Platform-neutral replatforming agency
Outgrown your platform, or paying too much to run it? We help UK retailers choose the right one and move across without losing sales, data or Google rankings.
Shopify Partner · IRP Certified Partner · In-house SEO team
Your free cost review compares
Ecommerce replatforming means moving your online shop to a new platform. It’s a big decision, so it should solve a real problem. These are the ones we see most.
Platform fees, card fees and a growing list of monthly apps are eating your margin.
Simple updates take days and cost money, so your team stops trying new things.
Upgrades, hosting and security patches cost more each year just to stand still.
Slow pages lose shoppers on mobile and hold back your Google rankings.
B2B accounts, new countries, marketplaces or subscriptions are hard or impossible.
Stock, EPOS and accounts don’t link up, so your team re-keys data every day.
We’re not tied to one platform, so we recommend the one that fits your products, sales channels and budget.
| Platform | Best for | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify and Shopify Plus | Fast-growing brands that want an easy store to run and a huge app choice | App and transaction fees add up as you grow |
| IRP Commerce | Retailers selling across channels, countries or shops who want to see profit, not just sales | Platform fee is a percentage of sales, with most apps built in |
| WooCommerce | Content-led brands and smaller catalogues already on WordPress | Needs good hosting and regular updates |
| Adobe Commerce | Large catalogues and complex B2B set-ups with a development budget | Highest build and running costs |
We migrate stores from Magento 1 and 2, WooCommerce, Shopify, IRP Commerce and bespoke platforms.
The biggest risk in any replatform is losing the Google rankings you’ve built over years. Our SEO team plans the migration from day one, not the week before launch.
Most replatforming projects go live within 4 to 12 weeks of starting. You’ll get a week-by-week plan before we begin.
We look at your current costs, systems, data and traffic to see if moving makes sense.
A clear recommendation with costs side by side, so you can decide with confidence.
Data mapping, URL redirects, integrations and a launch date agreed up front.
Your new store built and your data moved across, with a chance to fix what didn’t work before.
Full testing of checkout, payments, emails and redirects, then a launch at your quietest time.
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A strategic decision that would shape their digital future
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What happened when one merchant ran both platforms in parallel.
“Highly experienced and professional. Provides clear advice on projects and consistently delivers within planned timeframe and budget. Highly recommended.”
“Having worked with the team since 2018 I have found them to be experienced, committed, extremely responsive and excellent added value.”
We work on Shopify, IRP Commerce, WooCommerce and Adobe Commerce, so we recommend what’s right for you.
Shopify Partner and IRP Certified Partner, with direct support from both.
Our own SEO team owns the redirect plan and checks rankings after launch.
30+ years of combined ecommerce experience, so the new store is built to sell.
A fixed quote and a week-by-week plan before any work starts.
We can manage your new store and market it, so you’re not left on your own.
Ecommerce replatforming is moving your online shop from one platform to another, for example from Magento to Shopify or from Shopify to IRP Commerce. It includes moving your products, customers, orders and content, and redirecting your old URLs so you keep your rankings.
Most projects go live within 4 to 12 weeks of starting. Larger catalogues, custom features and integrations with stock or accounts systems add time. You’ll get a week-by-week plan before we start.
Replatforming projects start from £1,500. The price depends on your platform, the number of products and pages, custom features and integrations. Our free cost review shows what you’d pay to move and to run the new store.
Not if the migration is planned properly. We map every old URL to its new page, set up 301 redirects, keep your page titles and content, and track rankings after launch. Small dips can happen for a few weeks while Google re-crawls the site.
There isn’t one best platform. Shopify suits most growing brands, IRP Commerce suits multichannel and international retailers who want to track profit, WooCommerce suits content-led stores, and Adobe Commerce suits large, complex catalogues.
Yes. Customers and order history come across. Passwords usually can’t be moved between platforms for security reasons, so we set up a simple email asking customers to reset theirs.
Often, yes, especially if upgrades and hosting are costing more each year. Many Magento stores move to Shopify Plus or IRP Commerce to cut running costs. Our cost review compares both with staying put.
Yes. We can manage the store day to day and run your SEO, email and ads, or hand it over to your team with training.
Tell us about your store. We’ll compare what you pay now with the right alternatives, estimate the migration, and tell you honestly whether moving is worth it.
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