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Migration audit and pre-migration consultation

Shopify Migration Audit, Planned Before You Move a Single Record

A Shopify migration audit from a team that has launched over 450 Shopify stores since 2015: we inventory your data, URLs, apps and search traffic, tell you what will not transfer and hand back a costed plan with the safest method. Fixed packages start at $490, delivered in 2 to 9 working days, and rated 4.9+ on average by verified clients.

  • Products, customers, orders, content and apps inventoried
  • Every URL listed and an old-to-new redirect plan drafted
  • Features that cannot migrate flagged before they cost you
  • Costed method, timeline and launch plan in writing
Shopify migration audit scanner showing pages, checks, flagged risks and a verified plan before a store moves to Shopify
From$490
Delivery2 to 9 working days
Revisions2 rounds
Our track record

450+ Shopify Stores Launched Since 2015, So We Know Where Migrations Break

Most migration disasters are decided before a single record moves: a missing redirect plan, an app nobody listed, a field the importer cannot read. Our audits are built from the problems that surfaced on real launches.

450+

Shopify stores designed and launched

4.9+

Average rating from verified clients

2015

Building Shopify stores since

Secure checkout

Pay through a protected checkout and keep a full order record.

Two revision rounds

Included in every package, so the result matches what you pictured.

Backup before changes

We work on a duplicate of your theme, never on your live store.

Who this is for

Who Books a Pre-Migration Consultation

Some owners already know they are moving to Shopify and want a safe route. Others are still deciding whether to move at all. The audit helps both groups see the work, risk and price in advance.

Owners with traffic to protect

Organic search pays your bills and a bad cutover could cut it. You want a baseline and a redirect plan agreed before anyone touches the live domain.

Stores outgrowing their current platform

Plugins are slowing the site, hosting is costly and updates break things. You need an honest answer on whether Shopify fits and what the move would involve.

Buyers comparing agency quotes

Three proposals arrived with three scopes and three totals. An independent audit gives you a common yardstick and the questions to put to each bidder.

Merchants with custom features

Wholesale pricing, subscriptions, loyalty points or a custom checkout may or may not exist on Shopify. We tell you which ones need an app, a rebuild or a decision.

Teams planning a Shopify rebuild

You already run Shopify but want to rebuild on a new theme, a second store or Plus. A Shopify to Shopify migration has its own traps, and we map them first.

Owners recovering from a messy move

A previous move left broken links, missing orders or lost rankings. We audit the damage and write the repair list in priority order.

Good fit signalsYou can share access to the current store or its exportsYou want facts and a price before committing to a buildYou may hand the plan to your own developerYou prefer a defined fee to open-ended consulting hours
Problems solved

Why Moves Without an Audit Go Wrong

Generic Shopify migration tips online rarely say which ones apply to your store. A migration that starts with an import tool and ends with a surprise costs more than the audit that would have prevented it. These are the failures we have watched repeat, and the check that stops each.

URLs change and nobody counted them.

Outcome: Shopify fixes the prefixes /products/, /collections/, /pages/ and /blogs/, so almost every address on a store changes. We list them all from crawls and Search Console and plan the redirects up front.

The migration app skips half the store.

Outcome: Shopify's own Store Migration app leaves out orders, collections, menus, search data and blog posts. We write down what your chosen tool will and will not carry, so no gap appears at launch.

Apps and integrations were never listed.

Outcome: Reviews, subscriptions, ERP links, shipping rates and email tools each need a Shopify equivalent. The audit lists every connection with a recommended replacement and its cost.

Some data cannot be moved at all.

Outcome: Customer passwords, gift card balances, loyalty points and subscription billing records do not travel by import. We flag them with a plan, such as password reset emails, before customers notice.

The budget was built on a guess.

Outcome: Quotes range from a few hundred dollars for tools to tens of thousands for agencies. A scoped audit replaces the guess with itemised work you can price against.

Nobody owns the cutover.

Outcome: DNS, redirects, tracking and payments switch on the same day. The audit ends with a runbook naming who does what, in which order, and how to roll back.

What we can do

What Our Shopify Website Audit and Planning Covers

This is a technical review, a search review and a project plan in one document. The six areas below are examined for every store, with the edge cases that tend to surprise owners.

Data inventory and mapping sheet

Products, variants, options, metafields, customers, orders, discounts, reviews and pages are counted and mapped to Shopify fields. Where a source field has no home, we propose a metafield or an app and show the effect on the theme.

