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From Magento to Shopware: the surprises teams wish they mapped earlier
Teams underestimate how much Magento-specific logic lived in extensions and one-off database realities. Shopware is flexible, but parity is not automatic—you re-encode behavior intentionally.
Bundles and configurable products
Mapping kits and configurable SKUs into Shopware’s product model is where “we will fix it in import” dies. Pilot the worst 50 SKUs early and document business rules finance agrees with.
B2B companies and approvals
Parent/child accounts, shared carts, and approval flows need explicit Shopware modeling—not assumptions copied from Magento admin labels.
Integrations are rewrite projects
Treat ERP, OMS, and tax as new contracts on Shopware APIs. Middleware might survive, payloads will not—plan reconciliation and retries from day one.
For step-by-step structure, pair this with our Magento → Shopware guide on this property’s Guides hub.
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