Complete guide to migrating your Shopify store to VuePress. Leave Shopify's transaction fees on non-shopify payments orders behind and get excellent default theme for documentation sites. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from Shopify to VuePress for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose VuePress as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Advanced. Estimated time: 1-3 hours.
Official docs: Shopify Developer Docs
Leading hosted e-commerce platform. E-commerce businesses of any size that want a managed, reliable store, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Transaction fees on non-Shopify Payments orders
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from Shopify. VuePress eliminates this issue entirely.
Liquid templating language is proprietary and limited
With VuePress, excellent default theme for documentation sites.
Content management beyond products is very basic
Modern architectures like VuePress are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Monthly costs escalate with apps and higher plans
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — VuePress takes a fundamentally different approach.
Vue-powered SSG optimized for technical documentation. Built with JavaScript (Vue.js), it's technical documentation sites in the vue.js ecosystem.
Excellent default theme for documentation sites
Vue components work in Markdown files
Built-in search, sidebar navigation, and versioning
Optimized for developer documentation out of the box
VuePress is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | Shopify | VuePress |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐ 2/5 |
| Language | Liquid (templating) / Proprietary | JavaScript (Vue.js) |
| Pricing | $39-399/month | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your Shopify content maps to VuePress
What may need manual attention
Payment gateway configurations, active subscriptions, and order history are platform-specific and need manual setup on VuePress. Customer accounts may require a re-authentication flow.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your Shopify site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select VuePress as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from Shopify to VuePress makes the most sense if you're experiencing transaction fees on non-shopify payments orders or outgrowing Shopify's architecture. VuePress is best for technical documentation sites in the vue.js ecosystem.
You should migrate if: your Shopify site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, your store needs a custom frontend, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your Shopify site benefits from complete e-commerce solution — payments, shipping, inventory and you don't have JavaScript developers on your team. Shopify is genuinely easy to use, and that simplicity has value.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your Shopify URL, select VuePress, and download your content. The more important question is whether VuePress's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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