Squarespace to Shopify migration
Squarespace looks beautiful but its commerce tooling is thin. We migrate Squarespace stores to Shopify so you keep a premium brand experience while unlocking the tools growing stores need.
Typical timeline
2–4 weeks
0
transaction fees with Shopify Payments — Squarespace charges per sale on lower tiers
- 0%
- transaction fees with Shopify Payments
- +22%
- average order value growth
- 2–4wk
- typical launch window
Why brands leave Squarespace
These are the friction points we hear most often from Squarespace merchants — and exactly what moving to Shopify solves.
Limited commerce depth
Discounts, shipping rules, and inventory management lag behind dedicated platforms.
Transaction fees
Lower Squarespace tiers add fees on every sale that eat into margins.
Few selling integrations
Marketplaces, POS, and advanced marketing tools are limited or absent.
Squarespace-specific things we get right
Every platform has edge cases that trip up generalist agencies. Here's what we handle by default when migrating from Squarespace.
Content & blog migration
We carry across your pages, blog, and media so your content stays intact.
Design parity
We rebuild your refined Squarespace aesthetic on a fast Shopify theme.
SEO preservation
Redirects and metadata are mapped to protect existing rankings.
Squarespace vs Shopify, side by side
The practical differences that matter day to day once you've made the switch.
| Feature | Squarespace | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction fees | Per-sale on lower tiers | 0% with Shopify Payments |
| Discounts & shipping | Limited rules | Advanced rules engine |
| Selling channels | Few integrations | POS, social, marketplaces |
| Inventory depth | Basic | Multi-location, advanced |
Want to see the difference for yourself? Start a free Shopify trial, then let us migrate your Squarespace store across.
What we migrate from Squarespace
Your full store comes across — verified record by record.
Products & variants
Catalog, SKUs, options, inventory, pricing, and bundles mapped cleanly into Shopify's product model.
Customers & accounts
Customer profiles, addresses, tags, and groups — with secure password and login handling.
Orders & history
Complete order history, fulfillment status, and refunds so support and reporting stay intact.
SEO & URLs
301 redirect maps, meta data, and canonical structure to protect your hard-won search rankings.
Content & blogs
CMS pages, blog posts, navigation, and media moved with formatting preserved.
Reviews & UGC
Product reviews, ratings, and user-generated content reconnected to the right products.
How your Squarespace migration runs
The same proven four-phase process, tuned to Squarespace's quirks.
- 01
Audit & data mapping
We inventory your store, map every data field, and surface risks before a single record moves.
- 02
Theme & design build
Your brand is rebuilt on a fast, conversion-focused Shopify theme — not a generic template.
- 03
Test migration
A full dry-run into a staging store lets you validate data integrity and catch edge cases early.
- 04
Go-live & redirects
We cut over with zero-downtime DNS, deploy SEO redirects, and monitor the store hour by hour.
We loved how Squarespace looked but selling on it was painful. Shopify kept our brand polish and gave us the merchandising tools we were missing.
Elena Voss
Creative Director, design-led homeware brand
Squarespace migration FAQs
The questions Squarespace merchants ask us most. Your free audit covers anything specific to your store.
Migrating from a different platform?
Ready to move off Squarespace?
Send us your Squarespace store URL and we'll return a tailored migration plan, risk assessment, and timeline — completely free.