How to migrate from PrestaShop to Shopify: a 2-step guide

This guide outlines how to migrate your store to Shopify from the PrestaShop platform. You can use it as a starting point and as a reference resource to make sure that you don't forget any key setup tasks. If you are migrating to the Shopify Plus plan, then learn more about the Shopify limits & restrictions.


Step 1: Export your PrestaShop store product catalog


To export all products from your store we need to configure our «Product Catalog (CSV, Excel, XML) Export PRO» module. Log in to the admin panel of the store from which you want to transfer products. Let's configure the «Product Catalog (CSV, Excel, XML) Export PRO» module. Login to the admin panel at the module start page and click «New Export»:



We can see 3 settings steps: GeneralProducts Filter, and Fields Filter. Fill in all the fields in the first step (General settings) - enter a name (if you plan to export products with the same settings in the future), and select the file format (our import module works with .XLSx, .CSV files), select the language and other settings you want to be required. Don't forget to enable the «EACH COMBINATION IN A SEPARATE ROW» option & click the «Next» button:


 The 2 step (Filter Products) remains unchanged. We can immediately go to step 3 (Filter Fields). Click the «Next» button:


 
To fully export your products, make the following settings and add the following fields. Open each tab on the left side and click on the «ADD ALL FIELDS» button. In this way, we will add to the export file all the fields of our products, settings, associations, images, etc:
 
 


Click on the «Export» button & download exported file:




Step 2: Log in to your Shopify store & import processed data.


Install our 
Products Sync Master Shopify app. Open the «Products Sync Master» app. Configure basic options on the «General Settings» tab & upload the previously exported file. Click on the «Next Step» button:



Make the associations of the fields you need in the next step. You can also create your own formulas or rules for importing. Carefully review the settings of the fields - the result of data import depends on them. Click on the «Import Now» button to start the import process:


The Products Sync Master Shopify app will prepare the import process. Here we can the import process detailed information:



Let's see if the products are imported: