Why do companies migrate from IdoSell to Shopify?
Migration to Shopify is most often driven by the desire to gain more freedom and new perspectives for store development. Many Polish e-commerce companies are looking forgreater flexibility, more control over the customer experience, and the ability to scale their business – both domestically and abroad. Shopify, as a global e-commerce platform, offers a wide range of options for customizing your store to your individual needs and expanding into other markets.
Key reasons for migration:
- Greater front-end flexibility: IdoSell provides a quick start and a rich set of ready-made functions, but is mainly template-based and has limited options for deep store personalization. Shopify, on the other hand, allows you to fully customize the look and functionality of your store, which allows you to avoid the limitations imposed by ready-made templates.
- Rich integration ecosystem: The IdoSell platform is a closed system with a limited number of available modules and external integrations. Shopify offers access to a huge App Store with thousands of applications and integrations. Thanks to this, the store can be easily connected to almost any tools - from marketing to payment and logistics systems.
- Scalability and international expansion: IdoSell focuses mainly on the Polish market, which may make international expansion difficult. Shopify has been international from the beginning - it supports multilingual, multi-currency sales and local payment methods, which makes it easier to enter other markets. Native integrations of key services have appeared in Poland (e.g. Shopify Payments from 2025), so Shopify is a real alternative to native platforms.
(It is worth noting that a fixed Shopify subscription (without a turnover commission) often proves to be more financially advantageous than the IdoSell commission model - especially for stores with high turnover.)
Migrating to Shopify brings many benefits, but the process of transferring a store is not a simple "copy-paste" from the old platform. Transferring the entire assortment, customer base, order history, content and developed SEO requires a refined plan and experience. Here, experienced developers play a key role.
The role of developers in migration from IdoSell to Shopify
Migration between two different e-commerce platforms is a complex technological undertaking. Developers play a key role in it, ensuring that the transition is smooth, secure, and with business continuity. Their tasks include:
- Store data migration: Specialists migrate products, customers, and order history from IdoSell to Shopify, ensuring fulldata integrity. They use dedicated tools or scripts to ensure that all information is transferred to the new system in a complete and correct manner.
- Recreation of integration and functionality: Developers recreate all key store integrations (e.g. with the ERP system, payment gateways, courier companies). On Shopify, this often involves configuring the appropriate applications or creatingdedicated integrations where there is no ready-made solution.
- SEO and 301 redirects: It is very important to secure existing traffic from Google - developers configure301 redirects from old URLs to new ones, informing search engines about the transfer and thus protecting developed SEO positions.
- Store testing and launch: Before a new store on Shopify is made available to customers, developers conduct thorough operational tests (checking, among other things, data correctness, the ordering process, integrations). Then they plan the right moment to switch platforms and redirect traffic and domains. The presence of specialists during the “zero hour” allows you to react quickly to any problems andminimize the risk of downtime, so that customers will hardly feel the change.
What is worth outsourcing to specialists? What can you do yourself?
E-store migration involves both the technical team and your company's internal team. However, not all tasks require advanced programming. Which tasks arebetter to entrust to experienced specialists and whichcan be done on your own as an e-commerce owner or manager?
Tasks that are worth entrusting to professional developers:
- Database transfer: It is worth entrusting the migration of products, customers and orders to specialists to avoid errors - the developer will make sure that all records are imported correctly.
- Store configuration and integration: Specialists will configure the store (payments, shipping, taxes, etc.) and connect it to external systems (couriers, payments, ERP, etc.), testing whether everything works correctly.
- Individual modifications (development): If you need a unique design or unusual functions, outsource it to a Shopify developer who will make changes to the code without compromising the stability of the store.
Tasks that you can perform yourself inside the company:
- Data inventory and organization: Before migration, review the product, category, and customer database on the old platforms. Remove outdated or duplicate items, fill in missing information (descriptions, parameters), and prepare the data for export. The better organized the input data, the more efficiently its import to Shopify will be.
- Preparation of content and materials: Use the opportunity of migration to refresh the store's content. Prepare new or updated category descriptions, improved home page texts, up-to-date FAQs, or better product photos in advance. You will then pass on such materials to developers to place on the new store (or introduce them yourself after migration).
- Operational tests and team preparation: After launching the test store, check its operation as a customer (purchase path, functions) andprepare the team - train employees in the use of the new Shopify panel so that the launch of the platform goes smoothly.
Of course, the division of tasks depends on the resources and competences of your team. If you have internal e-commerce specialists, it is worth using their knowledge during migration. However, if you lack technical experience, it is better not to risk it -independent migration without the appropriate knowledge carries the risk of errors, e.g. data loss or a drop in position in Google. The support of experienced experts will save you time and stress, and let you focus on running your business.
How to choose a good migration partner to Shopify?
Choosing a technology partner (agency or independent consultant) to support the migration is crucial to the success of the project. Migrating a store is a complicated task, so it is worth entrusting it to experienced professionals. What to look for when looking for a migration partner to Shopify?
- Experience and references: Choose a company that has successfully migrated e-commerce (preferably projects similar in scale to your store). Experience with projects with a profile similar to yours will be an asset.
- Technical and business competences: Migration is not only about transferring data, but also improving business processes and customer experiences. The ideal partner should not only be familiar with Shopify, but also understand the specifics of your industry and business goals – thanks to this, they will propose solutions that are best suited to the needs of the store.
- Communication and approach to the project: It is worth choosing a provider who asks about your goals and proposes their own improvements, instead of acting schematically. The best agencies play an advisory role during the migration, not just an executive one. Such a partner will relieve you of technical issues, while maintaining transparency and regularly informing you about the progress of the work.
Also consider Shopify costs – compare offers, asking what exactly they include. The cheapest option is not always the best; what matters is the quality and scope of support you will receive during migration and after the store launch.
Summary
Migration from IdoSell to Shopify is a serious step that - if well planned and carried out - can significantly accelerate the development of your online store. The main motivations for such a change are the desire to obtain a more flexible and scalable platform. However, in order for the platform change to bring the expected benefits, it must be approached methodically: properly prepare the data and team for the change, use the support of experienced developers for critical tasks and carefully choose the implementation partner. Such cooperation will allow you to carry out the migration efficiently, without losing data or traffic. As a result, your new store on Shopify will be modern, efficient and ready to meet the challenges of the dynamic e-commerce market.
