Why it's a rebuild, not an upgrade
Merchants often expect M1 to M2 to be a version bump — install the update, carry on. It isn't. Magento 2 is a different architecture: a new codebase, a new database structure, a new frontend stack. Nothing ports across automatically. That's not a reason to fear it — it's the reason to do it properly rather than cheaply.
Three things get handled separately in every M1 to M2 migration:
Data — products, customers, orders and content move via Adobe's official Magento Data Migration Tool, mapped and validated rather than trusted blindly.
Extensions — Magento 1 extensions do not run on Magento 2. Each one is replaced with its M2 version, an equivalent, or a custom rebuild.
Theme — the M1 theme can't be reused. The storefront is rebuilt — on Luma, or, far better, straight onto a fast Hyvä frontend while you're rebuilding anyway.
What the migration covers
Data migration
Products, categories, customers, orders, reviews and CMS content moved with Adobe's official Magento Data Migration Tool — mapped, validated and reconciled against the source.
Extension rebuild
Your M1 extension stack audited and rebuilt for M2 — vendor M2 versions where they exist, equivalents or custom builds where they don't.
Theme & frontend rebuild
The storefront rebuilt on Magento 2 — Luma if you must, Hyvä if you're sensible, since you're rebuilding the frontend from scratch either way.
SEO preservation
A full 301 redirect map from M1 URLs to M2, metadata and structured data carried across, indexing monitored after launch.
Integrations
ERP, CRM, PIM, payment and shipping connections rebuilt and tested on Magento 2 — the operational stack reconnected, not left behind.
Incremental sync & cutover
The official tool's delta sync keeps M1 and M2 aligned right up to cutover, so the final switch captures last-minute orders and data.
What you receive
A Magento 2 store on a supported version (2.4.x) and PHP 8.3+
All data migrated with the official tool, validated against your M1 store
Extensions rebuilt or replaced, tested on Magento 2
A rebuilt storefront — on Luma, or on a fast Hyvä frontend
A complete 301 redirect map and preserved SEO configuration
Integrations reconnected and tested end to end
Clean, documented, version-controlled code, plus a team handover
We don't hand over a black box. The codebase is yours, documented and maintainable — whether you stay with us or take it elsewhere.
What we have built
A real platform migration — Shopify to Magento 2, with the data and rankings kept whole.
