Cart2Cart · Migration platform
Cart2Cart is the default automated migration choice for Magento 2 → Shopify Plus at this brand size. A web-based wizard maps source-platform entities to Shopify analogues and runs the load. Operators pick it because the wizard handles catalog, customer, and recent order history without custom scripting, and because the agency network knows it well — meaning issue triage during cutover week is fast. The honest tradeoff: custom fields beyond Magento defaults require a paired tool, usually Matrixify, for the reconciliation pass. Cart2Cart alone is rarely the whole answer at the $5M+ brand size, but it almost always anchors the toolchain.
Best for: $5M-$50M DTC brands with under 10,000 SKUs and standard Magento field counts.
LitExtension
LitExtension · Migration platform
LitExtension covers the same automated migration ground as Cart2Cart with a slightly different operating model. The managed-service tier — where the vendor team runs the migration on behalf of the brand — is the differentiator at this size. Brands without an in-house developer use it; brands with one usually run the self-service tier. The reasons to pick LitExtension over Cart2Cart are not about feature coverage but about which agency network the brand is plugged into and which vendor has the live operator the brand can call during cutover. Output quality between the two is comparable; the support model matters more than the wizard.
Best for: Brands without in-house Shopify developers who want a vendor-managed cutover.
Matrixify (formerly Excelify)
ITissible · Bulk import / export
Matrixify is the Excel-driven power tool for everything the automated migration apps cannot handle cleanly — custom metafields, variant-level overrides, mass-edit passes during reconciliation, and the reverse-direction work when something needs to be re-uploaded. Almost every Magento → Shopify migration above $5M uses Matrixify alongside the chosen automated tool. The honest framing: Matrixify is not a one-shot migration tool. It is a workflow tool used dozens of times across the engagement, including post-launch for catalog cleanup. Brands that treat it as a single-purpose import miss most of its value.
Best for: Custom field reconciliation, mass-edit passes, and post-launch catalog cleanup.
Shopify Store Importer
Shopify · Migration app
The first-party importer in Shopify Admin supports Magento as a recognized source platform. It is free and covered by Shopify support, which makes it the safe default for brands trying to evaluate scope before signing an agency engagement. The limitation is the same one that surfaces with most first-party Shopify tools at this brand size — it covers the standard fields and stops short of the custom complexity that defines real Magento installs at $5M+. Most teams use it once during evaluation, then graduate to Cart2Cart or LitExtension for the production migration. Free, predictable, and rarely the final answer.
Best for: Pre-engagement evaluation runs and small-catalog brands at the bottom of the $5M+ band.
Next-Cart
Next-Cart · Migration platform
Next-Cart is the third major automated migration platform after Cart2Cart and LitExtension. Functionally similar — wizard-driven, supports Magento 2 as source and Shopify as target, handles catalog, customers, recent orders. The reason to consider Next-Cart specifically is when the brand has had a difficult experience with one of the two leaders and wants a second opinion at quoting time. Output quality is comparable. The operator-level question is which vendor support team is responsive during the cutover weekend, not which wizard has the prettiest UI. Get a quote, ask for a recent reference at your revenue size, and decide on that basis.
Best for: Brands seeking a third quote against Cart2Cart and LitExtension before committing.
Webkul Magento to Shopify Migration
Webkul · Migration connector
Webkul's offering is the choice when the source store leans heavily on Magento-specific extensions — particularly the B2B, multi-vendor, or marketplace extensions Webkul itself sells on the Magento side. The connector understands the extension data shapes natively, which saves reconciliation hours that the generic automated tools would otherwise burn. Outside that specific case — Magento install with significant Webkul extension dependency — the generic automated tools are a better default. Useful to know about, less commonly the right pick at this brand size. Worth quoting if your Magento extension stack is Webkul-heavy.
Best for: Magento stores running multiple Webkul extensions in production.
API2Cart
API2Cart · Multi-platform API
API2Cart is not a turnkey migration app — it is a unified REST API that abstracts the source and target platforms behind a single interface. Used by partners building custom migration tooling rather than by brands directly. The reason it shows up on a shortlist is that several agencies in the Shopify Plus network use API2Cart under the hood, and operators benefit from knowing that. Direct use by an in-house team is rare and only makes sense when the brand has a developer fluent in ecommerce data models and a migration that does not fit the automated tools. Otherwise, leave it to the agency partner.
Best for: Agency-led migrations with non-standard source data that the automated tools cannot handle.
