Adobe Commerce (Magento) Subscription Migration to Shopify

Last updated August 2026

A technical guide to handling subscription migration when migrating from Adobe Commerce (Magento) to Shopify. This covers what transfers, what does not, the specific risks for Adobe Commerce (Magento) stores, and the recommended approach.

Adobe Commerce (Magento)-specific considerations

When migrating subscription migration from Adobe Commerce (Magento), the following platform-specific aspects must be considered:

Data model implications

Adobe Commerce (Magento)'s data model stores this information differently than Shopify. In Adobe Commerce (Magento): sales_order + sales_order_item with separate address, payment, shipment tables.

Can Shopify's Store Migration app handle subscription migration?

What transfers

• Subscription product configuration can be recreated
• Billing interval and pricing structure
• Subscription box contents

What does NOT transfer

• Active subscriptions with their billing schedules
• Payment tokens for recurring charges
• Subscription history (past renewals)
• Failed payment and dunning history
• Subscription-related emails and notifications

Specific risks for Adobe Commerce (Magento) stores

• Double-charging customers if old subscriptions are not canceled
• Payment tokens are platform-specific and cannot be transferred
• Customers must re-enter payment information for new subscriptions
• Subscription modifications (pauses, skips, upgrades) lost
• Billing date alignment issues
• Multi-currency subscription handling

Recommended approach

1) Export all active subscriptions from the old platform. 2) Choose a Shopify subscription app (Recharge, Bold, Appstle, Seal). 3) Configure subscription products in Shopify. 4) Contact active subscribers to migrate their subscriptions to Shopify. 5) Run both platforms in parallel for 1-2 billing cycles. 6) Cancel old subscriptions after confirming successful Shopify renewal.

Exporting subscription migration data from Adobe Commerce (Magento)

• Magento Admin data export (CSV)
• Magento REST/SOAP API
• MySQL database dump
• Third-party connectors (Cart2Cart, LitExtension)
• Custom ETL scripts

Technical notes

• WooCommerce Subscriptions stores data in posts and post_meta tables
• Payment tokens in WooCommerce are stored by the gateway (Stripe, Braintree)
• Shopify subscription APIs are app-specific, not native
• Recharge API allows subscription import via CSV or API
• Each subscription app has different data models and API capabilities
• Consider running WooCommerce solely for subscriptions while migrating everything else

Other Adobe Commerce (Magento) migration issues

References

• WooCommerce Subscriptions Documentation — WooCommerce