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Magento vs Shopify — and why merchants are migrating
Self-managed and shrinking vs fully-managed.
The short answer
Most SMB and mid-market merchants are better on Shopify than Magento (Adobe Commerce). Magento carries heavy licensing, self-managed hosting, patching and PCI overhead, and its install base is declining. Shopify is fully managed with a vast app ecosystem and lower total cost. Magento only makes sense for large enterprises with deep in-house teams; for everyone else, migrating off is the sensible move.
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Magento vs Shopify
| Criterion | Magento | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & patching | Self-managed | Fully managed |
| Total cost | High | Lower |
| App ecosystem | Shrinking | Huge |
| Maintenance burden | High | Low |
| Best for | Large w/ in-house team | SMB → mid-market |
Our take
The verdict
For SMB and mid-market, migrate off Magento to Shopify (or Odoo). Keep Magento only if you're a large enterprise with the in-house team to run it. We handle the migration with SEO and data preserved.
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