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Zen Cart to BigCommerce Migration

Migrate products, customers, orders, blog posts, and other supported store data from Zen Cart to BigCommerce securely and accurately while preserving data relationships throughout the transfer.
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No downtime, <br />No coding required
No downtime,
No coding required
Keep your store active during migration. No technical skills needed.
Free Demo Available
Free Demo Available
Preview a sample of your WooCommerce data on Shopify before running the Full Migration.
1-year License with <br />Recent Data Migration
1-year License with
Recent Data Migration
Keep your migration project available for 12 months and sync new or changed data with Recent Data Migration when needed.
24/7 <br />Technician Support
24/7
Technician Support
Get expert help with connections, configuration, migration issues, and validation whenever you need it.

Step-by-Step Guide to Zen Cart to BigCommerce Migration

Connect your Zen Cart store
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Connect your Zen Cart store
Enter your Zen Cart store URL, then download the KitConnect package, unzip it, and upload it to your Zen Cart website. 
Step-by-Step Migration Guide
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Data You Can Migrate

Products
Product Categories
Taxes
Manufacturers
Customers
Orders
Coupons
Reviews
Blog Posts
CMS Page
All relationships (categories, variants, images, etc.) preserved

Customize your setup with additional options Customize your setup with

Recent Data Migration
Clear Target Store Data
Strip HTML Tags from Category and Product Names
Transfer Embedded Images to Target Store
Create 301 Redirects for SEO URLs
Compatibility Overview
Zen CartZen Cart
BigCommerceBigCommerce
Version Rangetooltip
1.x – 2.2.0 (and all previous 2.x releases)
BigCommerce V2 and BigCommerce V3
Language & Localization
Multilingual, Multicurrency, RTL, Localized URLs
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Main Editionstooltip
Zen Cart Online Store
BigCommerce
Special Variants
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Single-storefront, Multi-storefront
Product Types: Simple Product, Product Variants, Product Bundles
Product Information: Name, Model, UPC, Product Description, Length / Width / Height, Manufacturer, Status
Product Pricing : Price, MSRP, Special Price
Product Options: Option, Option Value, Attribute Stock, Sort Order
Product Variants : Model, Attribute, Weight, Quantity, Status
Product Images: Product Image, Additional Images, Description
Product Inventory : Track Stock, Quantity, Stock Status, Allow Checkout
External Links / Relationships : Categories, Related Products, Manufacturers
Product Attributes & Custom Fields : Name , Values, Sort Order, Display, Option Type
Product Downloads: File name, File, Download Limit, Expiry, Downloadable Product
Multi-language Product Information: Name, Description
Product SEO / Structured Data: Meta Title, Meta Description
Category Information: Name, Description, Status, Meta Title, Meta Description
Category Images: Category Image
Category Structure / Hierarchy: Parent Category, Subcategories, Sort Order
Multi-language Category Information: Name, Description, Meta Title, Meta Description
Tax Rules: Tax Rule, Tax Class, Country, State, Postcode, Rate, Tax Shipping, Product
Manufacturer Information: ID, Name, Description
Manufacturer Branding : Image
Manufacturer SEO: Meta Title, Meta Description
Multi-language Manufacturer: Name, Description
Customer Information : First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Status, Date Created, Password, MD5
Customer Addresses: ID, First Name, Last Name, Company, Address, Address 2, City, State, Country, Zip, Phone, Type, Yes / No
Customer Order History: Orders
Order Information: Order ID, Status, Currency, Subtotal, Discount, Tax, Total, Payment, Shipping, Tracking, Comments, Date Created, Updated
Product Details: Product Name, Model, Quantity, Price, Total, Tax, Discount, Attributes
Customer Details: First Name, Last Name, Company, Address, City, State, Country, Zip, Phone
Order Relationships: Customer ID, Products
Coupon Information: Code, Description, Discount Type, Discount Amount, Status, Start Date, Date End
Usage Restrictions: Minimum Order, Per Customer, Exclude Sale, Products, Excluded Products, Categories, Excluded Categories, Usage Limit, Uses Per Customer
Multi-language Coupon Information: Name, Description
Review Information: Title, Review, Rating, Status, Date
Reviewer Information: Customer ID, Email, Name
Product Relationship: Product ID, Attribute ID
Post Information: Title, Content, Summary, Status
Post Images: Images In Content
Post Categories : Category, Parent, Sort
Post SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description
Post Comments: Name, Email, Comment, Date
Multi-language Post Information: Title, Content, Short Description, Meta Title, Meta Description
Page Information: ID, Title, Content, Summary, Status, Visibility, Template, Parent, Sort, Created, Updated
Page Images: Images In Content
Page SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description
Zen CartZen Cart
BigCommerceBigCommerce
Product Typestooltip
Simple Product
Simple Product
Product
Product Variants
Product Variants
Product Variants
Product Bundles
Product Bundles
Product Bundles
Name
Name
Name
Model
Model
SKU
UPC
UPC
UPC / EAN
Product Description
Product Description
Description
