Migration from BigCommerce to WooCommerce

PLATFORM MIGRATION | BigCommerce to WooCommerce

BigCommerce offers SaaS simplicity with enterprise features, but some businesses may prefer more control, lower long-term costs, and deeper content marketing integration. Migrating to WooCommerce allows you to fully own your store’s code and hosting, combine content and commerce through WordPress, and scale with a massive plugin ecosystem while reducing monthly subscription fees.

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BigCommerce – SaaS convenience but limited ownership

BigCommerce delivers fully hosted SaaS infrastructure with enterprise functionality, but businesses with technical teams or content-driven marketing strategies may feel restricted by subscription costs, limited backend access, and reliance on third-party apps for certain features.

Advantages of BigCommerce:

  • fully hosted SaaS platform with automatic updates,
  • native B2B and multi-channel capabilities,
  • enterprise integrations with ERP, CRM, and POS,
  • API-first architecture with headless commerce options.

Disadvantages of BigCommerce:

  • monthly subscription and app costs scale with revenue,
  • limited backend access for deep customization,
  • restricted flexibility for businesses wanting full code control,
  • third-party apps often needed for advanced features.

WooCommerce – full ownership and content-driven flexibility

WooCommerce gives businesses complete control over their store’s code, hosting, and functionality while seamlessly integrating with WordPress for content marketing, SEO, and organic growth. It offers lower long-term costs, full customization, and a thriving plugin ecosystem.

Advantages of WooCommerce:

  • full code ownership and self-hosted flexibility,
  • tight integration with WordPress content marketing,
  • lower long-term operational costs,
  • massive plugin and developer community.

Disadvantages of WooCommerce:

  • requires hosting management and security monitoring,
  • plugin conflicts possible without proper maintenance,
  • scaling very large catalogs requires optimization efforts.

Why migrate your store from BigCommerce to WooCommerce?

Migration to WooCommerce makes sense if:

  • you want full code ownership and complete customization freedom,
  • you’re looking to reduce SaaS subscription costs long-term,
  • you want tighter SEO, content, and blog integration via WordPress,
  • you need open-source flexibility with access to thousands of plugins.

WooCommerce is ideal for businesses that want full control over their store while combining e-commerce and content marketing for organic long-term growth.

How does the migration from BigCommerce to WooCommerce work?

We carefully manage your migration to ensure full data accuracy, proper platform setup, and uninterrupted business operations throughout the transition.

We transfer complete product data
Products, categories, variants, images, SEO data, and attributes are imported into WooCommerce.

We preserve customer data
Customer profiles, order histories, addresses, and contact details are securely migrated and mapped correctly.

We restore order history
All transactions, payment records, and shipping data are transferred to maintain full reporting and operational continuity.