Variants and option sets
BigCommerce variant options rebuilt as Shopify options, restructured wherever a product needs more than 3.
The Problem
Your Store Works Around BigCommerce Instead of With It
It shows up when a feature you need means another script, a custom template, or an app with few reviews. Each workaround adds upkeep your team didn't plan for.
01 · App limits
Each new feature means a Stencil edit or a pasted script.
Your Stencil design is rebuilt as a Shopify theme in Liquid.
02 · Mixed options
Product options mix variants, text fields, and file uploads.
Text fields, checkboxes, and uploads become custom fields instead of disappearing.
03 · Wholesale
Wholesale buyers expect their prices to work on day one.
Customer group pricing moves to tags, discounts, or B2B catalogs.
04 · Root URLs
Your root-level product URLs have ranked for years.
Each root-level URL gets a redirect to its new /products/ address.
You want a subscription option, a better review widget, and a loyalty program. On BigCommerce, each one means a smaller app marketplace, a Stencil template edit, or a script someone pasted in years ago. Your product options mix variants with text fields and file uploads, and nobody remembers why. Moving sounds right, but your root-level product URLs have ranked for years, and wholesale buyers expect their price lists to work on day one.
We start by sorting your BigCommerce options into variants and modifiers, and your customer groups and price lists into Shopify tags, discounts, or B2B catalogs. Then everything moves to a preview store, your Stencil design is rebuilt in Liquid, and each root-level URL gets a 301. You check prices, filters, and orders there first. The workarounds stay behind on BigCommerce.
Modifiers kept, not dropped
Text fields, checkboxes, and file uploads become line item properties instead of disappearing.
Price lists find a home
Customer group pricing moves to tags, discounts, or Shopify B2B catalogs, whichever fits your buyers.
Root URLs redirected
BigCommerce product URLs at the site root each get a 301 to their new /products/ address.
Our BigCommerce Migration Process
From Catalog Review to Shopify Launch in Five Clear Steps
You see the option map, the preview store, and every redirect before your domain moves. Each step ends with a sign-off you control.
We review your products, option sets, customer groups, price lists, and installed apps, and check which pages bring search traffic. You get a plain answer on what moves cleanly. If an automated migration app handles your catalog well, we'll tell you before we quote.
What's Included
Everything That Moves When You Migrate From BigCommerce to Shopify
Every plan moves products, options, customers, and orders and redirects every URL. Larger plans add modifiers, price lists, your design, and a Shopify Plus build.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs Automated Migration Apps vs an In-House Developer
An automated app moves clean catalogs fast, and your own developer already knows the store. Here's where each option falls short on a BigCommerce move.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | Automated migration app | In-house developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | From $1,050, fixed | Low, priced by record count | Salary hours, no invoice |
| Speed on clean data | 2 to 3 weeks to preview | Hours for simple catalogs | Depends on their workload |
| Modifier options | Kept as line item properties | Often dropped | Built if they know how |
| Customer price lists | Tags, discounts, or B2B catalogs | Usually left behind | Rebuilt by hand |
| Knowledge of your store | Learned in the review | No context | Knows it best |
| Redirect map | 301 for every URL | A basic URL list | If time allows |
| Theme rebuild | Liquid rebuild included | Not included | A separate project |
| Launch support | 30 days included | Tool support only | Pulled back to other work |
DeveloperLook
Automated migration app
- Upfront cost
- DeveloperLook: From $1,050, fixedAutomated migration app: Low, priced by record count
- Speed on clean data
- DeveloperLook: 2 to 3 weeks to previewAutomated migration app: Hours for simple catalogs
- Modifier options
- DeveloperLook: Kept as line item propertiesAutomated migration app: Often dropped
- Customer price lists
- DeveloperLook: Tags, discounts, or B2B catalogsAutomated migration app: Usually left behind
- Knowledge of your store
- DeveloperLook: Learned in the reviewAutomated migration app: No context
- Redirect map
- DeveloperLook: 301 for every URLAutomated migration app: A basic URL list
- Theme rebuild
- DeveloperLook: Liquid rebuild includedAutomated migration app: Not included
- Launch support
- DeveloperLook: 30 days includedAutomated migration app: Tool support only
Projects We've Built
Ecommerce Projects We Have Built
Ecommerce stores our team has designed and built. A store leaving BigCommerce gets the same build standards and testing.
