Magento to Shopify Migration - Product Converter

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Convert your Magento product catalog to Shopify CSV format. Preserves SEO with url_key mapping, handles configurable products, and converts image paths.

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Download Sample Magento Export

Example Magento product export to test the converter

Sample Products

Tool Rating

4.7 / 5 (156 votes)

How Magento → Shopify Migration Works

1

Export from Magento

System → Data Transfer → Export → Products → Export

2

Upload and Configure

Upload Product Import CSV and choose Product Import format

3

Preview and Download

Review converted data, download Shopify-ready file

4

Import to Shopify

Products → Import

Every row and field is preserved in Shopify Products CSV format — ready to load into the target platform immediately.

How People Use Magento → Shopify

Had 1,800 products with complex variant structures in Magento. The thought of re-entering them in Shopify was paralyzing. Exported from Magento, ran through the converter, and imported into Shopify — all product options, images, and descriptions transferred. Total migration time: 4 hours including QA.

Ingrid T.
Shopify Store Owner · migrated from Magento 2

Our Magento 2 store had years of SEO equity built into product URLs. The biggest fear was losing our search rankings during the platform switch. The url_key to Handle mapping preserved every single product URL. We set up 301 redirects for the domain change and our organic traffic actually increased the month after replatforming.

Marcus D.
E-commerce Director · 3,200 SKUs, moved from Adobe Commerce

We quoted three agencies for our Magento to Shopify migration and the lowest bid was $12,000 with a six-week timeline. Decided to try the CSV approach first. Exported our catalog, converted the file, and had a working Shopify import in under two hours. The image paths all resolved correctly because we entered our media base URL. Spent the money we saved on better product photography instead.

Priya S.
Operations Manager · migrated 5,400 configurable products

Magento → Shopify Migration Questions

What Magento export should I use?

Use System → Data Transfer → Export → Products. Select all attributes you want to migrate (name, price, description, qty, images, categories, SEO fields).

Will my product URLs stay the same?

Yes! We use Magento's url_key field as the Shopify Handle. This preserves your product URLs for SEO. Set up 301 redirects in Shopify for any domain changes.

Can I migrate customer data and orders?

This tool migrates products only. Magento order and customer migration typically requires API-based tools or Shopify migration apps.

Why Magento Products Don't Import Directly to Shopify

The Attribute Architecture Challenge

Magento uses an attribute-based product system with extensive customization. Products are "simple" or "configurable" (parent with child SKUs). Shopify uses a simpler variant-based model with options (Size, Color, etc.). Direct CSV import fails due to incompatible structures and field names.

Image Path and URL Issues

Magento exports relative image paths like '/m/b/image.jpg' that reference your Magento media directory (pub/media/catalog/product/). Shopify requires full public URLs for images (https://...). Without conversion, images won't import correctly.

What This Tool Does

We transform your Magento export for Shopify: - URLs: url_key → Handle (preserves SEO) - Fields: Attributes → Shopify columns - Images: Relative paths → full URLs - Prices: special_price → Variant, price → Compare At - Categories: Hierarchy → tags - Visibility: 1-4 → TRUE/FALSE - Inventory: Backorders → policies - Descriptions: Short + full combined Preserves URLs, rankings, and complete data.

Secure Magento → Shopify Migration

Nothing Left Behind

Every row and every field preserved. No data dropped during migration.

Runs in Your Browser

All migration logic runs locally. Your data stays on your machine.

GDPR Compliant

Zero data retention. Full EU privacy compliance.

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Field Mapping

How Magento Products fields map to Shopify Products

Magento Products Source Value Shopify Products Target Value Note
name Blue Cotton Shirt Title Blue Cotton Shirt Product name
sku PROD-001 Variant SKU PROD-001 Stock keeping unit
url_key blue-cotton-shirt Handle blue-cotton-shirt URL slug (preserves SEO)
description <p>Premium quality cotton shirt...</p> Body (HTML) <p>Premium quality cotton shirt...</p> Full description with HTML
short_description Premium quality cotton shirt Body (HTML) Premium quality cotton shirt Prepended to full description
price 29.99 Variant Compare At Price 29.99 Regular price → compare at
special_price 24.99 Variant Price 24.99 Sale price → variant price
cost 12.00 Cost per item 12.00 Product cost/COGS
weight 0.5 Variant Grams 0.5 Convert to grams based on store config
qty 100 Variant Inventory Qty 100 Stock quantity
is_in_stock 1 Variant Inventory Policy deny Stock status → policy
categories Default Category/Clothing/Shirts Tags Default Category/Clothing/Shirts Category paths → flat tags
base_image /i/m/image.jpg Image Src /i/m/image.jpg Main product image
additional_images /i/m/image1.jpg,/i/m/image2.jpg Image Src /i/m/image1.jpg,/i/m/image2.jpg Gallery images → additional rows
meta_title Blue Shirt | Store SEO Title Blue Shirt | Store SEO page title
meta_description Premium quality cotton shirt for everyday wear SEO Description Premium quality cotton shirt for everyday wear SEO meta description

