SFCC migration
Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify Plus migration
We move enterprise brands from Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) to Shopify Plus: catalogues, price books, promotions, multi-site setups and integrations, with the migration timed around your contract renewal.
Why brands move
Why brands migrate from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify
Fees that grow with GMV
Revenue-share pricing means your platform bill rises every time you grow.
Specialist developers
A small, expensive pool of SFCC developers, and every change goes through them.
Slow release cycles
Code deployments and sandboxes make simple campaigns take weeks.
Contract lock-in
Multi-year commitments that make it hard to change course.
Platform comparison
Salesforce Commerce Cloud vs Shopify Plus
[Keep this fair and sourced.]
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | Shopify Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | [Percentage of GMV] | [Monthly fee or revenue-based above a threshold] |
| Contract | [Multi-year] | [Term options] |
| Developer pool | [Specialist, limited] | [Large global ecosystem] |
| Merchandiser control | [Business Manager, Page Designer] | [Theme editor, metaobjects] |
| Checkout | [Custom-built in SFRA] | [Shopify Checkout, Shop Pay, extensions] |
| Multi-site & international | [Sites and locales in one realm] | [Markets and expansion stores] |
| Typical 3-year TCO | [£ range, sourced] | [£ range, sourced] |
Data mapping
What we migrate from SFCC to Shopify
| In Salesforce Commerce Cloud | Moves to in Shopify | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Master & variation products | Products with variants | [Product sets & bundles reviewed case by case] |
| Custom attributes & custom objects | Metafields & metaobjects | |
| Price books | Market pricing & B2B catalogs | |
| Sites & locales | Markets or expansion stores | [Decided in discovery] |
| Promotions & campaigns | Discounts & Shopify Functions | [Complex stacking rules rebuilt as Functions] |
| Content assets, slots & Page Designer | Theme sections & metaobjects | |
| Cartridges & integrations | Shopify apps or custom apps | |
| Einstein recommendations | Search & personalisation apps | |
| Customer profiles & orders | Customers & historical orders | [Passwords can't move: planned reset comms] |
Risks & how we handle them
SFCC migration challenges, solved
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Contract timing
We plan backwards from your renewal date so you never pay for two platforms longer than needed.
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Complex promotions
Every live promotion documented and rebuilt with discounts or Functions.
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Heavily customised cartridges
Custom SFRA and SiteGenesis code audited for what's really still needed.
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Salesforce ecosystem links
Service Cloud and Marketing Cloud kept connected through Shopify integrations.
SEO safeguards
- Full crawl and URL map before build
- Locale and hreflang structure preserved
- Redirects tested before go-live
- Search Console monitoring
Process
SFCC to Shopify migration timeline:
Discovery & business case
TCO, contract dates, sites and integrations.
Architecture & design
Store structure, Markets and UX.
Build & integrations
Theme, Functions, OMS and Salesforce links.
Data migration & QA
Per-site imports and order testing.
Phased launch
Market by market, before contract end.
Cost of ownership
What is Salesforce Commerce Cloud really costing you?
Send us your current costs and contract terms, and we'll return a 3-year TCO comparison against Shopify Plus, free.
- SFCC licence ([X]% of GMV)
- £[X] / yr
- Systems integrator retainer
- £[X] / yr
- Third-party cartridge licences
- £[X] / yr
- In-house SFCC developers
- £[X] / yr
- Typical saving on Shopify Plus
- [X]%
FAQ
Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify FAQs
How long does an SFCC to Shopify migration take?
The timeline depends on how many sites and locales you run, how customised your cartridges are, your promotions and your integrations. Multi-market brands often launch in phases.
Is Shopify Plus enterprise-ready enough to replace SFCC?
For most enterprise brands, yes. Shopify Plus runs some of the largest brands in ecommerce, with high-volume checkout, B2B, Markets, Functions and enterprise-grade uptime. We check your requirements in discovery and flag anything that needs an app or custom work.
When should we start relative to our contract renewal?
Ideally [X–X] months before your renewal date. That leaves time for discovery, build and a phased launch, so you can switch before the contract renews and avoid paying for two platforms.
Can we keep Salesforce Service Cloud and Marketing Cloud?
Yes. Many brands keep their wider Salesforce stack. We connect Shopify to Service Cloud and Marketing Cloud so customer, order and marketing data keep flowing.
Can Shopify handle our multi-site, multi-country setup?
Yes. SFCC sites and locales map to Shopify Markets or expansion stores, depending on how different each region's catalogue, pricing and content need to be. We design the structure in discovery and preserve your hreflang setup.
Migration enquiry
Get your SFCC to Shopify migration plan
A scoped plan timed to your contract, with TCO comparison included.