Length / Width / Height
Length / Width / Height
Width / Height / Length
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Brand
Status
Status
Visible
Price
Price
Price
MSRP
MSRP
Retail Price
Special Price
Special Price
Sale Price
Option
Option
Option
Option Value
Option Value
Option Value
Attribute Stock
Attribute Stock
Variant Inventory
Sort Order
Sort Order
Sort Order
Model
Model
SKU
Attribute
Attribute
Variant Option
Weight
Weight
Weight
Quantity
Quantity
Inventory
Status
Status
Visible
Product Image
Product Image
Default Image
Additional Images
Additional Images
Additional Images
Description
Description
Description
Track Stock
Track Stock
Track Inventory
Quantity
Quantity
Inventory
Stock Status
Stock Status
Availability
Allow Checkout
Allow Checkout
Allow Purchases
Categories
Categories
Categories
Related Products
Related Products
Related Products
Manufacturers
Manufacturers
Brands
Name
Name
Name
Values
Values
Values
Sort Order
Sort Order
Sort Order
Display
Display
Display on Product Page
Option Type
Option Type
Field Type
File name
File name
File name
File
File
File
Download Limit
Download Limit
Max Downloads
Expiry
Expiry
Expiry
Downloadable Product
Downloadable Product
Digital Product
Name
Name
Name
Description
Description
Description
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Category Information
Name
Name
Category Name
Description
Description
Description
Status
Status
Visible
Meta Title
Meta Title
URL Redirect
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Category Image
Category Image
Category Image
Parent Category
Parent Category
Parent Category
Subcategories
Subcategories
Subcategories
Sort Order
Sort Order
Sort Order
Name
Name
Name
Description
Description
Description
Meta Title
Meta Title
Meta Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Tax Rules
Tax Rule
Tax Rule
Tax Rule
Tax Class
Tax Class
Tax Class
Country
Country
Country
State
State
State
Postcode
Postcode
Zip Code
Rate
Rate
Rate
Tax Shipping
Tax Shipping
Tax Shipping
Product
Product
Product
Manufacturer Informationtooltip
ID
ID
ID
Name
Name
Brand
Description
Description
Description
Image
Image
Image
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Name
Name
Name
Description
Description
Description
Customer Information
First Name
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Last Name
Email
Email
Email
Phone
Phone
Phone
Status
Status
Status
Date Created
Date Created
Date Created
Password
Password
Password
MD5
MD5
bcrypt
ID
ID
ID
First Name
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Last Name
Company
Company
Company
Address
Address
Address 1
Address 2
Address 2
Address 2
City
City
City
State
State
State
Country
Country
Country
Zip
Zip
Zip
Phone
Phone
Phone
Type
Type
Type
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Orders
Orders
Orders
Order Information
Order ID
Order ID
Order ID
Status
Status
Status
Currency
Currency
Currency
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal
Discount
Discount
Discount
Tax
Tax
Tax
Total
Total
Total
Payment
Payment
Payment Method
Shipping
Shipping
Shipping Method
Tracking
Tracking
Tracking Number
Comments
Comments
Note
Date Created
Date Created
Date Created
Updated
Updated
Date Modified
Product Name
Product Name
Name
Model
Model
SKU
Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
Price
Price
Price
Total
Total
Total
Tax
Tax
Tax
Discount
Discount
Discount
Attributes
Attributes
Options
First Name
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Last Name
Company
Company
Company
Address
Address
Address 1
City
City
City
State
State
State
Country
Country
Country
Zip
Zip
Zip
Phone
Phone
Phone
Customer ID
Customer ID
Customer ID
Products
Products
Products
Coupon Information
Code
Code
Code
Description
Description
Description
Discount Type
Discount Type
Discount Type
Discount Amount
Discount Amount
Discount Amount
Status
Status
Status
Start Date
Start Date
Start Date
Date End
Date End
Expiry Date
Minimum Order
Minimum Order
Minimum Purchase
Per Customer
Per Customer
Limit Per Customer
Exclude Sale
Exclude Sale
Exclude Sale
Products
Products
Products
Excluded Products
Excluded Products
Excluded Products
Categories
Categories
Categories
Excluded Categories
Excluded Categories
Excluded Categories
Usage Limit
Usage Limit
Usage Limit
Uses Per Customer
Uses Per Customer
Usage Per Customer
Name
Name
Name
Description
Description
Description
Review Information
Title
Title
Title
Review
Review
Review
Rating
Rating
Rating
Status
Status
Status
Date
Date
Date Created
Customer ID
Customer ID
Customer ID
Email
Email
Email
Name
Name
Name
Product ID
Product ID
Product ID
Attribute ID
Attribute ID
Variant ID
Post Information
Title
Title
Title
Content
Content
Content
Summary
Summary
Summary
Status
Status
Status
Images In Content
Images In Content
Images In Content
Category
Category
Category
Parent
Parent
Parent
Sort
Sort
Sort
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Name
Name
Name
Email
Email
Email
Comment
Comment
Comment
Date
Date
Date
Title
Title
Title
Content
Content
Content
Short Description
Short Description
Short Description
Meta Title
Meta Title
Meta Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Page Information
ID
ID
ID
Title
Title
Page Name
Content
Content
Content
Summary
Summary
Summary
Status
Status
Status
Visibility
Visibility
Visibility
Template
Template
Template
Parent
Parent
Parent
Sort
Sort
Sort
Created
Created
Created
Updated
Updated
Updated
Images In Content
Images In Content
Images In Content
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description

