BigCommerce to OpenCart

BigCommerce
OpenCart

Are you looking to transition your online store from BigCommerce to OpenCart? Cart2Cart provides a seamless, automated migration service designed to transfer your valuable e-commerce data with precision and security.

BigCommerce offers a robust SaaS solution, while OpenCart provides a flexible, open-source platform known for its extensive customization possibilities and cost-effectiveness. Migrating to OpenCart can offer greater control over your store's environment, design, and operational costs.

With Cart2Cart, you can confidently move your BigCommerce store to OpenCart, ensuring the integrity of your product catalog, customer records, order history, and crucial SEO elements. Our service minimizes downtime and technical complexities, allowing you to focus on growing your business on your new platform.

Why Migrate BigCommerce to OpenCart with Cart2Cart?

  • Automated & Secure: Our wizard-driven process ensures a smooth, secure data transfer without manual data entry.
  • Comprehensive Data Transfer: Migrate a wide range of entities, including products, customers, orders, and more.
  • Preserve SEO: Options to migrate SEO URLs and create 301 redirects help maintain your search engine rankings.
  • Dedicated Support: Access to expert assistance and migration service packages for complex projects.
  • Free Demo Migration: Test the migration process with a limited set of data to verify accuracy before committing to a full transfer.

Try free demo right now!

No risk. No credit card. No tech skills required.

Start FREE Demo

Your BigCommerce to OpenCart Migration Process

Migrating your store with Cart2Cart is a straightforward, step-by-step process designed for efficiency and accuracy:

  1. Connect Your Source Store (BigCommerce)

    Begin by selecting BigCommerce as your Source Cart. You will need to provide the necessary API credentials to establish a secure connection, allowing Cart2Cart to access your store's data for export.

    Screenshot of the 'Source Store Info' page, showing fields for Source Store URL, Admin URL, Login, and Password.

  2. Connect Your Target Store (OpenCart)

    Next, choose OpenCart as your Target Cart. Cart2Cart offers flexible connection methods for OpenCart, including uploading a connection bridge via FTP/SFTP, using admin user credentials for automatic bridge upload, or providing a Cart2Cart Bridge in a ZIP archive for manual upload via the admin section. Provide the required details to link your new OpenCart store.

    Screenshot showing the 'Target store info' section, with a dropdown to choose the 'Target Shopping Cart' and fields for URL, Admin URL, Login, and Password.

  3. Select Data Entities & Configure Additional Options

    Once both stores are connected, you can select the specific data entities you wish to migrate, such as products, customers, orders, and more. Additionally, choose from a range of advanced options to customize your migration, like preserving SEO URLs, migrating customer passwords, or creating 301 redirects.

    The main 'Entities Selection' screen, showing a list of selectable entities like Products, Customers, and Blogs. A full view of the 'Additional Options' page, displaying a list of selectable migration options with checkboxes.

  4. Run a Free Demo Migration

    Before initiating the full transfer, run a free demo migration. This allows you to transfer a limited number of entities to your OpenCart store, giving you the opportunity to review the results and ensure everything migrates correctly and meets your expectations.

    A full screenshot of the 'Demo Results Review' page showing the migration steps, a list of migrated entities, and links to source and target stores.

  5. Launch Full Migration

    After a successful demo and any necessary adjustments, proceed to launch your full BigCommerce to OpenCart migration. Cart2Cart will handle the complete data transfer, providing real-time progress updates on the Full Results Review page.

    Screenshot showing the top part of the Full Results Review Page, displaying migration ID, source/target stores, and entity migration progress.

