We know where these migrations go wrong - and how to prevent it.
Migration Without the Guesswork
Shopify is a great platform - until it isn't. At some point the apps stack up, the checkout stops doing what you need, and the platform fee starts feeling like a tax on your own growth. That's usually when teams start looking at MedusJS
We've helped those teams make the move. And the ones who do it well share one thing in common: they treat it as an engineering project, not a lift-and-shift. The architecture is different, the flexibility is real, but it requires thinking through your setup properly before touching anything.
That's what we do
Signs it's time to move
You've outgrown Shopify's checkout
B2B flows, custom pricing, subscription logic - none of it fits cleanly into what Shopify gives you. You end up with workarounds that work until they don't
Your app stack is becoming a liability
Every new requirement is another plugin, another dependency, another thing to maintain. At some point the complexity costs more than it solves
The platform fee scales with your success
The bigger you grow, the more you pay - not for better infrastructure, but just for being on the platform
You know what you want to build, but Shopify's frontend gets in the way
Theme constraints, limited rendering control, no real freedom over how your storefront actually works
Shopify VS MedusaJS
Checkout is platform-defined, with limited flexibility
Checkout is built around your rules - B2B, subscriptions, complex pricing
Extensions rely on third-party apps and external dependencies
Business logic lives in your codebase - custom, testable, maintainable
Frontend is constrained by the theme system
Build with any modern framework, full UX freedom
Integrations work through the app marketplace model
Integrations are clean service contracts - CMS, ERP, search, payments
Costs scale with your revenue
Infrastructure costs are predictable and don't grow with GMV
The platform gets harder to change as you grow
The architecture is built to evolve with your business
No storefront presence — ChatGPT only
Same assistant embeds as a widget on your own site
How we run the migration
Audit your current setup
Map URLs and plan redirects
Migrate your data
Rebuild commerce logic
QA before launch
Launch and monitor
After migration, you can actually build
Storefront performance
Headless gives you control over how pages load and how users move through your site. We optimize page structure and data loading to reduce friction where it costs you conversions
Custom checkout flows
B2B logic, subscription handling, complex pricing, validation rules - built into your codebase, not bolted on with apps
Real integrations
ERP, PIM, CMS, search, and payments connected as proper services - not webhooks and workarounds
Faster iteration
When content, pricing, and merchandising changes don't require backend deploys, your team moves faster
How we work
Governed and Scalable, by Design
We design content models, editorial workflows, and governance into the architecture from day one to make you CMS clean and usable as your team, markets, and channels grow.
Editorial UX boosts your marketing team's speed and freedom. They can build pages, launch campaigns, and manage content without needing developer help.
Performance & AI SEO by Default
Each project includes a complete SEO + LLM optimization. Performance baseline as standard: Core Web Vitals, structured data, rendering strategy, and AI SEO setup.
Already live? Our Next.js SEO audit gives you an actionable, dev-ready assessment of where you stand.
Predictable & Efficient Delivery
90% of our projects fit the initial budget. That comes from the time we invest upfront — understanding exactly what we're building before a single line of code is written.
Our CMS Kit has page builders, navigation, localization, content models, and SEO settings. It boosts every engagement. Plus, it won’t limit your choices. It's a smart starter refined across dozens of production deployments, not a constraint.
FAQs
What we get asked about this migration
It depends on catalog size, integration complexity, and how much custom checkout logic you have. After a technical call, we scope it clearly and give you a Time & Material estimate.
Most projects land between 8 and 16 weeks. The main variables are data volume, integration depth, and how much custom commerce logic needs to be rebuilt
Not if migration is handled correctly. We map URLs, preserve metadata, and validate redirects before launch
We audit every app and map its behavior to the new architecture. Some get replaced with native Medusa logic, some get replaced with better integrations, some stay as external services. You'll know the plan upfront
Yes. We design and build high-performance headless storefronts as part of the migration or as a separate phase
