Disclosure: WEBDIGITA appears at position 3. Our Magento migration services page covers our process, scope and pricing in full. We assessed ourselves against the same criteria applied to every agency here.
- Adobe Commerce and Magento store counts have declined by roughly 20% since 2022 as mid-market merchants replatform to Shopify – the migration window is open and the agencies doing this well are a specific subset of the Shopify market (BuiltWith, 2026)
- A Magento catalogue with 10,000+ SKUs, configurable products, tiered pricing and multi-store setup takes 4 to 9 months to migrate safely to Shopify – timeline is driven by data complexity, not agency speed
- UK Magento to Shopify migration projects range from £11,000 for standard Magento 2 stores to £80,000+ for multi-store enterprise Adobe Commerce builds with custom extensions and ERP integrations
A standard Magento 2 store with under 5,000 SKUs and no custom extensions takes 8 to 16 weeks. A mid-market Magento store with configurable products, tiered customer pricing, ERP integration and a meaningful blog archive takes 4 to 6 months. A multi-store Adobe Commerce build with B2B functionality, custom modules and international trading takes 6 to 9 months and should be treated as a platform rebuilding project, not a data transfer. Catalogue size drives timeline less than extension complexity and integration rewiring – a 50,000 SKU catalogue with no custom extensions is faster to migrate than a 5,000 SKU store with six custom modules and a PIM integration.
Quick picks
- Best migration-first agency with documented zero-loss principles: Fourmeta (London, fixed-scope, eCommerce Awards)
- Best for cross-platform expertise from both Magento and Shopify sides: magic42 (Birmingham, 20 years Magento, confirmed multi-site Magento to Shopify Plus migrations)
- Best governance-led migration with SEO and data-risk control: WEBDIGITA (from £11,000, 40% below market average)
- Best published SEO result from a Magento migration: Eastside Co (63% organic growth case study)
- Best for enterprise Adobe Commerce with ERP complexity: Eastside Co or We Make Websites
- Best for Magento stores staying on Shopify (not Plus): Charle, WEBDIGITA, Absolute Design
What makes Magento to Shopify migration different from WooCommerce to Shopify
Both are moves to Shopify, but the source platform problems are completely different. WooCommerce migrations are mostly about plugin replacement and WordPress content. Magento migrations are about three things that WooCommerce merchants rarely deal with at the same scale: catalogue architecture, extension dependencies and the Shopify versus Plus decision.
Magento’s catalogue model is significantly more complex than WooCommerce. Configurable products with multiple attribute sets, tiered pricing by customer group, category hierarchies with custom URL rewrites, and multi-website catalogue sharing all require explicit mapping decisions before migration begins. Shopify’s product model is simpler – which is both the benefit and the migration challenge. Reducing Magento’s flexibility to Shopify’s opinionated structure requires deliberate decisions, not automated migration scripts.
The extension replacement problem on Magento is also more significant than WordPress plugins. Magento extensions are written in PHP, often heavily customised, and may be integrated at the database or API layer in ways that have no documented equivalent on Shopify. The table below maps the most common Magento extensions to their Shopify equivalents.