Online SEO audit for Shopify migration

We crawl the live site, pull Search Console and analytics, and list indexed URLs, top landing pages, canonicals, structured data and metadata. The output is a baseline you can compare against after launch.

Redirect plan within Shopify's limits

Shopify redirects are literal, case-insensitive, capped at 100,000 on standard plans and cannot use wildcards. We size your URL set against those rules and flag the patterns that need exact one-to-one mapping.

App and integration inventory

Payments, shipping, tax, reviews, loyalty, subscriptions, ERP and email tools are listed with the Shopify equivalent, its monthly cost and whether it needs a rebuild. Nothing is left as an assumption.

Method and tool recommendation

We compare manual CSV, Shopify's migration app, Matrixify, cart-to-cart tools and an agency build against your data and recommend one, with the reasons, the cost and the risks of each.

Timeline, budget and launch plan

You receive a phase plan with realistic durations, a budget range, a freeze window, a test checklist and a cutover runbook. It is written so another developer could follow it without us.

What is included

What Your Pre-Migration Consultation Includes

Six workstreams sit inside the fixed fee. The comparison further down shows which of them each package carries, from a quick risk scan to a launch-ready plan.

Data and structure

  • Counts of products, variants, customers and orders
  • Metafield and custom field review
  • Shopify field mapping sheet
  • Data quality issues listed, such as duplicates and bad SKUs

Search and URLs

  • Crawl of the live site and sitemap
  • Search Console and analytics top pages pulled
  • Old to new URL map drafted
  • Metadata and canonical risks noted

Apps and features

  • Every app and integration listed
  • Shopify replacement and cost per item
  • Features that cannot migrate flagged
  • Theme and design differences summarised

Method and tools

  • Comparison of migration methods for your data
  • Tool recommendation with limits explained
  • Order and customer history approach
  • Password and account invite plan

Cost and timeline

  • Itemised work list with price bands
  • Phase timeline with dependencies
  • Launch window advice
  • Questions to put to any agency quoting you

Delivery and handover

  • Written report you can give any developer
  • Live walkthrough call
  • Cutover runbook in higher packages
  • Two revision rounds

We only read from your live store during the audit. Nothing is changed, deleted or published, and the plan is yours to keep whether or not we do the build.

See how it works

How a Shopify Migration Audit Finds Risks Before Launch

Watch an audit work through a store area by area. Each part of the current site is scanned against what Shopify will need, anything risky is flagged, and a fix is written next to it, so the final plan is a clear list instead of a surprise on launch day.

Pre-migration audit in progressEvery area scanned, every risk written down. A scanner sweeps down 8 checks (Product data, URL structure, Customers, Orders, Apps, Content, Search data, Launch plan). Logged Risks flagged, Planned Fixes planned, 8/8 Areas scored. Score 8/8.Pre-migration audit in progressEvery area scanned, every risk written downAREACHECKProduct dataVariants, SKUs, metafieldsPendingClearURL structureOld to new redirect mapPendingClearCustomersConsent and password planPendingRiskMap addedClearOrdersHistory and status importPendingClearAppsShopify equivalents listedPendingClearContentPages, posts and menusPendingRiskPlan writtenClearSearch dataTitles and canonicalsPendingClearLaunch planDNS and rollback stepsPendingClear8/8Areas coveredRisks flaggedLogg…Fixes plannedPlan…Areas scored8/81Scan2Flag3Plan4Present
Pre-migration audit in progressEvery area scanned, every risk written down. A scanner sweeps down 8 checks (Product data, URL structure, Customers, Orders, Apps, Content, Search data, Launch plan). Logged Risks flagged, Planned Fixes planned, 8/8 Areas scored. Score 8/8.Pre-migration audit inprogressEvery area scanned, every risk writtendownProduct dataVariants, SKUs, metafieldsPendingClearURL structureOld to new redirect mapPendingClearCustomersConsent and password planPendingRiskMap addedClearOrdersHistory and status importPendingClearAppsShopify equivalents listedPendingClearContentPages, posts and menusPendingRiskPlan writtenClearSearch dataTitles and canonicalsPendingClearLaunch planDNS and rollback stepsPendingClear8/8Risks flaggedLogg…Fixes plannedPlan…Areas scored8/81Scan2Flag3Plan4Present
Portfolio

Shopify Storefront Designs by Niche

A look at store designs across fashion, home, beauty, pets and gifts, to show the standard of layout and finish behind Migration Audit & Pre-Migration Consultation.

