BigCommerce to BigCommerce

BigCommerce
BigCommerce

Considering an upgrade or consolidation within the BigCommerce ecosystem? Migrating your store from one BigCommerce instance to another can be a strategic move to leverage new features, optimize performance, or streamline your operations. Cart2Cart offers a seamless, automated solution to transfer your valuable e-commerce data with precision.

Our BigCommerce to BigCommerce migration service is designed to handle your store's complexities, ensuring a smooth transition without data loss or prolonged downtime. Whether you're moving to a new BigCommerce account, consolidating multiple stores, or simply refreshing your current setup, Cart2Cart provides the expertise and tools for a successful migration.

Benefit from:

  • Automated Data Transfer: Minimize manual effort and human error with our intelligent migration wizard.
  • Comprehensive Entity Support: Migrate a wide range of data, from products and customers to orders and SEO settings.
  • Zero Downtime: Your current BigCommerce store remains fully operational throughout the migration process.
  • Data Integrity: Preserve relationships between entities, ensuring your new store is fully functional from day one.

Your BigCommerce to BigCommerce Migration in Detail

Migrating your BigCommerce store is a straightforward process with Cart2Cart. Our intuitive wizard guides you through each step, ensuring a secure and accurate data transfer.

  1. Connect Your Source BigCommerce Store

    Begin by specifying your current BigCommerce store as the source. You'll connect using API credentials, providing Cart2Cart with secure access to export your data.

    Screenshot of Source Store Setup for WooCommerce, showing API access fields.
  2. Connect Your Target BigCommerce Store

    Next, set up your new BigCommerce store as the target. Connection can be established via API credentials or by installing a dedicated Cart2Cart app/module/extension, depending on your BigCommerce setup.

    Screenshot of Target Store Setup for WooCommerce, showing API access fields.
  3. Select Data Entities for Migration

    Choose precisely which data types you wish to transfer. Our wizard presents a comprehensive list of entities, allowing you to customize your migration scope.

    Screenshot of Entities Selection page, listing selectable entities like Products, Customers, Blogs.
  4. Configure Additional Migration Options

    Enhance your migration with a range of additional options. These include preserving SEO URLs, migrating customer passwords, creating 301 redirects, and more, ensuring a tailored transfer.

    Screenshot of Additional Options page, displaying various migration options with checkboxes.
  5. Run a Free Demo Migration

    Before committing to a full transfer, execute a free demo migration. This allows you to see how a limited set of your data will appear on your new BigCommerce store, giving you confidence in the process.

    Screenshot of Demo Migration Process page, showing real-time progress for entities.
  6. Launch Your Full BigCommerce to BigCommerce Migration

    Once you're satisfied with the demo results, proceed to launch your full migration. Cart2Cart will handle the complete transfer of your selected data, keeping you informed of the progress in real-time.

    Screenshot of Full Results Review Page, displaying migration ID, store URLs, and entity progress.

Data You Can Migrate from BigCommerce to BigCommerce

Cart2Cart supports the comprehensive transfer of a wide array of data entities and their associated fields, ensuring a complete migration of your BigCommerce store:

  • Products: Names, SKUs, descriptions, prices, special prices, meta titles, meta descriptions, base images, additional images, quantity, stock status, weight, variants (weight, attributes, quantity, images, price, special price).
  • Product Categories: Names, descriptions, status, meta titles, meta descriptions, images.
  • Product Reviews
  • Customers: Emails, billing addresses (first name, last name, company, address 1, address 2, country, state, city, zip code, telephone), shipping addresses (first name, last name, company, address 1, address 2, country, state, city, zip code, telephone).
  • Customer Groups
  • Orders: IDs, order dates, order statuses, order products (name, SKU, product price, quantity), subtotal price, shipping price, total price, customer name, email, billing address (first name, last name, company, address 1, address 2, country, state, city, zip code).
  • Orders Status
  • Fulfillment Status
  • Manufacturers: Names.
  • Blogs
  • Posts
  • CMS Pages
  • Coupons
  • Stores (for multi-store setups)
  • Taxes

More details

See a full walkthrough and pair-specific notes for BigCommerce to BigCommerce.

