Krish + Magento
For over 20 years, we’ve been redefining digital experiences for global brands, leveraging the robust and scalable Magento platform. Whether you’re building B2B portals, B2C storefronts, D2C experiences, or complex marketplaces, our team delivers tailored solutions that align with your business vision.
From seamless integrations and custom extensions to advanced PWA implementations, our technical proficiency ensures your Magento store isn’t just functional but future-ready. Let’s craft high-performing, personalized shopping experiences that drive conversions and foster customer loyalty. Get ready to experience Magento’s platform capabilities, our innovative strategies, and your success!
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Shopify Plus Limitations
No Code Ownership
You cannot modify the platform codebase or control core architecture, platform releases, and infrastructure decisions.
SaaS Cost Model
Recurring subscription costs continue regardless of infrastructure usage or platform customization requirements.
Transaction Fees
Additional transaction fees may apply when using third-party payment providers instead of Shopify Payments.
Multi-Store Limits
Shopify Plus caps stores at 10, 1 primary plus 9 expansion. Merchants running more than 10 storefronts or brands hit a hard ceiling.
Enforced URL Structure
Predefined URL structures limit flexibility when preserving custom SEO architectures and content organization.
Product Option Constraints
Products support three option dimensions, requiring workarounds for complex configurable product catalogs.
Why Businesses Are Moving to Magento Open Source
Shopify Plus works well for most merchants, until full code ownership, checkout complexity, or storefront count outgrow what the platform allows. At that point, its constraint profile makes a move to an open, self-owned platform operationally justified.
At Krish, we migrate businesses from Shopify Plus to Magento Open Source through a structured, risk-aware framework. Every app, checkout customisation, and data entity is audited, mapped, and rebuilt on Magento's architecture, built for full platform control and long-term flexibility.
Shopify Plus vs Magento Open Source
| Metric | Shopify Plus | Magento Open Source |
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| Code ownership | No, Shopify owns the platform | Full, complete codebase access |
| Platform cost model | Subscription plus revenue-share as GMV grows | No licensing fee, free, open source platform |
| Transaction fees | 0.20% on external payment processors | No platform transaction fees |
| Customisation | Shopify Functions with sandbox limits; Liquid theme framework | Full PHP-based customisation with no platform constraints |
| Multi-store | Max 10 stores (1 primary + 9 expansion) | Unlimited storefronts under one installation |
| Product options | Up to 2,048 variants; max 3 options per product | Unlimited variants and options |
| URL structure | Enforced /products/, /collections/, /pages/ | Fully flexible custom URL structure |
| B2B capabilities | Mature native tools, Company Accounts, Price Lists, Net Terms, Negotiable Quotes | Extensions and custom development, suited to complex or non-standard B2B workflows |
| Security and patching | Managed by Shopify | Merchant-managed, full control |
The Magento Open Source Advantage
Full Code Ownership
Own the codebase, database, and infrastructure while controlling platform direction, release cycles, checkout architecture, and URL structures.
No Licensing or Revenue-Linked Costs
No subscription fees or GMV-based pricing. Platform costs remain tied to infrastructure, development, and operational requirements.
No Transaction Fees
No platform transaction fees regardless of payment processor. You pay only standard gateway processing charges.
Multi-Store Flexibility
Manage multiple brands, regions, and storefronts from a single installation without predefined platform-imposed store limits.
Complete Customisation Control
Build complex checkout logic, pricing models, workflows, and integrations without platform-imposed customization restrictions or limitations.
Flexible Infrastructure
Choose your preferred hosting provider, cloud environment, and deployment architecture while maintaining full infrastructure control.
Our Magento Open Source Migration Approach
1. Shopify Plus Audit and Readiness Assessment
We audit your Shopify Plus environment including theme, apps, integrations, B2B configuration, checkout logic, and custom workflows to define migration complexity and identify every requirement that needs a Magento equivalent or rebuilding.
2. Data Architecture and Mapping
Shopify and Magento use different database architectures. Every data entity is mapped from Shopify's flat structure to Magento's EAV architecture covering products, customers, orders, collections, CMS content, and URL structures.
3. Data Migration and Validation
All business data migrates through structured scripts with validation checkpoints per entity. Passwords can't transfer due to differing hashing algorithms, Krish manages the reset communication strategy at go-live.
4. Theme and Storefront Rebuild
Shopify uses the Liquid framework. Magento uses PHP and PHTML templates. No theme code transfers between platforms. Every page including homepage, PDP, PLP, cart, and checkout is rebuilt from scratch for performance, core web vitals, and conversion.
5. App Replacement, Extension Setup and Infrastructure Configuration
Every Shopify app is assessed and replaced with a Magento Marketplace extension or custom module. Checkout logic built in Shopify Functions is rebuilt in Magento PHP. Infrastructure, hosting, CDN, caching, and CI/CD, is configured as part of migration scope.
6. SEO Preservation, QA and Minimal-Downtime Launch
Every Shopify URL is audited and redirect-mapped to Magento's URL structure. Canonical tags, sitemap, and robots.txt are validated pre-launch. Both environments run in parallel until the Magento environment is fully confirmed stable before cutover.
Our work in action
- B2C
- Commerce
- Middle East & Africa
- Grocery
Reimagining Grocery Retail with a Future-Ready Omnichannel Experience
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- B2C
- Commerce
- UAE
- Consumer Goods
Wiring a World of Seamless Connectivity
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- B2C
- Europe
- Gems & Jewellery
Transforming Luxury Jewellery into an Immersive Digital Experience
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- B2C
- Middle East & Africa
- Food & Beverage
Bringing the Elegance of Fine Gourmet to Digital Commerce
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