Why Use Magento → Shopify Migration?

SEO Preservation

Maps Magento url_key to Shopify Handle to preserve product URLs and search rankings.

Image URL Construction

Converts Magento relative paths to full URLs using your media base URL.

Configurable Product Support

Handles Magento configurable products with parent-child relationships.

Price Logic

Maps special price to Variant Price and regular price to Compare At Price.

Category Flattening

Converts Magento category hierarchies to Shopify tags.

Browser-Based Privacy

Files processed locally. Your product data never leaves your computer.

Data Transformation

Each Magento product becomes multiple Shopify rows (base + images + variants)

Input Magento Product

Single row with all attributes and comma-separated images

Key columns: sku, name, price, base_image, additional_images
1:N — One input row creates multiple output rows
Output Shopify Product Rows 1 + images + variants rows per input

Main product row + additional image rows + variant rows

Main Product Row Complete product data with first image
SPL Additional Image Rows Separate row per additional image
Variant Rows Configurable children → variant rows with options
All rows share same Handle; images numbered by position

Common Product Import Errors

Issues you might encounter when importing Product Import data to Product Import - and how we solve them

Missing Product SKU

Magento requires unique SKU for each product

Empty or missing SKU column
PROD-001, PROD-002 (unique values)

Ensure all products have unique SKUs in Magento export

Generate SKUs from product names if missing

Relative Image Paths

Magento exports relative image paths like '/m/b/image.jpg'

/m/b/tshirt.jpg
https://yourdomain.com/pub/media/catalog/product/m/b/tshirt.jpg

Provide your Magento media base URL in processing options

Tool requires base URL to construct full image URLs

Configurable Product Variants

Magento configurable products need child SKUs parsed from variations column

sku=CHILD1,size=S|sku=CHILD2,size=M
Separate Shopify rows for each variant

Tool automatically parses configurable_variations

Review variants in preview before import

Frequently Asked Questions

You can, but free scripts and AI often miss edge cases that break real-world data: missing SKUs, currency formatting quirks, tax calculation errors, or date format mismatches. We have battle-tested validators specifically designed for accounting software imports that catch these issues before they corrupt your books. Plus, you get instant browser-based conversion without installing Python or managing dependencies.
Use System → Data Transfer → Export → Products. Select all attributes you want to migrate (name, price, description, qty, images, categories, SEO fields).
Magento exports relative image paths like '/m/b/image.jpg'. We need your full media URL (e.g., https://yourstore.com/pub/media/catalog/product) to construct working Shopify image URLs.
Yes! We use Magento's url_key field as the Shopify Handle. This preserves your product URLs for SEO. Set up 301 redirects in Shopify for any domain changes.
Magento configurable products (parent with child SKUs) are converted to Shopify products with variants. This tool handles simple products; for complex configurable products, you may need additional processing.
Magento category paths (Category/Subcategory) are converted to flat Shopify tags. You'll need to create Shopify Collections manually and use tag-based automation rules.
If a special_price exists and is lower than the regular price, we set Variant Price = special_price and Compare At Price = regular price. This shows sale pricing in Shopify.
Basic attributes (name, description, price, weight) are mapped. Custom attributes in additional_attributes are not migrated automatically and would need manual setup in Shopify.
This tool migrates products only. Magento order and customer migration typically requires API-based tools or Shopify migration apps.
These relationships aren't preserved in the CSV export. You'll need to reconfigure them in Shopify using apps or manual product linking.
Migration typically takes 6-12 weeks depending on store size and complexity. Simple CSV imports can complete in hours, but full migrations with data cleanup and redirects take longer.