| Magento extension / feature | What it does | Shopify equivalent | Migration complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer group pricing / tier pricing | Different prices per customer group | Shopify B2B (Plus only) or Wholesale Club app | High – logic needs rebuilding; Plus required for true B2B pricing |
| Magento Configurable Products | Products with multiple attribute combinations | Shopify product variants (max 100 per product) | High – Shopify variant limit requires restructuring large attribute sets |
| Layered navigation / faceted search | Filter by attribute on category pages | Boost Commerce, Searchpie or custom Shopify theme filters | Medium – Shopify’s native filtering is limited; app required for parity |
| Magento B2B (quote requests, PO ordering) | B2B-specific ordering workflows | Shopify B2B on Plus – quote drafts, company accounts | Very high – requires Shopify Plus; workflow logic rebuilt from scratch |
| Custom checkout steps / fields | Additional checkout fields or logic | Shopify checkout extensibility (Plus only) | High – Shopify standard has fixed checkout; Plus required for customisation |
| Multi-store / multi-website | Multiple stores from one Magento instance | Multiple Shopify stores or Shopify Markets (Plus) | Very high – separate Shopify stores have separate subscriptions |
| ERP integration (custom middleware) | Real-time stock, order and pricing sync | Rebuild via Shopify API and new middleware | Very high – all custom ERP middleware must be rewritten for Shopify APIs |
| Magento MSI (multi-source inventory) | Multiple warehouse stock allocation | Shopify Locations or third-party 3PL app | High – multi-location logic differs significantly |
| Magento RMA (return management) | Return and refund workflows | Loop Returns or AfterShip Returns | Medium – replace with app, configure to match existing process |
| Algolia or Elasticsearch search | Fast product search with custom ranking | Shopify native search + Boost Commerce or Searchpie | Medium – search configuration needs rebuilding |
| Magento Page Builder content | CMS pages and landing pages | Shopify native pages or Pagefly / Shogun | Medium – page content needs migrating and rebuilding in new CMS |
Shopify or Shopify Plus: the decision that shapes the migration scope
This decision needs to be made before a migration agency is contracted, not during discovery. Standard Shopify covers most mid-market D2C Magento stores – they migrated to Magento when Shopify lacked features that Shopify has since closed. Shopify Plus is required if your store uses customer group pricing, needs custom checkout fields, runs multiple stores from one Magento instance, or generates order volumes that exceed standard Shopify API rate limits during peak trading.
| Magento feature you use | Standard Shopify | Shopify Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Standard B2C pricing | Yes | Not required |
| Customer group / tiered pricing | Requires app workaround | Native B2B catalogue pricing |
| Custom checkout fields | No | Yes via checkout extensibility |
| Multi-store / multi-website | Separate stores (multiple subscriptions) | Shopify Markets or multiple Plus stores |
| B2B quote requests and PO ordering | No | Yes via Shopify B2B |
| High-volume API for ERP sync | Limited rate limits | Higher API rate limits |
| Shopify Scripts (discounts, shipping logic) | No | Yes (Shopify Functions) |
For most Magento migrations, if the answer to two or more rows in the Plus column is yes, the migration scope and budget for Shopify Plus is justified. If only one row applies, it is worth stress-testing whether an app-based workaround on standard Shopify covers the requirement before committing to Plus fees.
Quick comparison: 9 Magento to Shopify migration agencies
| # | Agency | Best for | UK Base | Shopify Status | Magento depth | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourmeta | Migration-first, fixed-scope, zero-loss principles | London | Plus Partner | Confirmed Magento migration specialist | £££ |
| 2 | magic42 | Magento certified + Shopify Plus, ERP migrations | Birmingham | Plus Partner | 20 years, Magento certified developers | £££ |
| 3 | WEBDIGITA | Governance-led, SEO and data-risk control | London / Reading / Birmingham | Partner | Magento maintenance and migration | £££ |
| 4 | Charle Agency | Configurable products, in-house SEO, post-launch support | London | Plus Partner | Dedicated Magento migration team | £££ |
| 5 | Eastside Co | Enterprise, 63% organic growth case study | London / Birmingham | Platinum Partner | 500+ Shopify builds from multiple platforms | £££££ |
| 6 | Swanky Agency | 30+ Magento migrations, DTC subscription brands | Exeter | Platinum Partner | Confirmed 30+ Magento migrations | ££££ |
| 7 | Absolute Design | Shopify Plus + Adobe Silver, Nottingham | Nottingham | Plus Partner | Adobe Silver Solution Partner | £££ |
| 8 | Blubolt | Tech stack simplification, same team post-launch | UK | Plus Partner | Magento migrations in 400+ project portfolio | £££ |
| 9 | We Make Websites | Headless enterprise, complex integration rewiring | London | Plus Partner | Enterprise platform migrations | £££££ |
How we selected and ranked these agencies
I evaluated nine agencies against four criteria: a confirmed Magento to Shopify migration service with documented process detail, evidence of completed Magento migrations from public case studies or client reviews, UK presence confirmed from public sources, and Shopify Partner status. Ranking prioritises documented migration specialism and Magento platform depth – an agency that builds great Shopify stores but has limited experience with Magento’s specific data architecture is higher risk for a Magento migration than one with fewer Shopify builds but deep Magento knowledge.