Streetwear visual for Editorial / Lookbook Shopify Page Design

Streetwear store design

Streetwear
Fitness apparel visual for Print-on-Demand Shopify Store Design (Printify / Printful)

Fitness apparel store design

Fitness apparel
Fitness visual for Shopify Landing Page Design & Build

Fitness store design

Fitness
Skincare Shopify store design with cohesive product merchandising and mobile product page

Premium skincare store design

Premium skincare
Food visual for Custom Shopify Collection Page Template

Food store design

Food
Audio visual for Custom Shopify Theme Design from Scratch

Audio store design

Audio
Process and timeline

How the Audit Runs, From Access to Handover

Six stages that take the store from an unknown to a documented plan, without disturbing live trading. A Risk Scan usually lands in 2 to 3 working days, and the calculator shows the estimate for deeper packages.

  1. 01

    Grant read access

    You send exports, a read-only login or a collaborator invite. We never need hosting passwords or payment details.

  2. 02

    Crawl and count

    We crawl the site, pull search and analytics data and count every record type so the numbers in the report are measured, not estimated.

  3. 03

    Map and test fit

    Fields, options and custom data are mapped to Shopify. A small sample is run through the likely import tool to see what breaks.

  4. 04

    Review apps and features

    Each integration and custom feature is assessed for a Shopify equivalent, a rebuild or a decision.

  5. 05

    Price and schedule

    Work is itemised into bands, phased on a calendar and tied to a launch window that avoids your busy weeks.

  6. 06

    Present and hand over

    We walk you through the report, make up to two rounds of changes and deliver the final documents.

Compare your options

Free Checklist, Gig Seller, Agency Discovery or an Independent Audit?

There are four common ways to plan a move to Shopify. They differ in how much is specific to your store, what is left unchecked and who the advice is really working for.

What mattersFree checklistGig sellerAgency discoveryStore Design Expert
Counts taken from your own dataNoSometimesYesYes
Features that cannot migrate listedGenericRarelyYesYes
Search baseline and URL inventoryYou do itNoVariesYes
App replacements with costsNoNoYesYes
Method advice that is tool-neutralGenericOwn toolOwn methodYes
Report you can give any developerNoNoOften tied inYes
Fixed price before you commitFreeLowBundledYes
Independent of the buildYesNoNoYes
Inside every project

Ground Rules for Every Audit

You are handing us a view of your business, so the way we work matters as much as the findings. These rules apply to every engagement.

Read-only access

We view, export and crawl, but never edit products, themes, settings or DNS on your live store during an audit.

Data handled with care

Customer files are used only for counting and mapping, are kept in restricted storage and are deleted from our systems when the engagement closes.

Measured, not guessed

Counts, crawl results and sample imports come from your data. Estimates are labelled as estimates, with the reasoning shown.

A document you can reuse

The report is written for any developer to follow, with no jargon wall and no dependency on us to interpret it.

Independent advice

If the audit shows a platform change is not worth it or a cheaper tool will do, we say so, even when it means less work for us.

Fixed scope, two revisions

The package list is the contract. Two rounds of changes to the report are included before handover.

Interactive price calculator

Price Your Shopify Migration Audit

Select a package, say how big your catalogue is and which platform you are leaving, then decide how much conversation you want. The fixed fee and delivery estimate update with every choice.


Choose your packageRequired

The packages differ by how deep the review goes and how much of the plan is written for you. Options beneath adjust the price to your store.

A fast review that shows what will break and what the move will roughly cost.

  • Inventory of data, apps and URLs
  • List of features that cannot migrate
  • Top risks ranked by impact
  • Method recommendation
  • 45-minute findings call
  • Written summary report

A full audit with URL map, field mapping and an itemised budget.

  • Everything in Risk Scan
  • Full crawl and URL inventory
  • Shopify field mapping sheet
  • App replacement list with costs
  • Itemised work and budget bands
  • Two revision rounds

The audit plus SEO baseline, redirect plan and a cutover runbook ready to execute.

  • Everything in Blueprint
  • SEO baseline from Search Console
  • Redirect map in import-ready format
  • Cutover runbook and rollback steps
  • Two follow-up calls
  • 14 days of questions answered

Stores with more than 25,000 products, several source systems, multi-country domains or an ERP at the centre need a custom quote with a scope sheet signed before work starts.

How large is the catalogue?Required

Every package covers up to 500 products.

Which platform are you leaving?Required

Some systems hide more data than others.

How much consultation do you want?Required

Calls are recorded for your team on request.

