A BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration plugin can move your products, customers and orders. It cannot move customer passwords, and you will usually rebuild promotions, gift cards, payment gateways, tax and shipping by hand. The tool handles the data. A person has to handle everything around it. This guide shows what each tool says it does, and gives you three checklists.
If your store is small and the product data is clean, a tool plus a careful checklist can work. If you have thousands of products, variants, live orders or a deadline, read the red flags near the end. Our BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration service is there for those cases. We checked the tool pages below on 14 November 2026.
BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration plugin: what the tools say they do
We list three tools from their own pages. This is not a ranking and we have not scored them. Prices change, so we show none. Read each page yourself before you buy.
| Tool | How it connects | Data it lists | Notes from its own page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migrate Import BigCommerce (WooCommerce Marketplace) | BigCommerce store hash and API access token | Customers, orders and products, all at once or filtered | Lists PHP 7.4. The page warns it needs substantial server resources. Sold as yearly plans. Says nothing about passwords or URL redirects |
| Cart2Cart | Online service | Products (with reviews, categories, manufacturers and taxes), customers, orders, coupons and blog posts | Free demo with a limited number of items. Paid options keep SEO URLs and create 301 redirects; the redirect option needs the free Redirection plugin. Price depends on data volume. Does not mention passwords |
| LitExtension | Online service | Products, categories, customers, orders, coupons, CMS pages and blog posts | Free demo migration. Offers SEO URL migration and an option to create 301 redirects. Price depends on how many products, orders, customers and posts you have |
Older guides mention a Cart2Cart plugin on WordPress.org. That plugin closed on 9 January 2023, so do not look for it there.
What no plugin can carry across
These items need your attention whichever tool you use.
- Customer passwords. BigCommerce says passwords cannot be exported via CSV file. Customers will need to reset them. The tool pages we read do not claim to move passwords either.
- Promotions. BigCommerce’s data transfer guide says automatic and coupon promotions cannot be transferred, even between two BigCommerce stores. Only the coupon codes can move, via the API. Some tools list “coupons” in their data. Test any coupon a tool brings over code by code, and rebuild the discount rules in WooCommerce.
- Gift certificates. BigCommerce’s guide moves gift certificates through the API. Its Gift Certificate Importer app only imports codes into a BigCommerce store, so it does not help you leave. On the WooCommerce side, WooCommerce Gift Cards is a separate paid extension that imports and exports codes by CSV. Check balances after the import.
- Store credit. BigCommerce’s customer CSV includes a Store Credit column. Decide how you will honour those balances in WooCommerce before launch.
- Payment gateways. Reconnect and test each one. Run a real test order.
- Tax and shipping rules. Set them up again and test a few real addresses.
- Theme and design. A data tool does not copy your storefront design.
What the customer export contains
BigCommerce’s customer CSV includes email, name, company, phone, notes, store credit, customer group, marketing consent and address fields. Passwords are not in it. That is why every customer needs a reset. Tell them before launch. A short email beforehand saves a lot of support messages.
Eight questions to ask before you pay for any tool
- Does it move product variants and options, or only simple products?
- Does it keep image links working, or copy the images into your WooCommerce media library?
- Does the demo use your own store data, or a sample? A demo on a sample tells you less.
- Which order statuses and payment methods does it map?
- Does it send emails to customers when it imports old orders?
- Does it help with redirects, or must you build them yourself?
- What happens if the import stops half way? Can you resume without duplicates?
- What does support cover, and in which hours and time zone?
Write the answers down. If a tool’s page does not answer one of these, ask the vendor before you buy. These details often matter more than the headline list of entities.
The manual route: CSV and API
You can also move data without a migration tool. BigCommerce lets you export customers as a CSV file, and its API gives access to products, customers and orders. WooCommerce has its own product and customer import. This route costs no tool fee. It does cost time, and it needs someone who can map columns, test imports and fix errors. It suits small catalogues and people who like to control each step.
The manual route is weaker for variants, order history and image handling. If you choose it, run every import on staging first, and keep each exported file as a backup.
Why store owners make this move
Common reasons to move are more choice of plugins, more control over content and SEO, and ownership of your own data. Some owners also want to avoid plan changes as sales grow (see the plan check in the first checklist).
Moving also has costs. You take on hosting, security, updates and backups, or you pay someone to do it. Weigh both sides before you start. If your store relies on features that WooCommerce only offers through paid extensions, price those extensions too.
Checklist 1: before you migrate
- Export a full backup from BigCommerce: products, customers, orders, redirects and settings.
- Count your products, variants, customers, orders and coupons. Tools price by these counts.
- Choose hosting that can take the load. Import tools can need substantial server resources.