WEBDIGITA appears at position 3. We applied the same criteria to ourselves.
Pricing key: £££ = mid-market (£11,000-£25,000) · ££££ = established (£25,000-£50,000) · £££££ = enterprise (£50,000+)
Agency profiles
1. Fourmeta
The London Shopify Plus agency that built its migration practice around three non-negotiable principles: zero data loss, zero SEO loss, zero revenue loss
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify Plus migration, WooCommerce to Shopify migration, headless Shopify builds, UX/UI design, CRO, AI search optimisation, post-launch growth retainers
- Office Locations
- London (primary), with project delivery across Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Dan John (headless Shopify Plus migration, eCommerce Awards 2024), Luly Yang (Best New Website Launch 2026)
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Plus Partner
- Pricing
- £££ (mid-market to established)
Why choose Fourmeta
- Their three stated migration principles – zero data loss, zero SEO loss, zero revenue loss – are backed by fixed-scope engagements where cost, timeline and deliverables are agreed before a single line of code is written. In Magento migrations where scope tends to expand when extension complexity is discovered mid-project, fixed-scope pricing is a meaningful structural protection for merchants
- Migration-first positioning means Magento to Shopify is a core service rather than an occasional project type – they have seen the Magento extension replacement edge cases, the URL rewrite complexity and the ERP rewiring challenges that generalist Shopify agencies encounter for the first time on expensive projects
- eCommerce Awards Best New Website Launch in 2024 and 2026 provides independently judged evidence of launch quality on live trading stores – not migration speed, but the output quality that matters most when a Magento merchant’s existing customers land on the new Shopify store for the first time
Evidence sources: fourmeta.co.uk (Magento to Shopify Plus migration page, zero-loss principles confirmed, fixed-scope model confirmed), eCommerce Awards records (2024 and 2026 Best New Website Launch), Fourmeta-authored roundup of top Magento to Shopify agencies (agency confirmed own positioning)
Ideal for
D2C and B2C Magento merchants generating £1M to £100M who want a migration partner with a documented zero-loss methodology, fixed-scope pricing and proven launch quality for brands where the customer-facing store is the primary commercial channel.
Think twice if
Your Magento build is primarily B2B with complex customer group pricing, quote workflows and PO ordering logic. Fourmeta’s strongest published evidence is D2C and DTC migration – B2B Adobe Commerce complexity may require an agency with deeper B2B Shopify Plus implementation track record.
2. magic42
The only agency on this list that holds Magento certified developer credentials AND confirmed Shopify Plus migration case studies – the combination that matters most when your agency needs to understand both platforms to execute the handover correctly
- Specialisms
- Magento Open Source, Adobe Commerce, Shopify Plus, Hyvae development, ERP integrations, multi-site builds, B2B eCommerce, Magento to Shopify Plus migration
- Office Locations
- Birmingham, UK
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Bed Factory Direct (Magento to Shopify Plus with complex product configurator), British Gymnastics (multisite Magento to Shopify Plus with ERP), SD Products (Magento to Shopify Plus with ERP integration), Canonbury (Adobe Commerce B2B multisite)
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Plus Partner
- Pricing
- £££ (mid-market to established)
Why choose magic42
- Magento certified developers who also build and maintain Shopify Plus – the combination is genuinely rare. Most Magento agencies stay on Magento; most Shopify agencies have limited Magento platform knowledge. magic42 built their agency on top of a retailer’s Magento store and have expanded to Shopify Plus, which means they understand the architectural decisions in the Magento source and can make better mapping decisions during migration
- Confirmed multisite Magento to Shopify Plus migrations with ERP integration – the Bed Factory Direct case study documents the entire process of migrating a complex product configurator from Magento to Shopify Plus, including the proof-of-concept workshop they ran to confirm Shopify Plus could handle the catalogue before migration began
- Born from a Birmingham electronics retailer that reached £12M turnover – they have managed eCommerce from the merchant side, which changes how they evaluate the commercial risk of a migration timeline and the revenue protection decisions that come up during a cutover
Evidence sources: magic42.co.uk (Bed Factory Direct case study, British Gymnastics case study, SD Products case study confirmed – all multisite Magento to Shopify Plus with ERP), magic42 client portfolio page (multiple Magento to Shopify migrations listed), Magento certified developer status, Shopify Partner Directory
Ideal for
UK B2B and B2C Magento merchants with ERP integrations, complex product configurators or multi-store setups who need an agency that has genuinely operated on both platforms – not a Shopify agency who learned Magento data structures during your discovery phase.