Data You Can Migrate from BigCommerce to OpenCart

Cart2Cart supports the migration of a comprehensive range of entities and their associated data, ensuring a complete transfer of your store's information:

  • Products: Names, SKUs, full descriptions, manufacturers, prices, special prices, meta titles, meta descriptions, base images, additional images, quantity, stock status, weight, variants, and attributes.
  • Product Categories: Names, descriptions, statuses, meta titles, meta descriptions, and images.
  • Product Reviews: All customer reviews and ratings.
  • Customers: Email, billing address, shipping address, first name, last name, company, address 1, address 2, country, state, city, zip code, and telephone.
  • Customer Groups: Existing customer segmentation.
  • Orders: IDs, order dates, order statuses, order products (name, SKU, price, quantity), subtotal price, shipping price, total price, customer name, email, and billing address details.
  • Orders Status: Mapping of various order statuses.
  • Manufacturers: Manufacturer names.
  • Coupons: All active coupon codes and their configurations.
  • Blogs & Posts: Blog content and associated posts.
  • CMS Pages: Static content pages.
  • Stores: Multi-store data if applicable.
  • Taxes: Tax configurations and rates.

More details

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

Open migration details

Additional Migration Options for BigCommerce to OpenCart

Enhance your migration with these powerful additional options:

  • Clear current data on Target Store before Migration: Start with a clean slate on your OpenCart store by removing existing data before migration.
  • Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration: Preserve your SEO rankings by automatically redirecting old BigCommerce URLs to new OpenCart URLs.
  • Migrate categories and products SEO URLs: Ensure your product and category SEO-friendly URLs are transferred to OpenCart.
  • Change products quantity to 100 on Target Store: Automatically set out-of-stock products to a quantity of 100 on OpenCart to ensure visibility.
  • Migrate images from products descriptions, categories descriptions and blog posts descriptions: Transfer all embedded images within your content to OpenCart.
  • Migrate customers' passwords: Allow your customers to log into their new OpenCart store using their existing BigCommerce credentials.
  • Preserve category IDs on Target Store: Maintain original category IDs for seamless integration and record-keeping.
  • Preserve customer IDs on Target Store: Keep original customer IDs consistent across both platforms.
  • Preserve order IDs on Target Store: Ensure your order numbering system remains consistent for easier management.
  • Preserve product IDs on Target Store: Retain original product IDs for continuity in your catalog.

How long does BigCommerce to OpenCart migration take?

A free demo migration typically takes 15-30 minutes to transfer a limited number of entities. The duration of a full migration depends on the volume of data you're transferring, but Cart2Cart's automated process is designed for speed and efficiency.

Will my store experience downtime during the migration?

No, your BigCommerce store will remain fully operational throughout the migration process. Cart2Cart performs the migration on its own servers, ensuring zero impact on your live store's performance or customer experience.

What data can I migrate from BigCommerce to OpenCart?

You can migrate a wide array of data, including products, product categories, customer information (with addresses and groups), orders (with statuses and products), manufacturers, coupons, blogs, CMS pages, and taxes. Our service ensures a comprehensive transfer of your essential e-commerce data.

Can I perform a demo migration before the full transfer?

Absolutely! Cart2Cart offers a free demo migration that allows you to transfer a small subset of your BigCommerce data to OpenCart. This is an excellent way to preview the migration results and ensure data accuracy before committing to a full migration.

What connection methods are available for BigCommerce and OpenCart?

For BigCommerce (source), connection is established via API credentials. For OpenCart (target), you can connect using the Cart2Cart Bridge (via FTP/SFTP upload), Platform Admin User Credentials for automatic bridge upload, or by manually uploading a Cart2Cart Bridge in a ZIP archive.

Is my data secure during migration?

Yes, Cart2Cart prioritizes data security. We use secure protocols and encryption to ensure that your sensitive store data is protected throughout the entire migration process.

What if I need help during the migration?

Cart2Cart offers various support options, including detailed FAQs, tutorials, and professional migration service packages (Basic, Extended, Premium, Ultimate) that provide dedicated account managers and technical engineers to assist with complex migrations or specific customizations.

Can I preserve my SEO during the migration?

Yes, Cart2Cart provides additional options to help preserve your SEO. You can choose to migrate categories and products SEO URLs and create 301 redirects on your target store, which are crucial for maintaining search engine rankings and preventing broken links.

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

More Details
Extended

Extended

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

More Details
PREMIUM

PREMIUM

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

More Details
ULTIMATE

ULTIMATE

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

More Details

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

More Testimonials