Last updated August 2026
OpenCart is an open-source PHP ecommerce platform with a clean relational database schema, making data extraction relatively straightforward. Its extension ecosystem and multi-store capabilities create migration planning work, but the normalized data model is one of the easier ones to migrate from.
| Entity | OpenCart | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Products | oc_product + oc_product_description with options, attributes, filters | Product with up to 3 options, 2,048 variants, metafields |
| Variants | oc_product_option_value with quantity, price, and weight per combination | Variant with SKU, price, inventory, barcode |
| Categories | oc_category with nested parent_id hierarchy | Collections (manual or smart), no deep nesting |
| Customers | oc_customer with address, customer group, reward points | Customer with addresses, tags, metafields |
| Orders | oc_order with product, total, history, and shipment tables | Order with line items, fulfillment, payments |
| URLs | SEO URLs in oc_seo_url table, configurable per store | /products/slug, /collections/slug |
Platform-specific guidance for the most common OpenCart to Shopify migration issues:
These technology indicators can identify a OpenCart storefront:
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