Mavenza Fashion Ecommerce App and Admin Dashboard
- Business
- Fashion
- E-commerce
Fuison Fashion Ecommerce Website and Dashboard
- Fashion
- Dashboard
- E-commerce
Borna's General Hardware Ecommerce Website
- Retail
- E-commerce
- Website
Glamory Beauty & Makeup Ecommerce App and Dashboard
- Beauty
- Fashion
- E-commerce
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from ecommerce teams we have built and moved stores for.
We had a different kind of problem. People were visiting the store, adding products to their carts, and then disappearing before they finished the order. We had tried a few apps and made changes here and there, but nothing really seemed to solve the bigger issue. The team went through the shopping experience with us and pointed out things we hadn't really noticed ourselves. They cleaned up the cart and checkout flow, made the mobile experience much smoother, and helped us make the store feel easier to shop. I’m not going to pretend we fixed everything overnight, but it finally feels like the store is helping the sale instead of getting in the way of it.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
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Average review score
Work Culture
Why Store Owners Trust Us to Leave BigCommerce
BigCommerce stores carry option sets, price lists, and filters that don't map one to one, so we plan each before moving anything.
Options and modifiers mapped
We sort every BigCommerce option into variants and modifiers before import. Sizes and colors become variants, while text fields and uploads become line item properties.
Price lists kept per group
Customer groups and B2B Edition price lists get a Shopify home: tags, discounts, or B2B catalogs. Wholesale buyers see their prices on day one.
Filters rebuilt for shoppers
We rebuild category filters with Shopify's Search & Discovery app and your product data. Shoppers can still narrow by size, color, and brand.
Your design, rebuilt in Liquid
We rebuild your Stencil layout as a clean Shopify theme instead of copying old scripts across. Pages keep the look your customers know.
Fixed scope, fixed price
The option map, redirect list, and price are settled up front. Anything new gets a separate quote, so invoices hold no surprises.
Accounts in your name
Your Shopify store, apps, and theme files belong to you from the first day. You can remove our access whenever the project ends.
Overview
What moves in a BigCommerce to Shopify migration?
DeveloperLook offers BigCommerce to Shopify migration services built around option sets and price lists. We move products, variants, modifiers, customers, and orders, rebuild your Stencil theme in Liquid, and send every old URL to its new page with a 301. Pricing starts at $1,050, and most stores launch in 3 to 9 weeks, with a Shopify Plus route for B2B.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · BigCommerce to Shopify Migration
- Service
- BigCommerce to Shopify migration (data, options, theme, redirects)
- Typical timeline
- 3 to 9 weeks, by catalog, options, and B2B needs
- Platforms
- BigCommerce to Shopify or Shopify Plus
- Built with
- BigCommerce API, Shopify Admin API, Matrixify, Search & Discovery
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,000+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- 30 days of post-launch support in every plan
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $1,050 USD, fixed scope after a free catalog review
Reviewed 28 Sep 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
BigCommerce stores short on app choices
You keep finding the app you want in Shopify's App Store but not for BigCommerce, so features wait on custom work.
Stores with complex option sets
Your products mix sizes and colors with engraving fields, checkboxes, and file uploads, and all of them must survive the move.
Wholesale stores using price lists
Your customer groups or B2B Edition price lists give buyers their own prices, and those can't break at launch.
Stores protecting root-level URLs
Your product pages rank at short root URLs like /product-name, and you want every one redirected before launch.
Agencies with a BigCommerce client
Your agency took on a BigCommerce store moving to Shopify, and you need the data work done under your name.
Not a fit
Simple catalog, small budget
Your budget is under $1,050 and your catalog has no modifiers or price lists. A self-serve migration tool can handle simple data for now.
Large Magento B2B catalog
You're moving a large B2B catalog from Magento instead. Our Magento to Shopify Plus Migration page covers that route.
Store runs on WordPress
Your store runs on WordPress. The WooCommerce to Shopify Migration page covers plugin maps and blog posts.
Theme refresh only
You only need your BigCommerce theme refreshed, not a new platform. A BigCommerce designer can update Stencil for less than a full move.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Send a two-line brief. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for Your BigCommerce Move
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on catalog size, option complexity, and price lists, and you get a fixed proposal after a free catalog review.
For BigCommerce stores up to 1,000 products with simple variant options.
$1,050one-time, USD
- Products, variants, customers, and orders moved
- Up to 1,000 products
- Premium theme set up with your branding
- 301 redirect for every BigCommerce URL
- Payments and up to 5 apps connected
- 30 days of post-launch support
Recommended
For stores up to 10,000 products with modifiers, customer groups, and a design to keep.
