Magento to Shopify Migration
Use Nventory's product sync engine to move your Magento catalog to Shopify — configurable products, EAV attributes, images, and pricing all transfer automatically. Keep both platforms live with synced inventory so you can validate Shopify while continuing to sell on Magento.
Migration Timeline
Estimated timeline for syncing your Adobe Commerce (Magento) product catalog to Shopify using Nventory.
Large catalog, custom functionality, or enterprise setup
Factors That Affect Timeline
- •Catalog size and product type complexity (configurable, bundled, grouped products each add transformation work)
- •Depth of EAV attribute usage — stores with 200+ custom attributes require extensive metafield mapping
- •Product image count and total file size affecting transfer time to Shopify's CDN
- •Number of product categories and depth of the category tree requiring collection mapping
What Moves to Shopify
Nventory moves your product catalog so you can start selling on Shopify without rebuilding from scratch. Here's exactly what transfers and what doesn't.
Nventory Handles This
- Products & Configurable Variants
Nventory transforms Magento configurable products (parent + simple child SKUs linked via super_attribute) into Shopify products with variants.
- Inventory Levels
Nventory syncs Magento stock quantities across warehouses to Shopify inventory levels per location.
- Categories & Navigation
Nventory transforms Magento's deeply nested category tree (stored in catalog_category_entity with nested set model) into Shopify collections.
- Product Attributes & Custom Data
Nventory flattens Magento's EAV attributes (catalog_product_entity_varchar, _int, _decimal, _text, _datetime tables) and maps them to Shopify metafields with appropriate types.
- Product Images
Nventory transfers product images from Magento's media gallery to Shopify's CDN.
- Product Pricing
Nventory transfers Magento product pricing including regular price, special price, and tier pricing structures to Shopify's price and compare-at-price fields.
You'll Handle Separately
- Customer accounts and data
Customer databases, saved addresses, and login credentials cannot be transferred between platforms through Nventory
- Order history
Historical orders and transaction records from the source platform cannot be migrated to the destination platform
- Magento custom module data and third-party extension tables
Magento extensions store data in custom database tables (e.g., amasty_, mageworx_, aheadworks_ prefixed tables) with proprietary schemas. This data has no standard migration path to Shopify and requires per-extension export and manual re-implementation using Shopify apps.
- EAV attribute values exceeding Shopify metafield limits
Magento's EAV system allows unlimited attributes per product with no character limits on text fields. Shopify metafields have type constraints and size limits (e.g., single_line_text_field max 5,000 characters). Extremely long attribute values or attributes with complex validation rules may need restructuring.
- Multi-website with separate catalogs and customer pools
Magento multi-website setups with entirely separate product catalogs and isolated customer bases require multiple Shopify stores rather than a single Shopify Markets instance. Each website effectively becomes a separate migration project with its own Shopify store.
- Magento's tiered and group pricing rules
Magento supports complex tier pricing (price decreases at quantity thresholds), customer group pricing, and catalog price rules with conditions. Shopify's native pricing is simpler — advanced B2B pricing requires Shopify Plus with price lists or third-party apps, and quantity break pricing needs a dedicated app.
- Custom admin panel integrations and backend workflows
Magento admin customizations including custom grids, mass actions, ACL roles, and admin notification workflows have no Shopify Admin equivalent. These workflows must be rebuilt using Shopify Admin extensions, Flow automations, or external tools.
Powered by Nventory's product sync engine: The same reliable sync that keeps multichannel sellers in stock across platforms also powers your migration. Your Adobe Commerce (Magento) catalog syncs to Shopify and stays in sync — run both stores in parallel until you're ready to switch.
Things to Consider
Platform-specific details and how they affect this integration.
Magento's Entity-Attribute-Value database design spreads a single product's data across six or more tables. Shopify uses a flat product record plus metafields. The transformation must correctly join EAV tables by entity_id, attribute_id, and store_id while respecting scope inheritance (default, website, store view). Incorrectly scoped values can result in wrong pricing or descriptions on the Shopify store.
Nventory reads the Magento EAV tables directly with full scope resolution. Each attribute is mapped to either a Shopify core field (title, body_html, price, weight) or a typed metafield. The mapping is generated as a reviewable spreadsheet before execution so your team can verify every attribute transformation.
Who Should Migrate from Adobe Commerce (Magento) to Shopify
Common scenarios where a Adobe Commerce (Magento) to Shopify migration makes sense.
Migration Process
A structured, step-by-step migration through Nventory.
Adobe Commerce (Magento) → Nventory → Shopify
Connect Both Platforms
Connect your Magento instance and your new Shopify store to Nventory. Nventory reads your Magento product catalog, EAV attributes, and category structure to prepare the data for sync.
Sync Your Product Catalog
Nventory syncs your complete product catalog from Magento to Shopify — configurable products transform into Shopify variants, EAV attributes map to metafields, and images transfer to Shopify's CDN.
Enable Inventory Sync
Nventory enables real-time inventory sync between Magento and Shopify. Stock levels stay consistent across both platforms so you can sell on either without overselling.
Sell on Both, Switch When Ready
Run both stores in parallel with Nventory keeping inventory synced. Validate your Shopify setup, test checkout flows, and confirm product data accuracy. Cut over to Shopify on your timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Nventory analyzes your configurable product structure and maps attributes to Shopify's variant options (up to three) and metafields (for additional attributes). Products with more than three variant axes are restructured using Shopify's metafield system.
Nventory audits your installed extensions and provides a compatibility report listing equivalent Shopify apps for each. Custom modules that store data in the database have their data migrated; custom frontend logic needs to be rebuilt using Shopify's theme or app ecosystem.
Nventory reads Magento's Entity-Attribute-Value tables directly and flattens the data into Shopify's product and metafield format. This transformation handles all product types including simple, configurable, grouped, bundled, and virtual.
Nventory supports both Magento 1 and Magento 2 migrations to Shopify. Magento 1 stores especially benefit since they are on an end-of-life platform with no security patches, making migration urgent.
The initial product catalog sync typically takes 4-24 hours depending on catalog size and EAV attribute complexity. Nventory runs both stores in parallel with synced inventory throughout the transition, so there is zero downtime — you keep selling on Magento until Shopify is fully validated and you're ready to switch DNS.
Nventory transfers products, configurable variants, EAV attributes, images, pricing, and inventory. Customer accounts, order history, extension data stored in custom database tables, admin customizations, catalog price rules, and Magento theme code don't transfer — these require Shopify-native rebuilds or dedicated migration tools.
Start by checking Nventory's sync log for attribute mapping errors — the most common cause is EAV attributes with data types that don't match the target Shopify metafield type, or custom attributes with empty values that fail validation. Review any configurable products where child simple products have mismatched attribute sets, as these will be flagged and skipped until corrected in the Magento admin.
Move Your Products to Shopify
Use Nventory's reliable product sync to move your Adobe Commerce (Magento) catalog to Shopify. Run both stores with synced inventory until you're ready to switch.
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