How soon do you need it live?Required

Standard follows the schedule your other choices set. Pay to move up the queue and go live sooner.

Optional extrasOptional

Each one begins switched off. Turn on what you need, watch the total, switch it back off.

Request a custom quote

Stores with more than 25,000 products, several source systems, multi-country domains or an ERP at the centre need a custom quote with a scope sheet signed before work starts.

Request a Quote

Changed your mind? Choose Risk Scan, Blueprint or Launch Plan above to return to the instant calculator.

Packages and comparison

Audit Package Comparison

Compare the three levels line by line. The calculator above changes the final fee when your catalogue is larger or your source platform is more complex.

What is includedRisk Scan
$490
Blueprint
$990Recommended
Launch Plan
$1,790
Inventory of data, apps and URLsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Features that cannot migrate listedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Risks ranked by impactIncludedIncludedIncluded
Method recommendationIncludedIncludedIncluded
Full crawl and URL inventoryNot includedIncludedIncluded
Shopify field mapping sheetNot includedIncludedIncluded
App replacement list with costsNot includedIncludedIncluded
Itemised budget and phase planNot includedIncludedIncluded
SEO baseline from Search ConsoleNot includedNot includedIncluded
Import-ready redirect mapNot includedNot includedIncluded
Cutover runbook and rollbackNot includedNot includedIncluded
Follow-up calls1 call1 call3 calls
Typical delivery2 to 3 days4 to 6 days6 to 9 days

Choose your options in the calculator above: the total and the delivery estimate it shows for Migration Audit & Pre-Migration Consultation are final.

Why Store Design Expert

Why Merchants Choose Us as Their Shopify Migration Company for the Planning Stage

Many Shopify migration services begin with the build and treat planning as a footnote. Planning is where migrations are won, and it rewards people who have seen the same project end both well and badly. Here is what hiring us for it gets you.

  • Hundreds of launches behind every finding

    More than 450 Shopify stores since 2015 means the risk list comes from real cutovers, not a generic template.

  • Search treated as an asset

    Rankings and organic revenue are measured before the move, so the result can be judged afterwards with evidence.

  • Priced below agency discovery

    Audit-only work at agencies runs into the thousands, while gigs offer none. A fixed $490 start fits between.

  • Tool-neutral advice

    We recommend whichever method fits your data, including options we do not sell, because the plan only works if it is honest.

  • Shopify migration support from the same expert

    You deal with the people who do the audit, not a sales layer, and they present the findings and answer follow-up questions themselves.

  • Take the plan anywhere

    The report belongs to you. Hire us for the build, give it to your own developer or use it to challenge another bid.

What we need to get started

What We Need to Begin Your Audit

You do not need to prepare a brief or fix anything first. We need to see the current store, and to understand where Shopify fits in your plans.

Invite us to your Shopify store

A store on Shopify is optional for an audit, but if you have one, send its link and let our collaborator request through. You remain the owner, permissions stay limited and you can end access at any time.

No Shopify store yet?

We open a development store in our own Shopify Partner account to test the import and, if you build with us, transfer ownership to you at the end so you pick a plan only when ready.

Prefer to create a staff login?

A staff account made for us works as well. Collaborator access is easier to revoke, but we are happy with either route.

Read access to the current store

A read-only admin user, a full data export or API keys for WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix or Squarespace. We do not need hosting or server passwords.

Analytics and Search Console

Add us as a viewer to Google Analytics and Search Console so we can pull landing pages, rankings and crawl data.

Goals, budget and dates

Tell us what you hope to gain from moving, your rough budget, any seasonal freeze and who signs off the plan.

Your passwords and payment cards stay with you. Everything we receive is used to produce the audit and removed when it ends.

Testimonials

What Store Owners Say Before You Order Migration Audit & Pre-Migration Consultation

Verified clients describe their projects with Store Design Expert, from first brief to launch.

Verified

Store Design Expert is the best. The work is very professional, they pay close attention to detail and, more importantly, they listen. Their level of cooperation is second to none, and everything was delivered in a very timely manner. I will keep them in mind for future projects.

BN
Barbara N.United States
Verified

I request Store Design Expert every time I have a project. They are professional and give real attention to detail, which makes the work stand out.

LK
Laura K.United States
Verified

They kept communicating until the problem was fully resolved, and the result was great.

HJ
Henry J.United States
Verified

Super helpful and patient. I am new to ecommerce and Store Design Expert talked me through the whole process and even fixed my payment bridging for me!