Think twice if
You need a large agency team for an enterprise-scale Adobe Commerce migration with multiple parallel workstreams. magic42 is a Birmingham boutique with 11-50 staff – strong execution quality, but the capacity ceiling is lower than Eastside Co or We Make Websites for genuinely enterprise scope.
3. WEBDIGITA
Magento to Shopify migration with catalogue complexity and SEO protection mapped before scope is fixed – covering standard Shopify and Plus, priced approximately 40% below the UK market average
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify migration, Magento maintenance and support, eCommerce migration governance, extension gap analysis, SEO redirect mapping, ERP integration, post-launch retainer
- Office Locations
- London, Reading, Birmingham
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Long-term eCommerce partnerships averaging 8-10 years across B2B and D2C sectors
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Partner
- Pricing
- From £11,000 – approximately 40% below the UK market average of £18,500 for comparable Magento to Shopify migration engagements
Why choose WEBDIGITA
- Extension gap analysis runs before scope is confirmed – every Magento extension is mapped to its Shopify or Shopify Plus equivalent before the migration contract is signed, which surfaces the multi-source inventory, tiered pricing and ERP middleware problems that expand budgets when they are discovered during build
- Covers standard Shopify and Shopify Plus – unlike agencies that default every Magento migration to Plus, the initial scoping call establishes which Magento features genuinely require Plus and which can be addressed with apps on standard Shopify, which keeps projects that do not need Plus from being priced as if they do
- Pricing from £11,000 sits approximately 40% below the UK market average of £18,500 for mid-complexity Magento migrations – reflects a boutique team model, not a shorter process or a reduced scope
Evidence sources: webdigita.co.uk (magento-migration, shopify-migration, magento-support-maintenance, client testimonials), LinkedIn (11-50 employees, founded 2011)
Ideal for
UK Magento merchants generating £300k to £5M who want a governance-led migration with extension gap analysis, SEO protection and a clear Shopify vs Plus recommendation built into discovery – at mid-market pricing with three UK office locations.
Think twice if
Your Adobe Commerce build is multi-store enterprise with six-figure project scope, formal procurement requirements or a parallel team of 100+ developers needed. Webdigita’s boutique model suits mid-market complexity, not enterprise scale.
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WEBDIGITA produced this guide and appears at position 3. The same evaluation criteria were applied to our agency as to every other entry on this list.
4. Charle Agency
The London Shopify agency that explicitly names configurable products, customer groups and custom fields in their Magento migration service page – a sign they have actually done this rather than describing a generic migration process
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify migration, WooCommerce to Shopify migration, Shopify Plus development, SEO, GEO, CRO, HelpDesk maintenance retainer
- Office Locations
- London (Vauxhall)
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Cambridge Satchel, Billionaire Boys Club, 111SKIN, Muc-Off, Gilbert Rugby, Tropic Skincare, Lando Norris Store
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Plus Partner
- Pricing
- £££ (mid-market to established)
Why choose Charle Agency
- Their Magento to Shopify migration page names configurable products, customer groups and custom fields as Magento complexities they understand and map correctly into Shopify – these are the three most common data mapping failure points in Magento migrations, and naming them signals genuine Magento platform knowledge rather than generic migration copy
- Dedicated migrations team working alongside their in-house SEO team on every Magento migration – Magento URL rewrite structures are complex and Shopify’s fixed URL format differs substantially, making in-house SEO involvement during the build a more reliable approach than SEO as a post-launch audit
- Post-launch support through their HelpDesk retainer product means the same agency handles the migration and the ongoing Shopify maintenance – no knowledge transfer gap between the project team and the support team
Evidence sources: charle.co.uk (Magento to Shopify migration page, configurable products and customer groups explicitly named, dedicated migrations team confirmed, in-house SEO confirmed, 150+ Shopify launches), Shopify Partner Directory (Plus Partner, client reviews)
Ideal for
Mid-market D2C Magento merchants with configurable products, customer groups and custom field data that needs accurate mapping – and who want the migration and post-launch maintenance handled by one agency.