Celigo for Shopify
Celigo · iPaaS
Celigo is the iPaaS layer for dual-write Magento → Shopify cutovers — the engagements where the brand needs the two stores in sync for several weeks while customer traffic is split or while operational systems are being re-pointed. Not a migration tool in the seed-load sense; the automated apps still do that. Celigo handles the ongoing data flow that follows. The expense is meaningful at this size — five-figure annual commitment on top of the migration apps — and it is worth it only for genuine dual-write engagements. Single-cutover brands do not need it.
Best for: Dual-write cutover engagements with multi-week store overlap.
Rewind Backups
Rewind · Backup and recovery
Rewind is the standard safety net during a Magento → Shopify migration. The mechanic is straightforward — automated daily backups of the Shopify store from the moment seed-load completes through stabilization weeks. The reason it earns a slot on this list, despite not being a migration app per se, is that the most painful incidents during the first month post-launch are recoverable only if a recent clean snapshot exists. Brands that skip backups during the migration window are betting against a low-probability, high-impact event. The cost is small relative to that risk.
Best for: Every $5M+ migration engagement, period.
Easy Redirects
Hextom · Redirect management
A documented redirect map is the single biggest determinant of whether SEO survives a Magento → Shopify migration. Easy Redirects is the tool most brands use to operate that map on the Shopify side once it is built. The redirect map itself comes out of the SEO migration audit, not from the app — but operators need a tool to load, edit, and monitor the redirects, and Easy Redirects covers it without ceremony. The honest framing: this is not a migration tool, it is a post-migration operational tool. It earns a slot because the migration is not done at cutover; it is done when ranking holds in week eight.
Best for: Operating the redirect map post-cutover and through the first eight weeks of stabilization.
How to choose
The 3 decisions that determine fit
Catalog complexity sets the tool
Under 10K SKUs and standard fields: Cart2Cart or LitExtension on their own. Above 10K or with custom field counts beyond Magento defaults: pair the automated tool with Matrixify for the reconciliation pass.
Order history depth sets the budget
Three years of orders is the clean threshold. Beyond that, the migration cost climbs quickly relative to the analytical value of the older history. Many brands cap at 24 months.
Cutover style sets the architecture
Single-cutover engagements rely on the automated tool plus a documented redirect map. Dual-write engagements need an iPaaS layer (Celigo, Boomi) to keep the two stores in sync during overlap.
Frequently asked
Questions operators ask before they choose
Can a brand do a Magento to Shopify migration with one tool?
No, not at this brand size. The automated migration platforms (Cart2Cart, LitExtension, Next-Cart) handle the seed load for catalog, customers, and recent orders. Above 10K SKUs or with non-standard field counts, brands pair the automated tool with Matrixify for the reconciliation pass. Dual-write engagements add an iPaaS layer like Celigo. One-tool migrations work only at the bottom of the $5M+ band and with simple catalogs.
What does a Magento to Shopify migration typically cost in 2026?
Sixty thousand to two hundred and twenty thousand dollars in combined agency fees plus tool subscriptions for the full $5M-$50M engagement. Tools themselves are a small fraction — usually under $5K — and concentrate in the migration platform fees and the iPaaS subscription if dual-write. The dominant cost is agency hours, especially around discovery, reconciliation, and the SEO migration audit.
Does Shopify's built-in Store Importer cover Magento well enough?
For pre-engagement evaluation and for brands at the very bottom of the $5M+ band with simple catalogs, yes. Above that, no. It covers standard fields and stops short of the custom complexity that defines real Magento installs at scale. The most common pattern is to run the importer once during evaluation, then commission Cart2Cart or LitExtension for production. Free and predictable; rarely the final answer.
Should we keep historical order data in the Magento to Shopify migration?
Three years of order history is the clean threshold. Beyond that the migration cost climbs steeply against modest analytical value. Many $5M+ brands cap at the most-recent 24 months and archive the older records in a data warehouse for reporting. Do not let "we might need it" drive the decision; price out the cost of migrating 5+ years of orders and almost always the archive path wins.
How long does the data-migration portion of a Magento to Shopify replatform take?
Six to ten weeks for the data workstream specifically inside a $5M-$50M engagement, beginning two to three weeks after kickoff (during discovery) and overlapping with theme build and app re-implementation. The data work is what most often forces a timeline slip, usually because custom-field reconciliation surfaces complexity that discovery missed.