LR
Lois R.United Kingdom
Verified

I am beyond satisfied! Store Design Expert went above and beyond on my project. Highly recommended!

MD
Michael D.United States
Verified

The experience was tailored to my brand and specifications to the letter. I love the result.

EP
Eric P.United States
Verified

They definitely get the job done. Very patient and understanding throughout the whole project.

BS
Brian S.United States
Verified

Thank you so much to Store Design Expert and the team. My site looks far more appealing to customers, and I will happily recommend your services to other new small businesses.

JS
Jennifer S.United States
Verified

Very patient, informative and transparent, and they did exactly what they said they would do. Thanks for all the help!

RO
Raymond O.United States
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FAQ

Shopify Migration Audit FAQs

Straight answers about what the audit covers, what it costs, who it suits and what you can do with the result.

How much does a Shopify migration audit cost?

Our packages start at $490 for Risk Scan, $990 for Blueprint and $1,790 for Launch Plan. Catalogue size, source platform and the amount of consultation adjust the price in the calculator, and most audits fall between about $500 and $2,500. The fixed fee is shown before you pay.

What is included in a Shopify migration audit?

An inventory of products, customers, orders, content, apps and URLs, a list of features that cannot move, a ranked risk list and a recommended method. Higher packages add a field mapping sheet, an SEO baseline, a redirect map and a cutover runbook.

Can you give me a Shopify migration checklist?

Yes, and the audit turns it into a checklist for your store: backup, URL inventory, field mapping, app review, redirect map, test import, staging review, DNS plan and post-launch monitoring. Each line carries an owner and a date instead of staying a generic list.

What does a pre-migration consultation cover that an agency quote does not?

A quote tells you what one vendor will charge. The consultation tells you what the job involves, which tool suits your data, what cannot transfer and what fair pricing looks like. You can use it to compare bids or to brief your own team.

Cost Shopify migration: what range should I plan for overall?

Market guides put do-it-yourself tools at roughly $300 to $1,000, freelancers and small agencies at $2,000 to $7,500 and specialist agencies at $10,000 and up. The audit gives your store a specific number inside those bands before you commit.

Do I need a Shopify store online SEO audit before moving?

If organic traffic matters, yes. The online SEO audit for Shopify migration records indexed pages, top landing pages and rankings before the move, so you can show afterwards whether visibility held. Without a baseline, a dip cannot be diagnosed.

Can the audit tell me whether the Shopify store migration app is enough?

Yes. Shopify's Store Migration app imports products and customers from a handful of platforms but skips orders, collections, menus, search data and blog posts. We check your data against it and say whether it is enough or what else you need.

Which Shopify migration tools do you recommend?

It depends on the data. Manual CSV works for small catalogues, Matrixify handles bulk and order data, and cart-to-cart tools suit common platforms. We select per store and explain the limits of each so you are not surprised by what a tool cannot carry.

Is there a WooCommerce to Shopify migration plugin you suggest?

Several plugins and services exist, and they differ in how they treat variants, images, orders and URLs. We test the likely candidate on a sample of your products during the audit, then recommend one or advise a manual route.

Is there a Shopify migration service UK merchants can book?

Yes. We work remotely with UK merchants, plan for VAT, GBP pricing and local shipping, and schedule calls in UK business hours. The same fixed packages apply, and the plan notes any UK-specific tax or consent issues.

Are you available as Shopify consultants near me services?

We are fully remote, which keeps the price down and lets us work with owners in any time zone. Calls are done by video, and the report plus a recorded walkthrough means your local developers can use it too.

Do you cover Shopify to Shopify migration?

Yes. Moving to a new store, a new account, a different plan or Shopify Plus is a migration too. The audit lists what Shopify can copy, what it cannot, how the domain moves and what to do about apps, discounts and checkout settings.

Is there a Shopify Plus migration guide for large stores?

The audit doubles as one. For Plus, it adds checkout extension needs, B2B and expansion store plans, Flow automations and redirect volumes against higher limits. Very large catalogues are quoted individually after a scoping call.

Can I use the audit with my own developer?

Yes. The report is written for any competent developer, with field mappings, URL lists and test cases they can run. If you later want us for the build, the audit fee stays a separate, completed piece of work, not a lock-in.

Ready when you are

Order Your Shopify Migration Audit Today

Choose a package, enter your catalogue size and current platform, and see your fixed fee and delivery date straight away. Your Shopify migration audit is carried out by a team that has launched over 450 Shopify stores, and ends with a costed plan you can use anywhere.

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