Think twice if
Your Magento build is enterprise Adobe Commerce with B2B quote workflows, multi-store architecture or complex ERP middleware. Charle’s confirmed strength is D2C Magento – enterprise B2B complexity sits better with magic42 or Eastside Co.
5. Eastside Co
The only agency on this list with a published Magento to Shopify migration case study showing a measurable SEO outcome: 63% organic growth post-migration
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify Plus migration, enterprise platform migrations, custom Shopify app development, UX design, SEO, retention marketing, strategic retainers
- Office Locations
- London (Soho), Birmingham, New York, Hamburg
- Team Size
- 80+ in-house (no freelancers)
- Notable Clients
- Volkswagen, Unilever, Chelsea FC, Carex, Tatti Lashes, Sneak Energy, Route One
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Platinum Partner
- Pricing
- £££££ (enterprise)
Why choose Eastside Co
- 63% organic growth case study on a Magento to Shopify migration – published on their blog with documented SEO methodology including content freeze dates, URL mapping strategy, bot-behaviour analysis and post-migration monitoring. This is a measurable, independently verifiable outcome from a real Magento migration, not a generic capability claim
- Their SEO team’s documented approach to Magento migrations includes anticipating which URL and content changes will cause the most crawl confusion and building mitigation actions before launch – a more sophisticated SEO migration framework than most agencies describe
- 80+ in-house specialists with no outsourced developers provides genuine capacity for parallel workstreams – SEO, development, design and ERP integration can run simultaneously without the resource bottlenecks that single-team boutiques face on complex migration projects
Evidence sources: eastsideco.com (63% organic growth Magento to Shopify SEO case study published and accessible), Shopify Partner Directory (Platinum Partner, 500+ builds), LinkedIn (80+ team confirmed), Companies House (UK entity since 2012)
Ideal for
Enterprise Magento merchants for whom SEO traffic is a primary revenue channel – stores where a poorly managed migration URL structure could cost six figures in organic traffic. Eastside Co’s documented SEO migration methodology is the strongest evidence base on this list for protecting rankings during a complex Magento migration.
Think twice if
You are a mid-market Magento merchant below £2M revenue. Eastside Co’s Platinum Partner scale, 80-person team and pricing is calibrated for enterprise – a mid-market Magento migration is likely outside the project size they prioritise.
6. Swanky Agency
The Shopify Platinum Partner with 30+ documented migrations from Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud – and a structured pre-migration tech consultancy that runs before any data moves
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify Plus migration, DTC subscription commerce, CRO, full-funnel marketing, internationalisation, Klaviyo, custom app development
- Office Locations
- Exeter (UK HQ), Australia, France
- Team Size
- 51-100
- Notable Clients
- HelloFresh, Huel, Wilkinson Sword, Hotel Chocolat, FutureYou Cambridge, Salon Supplies and Furniture
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Platinum Partner
- Pricing
- ££££ (established to enterprise)
Why choose Swanky Agency
- 30+ documented Magento migrations with a structured process covering hands-on discovery and tech consultancy pre-migration, expert data migration and redirect management, and post-launch growth services – the pre-migration consultancy stage is where extension gaps and ERP rewiring complexity surface before they affect budget
- Platinum Partner status with offices in UK, Australia and France creates genuine capacity and timezone coverage for Magento merchants trading internationally who cannot afford a migration cutover to coincide with business hours in multiple territories
- Subscription commerce expertise is particularly relevant for Magento merchants who currently use Magento Subscriptions or third-party subscription extensions – Swanky have moved subscription businesses before and their FutureYou Cambridge case study documents the systems integration that subscription migration requires
Evidence sources: swankyagency.com (migration page, 30+ migrations confirmed, pre-migration tech consultancy confirmed, FutureYou Cambridge case study), Shopify Partner Directory (Platinum Partner), multiple independent roundups (2025-2026)
Ideal for
DTC and subscription Magento merchants migrating to Shopify Plus who need both technical migration depth and growth services under one agency relationship – particularly brands trading internationally who need migration and post-launch managed from multiple timezones.
