Can I migrate my OpenCart store to WooCommerce without losing my products and orders?

**Yes** - even though OpenCart core has no built-in export for products, customers, or orders, LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migration tool lists all three as migrated entities, and WooCommerce's own import tooling (native for products, the official Customer/Coupon/Order CSV Import Suite for the rest) accepts the data on the other side.

Will my OpenCart customer passwords work on WooCommerce after migrating?

It's not clear either way, so **don't count on it**. LitExtension's WordPress.org/GitHub plugin listing names passwords as a migrated field for this pair, but its main pair page doesn't repeat or detail that claim - plan on a password-reset email as the safe default.

Do OpenCart gift vouchers transfer to WooCommerce?

**No documented path exists**. Neither OpenCart's own documentation nor LitExtension's pair page for this direction describes exporting or migrating gift voucher data, and WooCommerce has no native gift-card feature - it needs its own official paid extension either way.

Do my OpenCart tax rules transfer to WooCommerce?

LitExtension's pair page does list taxes (classes, rates, names, geo zones) as a migrated entity for this pair, which is more explicit than most other pairs. Still, **verify the result after migration** - OpenCart's Geo Zone model and WooCommerce's tax-class model are structurally different, and no source documents an exact field-level mapping between them.

How much does an OpenCart to WooCommerce migration tool cost?

LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migration **starts at $59**, available as either a self-service Automated Migration or an expert-managed All-in-One service, and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee plus 60 days of technical support.

Migrate from OpenCart to WooCommerce: Practical Guide

Overview

Moving from OpenCart to WooCommerce means leaving a self-hosted commerce platform with a thin native export toolkit for a WordPress store with WooCommerce added on top. OpenCart core has no built-in product, customer, or order export - store owners rely on marketplace extensions or a migration tool for that data - so this migration leans more heavily on a purpose-built migration tool than most other pairs. A successful migration separates into a few workstreams: moving catalog, customer, and order data with a migration tool built for this pair; rebuilding what doesn't cross platforms cleanly (tax rules, gift vouchers, reviews); replacing OpenCart-side payment and shipping extensions with WooCommerce equivalents; and mapping old URLs to new ones so search rankings survive the switch.

This guide covers moving from OpenCart to WooCommerce — see each platform's release history and version notes on its technology page.

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What transfers cleanly from OpenCart to WooCommerce

Products - OpenCart has no native product CSV export (third-party marketplace extensions like "Download / Export - Products CSV" exist specifically to fill this gap), but LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce pair page lists products (names, descriptions, images, pricing, categories, attributes, options, SKU, weight, dimensions) as a migrated entity, and WooCommerce's built-in CSV importer fully supports variable products and variations.
Customers and orders - OpenCart's native admin has no built-in customer or order export either (third-party extensions such as "Customer & Order Import Export" exist to fill the gap), but LitExtension's pair page lists both customers (email, names, billing/shipping addresses, customer groups) and orders (order numbers, dates, status, customer details, items, totals, payment/shipping methods) as migrated entities, and WooCommerce's own official Customer/Coupon/Order CSV Import Suite extension imports both on the WooCommerce side.
Coupons - OpenCart 4's native Marketing > Coupons feature supports flexible discount codes with expiration dates, usage limits, and product-specific restrictions; LitExtension's pair page lists coupons (names, codes, dates, discount types) as a migrated entity, and WooCommerce's native coupon post type is importable via the same Customer/Coupon/Order CSV Import Suite.
Taxes - LitExtension's pair page for this direction explicitly lists taxes (tax classes, rates, names, geo zones) as a migrated entity, which is more explicit than most other pairs on this list, matching OpenCart's native Tax Classes/Tax Rates/Geo Zones model configured under System > Localisation > Taxes.

What does not transfer

Whether customer passwords transfer is unclear and shouldn't be assumed either way. LitExtension's WordPress.org/GitHub-hosted plugin listing for this pair names "passwords" as a migrated data field, but its main litextension.com pair page doesn't repeat that claim or describe the mechanism - the two channels disagree, so plan for a password-reset/account-activation email on first login as the safe default rather than counting on passwords transferring.
Customer reviews aren't listed as a migrated entity by LitExtension for this pair - OpenCart's native Catalog > Reviews feature and WooCommerce's native comment-based reviews are functionally equivalent, but neither vendor documents a built-in transfer path, and this pair's migration tool doesn't cover it either.
Gift vouchers don't have a documented migration or export path. OpenCart's native Gift Vouchers feature (Sales > Gift Vouchers) tracks issued vouchers with order/customer/amount history, but neither OpenCart's own docs nor LitExtension's pair page for this direction document exporting or migrating that data, and WooCommerce has no native gift-card feature of its own, requiring its official paid extension.
Tax field-level fidelity should be verified, not assumed complete. Even though LitExtension explicitly lists taxes as a migrated entity for this pair, OpenCart's Geo Zone-based tax model and WooCommerce's tax-class-based model are structurally different, and no source documents exactly how Geo Zones map onto WooCommerce's Standard/Reduced/Zero rate classes.
URLs don't redirect themselves. OpenCart's SEO URL feature requires opt-in server configuration and its own docs warn that changing an existing keyword "will break old links," but OpenCart provides no native bulk redirect-mapping tool - that requires a third-party extension or a migration tool's redirect add-on.