$2,650one-time, USD
- Everything in Catalog Transfer
- Up to 10,000 products, reviews, and blog posts
- Modifiers moved as line item properties
- Customer groups mapped to tags or B2B catalogs
- Theme matched to your current design
For B2B Edition stores or large catalogs moving to Shopify Plus with price lists.
$5,900one-time, USD
- Everything in Store Rebuild
- Shopify Plus setup with company catalogs
- B2B Edition price lists moved per company
- Custom theme built from your design files
- One ERP or custom integration rebuilt
For Agencies
White-Label BigCommerce Migrations for Agencies and Studios
You own the client relationship. We supply the migration engineering for your BigCommerce clients: option maps, price list moves, theme rebuilds, and redirect plans, all delivered under your agency's name.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Share the store
Send store access, the price list rules, and your launch date.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We scope it
You get a free catalog review, an option map, and one fixed price.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
We migrate, you lead
We handle data and launch while you keep the client updated.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
Stay client-facing
We work under your brand, so client calls stay yours.
Option maps for sign-off
Variant and modifier maps your client can check line by line.
BigCommerce and Shopify depth
Engineers who know Stencil, option sets, and Shopify B2B.
Flexible capacity
One migration now, or a line of client stores later.
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We export through the BigCommerce API, import with Shopify's Admin API and Matrixify, and rebuild filters with Search & Discovery.
BigCommerce
Node.js
Python
Google Sheets
Shopify
GraphQL
HTML5
CSS3
Figma
PayPal
Apple Pay
SAP
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Google Search Console
Google Analytics (GA4)
Semrush
Lighthouse
Chrome DevTools
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on BigCommerce options, cost, rankings, Shopify Plus, and launch support.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
Products, variants, customers, orders, reviews, and blog posts all move, and subscriptions move into the Shopify subscription app you choose. BigCommerce customer passwords can't transfer, so shoppers set a new one at first login, or skip passwords with Shopify's newer customer accounts. Custom fields move as metafields, and product images keep their alt text.
Variant options become Shopify options, and modifiers become line item properties. BigCommerce treats sizes and colors as variant options with their own SKUs, while text fields, checkboxes, and file uploads are modifiers that don't create variants. Shopify supports 3 options per product, so we restructure anything larger before import.
A BigCommerce move with us costs $1,050, $2,650, or $5,900, depending on catalog size, modifiers, and price lists. The $1,050 plan transfers up to 1,000 products with simple options. The $2,650 plan adds modifiers, customer groups, and your design for up to 10,000 products. The $5,900 plan builds a Shopify Plus store with B2B price lists.
Most BigCommerce stores switch to Shopify in 3 to 9 weeks. Simple catalogs of up to 1,000 products with a ready-made theme are done in about 3 weeks. Modifier rebuilds, price lists, and a Plus setup stretch it toward 9. Buyer and filter testing on the preview store sets the final date.
Your rankings should hold if every old URL has a 301 to its new page and your titles, descriptions, and copy stay the same. BigCommerce's default short URLs sit at the site root, like /product-name, and Shopify keeps products under /products/, so almost every address changes. We map each one and track Search Console for 30 days.
We pull product, category, brand, page, and blog URLs from BigCommerce, crawl the live store for anything missed, and match each to its Shopify page. Brand pages usually become Shopify collections. You approve the list, we import it at launch, and we crawl the old URLs again to confirm each lands in one hop.
A Plus migration makes sense when you give companies their own price lists, need more than 3 B2B catalogs, or want checkout extensions. Standard Shopify plans include B2B companies with up to 3 active catalogs, which covers many wholesale stores. Plus pricing starts at $2,300 a month when you sign for 3 years, so we weigh both plans in the review.
We rebuild it, because BigCommerce's Stencil themes use Handlebars templates that Shopify can't run. Catalog Transfer puts your logo, colors, and fonts on a proven premium theme. Store Rebuild recreates your current design in Liquid, and Plus and B2B Move includes a custom theme built from your design files.
We list each BigCommerce app, gateway, and integration, then choose the Shopify app or connection that replaces it. Search and filters move to Shopify's free Search & Discovery app. For payments, we set up Shopify Payments or connect a gateway from Shopify's supported list. Your ERP and shipping connections get rebuilt as Shopify integrations and tested before launch.
QA covers option choices, modifier fields, group prices, filters, checkout, taxes, and a redirect crawl. Once you're live, we watch sales, broken links, and search positions for 30 days, fixing issues as they appear. Your team also gets a short walkthrough of the Shopify admin and a list of every app we installed.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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