Think twice if
Your Magento build is B2B with complex procurement workflows, multi-store enterprise architecture or industrial sector products. Swanky’s documented client base is strongly DTC – B2B Magento complexity sits better with magic42 or WEBDIGITA.
7. Absolute Design
The Nottingham agency with both Shopify Plus Partner and Adobe Silver Solution Partner credentials – one of very few UK agencies positioned on both sides of the Magento to Shopify migration
- Specialisms
- Magento to Shopify migration, Shopify Plus development, WooCommerce support, Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce maintenance, long-term growth retainers
- Office Locations
- Nottingham (primary), London (Soho)
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Luxury home interiors, tile and flooring, industrial B2B and retail sectors
- Certifications
- Shopify Plus Partner, Adobe Silver Solution Partner
- Pricing
- £££ (mid-market to established)
Why choose Absolute Design
- Shopify Plus Partner and Adobe Silver Solution Partner simultaneously – the dual certification is rare and directly relevant to Magento migrations because it means the agency understands the source platform architecture at a level that pure Shopify agencies do not. A client review on their Shopify Partner Directory profile explicitly confirms: “Absolute Design had been maintaining our Magento sites for several years before suggesting a move to Shopify” – that continuity of knowledge before and after migration is a meaningful differentiator
- 30 years of eCommerce agency experience including the Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration era means they have context for legacy Magento architectural decisions that most newer agencies would need a discovery phase to understand
- Support plan starting from four hours per month for Magento, with structured site audit before any retainer commitment – if your migration timeline slips and you need Magento maintenance while the project completes, Absolute can provide it from the same team
Evidence sources: absolute-design.co.uk (About page: Shopify Plus Partner and Adobe Silver Solution Partner confirmed, founded 1994, Magento and Shopify migration services), Shopify Partner Directory (client review confirming Magento maintenance transitioning to Shopify migration)
Ideal for
Midlands and Northern England Magento merchants who want an agency with genuine Adobe Silver certification and confirmed Magento maintenance knowledge handling the migration – particularly useful for merchants whose Magento agency relationship is ending and who want a single agency to both maintain Magento and deliver the Shopify migration.
Think twice if
You need enterprise Adobe Commerce Gold Partner credentials for procurement, or a large team for parallel workstreams. Absolute Design is a boutique agency – strong breadth of credentials, lower capacity ceiling than the enterprise agencies on this list.
8. Blubolt
The Shopify Plus agency whose reputation for tech stack simplification during migration is directly relevant to Magento builds where extension accumulation has made the platform expensive to maintain
- Specialisms
- Magento and WooCommerce to Shopify Plus migration, tech stack simplification, ongoing support retainers, store performance optimisation, fashion and lifestyle eCommerce
- Office Locations
- UK
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Notable Clients
- Never Fully Dressed, WYSE London, Bella Freud, Snowdonia Cheese, JING Tea
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Plus Partner
- Pricing
- £££ (mid-market to established)
Why choose Blubolt
- Tech stack simplification is a core positioning theme in their agency description – for Magento merchants whose extension count has grown year on year to the point where each Magento upgrade breaks multiple extensions, the migration is an opportunity to reduce complexity rather than replicate it. Blubolt actively identify extensions that can be decommissioned rather than replaced
- 400+ eCommerce projects, with Magento migrations part of the confirmed portfolio alongside WooCommerce migrations – at that volume, they have encountered the Magento data edge cases that smaller agencies discover for the first time on client projects
- Same team for migration and post-launch retainer eliminates the knowledge transfer gap – the engineer who built the Shopify store is the same engineer maintaining it when something breaks in the first 90 days
Evidence sources: blubolt.com (400+ projects confirmed, Magento to Shopify Plus migration capability, tech stack simplification positioning), multiple independent Shopify agency roundups (2025-2026), client case studies (Never Fully Dressed, WYSE London)
Ideal for
Fashion, lifestyle and retail Magento merchants whose stores have accumulated extension debt and who want to use the migration as a simplification exercise – reducing the number of third-party dependencies rather than rebuilding them all on Shopify.
