Overview
Moving from WooCommerce to PrestaShop means leaving a WordPress-based store for another self-hosted commerce platform, and like the Magento-to-PrestaShop direction, this is one of the more limited migrations on this list: PrestaShop's own native import tool has no order-import path at all, so order history depends entirely on a third-party migration tool. A realistic plan treats this as a catalog-and-customer move via PrestaShop's own importer or a migration tool, plus a tool-dependent order migration and a manual rebuild of taxes, discounts, and gift-card functionality.
This guide covers moving from WooCommerce to PrestaShop — see each platform's release history and version notes on its technology page.
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- Products and variants - WooCommerce's built-in CSV exporter includes variable products and variations as part of the product CSV, and PrestaShop's native import tool (Advanced Parameters > Import) can load products and combinations directly via column mapping; both LitExtension's and Cart2Cart's pair pages list products (SKU, descriptions, pricing, images, attributes, variants) as a migrated entity.
- Customers - WooCommerce customer data is importable/exportable via WooCommerce's own official Customer/Coupon/Order CSV Import Suite, and PrestaShop's native import tool accepts customers and addresses directly; both LitExtension (names, emails, billing addresses, usernames) and Cart2Cart list customers as a migrated entity.
- Orders, but only through a migration tool. PrestaShop's native import tool doesn't support order import at all, so order data for this pair depends on LitExtension (items, prices, taxes, shipping, addresses) or Cart2Cart, both of which list orders as migrated, with Cart2Cart also offering a "Preserve order IDs on Target Store" add-on.
- Coupons and reviews - both LitExtension (codes, discount rules, validity dates; ratings and comments) and Cart2Cart list coupons and reviews/data as migrated entities for this direction - a contrast with the reverse PrestaShop-to-WooCommerce direction, where LitExtension's own listing channels disagreed on whether reviews were included.
- SEO metadata via plugin integration - LitExtension's pair page specifically states it migrates "SEO metadata (Yoast/RankMath integration)," meaning meta title/description data sourced from those two WordPress SEO plugins.
What does not transfer
- Order data has no native import path on the PrestaShop side - PrestaShop's own native import tool's documented entity list doesn't include orders at all, so order migration depends entirely on a third-party tool (LitExtension or Cart2Cart) rather than any built-in PrestaShop feature.
- Customer passwords don't port cleanly. LitExtension's own pair page states this directly: "customer passwords won't port cleanly between platforms" - a more definitive statement than on some other pairs - so plan a password-reset/account-activation email as the standard fallback.
- Gift cards need separate handling on both sides: WooCommerce has no native gift-card feature of its own (it requires the official paid WooCommerce Gift Cards extension), PrestaShop has no native gift-card feature either (relying on third-party marketplace modules), and neither LitExtension's nor Cart2Cart's pair pages list gift cards as a migrated entity for this direction.
- Tax field-level fidelity should be verified, not assumed complete. LitExtension's pair page lists "taxes" among migrated entities, but WooCommerce's tax-class model (Standard/Reduced/Zero rate) and PrestaShop's Tax Rules Group model (scoped to country/state/zone) are structurally different, with no documented field-level mapping between the two.
- Whether Cart2Cart specifically covers reviews or gift cards for this pair isn't clear - its own pair page describes moving "100% of your products, customers, orders and data" in general terms without an itemized entity list matching LitExtension's level of detail, so those two entities shouldn't be assumed covered by Cart2Cart based on that general phrasing alone.
Effort drivers
- How many entities you're moving. Both LitExtension and Cart2Cart price this pair by product, order, customer, and blog-post counts, so catalog and order-history size directly drive migration cost and time.
- Whether you rely on PrestaShop's native importer or a migration tool for orders specifically - since PrestaShop's own import tool has no order-import path, order history migration is entirely dependent on your chosen tool's coverage, a decision worth making early.
- Tax rule complexity. Because WooCommerce's tax-class model and PrestaShop's Tax-Rules-Group model don't have a documented field-level mapping, more tax rules and jurisdictions mean more manual verification work even though the tools list taxes as migrated.
- Which SEO plugin you're using. LitExtension's SEO metadata migration is specifically scoped to Yoast and RankMath integration - stores using a different SEO plugin won't get that same coverage and should plan to rebuild metadata manually.
- How many integrations need replacing. WooCommerce's official Stripe and PayPal extensions and its core shipping methods (Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Local Pickup) have to be replaced with PrestaShop Checkout (built with PayPal), its default modules, and its native zone/weight-based carrier system.
Recommended approach
Start by deciding how much of this migration you want to run yourself versus through a tool. PrestaShop's own native import tool (Advanced Parameters > Import) accepts a CSV and, via column mapping, loads products, combinations, customers, addresses, categories, brands, suppliers, and store contacts directly - a real DIY path for the bulk of your catalog and customer data, no purchased tool required. What that native importer can't do is orders: they're not among the entity types it supports, so order history depends entirely on a migration tool.
If you want a single tool to also handle orders, coupons, reviews, and SEO metadata in one pass, compare LitExtension (from $59, self-service or expert-managed, 30-day money-back guarantee) against Cart2Cart (connects via WooCommerce's Client ID/API Path/API Token and a PrestaShop-side plugin install, with a free demo before the paid full migration) - both explicitly support this pair and list orders as migrated. Because LitExtension's own pair page states customer passwords "won't port cleanly between platforms," plan a password-reset email flow as the standard fallback rather than an afterthought. If you're using Yoast or RankMath, LitExtension's SEO metadata migration should carry your meta title/description data across; on any other SEO plugin, plan to rebuild that metadata manually.
Verify your tax rules after migration even though the tools list taxes as migrated, since WooCommerce's tax-class model and PrestaShop's Tax Rules Group model don't have a documented field mapping.
Reconfigure payments and shipping as their own workstream - set up PrestaShop Checkout or a compatible module and PrestaShop's native carrier system rather than expecting WooCommerce's Stripe/PayPal setup to transfer. Before cutover, use either tool's redirect add-on (LitExtension's "301 Redirects to Your PrestaShop Store" or Cart2Cart's "Create 301 redirects on your target store after migration") to map your indexed WooCommerce URLs to their PrestaShop equivalents, and run the full migration during a low-traffic window so you can verify products, orders, and customer records before pointing the domain at PrestaShop.
FAQ
- Can I migrate my WooCommerce order history to PrestaShop?
- Only through a migration tool - PrestaShop's own native import tool has no order-import path at all. Both LitExtension and Cart2Cart list orders as a migrated entity for this pair, with Cart2Cart also offering an option to preserve original order IDs.
- Will my WooCommerce customer passwords work on PrestaShop after migrating?
- No - LitExtension's own pair page states directly that "customer passwords won't port cleanly between platforms." Plan a password-reset email for customers as the standard fallback.
- Do my WooCommerce product reviews and coupons transfer to PrestaShop?
- Yes, according to both migration tools' pair pages - LitExtension lists reviews (ratings and comments) and coupons (codes, discount rules, validity dates), and Cart2Cart lists both as well, though Cart2Cart's own page describes its coverage in more general terms.
- Does my SEO metadata transfer from WooCommerce to PrestaShop?
- If you're using Yoast SEO or RankMath, yes - LitExtension's pair page specifically states it migrates "SEO metadata (Yoast/RankMath integration)." Stores using a different SEO plugin should plan to rebuild that metadata manually.
- How much does a WooCommerce to PrestaShop migration tool cost?
- LitExtension's WooCommerce-to-PrestaShop migration starts at $59 for both the automated self-service option and the all-in-one expert-managed service, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Cart2Cart offers a free demo migration before its paid full migration.
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