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Additional Migration Options for BigCommerce to BigCommerce

Tailor your migration with these powerful additional options:

  • Clear Target Store Data: Option to clear current data on your Target BigCommerce Store before migration to ensure a clean slate.
  • Create 301 SEO Redirects: Automatically generate 301 redirects from old product and category URLs to new ones, preserving your SEO rankings.
  • Migrate Categories and Products SEO URLs: Transfer your existing SEO-friendly URLs for categories and products to maintain search engine visibility.
  • Change Products Quantity to 100: Set the quantity of products with zero or negative stock on the Source Store to 100 on the Target Store, ensuring visibility.
  • Migrate Customers' Passwords: Allow your customers to log into the new store using their existing credentials.
  • Preserve Order IDs on Target Store: Maintain original order numbers for seamless record-keeping and customer service.
  • Preserve Customer IDs on Target Store: Keep original customer IDs consistent across both platforms.
  • Migrate Images from Descriptions: Transfer all images embedded within product, category, and blog post descriptions.
  • Migrate Store Tax Configuration: Replicate your complete tax settings, including display parameters and calculation rules.
  • Migrate Invoices, Credit Memos, and Shipments: Transfer all order-related financial and fulfillment documents.
  • Create Product Variants from Options: Automatically generate product variants based on option combinations from your source store.
  • Multiple Stores: Support for migrating data across multiple store instances.

BigCommerce to BigCommerce Migration FAQ

Why should I migrate from BigCommerce to BigCommerce?

Migrating within BigCommerce can be beneficial for upgrading your plan, consolidating multiple stores, or refreshing your existing setup to leverage new features and optimize performance. Cart2Cart ensures a smooth and secure data transfer for these scenarios.

How long does a BigCommerce to BigCommerce migration take?

A free Demo Migration typically takes just a few minutes to transfer a limited number of entities. The duration of a Full Migration depends on the total volume of data in your store, but Cart2Cart's automated process is designed for speed and efficiency.

Will my BigCommerce store experience downtime during the migration?

No, Cart2Cart performs your BigCommerce to BigCommerce migration without affecting the live operation of your current store. Your customers can continue shopping while the data transfer happens in the background.

What data can I migrate from BigCommerce to BigCommerce?

You can migrate a comprehensive range of entities including Products, Product Categories, Customers, Customer Groups, Orders, Order Statuses, Fulfillment Statuses, Manufacturers, Product Reviews, Blogs, Posts, CMS Pages, Coupons, Stores, and Tax configurations, along with all their associated fields.

Can I test the migration before performing a full transfer?

Absolutely! Cart2Cart offers a free Demo Migration that transfers a limited number of entities (e.g., 10 products, 10 customers, 10 orders) to your target BigCommerce store. This allows you to review the migrated data and ensure everything is transferred correctly before proceeding with a Full Migration.

What connection methods are available for BigCommerce migration?

For both source and target BigCommerce stores, connection is primarily established via API Connection, requiring appropriate credentials. For the target store, an App / Module / Extension Installation method is also supported.

What if I need support or encounter issues during migration?

Cart2Cart provides dedicated customer support to assist you throughout the migration process. Additionally, you can opt for our Migration Service Packages (Basic, Extended, Premium, Ultimate) for professional assistance or purchase Migration Insurance for re-migrations and data updates post-transfer.

Can I preserve my SEO URLs and customer passwords during migration?

Yes, Cart2Cart offers additional options to preserve your SEO URLs (including creating 301 redirects) and securely migrate your customer passwords, ensuring a seamless experience for both search engines and your customers on the new BigCommerce store.

Enhanced demo data transfer service

Advanced Application Software Migration System With customer in mind, App is created. We want to save your time, that resources and guarantee the highest standard of service. Therefore, we provide a range of 'all-inclusive' specialized demo support services. Our team will migrate your data, provide you with the appropriate personalization and help for every phase of the migration.

Basic

Basic

Migration up to 1000 units 5 hours of technical support

Extended

Extended

Migration up to 20,000 units 10 hours of technical support

PREMIUM

PREMIUM

Migration up to 60,000 units 25 hours of technical support

ULTIMATE

ULTIMATE

Migration up to 60,000 units 5 hours of technical support

Reviews

Alex

The team provides the easiest data migration way.

The team provides the easiest data migration way. I figured out everything quite fast but still had several questions. After a brief phone call, the app team helped me through the process and everything went smoothly. Thanks!

Alex

KW Webdesign
O.B.

The team is always there to help you

I've been through several migrations using this service and I can tell nothing but best. The whole process and service are on point. The team is always there to help you. I like the fact that there are several options to migrate from one platform to another. There is no better service than this for sure.

O.B.

Web Developer
William Miller

This app performs greatly

This app performs greatly. The service is very reliable and the support is superb. The service is quite costly for me but in the end, it's worth its money. There is also an automated shopping cart migration and I'm very happy about that! I'm really satisfied.

William Miller