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Zen Cart to Shopify Migration

Migrate products, customers, orders, blog posts, and other supported store data from Zen Cart to Shopify 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 Shopify 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
ShopifyShopify
Version Rangetooltip
1.x – 2.2.0 (and all previous 2.x releases)
All Shopify Online Store
Language & Localization
Multilingual, Multicurrency, RTL, Localized URLs
Multilingual, Multicurrency, RTL, Localized URLs
Main Editionstooltip
Zen Cart Online Store
Shopify Basic, Shopify Grow, Shopify Advanced, Shopify Plus
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
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 : Values, Sort Order, Display
Product Downloads: File name, File, 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
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 SEO: Meta Title, Meta Description
Multi-language Manufacturer: Name, Description
Customer Information : First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Status, Date Created
Customer Addresses: ID, First Name, Last Name, Company, Address, Address 2, City, State, Country, Zip, Phone, Type
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, 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
Post SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description
Post Comments: Name, Email, Comment, Date, Status
Multi-language Post Information: Title, Content, Short Description, Meta Title, Meta Description
Page Information: ID, Title, Content, Summary, Status, Visibility, Template, Created, Updated
Page Images: Images In Content
Page SEO / Structure Data: Meta Title, Meta Description
Zen CartZen Cart
ShopifyShopify
Product Typestooltip
Simple Product
Simple Product
Product
Product Variants
Product Variants
Product Variants
Product Bundles
Product Bundles
Product Bundles
Name
Name
Title
Model
Model
SKU
UPC
UPC
Barcode
Product Description
Product Description
Description
Length / Width / Height
Length / Width / Height
Length / Width / Height
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Vendor
Status
Status
Status
Price
Price
Price
MSRP
MSRP
Compare-At Price
Special Price
Special Price
Price (when Compare-at exists)
Option
Option
Option
Option Value
Option Value
Option Value
Attribute Stock
Attribute Stock
Inventory (Variant)
Model
Model
SKU
Attribute
Attribute
Option
Weight
Weight
Weight
Quantity
Quantity
Inventory Quantity
Status
Status
Status
Product Image
Product Image
Featured Image
Additional Images
Additional Images
Media
Description
Description
Description
Track Stock
Track Stock
Track Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
Inventory Quantity
Stock Status
Stock Status
Availability
Allow Checkout
Allow Checkout
Continue Selling when Out of Stock
Categories
Categories
Collections
Related Products
Related Products
Related Products
Manufacturers
Manufacturers
Vendor
Values
Values
Values
Sort Order
Sort Order
Position
Display
Display
Visible
File name
File name
File
File
File
File URL
Downloadable Product
Downloadable Product
Digital Product (App)
Name
Name
Name
Description
Description
Description
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Category Information
Name
Name
Title
Description
Description
Description
Status
Status
Active
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Category Image
Category Image
Image
Parent Category
Parent Category
Parent Collection
Subcategories
Subcategories
Subcategories
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 Override
Tax Class
Tax Class
Tax Category
Country
Country
Country
State
State
State
Postcode
Postcode
Postal Code
Rate
Rate
Rate
Tax Shipping
Tax Shipping
Charge Tax on Shipping
Product
Product
Product
Manufacturer Informationtooltip
ID
ID
ID
Name
Name
Vendor
Description
Description
Description
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
Created At
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
Province
Country
Country
Country
Zip
Zip
Zip
Phone
Phone
Phone
Type
Type
Type
Orders
Orders
Orders
Order Information
Order ID
Order ID
Order Number
Status
Status
Finances
Currency
Currency
Currency
Subtotal
Subtotal
Subtotal Price
Discount
Discount
Total Discounts
Tax
Tax
Total Tax
Total
Total
Total Price
Payment
Payment
Payment Gateway
Shipping
Shipping
Shipping Lines
Tracking
Tracking
Tracking Number
Comments
Comments
Note
Date Created
Date Created
Created At
Updated
Updated
Updated At
Product Name
Product Name
Title
Model
Model
SKU
Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
Price
Price
Price
Total
Total
Line Price
Tax
Tax
Tax
Discount
Discount
Total Discount
Attributes
Attributes
Variant
First Name
First Name
First Name
Last Name
Last Name
Last Name
Company
Company
Company
Address
Address
Address 1
City
City
City
State
State
Province
Country
Country
Country
Zip
Zip
Zip
Phone
Phone
Phone
Customer ID
Customer ID
Customer ID
Products
Products
Line Items
Coupon Information
Code
Code
Discount Code
Description
Description
Description
Discount Type
Discount Type
Discount Type
Discount Amount
Discount Amount
Discount Value
Start Date
Start Date
Start Date
Date End
Date End
End Date
Minimum Order
Minimum Order
Minimum Purchase
Per Customer
Per Customer
One 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
Body
Rating
Rating
Rating
Status
Status
Status
Date
Date
Created At
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
Excerpt
Status
Status
Status
Images In Content
Images In Content
Images In Content
Category
Category
Blog Category
Meta Title
Meta Title
Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Description
Meta Description
Name
Name
Name
Email
Email
Email
Comment
Comment
Comment
Date
Date
Date
Status
Status
Status
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
Title
Content
Content
Content
Summary
Summary
Excerpt
Status
Status
Status
Visibility
Visibility
Visibility
Template
Template
Template
Created
Created
Created At
Updated
Updated
Updated At
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
Shopify
Products
Customers
Orders
Blog posts
Custom jobs
+$100
ESTIMATED TOTAL ESTIMATED BASE PRICE
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Based on your selected service and data volume.
Standard Migration Source → Target
Migration Path
Source Platform ...
Target Platform ...
Data Volume
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Entity Points 0
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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I protect SEO and important URLs when migrating to Shopify?

Before Full Migration, identify the URLs, CMS Pages, Blog Posts, and landing pages that matter most, then decide their Shopify destinations and redirect rules. Supported content can be migrated, but complex legacy navigation or extension-driven URLs may need extra planning. Validate priority pages and redirects in Demo Migration and again before go-live.

Supported values can be migrated or remapped when Shopify has a compatible destination. App-owned data, unsupported custom fields, external identifiers, loyalty/wholesale/subscription logic, or other source-specific behavior may require Custom Service review. Data migration does not automatically recreate the app, theme behavior, checkout workflow, or external integration in Shopify.

Shopify uses a defined product → option → variant structure. If your source products map cleanly to that model, Standard Service may be enough. Custom options, bundles, personalization, subscriptions, or other buying logic may need Add-ons, Shopify-side setup/apps, or Custom Service. Use Demo Migration to test a few of your most complex products before Full Migration.

Absolutely. Even though Gift Cards are not supported by the Shopify API by default and are not listed as a supported entity, we can customize your migration tool to import Gift Cards into your Shopify store.

Once imported, the Gift Cards will be associated with the respective customers and orders (if they were created by orders).

When a product is migrated, our tool automatically identifies and links it to related products that have also been migrated.

Additionally, we support migrating cross-sell and up-sell product relationships to ensure a seamless shopping experience.

Important: To accurately display related products on your storefront, please install the Shopify Search & Discovery app on your Shopify store before initiating the migration process.

Order notifications are disabled by the Shopify API by default, meaning no order confirmations will be sent to your customers during the migration.

If you're migrating data to Shopify:

  • It's highly recommended to disable all third-party shipping and email apps on your Shopify store before starting the migration.
  • Please do not enable Storefront API when you create the Shopify API custom app.
  • Admin users will still receive email notifications. If needed, you can disable these in Settings > Notifications > Staff notifications.

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.

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