Shopware migration · Shopware 5 to 6
Shopware migration: Shopware 5 to 6 without surprises
Your shop has been running without security updates since July 2024. We move it to Shopware 6 with all data, rankings and integrations. You get price and schedule in a written offer before we start.
- Written offer after the migration check
- Your shop stays online, switchover in a night-time maintenance window
- A 301 redirect for every URL, rankings stay
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Why migrate now?
Your shop still works. That is exactly the problem: you only see the risks when they hit. Three deadlines have already passed or are about to.
- 31 Jul 2024
Shopware 5 end of life
No more official security updates. Every new vulnerability stays open, in a system holding customer and payment data.
824days ago
- 28 Jun 2025
Accessibility (EAA)
B2C shops must be accessible; in Germany fines reach €100,000. The Shopware 5 template was never built for it.
in force since June 2025
- 31 Dec 2026
PHP 8.2 security end
Shopware 5.7 officially runs on PHP 8.2 at most. After that your shop runs on an unprotected runtime.
60days left
- Liability & GDPRA data breach on software known to be outdated: 72-hour reporting duty, fines, damages.
- Payments & PCI DSS 4.0Mandatory since 31 Mar 2025: control the scripts on payment pages. iFrame shops, too, must show that their page is secure.
- Standing stillNew plugins, payment methods and AI features ship for Shopware 6 only.
Extended support packages close security gaps but bring no bug fixes, no new features and do not solve the PHP problem for good. They buy time. Use it to migrate. Deadlines, risks and options at a glance: Shopware 5 in 2026: risks and migration.
What the offer includes
No timesheets. Everything a clean move needs is included and in the offer before we start.
Analysis & planning
- Migration check: database, plugins, integrations, SEO
- Plugin inventory with a Shopware 6 equivalent or a custom build
- A fixed contact person and a phase plan
Data
- Products, variants, categories, media
- Customers and the complete order history
- At least two test migrations with live data
Shop & technology
- Theme of your choice: adapted, 1:1 or redesign
- Shopping worlds rebuilt as Shopping Experiences
- ERP, PIM and marketplace connections rebuilt and tested
SEO & go-live
- A 301 redirect for every old URL
- Meta data and structured data carried over
- Go-live in a night-time maintenance window, 2 weeks of hypercare, then an optional support contract
Why migration is not a button
The official Migration Assistant moves data. But not templates, shopping worlds, shipping costs, email templates or B2B data. That is where go-live succeeds or fails.
Standard
Shopware Migration Assistant
- included: Products, categories, customers, orders
- included: Supported free-text fields
- not included: Templates and theme
- not included: Shopping worlds
- not included: Shipping costs and email templates
- not included: B2B Suite data
- not included: A check that everything arrived correctly
Only at nextlevels
Our own migration tools
Built over more than 20 migrations. They are why we can estimate effort and duration reliably.
- Automated data validation
- After every test migration we compare every record between Shopware 5 and 6.
- Automated redirect mapping
- 301 redirects for every URL, checked against real search data.
- Delta sync on go-live day
- Only orders and customers since the last test migration. The shop stays open until the last minute.
- Plugin knowledge base
- For common Shopware 5 plugins we know which equivalent fits or when a custom build is faster.
Check first. Then quote.
After the migration check you get a written offer with price and schedule. Because we know the way.
Use the calculator
Enter your domain, answer 8 questions, see the duration instantly – your price range once you send your request.
3 minutes
Migration check
We review database, plugins and integrations. Then you get a concrete offer.
free · 5 working days
Offer
Price and schedule are set out in a written offer. We agree the project start together.
The offer covers the scope set in the migration check. Change requests and delays caused by third-party deliveries are agreed separately and transparently.
Your costs in 3 minutes
Calculated from more than 20 Shopware migrations. We settle the exact price in the free migration check.
How your migration runs
Shopware 5 keeps selling as normal until Shopware 6 is fully tested. You watch the new shop grow and test along.
- Week 1
Analysis & migration check
Database, plugins, integrations, SEO status.
ResultWritten offer with schedule
- from week 2
Data migration
At least two test migrations with live data, validated automatically.
ResultChecked data, every deviation documented
- in parallel
Development
Theme, plugins and ERP connection on Shopware 6 while Shopware 5 keeps selling.
ResultTest shop for acceptance
- Go-live week
Cutover & hypercare
Delta sync and switchover in a night-time maintenance window. 2 weeks of hypercare, then an optional support contract.
ResultShop live, rankings monitored
One migration, three perspectives
Switching Shopware is not a purely technical decision. Every role in the company gets what it needs.
Management
Planning certainty
- Written offer with price and schedule
- A binding schedule after the migration check
- A fixed contact person, two offices in NRW
Marketing & SEO
Rankings stay
- A 301 redirect for every URL
- Meta data and structured data carried over
- A faster storefront for better Core Web Vitals
IT & e-commerce
Clean technology
- ERP depth instead of CSV imports (SAP, DiVA, Dynamics)
- Data validation after every test migration
- Documented code, no vendor lock-in
Case study · Shopware 5 → 6Over 100,000 products, up to 6,000 orders a day. Migrated during live operation.
„The switch to Shopware 6 set new standards in performance, stability and scalability.“
More migrations: Mellerud, Xtreme Events, Apple of Eden
Shopware 6 is not an update
Shopware 6 is a new system with a new data model, a new template engine and different plugins. These differences drive the effort and price of your migration.
Option
Migration with redesign
The theme is rebuilt in Shopware 6 anyway. That makes a migration the cheapest moment for a new, faster design.
Choose “Redesign” in the calculator| Area | Shopware 5 | Shopware 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Support | End of life since 31 Jul 2024 | Active, 6.7 until February 2028 |
| Templates | Smarty | Twig |
| Architecture | Grown in-house build | Symfony, API-first |
| Extensions | Shopware 5 plugins | Apps and plugins, not compatible |
| Automation | Add-on plugins | Flow Builder and Rule Builder |
| Content | Shopping worlds | Shopping Experiences |
| B2B | B2B Suite | B2B Components |
| Accessibility | not provided | EAA improvements in the standard |
Request an offer
We review your shop within 5 working days and then get back to you with a concrete offer and schedule.
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Paul Kalisch
Executive Partner
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- You send us your domain and calculation
- We review database, plugins and integrations
- You get a written offer with a schedule
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