Think twice if
You need enterprise SLA coverage, formal Platinum Partner credentials or a large team for complex parallel workstreams. Blubolt is a boutique with a strong delivery record but a lower capacity ceiling than the enterprise agencies above.
9. We Make Websites
The London Shopify Plus agency trusted with the enterprise builds that most agencies would not take on – including Magento migrations with complex headless architecture and multi-system integration rewiring
- Specialisms
- Shopify Plus enterprise builds and migrations, headless commerce (Hydrogen), checkout extensibility, internationalisation, ongoing optimisation retainers
- Office Locations
- London (Pentonville Road), New York
- Team Size
- 51-100
- Notable Clients
- Good American, HyperX, Toteme, Hasbro, Huel, Levi’s Dockers
- Shopify Status
- Shopify Plus Partner
- Pricing
- £££££ (premium enterprise)
Why choose We Make Websites
- Headless Shopify Plus capability is directly relevant for Magento merchants whose stores run on Magento with a headless or Vue Storefront frontend – most agencies cannot maintain a headless architecture after migration without a full rebuild, whereas We Make Websites can receive a headless Magento environment and rebuild it as a Hydrogen frontend on Shopify Plus
- Consistently referenced as the “safe pair of hands” for large platform migrations in independent UK agency roundups – a reputation built on delivery reliability and project management consistency at enterprise scale, which matters more during a complex Magento migration than on a standard new build
- London and New York offices with a 50+ team means genuine capacity for enterprise Magento migrations where development, design, SEO and ERP integration need to run as parallel workstreams with a senior Project Manager across all of them
Evidence sources: wemakewebsites.com (headless commerce capability, migration services confirmed, client case studies), multiple independent UK agency roundups (2025-2026), Shopify Partner Directory
Ideal for
Enterprise Magento merchants with headless or custom frontend architecture, complex multi-system integrations or international multi-store setups that require a large senior team managing multiple parallel workstreams simultaneously.
Think twice if
You need deep Magento architecture knowledge in the agency doing the migration. We Make Websites’ confirmed strength is Shopify Plus delivery at enterprise scale – their Magento expertise is evidenced through the platform migrations they have received rather than through Magento-side certification or maintenance experience.
How to choose the right Magento to Shopify migration agency
Match the agency to your Magento complexity tier
| Your Magento situation | Complexity tier | Budget range | Agencies on this list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Magento 2, D2C, under 5,000 SKUs, no custom extensions | Low to medium | £11,000-£18,500 | WEBDIGITA, Charle, Blubolt |
| Magento 2 with configurable products, ERP integration, moderate catalogue | Medium | £18,500-£35,000 | magic42, Fourmeta, Charle, WEBDIGITA |
| Magento with B2B pricing, customer groups, multi-store | High – Shopify Plus required | £35,000-£60,000 | magic42, Eastside Co, Swanky |
| Adobe Commerce enterprise, headless, multi-system ERP | Very high | £60,000-£150,000+ | Eastside Co, We Make Websites |
| Adobe Commerce multi-store, international, subscription | Very high | £50,000-£100,000 | Swanky, Eastside Co |
| Magento 1 (end of life since 2020) – urgent migration | High – timeline critical | £20,000-£50,000 | magic42, Fourmeta, Charle |
Questions to ask before signing a Magento migration contract
- Show me your extension gap analysis process. Every Magento extension needs to be mapped to a Shopify equivalent before scope is fixed – not during development. Ask to see a sample extension gap analysis from a previous Magento migration
- Is my Magento build standard Shopify or Shopify Plus? Any agency that defaults to Plus without a feature-by-feature assessment is either upselling or lazy. Ask them to go through the Plus vs standard decision against your specific Magento feature set
- How do you handle Magento URL rewrites and custom URL structures? Magento’s URL rewrite table can contain tens of thousands of entries. A Shopify redirect file has different constraints. Ask specifically how they handle bulk URL mapping
- What happens to customer passwords? Magento uses a different password hash than Shopify. Passwords cannot migrate – customers must reset. Ask what the post-launch password reset communication plan looks like
- Who rebuilds the ERP middleware? Magento ERP integrations are usually built against Magento’s APIs. Shopify uses different APIs. The middleware needs rebuilding from scratch. Establish clearly whether this is in scope, who does it, and what timeline assumption the project budget is based on
For context on what Magento maintenance looks like while your migration is in progress, or if you decide migration is not the right move right now, the Magento support agencies guide covers the UK agencies that provide ongoing Adobe Commerce maintenance. Our Shopify migration services page also covers what a governed migration looks like across all source platforms.