- Install WooCommerce on a staging copy, not on your live domain.
- Write down your payment gateways, tax rules, shipping zones and email settings.
- List every active promotion and gift certificate, with its rules.
- Export your 301 redirects from BigCommerce as a CSV.
- Save your current product and category URLs. Use your sitemap, Search Console and a crawl.
- Check your BigCommerce plan and billing. BigCommerce’s pricing page says plans move up when online sales pass the plan limit, after advance notice, so know your position before you cancel.
- Tell customers a date, and tell them they will need to reset their password.
Checklist 2: migration day
- Run a demo or a small test import first, on staging.
- Import products, then customers, then orders. Check the counts after each.
- Open ten random products. Compare titles, prices, SKUs, images, variants and descriptions with the old store.
- Check that old orders show the right status, totals and customer. Make sure the import does not email customers about old orders.
- Keep BigCommerce running. Do not cancel until the new store is checked.
- Freeze product and price changes on BigCommerce. Run a final import for the latest orders.
- Switch DNS to the new site only when the checklist below is ready.
Checklist 3: after launch
- Password reset: send the reset instructions. Test one yourself.
- Gift cards: confirm codes and balances work at checkout.
- Payments: place a live order on every gateway and refund it.
- 301 map: redirect every old product, category and page URL to its new page. Test a sample.
- Sitemap: submit the new XML sitemap in Search Console.
- 404 monitoring: watch crawl errors and server logs for the first weeks.
- Email: test order, shipping and account emails. Check they land in the inbox.
- Tax and shipping: run test orders to a few countries or states.
- Analytics: check purchase events and ad pixels.
- Backups and updates: set up regular backups and updates for the new store.
Keeping your search traffic
BigCommerce product and category URLs follow their own patterns. WooCommerce uses different ones by default. If the URLs change, you need a redirect for each one. Google’s site move guide says to use permanent server-side redirects, send each old URL to its final page, and keep the redirects for at least a year.
Some tools offer redirect options. Others do not mention them. Ask before you buy. Also check that the tool does not send many old URLs to one page, such as the home page. Google warns against that.
Expect some movement in rankings for a few weeks. That is normal after any move. A tested redirect map keeps it small.
Red flags that mean get help
- You have thousands of products or many variants.
- You take live orders daily and cannot afford downtime.
- You use subscriptions, B2B pricing, multiple currencies or multiple storefronts.
- Your demo import shows broken variants, missing images or wrong order totals.
- The import keeps timing out on your host.
- Your product URLs bring a lot of search traffic.
- You have custom BigCommerce apps or integrations to rebuild.
- Nobody on your team can own the 301 map and the launch checklist.
DIY, tool or service: which fits?
| Situation | Likely fit |
|---|---|
| Small catalogue, simple products, few orders, time to test | Tool plus the checklists above |
| Many variants, custom fields or B2B rules | Tool plus a developer, or a service |
| Live store with daily orders and search traffic | Service with a staged go-live |
| No in-house technical person | Service |
At WebUncles, a BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration starts from US$499 (₹50,000). The final price depends on products, variants, orders, customers and the design you want. We agree the scope in writing after a free consultation. If you only need help with the 301 map or a failed import, ask us for a smaller scope. See our WooCommerce development page for store builds, and our website migration services for other platforms.
Book a free consultation before migration. Send your store URL, product count and order volume. We will tell you whether a tool is enough. After launch, our maintenance plans cover backups and updates.
FAQ
Is there a free BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration plugin?
The tools we read about are paid or have limited demos. Prices change, so check each tool’s page. A manual CSV and API route costs no tool fee but needs time and technical skill.
Can a plugin migrate customer passwords?
BigCommerce says passwords cannot be exported via CSV. The tool pages we read do not claim to move them. Plan for a password reset email for every customer.
Will my orders move?
Tools such as Migrate Import BigCommerce list orders as importable. Check statuses, totals and emails on a test import, because imported orders can behave differently from new ones.
What happens to my discount codes and gift cards?
BigCommerce says promotions cannot be transferred, so rebuild the discount rules. Coupon codes and gift certificates can be read out through the BigCommerce API, then loaded into WooCommerce, for example with a gift card extension that imports codes by CSV. Test each code and balance.
Do I need 301 redirects?
Yes, if any product, category or page URL changes. Without them, old links lead to 404 errors and you can lose search traffic.
How long does the migration take?
It depends on catalogue size, variants and how much needs rebuilding. Run a demo import to see how your data behaves, then plan the rest.
What does a BigCommerce to WooCommerce migration cost?
At WebUncles it starts from US$499 (₹50,000). The price depends on the data volume and design. Tool prices are separate and change, so check them on the tool’s own page.
