Shopify vs WooCommerce: should you migrate?
WooCommerce is flexible and self-hosted; Shopify is managed and reliable. If you're spending more time maintaining WordPress than selling, a migration usually pays for itself.
| Shopify | WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & maintenance | Fully managed | You host, patch, and secure it |
| Checkout | World-class, high-converting | Plugin-dependent |
| Reliability at scale | Handles spikes (BFCM) | Depends on your hosting |
| Total cost | Predictable subscription | Hosting + plugins + dev time |
| Flexibility | High (apps + headless) | Very high (open source) |
| Migration effort | — | Products, SEO & redirects to move |
Performance here is less about the platform and more about hosting and build quality — but Shopify's managed infrastructure and global CDN give you a reliable baseline that absorbs traffic spikes like BFCM, whereas WooCommerce speed rises and falls with whatever hosting you run it on.
Speed is a page-level outcome, not a framework spec. Measure your own store →
Migrate to Shopify when reliability, checkout, and lower maintenance matter more than full open-source control. We handle the move — data, URL redirects to protect SEO, and a custom theme — like we did for Beacon40.
Not sure which way to go?
Tell us about your store and goals — we'll give you a straight recommendation, no upsell, and a rough estimate either way.
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