Configurable Products Migration to Shopify

Last updated August 2026

Migrating products with complex configurations, variants, options, and product relationships from platforms supporting advanced product modeling to Shopify's simpler variant system.

What transfers

• Simple product-to-variant mapping
• Up to 3 options per product
• Up to 2,048 variants per product
• Per-variant pricing, SKU, and inventory

• Configurable products with more than 3 option dimensions
• Products with more than 100 total variants
• Multi-level configuration (parent-child-grandchild)
• Custom options (text inputs, file uploads, checkboxes not tied to variants)
• Product kits / bundles as virtual product types
• Variant-specific images beyond main image

Risks and common problems

• Products exceeding Shopify's 100-variant or 3-option limits need splitting
• Configurable-simple product relationships may not map 1:1
• Custom swatches/CSS for variant selection lost
• Pricing rules per option combination lost
• Inventory tracking per combination may need adjustment

Recommended approach

Audit the product catalog for products exceeding Shopify's variant limits. Split oversized products into separate Shopify products with different option sets. Map Magento super_attribute and configurable_product_link tables to Shopify variant data. Use CSV import with variant spreadsheets.

Technical notes

• Shopify: maximum 3 options (option1, option2, option3) per product
• Shopify: maximum 2,048 variants per product
• Magento EAV: attributes in eav_attribute, values in catalog_product_entity_* tables
• Magento configurable: super_attribute links configurable to simple products
• PrestaShop: combinations in ps_product_attribute + ps_product_attribute_combination
• For products exceeding limits, consider splitting by one option dimension

Platform-specific guides

Configurable Products Migration by platform:

References

• Shopify Product Variant Limits — Shopify