Why Maze for replatforming?
Outgrowing your platform is expensive. Staying costs you in fees, workarounds and developer time. Moving badly costs you traffic, SEO and customers. Maze plans and runs migrations to Shopify and Shopify Plus for brands that can’t afford either. We handle the plan, the build and the launch. We’re not a theme installer, and we don’t hand you recommendations without running the migration ourselves.
How we compare
| What you often hear | Maze | What you can count on |
|---|---|---|
| Migration started without URL/data audit | Plan: SEO, data, apps, ops mapping | Fewer cutover surprises |
| Improvised cutover, store feels down | Parallel build + controlled switch | No customer-facing downtime as the goal |
| Partial or missing 301s | URL mapping and post-launch validation | Organic traffic protected |
| Promise that passwords will migrate | We plan customer re-auth (passwords cannot transfer) | Honest expectations, fewer support tickets |
| Apps stacked without architecture | Integrations scoped (ERP, CRM, POS) | Unified ops after go-live |
| Theme lock-in / opaque code | You own store, theme, and delivered apps | No forced dependency |
A migration isn’t a data export.
Too many replatforming projects underestimate redirects, customer accounts and critical integrations. The result: a store that feels broken, a drop in Google traffic and operations that stop working. We treat a migration as a whole system, not a file transfer.
Why merchants choose Maze
Strategic Planning first
A 2 to 4 week roadmap gives you a realistic timeline and budget before any build starts.
SEO treated as a deliverable
Redirects and critical pages validated, not “we will see”.
Ops in scope
Payments, shipping, inventory, B2B: cutover includes business journeys.
Clear floors
Plan from $5,000, Build from $10,000. Scope before promise.
Proof in the field
We’ve migrated brands from WordPress, Joomla, Wix, PrestaShop, Laravel and Squarespace, and our team also works with Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. 12 migrations completed.
JaCoffee
WordPress to Shopify with a new brand identity.
- +246%sales
- +89%sessions
Flordeco
Joomla to Shopify.
- +88%sales
Les 3 Maîtres Gourmands
WordPress to Shopify with a new brand identity.
- +61%sales
- +23%conversion
Speclite
From a WordPress site and a Laravel ordering portal to Shopify Plus B2B. Rolled out in phases, with daily ordering never interrupted.
What you get
Technical and SEO audit of the source
URL, data, and integration mapping
Shopify build + cutover rehearsal
301s and post-launch validation
Training and stabilization
How it works
- 1
Audit
Source, SEO, data, apps, ops journeys.
- 2
Architect
Shopify target, integrations, risks.
- 3
Build
Storefront, data, QA off production.
- 4
Cut over
Controlled cutover, redirects, checks.
- 5
Stabilize
Monitoring, fixes, training.
When Maze is the right fit
A good fit if you
- Brands leaving legacy or custom stacks for Shopify
- Non-trivial catalogs and integrations (ERP, B2B, POS)
- Need to protect SEO and customer continuity
- Willingness to start with Plan before Build
Not a fit if you
- Simple theme swap on an already healthy Shopify store
- Budget that cannot cover audit + cutover + stabilization
- No business owner for data and URL decisions
Frequently asked questions
Which platforms can you migrate from?
We’ve migrated brands from WordPress, Joomla, Wix, PrestaShop, Laravel and Squarespace. Our team also works with Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. If your platform isn’t listed, ask us. Most can be migrated with the right plan.
Will there be downtime?
Our goal is zero downtime for your customers. We build your new store in parallel and switch over in a controlled way. For Speclite, we rolled out in phases over three months while sales reps kept taking orders through the old portal, so daily business never stopped.
Will we lose our Google rankings?
Not if the migration is done properly. We map every URL, set up redirects, carry over your SEO content and check everything after launch. Some short-term movement is normal. JaCoffee’s sessions grew 89% after their move from WordPress.
How much does it cost?
Plan from $5,000, Build from $10,000. Quotes follow data and integration complexity.
Already on Shopify but stuck on the wrong plan?
Outgrowing your platform?
Tell us what you run on today and what’s holding you back. We’ll tell you what a move to Shopify involves, in what order, and what it would take.
We aim to reply within 2 business days. No commitment.