Estimate your Migration Cost

A clear, step-by-step workflow where our technicians handle everything.

You only review the final result—we take care of the rest.
1. Service
2. Data Volume
Source Platform
Zen Cart
Target Platform
BigCommerce
Products
Customers
Orders
Blog posts
Custom jobs
+$100
ESTIMATED TOTAL ESTIMATED BASE PRICE
$0
Based on your selected service and data volume.
Standard Migration Source → Target
Migration Path
Source Platform ...
Target Platform ...
Data Volume
Total Data Records 0
Entity Points 0
Plan -
Service Standard Migration
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Frequently Asked Questions

What BigCommerce setup is not automatically handled by data migration?

Theme setup, checkout settings, payments, taxes, shipping, apps, channels, and live integrations are Target Platform implementation tasks, not ordinary migrated records. Plan and test them in BigCommerce alongside the migration, while using Next-Cart to validate the agreed catalog, customer, order, content, and redirect data.

Some supported data can be migrated or mapped, but segmented pricing, B2B records, channel assignments, multi-storefront relationships, app-owned data, and external identifiers may need special configuration or Custom Service review. BigCommerce-side channel, storefront, and pricing setup should be treated separately from ordinary record transfer and validated before launch.

First confirm how each source product choice should appear in BigCommerce: as a variant, option, modifier, custom field, or another structure. Clear catalog structures may fit Standard Service, while modifier-heavy customization, bespoke pricing, or unsupported field handling may require Add-ons or Custom Service. Demo Migration should include both variant-heavy and modifier-like products.

Yes, our migration tool supports transferring related products to BigCommerce. However, cross-sell and up-sell product links are not supported by BigCommerce.

If you are going to migrate orders to BigCommerce, please go to Settings > Order notifications and turn off all order notifications before you start the migration. Don't forget to turn them on when you put the site live.

In Zen Cart, product images typically follow a specific naming convention when there are multiple images for a single product. The images are named in the format: [name]_[position].[extension]. For example, if a product has three images and the main image is named "shirt.jpg", the images would be named as follows:

  • "shirt.jpg" (main image)
  • "shirt_1.jpg" (second image)
  • "shirt_2.jpg" (third image)

Our migration tool is designed to detect and migrate images according to this naming rule. However, some Zen Cart websites are customized to allow flexible naming for product images, which may not follow this convention. In such cases, only the main image will be transferred during the migration, as additional images may not be detected by our standard migration tool.

If your Zen Cart store has been customized to allow arbitrary image naming, and you're experiencing this issue, we can customize the migration tool to accommodate your specific setup. Please let us know, and we'll adjust the tool accordingly.

Our migration tool supports migrating both custom options and variants to BigCommerce.

On BigCommerce, each product can have up to 600 variations.

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