How to migrate from Shopify to Mrfqy

Moving from Shopify to Mrfqy is a common path for Arab merchants tired of RTL theme patches and payment app fees. Mrfqy gives you native bilingual storefronts, regional payment adapters, and a free Starter tier while you rebuild. This guide walks through export, import, payments, domain cutover, and launch checklist — realistic timelines for SMB catalogs under 500 SKUs.

Who should migrate

Migrate if most revenue is from Arab countries, you pay for Arabic/RTL fixes and local payment apps, or you want Mrfqy's free Starter and ~999 EGP Pro with integrations included.

Delay migration if you're mid-peak season (Ramadan, White Friday) or deep in Shopify Plus custom integrations — schedule cutover for a quiet week.

Brands with Shopify Markets multi-store setups should map each market to a Mrfqy country pack — one Arab store may replace several Shopify market configurations if catalogs overlap.

Rebuild Arabic content

Export product titles and descriptions from Shopify — you likely have EN and AR in metafields or duplicate fields. In Mrfqy, enter bilingual copy in native product fields; RTL layout applies automatically without theme CSS.

Review checkout address fields for your store country — Mrfqy uses country packs (governorate, emirate, etc.) instead of generic international forms.

Metafield-heavy Shopify catalogs need a mapping sheet before import — list which metafields hold Arabic copy, size charts, and care instructions so nothing ships to Mrfqy as blank RTL on launch day.

Reconnect payments and shipping

Shopify payment apps don't transfer — create Mrfqy integrations fresh. Egypt: enable Paymob and COD on Starter; GCC: upgrade to Pro for Tap/HyperPay. Enter API keys in Payments hub; run test transactions.

Configure shipping zones per governorate/emirate with Bosta, Aramex, SMSA, or Naqel as available for your country. Match rates you used on Shopify to avoid checkout sticker shock.

Shopify Scripts and checkout extensions do not migrate — list every checkout customization and find Mrfqy native equivalent or accept manual process for edge cases like donation rounding.

Plan selection during migration

Start on Mrfqy Starter (free, 50 products, subdomain) to validate import quality. Upgrade to Pro when you need custom domain, full integrations, 1,000 products, or profit dashboard.

Cancel Shopify only after successful test orders on Mrfqy — avoid paying both platforms longer than necessary.

Gift cards and store credit balances need a policy — export outstanding liabilities from Shopify and honor them manually or via email codes during transition; they do not auto-import.

Inventory and cost data

Import includes stock quantities if mapped in CSV. Enter cost price per variant in Mrfqy to unlock Pro profit dashboard — Shopify cost fields export if you maintained them.

Historical Shopify orders stay in Shopify exports for accounting; they don't auto-import to Mrfqy order history.

A simple decision framework

Before you export a single row, confirm migration is the right move: 70%+ Arab revenue, recurring RTL or payment app fees, and no critical Shopify Plus dependency in the next 90 days. If all three are true, schedule cutover outside peak seasons — Ramadan and White Friday are the wrong weeks for DNS changes.

Phase the work: Week 1 catalog and bilingual copy on Mrfqy Starter; Week 2 payments, shipping zones, and test orders; Week 3 Pro upgrade, custom domain, and ad URL updates. Do not cancel Shopify until 48 hours of stable Mrfqy production orders — keep exports archived for tax and warranty lookups.

Use this decision checkpoint at each phase gate. After import: do top 20 SKUs look correct in Arabic on mobile? After payments: did COD and Paymob/Tap test succeed? After DNS: are Instagram and WhatsApp links updated? If any gate fails, fix before proceeding — rushing cutover costs more than one extra Shopify month.

Migration timeline

Week 1: Export Shopify, clean CSV, import to Mrfqy Starter, fix top 50 products manually. Week 2: Payments/shipping test orders, theme polish. Week 3: Pro upgrade, DNS cutover, update ads and social links.

Enterprise catalogs: contact Mrfqy sales for assisted migration and async import jobs on Pro.

Delay migration if your Shopify stack includes subscription apps you cannot replicate day one — map recurring billing to a parallel tool or pause subscriptions during cutover with clear customer comms.

Go-live checklist

☐ Products imported with images ☐ Variants and SKUs mapped ☐ Paymob/Tap test payment succeeded ☐ Shipping zones configured ☐ Custom domain SSL active ☐ Instagram/WhatsApp links updated ☐ Shopify subscription canceled after 48h stable run

Keep Shopify export ZIP archived for 12 months for warranty and tax lookups.

Set up Google Analytics and Meta Pixel on Mrfqy before DNS cutover — you lose day-one attribution if tags go live only after ads already point to the new domain.

Migration is a weekend project for focused SMBs, not a multi-month replatform. Mrfqy Starter lets you prove the move risk-free before pointing your domain and upgrading to Pro.