Final recommendation
Too many generalist Shopify agencies take Magento migrations without the platform knowledge to handle extension gap analysis, URL rewrite mapping and ERP middleware rewiring. A botched Magento migration is harder to recover from than a WooCommerce migration because the data is more tightly coupled and the source platform has more moving parts.
For mid-market D2C Magento merchants, Fourmeta’s fixed-scope zero-loss methodology and magic42’s cross-platform Magento-and-Shopify certification are the two strongest combinations on this list. For enterprise Adobe Commerce with SEO as a primary revenue channel, Eastside Co’s 63% organic growth case study is the most relevant evidence base in the UK market. For merchants who need to stay on Magento while the migration is being planned, the Magento maintenance guide covers that separately.
Frequently asked questions
1. How long does a Magento to Shopify migration take for a large catalogue?
A standard Magento 2 store with under 5,000 SKUs and no custom extensions takes 8 to 16 weeks. A mid-market Magento store with configurable products, tiered pricing, ERP integration and a substantial blog archive takes 4 to 6 months. A multi-store Adobe Commerce build with B2B functionality, custom modules and international trading takes 6 to 9 months. Catalogue size drives timeline less than extension complexity and integration rewiring - a 50,000 SKU catalogue with no custom extensions migrates faster than a 5,000 SKU store with six custom modules and a PIM integration. Agencies that quote a fixed timeline without first auditing your extension stack are pricing on assumptions rather than scope.
2. Do I need Shopify Plus to migrate from Magento, or will standard Shopify work?
Standard Shopify covers most mid-market D2C Magento stores. Shopify Plus is required if your Magento store uses customer group pricing or tiered B2B pricing, needs customised checkout fields or logic beyond Shopify's standard checkout, runs multiple stores from a single Magento instance, or generates order volumes that push against standard Shopify API rate limits during peak trading. Any agency defaulting every Magento migration to Shopify Plus without a feature-by-feature assessment is either upselling or skipping the discovery that would answer the question properly.
3. How much does a Magento to Shopify migration cost in the UK?
UK Magento to Shopify migration costs range from £11,000 for a standard Magento 2 D2C store with a small catalogue and no custom extensions, to £150,000 or more for multi-store enterprise Adobe Commerce builds with B2B workflows, custom module rebuilds and complex ERP rewiring. The UK market average for a mid-complexity Magento migration - a store generating £500k to £5M with configurable products, some custom extensions and an ERP integration - is approximately £18,500. Webdigita's Magento to Shopify migrations start from £11,000, approximately 40% below this market average.
4. What happens to Magento extensions when migrating to Shopify?
Magento extensions do not transfer to Shopify. Each extension needs to be replaced with a Shopify app equivalent, rebuilt as a custom Shopify app, or decommissioned if the functionality is native to Shopify or no longer needed. The most complex replacements are customer group and tiered pricing (requires Shopify Plus B2B), configurable products with more than 100 variants (Shopify's variant limit requires catalogue restructuring), B2B quote and PO ordering workflows (requires Shopify Plus B2B), multi-source inventory (rebuilt using Shopify Locations), and custom ERP middleware (requires a full rewrite against Shopify APIs). An agency should complete an extension gap analysis before project scope is fixed - discovering extension complexity during build is the most common cause of Magento migration budget overruns.
