What moving from Kentico to Shopify makes possible
Kentico can support complex digital experiences, but ecommerce can become heavily reliant on bespoke development and CMS infrastructure. Moving to Shopify puts commerce at the centre, giving your team a simpler platform to manage, improve and grow. A successful migration protects what works and creates the opportunity to improve what doesn’t.
While the technology keeps changing, our experience helps us make sense of what matters. We’ve spent more than 17 years learning, evolving and seeing what works across different platforms, businesses and customer journeys. That experience helps us recognise patterns, cut through noise and get to the right decisions faster.
What we help you achieve on Shopify
- Commerce at the core - move to a platform built around managing and growing online sales
- Less bespoke development - use Shopify features and apps to simplify your existing setup
- More control for your team - manage merchandising and promotions with less developer support
- An easier path to purchase - connect rich product information with a smoother buying experience
- Confidence in the move - with your content, SEO, catalogue and integrations carefully mapped
Ready to explore a move from Kentico to Shopify?
We’ll review your current setup, identify the main risks and opportunities, and give you a clear view of what a move to Shopify would involve.
Book a Migration Audit
It's the results that matter
"The migration to Shopify has been a great success and the Inspira team has provided fantastic support from start to finish. We look forward to working together as we grow the website and work towards our continued forward looking goals"
A clear path from Kentico to Shopify
Start with a free audit to understand whether Shopify is right for your business. If it is, a paid workshop helps us test the important details and define the scope, cost and timeline of your migration.
Free Migration Audit
We review your store, discuss what’s holding you back and identify what a move to Shopify could mean for your business.
What you'll learn
- Is a move to Shopify viable?
- What could work better on Shopify?
- What might need to change?
- What risks need careful planning?
Your next step: Workshop
If Shopify looks like a good fit, we’ll propose a paid workshop tailored to your store. You decide whether to take it further.
Paid Migration Workshop
We work through your requirements and demonstrate critical solutions, so you know how the migration will work before committing to the full project.
What you'll learn
- Integration solutions
- Data migration approach
- SEO migration approach
- Site structure overview
- Rapid prototyping
- Custom UX requirements
- Roles & responsibilities
- Go live plan
The next step: Migration
With the key decisions made and critical solutions validated, we’ll agree the scope, costs and delivery timeline with you, then move into building and launching your Shopify store.
Free, no-obligation audit. Understand the opportunities, risks and realities of moving to Shopify.
Frequently asked questions
Will we lose our SEO rankings when migrating from Kentico to Shopify?
A Kentico to Shopify migration will usually change parts of your URL structure, so SEO needs to be considered from the start. We review important landing pages, metadata, canonicals and existing URLs, then plan the redirects required for Shopify. The aim is to protect existing organic visibility and minimise disruption when the new store launches.
Can you migrate our Kentico content as well as our ecommerce data?
Yes. Kentico implementations often contain much more than products and customer data. We review the content, landing pages and other CMS data that needs to move and determine what belongs in Shopify, what needs restructuring and what may be better handled differently in the new setup.
What happens to our custom Kentico functionality?
We don't automatically rebuild every piece of custom functionality. During the migration process, we establish what each feature actually needs to achieve and determine whether Shopify can handle it natively, whether an app is appropriate or whether custom development is required. It can also be an opportunity to leave unnecessary legacy functionality behind.
Can our existing systems and integrations work with Shopify?
In many cases, yes, but they need to be assessed individually. We review the systems connected to Kentico, such as ERP, fulfilment, CRM, search, marketing and other business-critical platforms, and determine how they should work with Shopify.
Do we have to move our entire Kentico website to Shopify?
Not necessarily. If Kentico currently powers more than your ecommerce operation, we'll look at what you're trying to achieve before recommending an approach. Depending on your requirements, Shopify could replace the entire experience or form part of a wider architecture alongside other systems.
How long does a Kentico to Shopify migration take?
It depends heavily on the complexity of your existing Kentico implementation. Data, content, custom functionality, integrations, SEO requirements and design can all affect the scope. We start with a free migration audit to understand the project at a high level, followed by a paid migration workshop where required to define the detailed scope and migration roadmap.
Why is experience important in a Kentico to Shopify migration?
Kentico setups can combine content, commerce and bespoke development in complex ways. Experience helps untangle that structure, protect what matters and simplify the parts that no longer need to rely on custom development.
Have a question about a Kentico to Shopify Migration
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Speak to usKey migration partners
Successful migrations need more than development alone. We work with specialist partners across SEO, data and ecommerce growth to make sure every critical part of the move to Shopify is properly planned and supported.
Leftfield - SEO Agency
SEO migration support for brands that don’t just need to protect rankings, redirects, and organic visibility during the move to Shopify, but also want to optimise for growth.
Loncom - Data Specialists
Data migration support for brands that need to move, cleanse, transform, and reformat products, customers, and orders, ensuring data is accurate, structured, and ready for the new store.
Alvio - B2B Partnerships
B2B partnership support for brands looking to expand their product range, reach new audiences, and unlock new revenue opportunities by placing their products in new stores and retail channels.