Migration from Magento to OpenCart

PLATFORM MIGRATION | Magento to OpenCart

Magento delivers enterprise-grade flexibility but can become too complex and costly for businesses seeking simplicity and lower operating expenses. Migrating to OpenCart allows you to simplify store management, lower infrastructure costs, and maintain full ownership with lightweight open-source flexibility.

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Magento – powerful but resource-intensive

Magento offers extreme flexibility for enterprise e-commerce but often requires dedicated developers, high server capacity, and ongoing maintenance that can overwhelm smaller or mid-market businesses over time.

Advantages of Magento:

  • highly customizable open-source platform,
  • advanced B2B, multi-store, and pricing features,
  • deep system integrations (ERP, CRM, PIM),
  • fully scalable for large operations.

Disadvantages of Magento:

  • high development, hosting, and technical costs,
  • requires constant server management,
  • complex setup and configuration,
  • resource-heavy for mid-sized businesses.

OpenCart – lightweight and cost-effective alternative

OpenCart is a simple, fully owned open-source solution that reduces infrastructure demands and simplifies daily store management. It offers full code access and flexibility with a much lower cost structure, ideal for small and medium businesses moving away from enterprise complexity.

Advantages of OpenCart:

  • lightweight open-source framework,
  • lower infrastructure and hosting costs,
  • simple admin interface and store management,
  • large extension and developer ecosystem.

Disadvantages of OpenCart:

  • fewer built-in enterprise-level features,
  • may require extensions for advanced capabilities,
  • server management still required (self-hosted model).

Why migrate your store from Magento to OpenCart?

Migration to OpenCart makes sense if:

  • you want a simpler platform with lower technical overhead,
  • you’re looking to cut hosting and development costs,
  • you need full code ownership with easier management,
  • you prefer lightweight infrastructure that still supports customizations.

OpenCart is ideal for businesses seeking a streamlined, independent e-commerce platform that maintains flexibility without the complexity of enterprise-level systems.

How does the migration from Magento to OpenCart work?

We carefully handle the migration to ensure data accuracy, proper configuration, and business continuity throughout the entire transition.

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

We preserve customer data
All customer accounts, addresses, and order histories are securely migrated.

We restore order history
Transactions, payment records, and fulfillment data are fully transferred for complete reporting continuity.