Effort drivers

How many entities you're moving. Migration-tool pricing for this pair scales with product, order, customer, and blog-post counts (LitExtension's own pricing estimator works this way), so catalog and order-history size directly drive migration cost and time.
Whether you need a native OpenCart export extension as a fallback. Because OpenCart core has no built-in product, customer, or order export, verifying your migration tool's coverage upfront (rather than assuming a native export exists to fall back on) is part of the planning work.
Tax rule complexity. Because OpenCart's Geo Zone model and WooCommerce's tax-class model don't have a documented field-level mapping, more tax rules and geo zones mean more manual verification work even though this pair's migration tool lists taxes as a migrated entity.
How many integrations need replacing. OpenCart's built-in payment extensions (including PayPal) and native shipping options (Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Weight-Based, per-item) have to be replaced with WooCommerce's official Stripe and PayPal extensions and its core shipping methods (Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Local Pickup).
Redirect planning scope. Since OpenCart provides no native bulk redirect tool, the more indexed OpenCart SEO URLs you have, the more work goes into building the 301 redirect map before cutover, via a migration tool's redirect add-on or a WordPress redirect manager.

Recommended approach

Start with an entity inventory: list your products, customers, orders, coupons, and tax rules, and price LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migration tool, which starts at $59 for either the self-service Automated Migration or the expert-managed All-in-One service, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and 60-day technical support included. Don't assume customer passwords transfer - LitExtension's own channels disagree on whether passwords are included for this pair, so plan a password-reset email flow as the safe default.

Handle gift vouchers and reviews as manual rebuild work, since neither has a documented migration path for this pair; verify your tax rules carried over correctly even though the tool lists taxes as migrated, since OpenCart's Geo Zone model and WooCommerce's tax-class model don't have a documented field-level mapping.

Reconfigure payments and shipping as their own workstream - set up WooCommerce's official Stripe and PayPal extensions and its core shipping methods rather than expecting OpenCart's payment/shipping extensions to transfer.

Before cutover, build your 301 redirect map (via the migration tool's "301 Redirects" add-on or a WordPress redirect manager, since OpenCart core has no bulk redirect tool of its own) covering your indexed OpenCart SEO URLs, and run the full migration during a low-traffic window so you can verify products, orders, and customer records before pointing the domain at WooCommerce.

FAQ

Can I migrate my OpenCart store to WooCommerce without losing my products and orders?: Yes - even though OpenCart core has no built-in export for products, customers, or orders, LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migration tool lists all three as migrated entities, and WooCommerce's own import tooling (native for products, the official Customer/Coupon/Order CSV Import Suite for the rest) accepts the data on the other side.
Will my OpenCart customer passwords work on WooCommerce after migrating?: It's not clear either way, so don't count on it. LitExtension's WordPress.org/GitHub plugin listing names passwords as a migrated field for this pair, but its main pair page doesn't repeat or detail that claim - plan on a password-reset email as the safe default.
Do OpenCart gift vouchers transfer to WooCommerce?: No documented path exists. Neither OpenCart's own documentation nor LitExtension's pair page for this direction describes exporting or migrating gift voucher data, and WooCommerce has no native gift-card feature - it needs its own official paid extension either way.
Do my OpenCart tax rules transfer to WooCommerce?: LitExtension's pair page does list taxes (classes, rates, names, geo zones) as a migrated entity for this pair, which is more explicit than most other pairs. Still, verify the result after migration - OpenCart's Geo Zone model and WooCommerce's tax-class model are structurally different, and no source documents an exact field-level mapping between them.
How much does an OpenCart to WooCommerce migration tool cost?: LitExtension's OpenCart-to-WooCommerce migration starts at $59, available as either a self-service Automated Migration or an expert-managed All-in-One service, and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee plus 60 days of technical support.

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