Shopify app store guide: replacing your WooCommerce plugins (2026)

Most WooCommerce stores run 20–40 plugins to achieve their full feature set. Shopify's architecture is different: the platform itself handles many of the things WordPress needs plugins for (hosting, security, caching, checkout, payment processing), but the App Store fills the gap for ecommerce-specific features. This guide maps the most common WooCommerce plugins to their Shopify equivalents.

How Shopify apps differ from WooCommerce plugins

WooCommerce plugins modify WordPress/WooCommerce code directly. Shopify apps interact with your store via the Shopify API, theme app blocks, or Shopify Functions — they can't directly modify Shopify's core. This has implications:

• Apps can't break your checkout in the same way plugins can break WooCommerce
• App updates don't require manual WordPress updates
• Apps are priced monthly (vs one-time purchase for many WooCommerce plugins)
• App performance is isolated — a slow app doesn't slow your whole store

Reviews and user-generated content

WooCommerce plugin	Shopify equivalent	Price
WooCommerce Product Reviews (built-in)	Judge.me Product Reviews	Free / $15/mo
YITH WooCommerce Reviews	Okendo	$19/mo+
Trustpilot for WooCommerce	Trustpilot for Shopify	Free (Trustpilot plan)
WP Product Review	Stamped.io	$23/mo+
Photos from Reviews	Loox (photo reviews)	$9.99/mo

Reviews do not migrate automatically between platforms — customers need to be re-solicited. Use your review app's "import from CSV" feature to migrate any reviews you've exported from your WooCommerce store.

Wishlist and save for later

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist	Wishlist King, Wishlist Hero, Smart Wishlist
WooCommerce Gift Registry	Giftship, Gift Reggie
WooCommerce Saved Carts	Cart Save and Share (various apps)

Subscriptions and recurring billing

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
WooCommerce Subscriptions	Shopify Subscriptions (native, free) or ReCharge, Skio, Bold Subscriptions
WooCommerce Memberships	Memberships by Bold, Locksmith + tags
YITH WooCommerce Subscriptions	Appstle Subscriptions

Subscription data (active subscriptions, billing cycles, next order dates) does not migrate between WooCommerce Subscriptions and any Shopify subscription app. Customers will need to resubscribe. Communicate this clearly before migration and offer a re-signup incentive.

SEO plugins

WooCommerce / WordPress	Shopify equivalent
Yoast SEO	SEO Manager, Smart SEO, Schema Plus for SEO
RankMath SEO	JSON-LD for SEO, SEO Booster
Yoast WooCommerce SEO	Shopify handles product schema natively (theme-dependent)
All in One SEO	Plug in SEO
Broken Link Checker	Shopify doesn't have a direct equivalent — use Screaming Frog post-migration

Shopify themes handle most core SEO (title tags, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, sitemap, robots.txt) without a plugin. You only need an SEO app for advanced schema injection, bulk meta description editing, or broken link detection.

Bookings and appointments

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
WooCommerce Bookings	BookThatApp, Sesami, Acerill Appointment Booking
WooCommerce Events Manager	Evey Events, Ticket Wizard
Amelia Booking	Sesami

Product customisation and personalisation

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
WooCommerce Product Add-Ons	Infinite Options (most popular), Bold Product Options
Gravity Forms for WooCommerce	Infinite Options, Custom Form Builder
WooCommerce Composite Products	Shopify Bundles + custom configurator, or Configurator apps

GDPR and cookie consent

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
CookieYes / Borlabs Cookie	CookieYes for Shopify, Pandectes GDPR Compliance
WP GDPR Compliance	Pandectes, GDPR Compliance Shield
Complianz	Complianz has a Shopify version

Loyalty and points programs

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
WooCommerce Points and Rewards	Smile.io, LoyaltyLion, Yotpo Loyalty
YITH WooCommerce Points	Smile.io (most popular), Bon Loyalty
WPLoyalty	Rise.ai (credit system)

Age verification

WooCommerce	Shopify equivalent
Age Verification for WooCommerce	AgeChecker.Net, Age Verification by Omega
WooCommerce Age Verification	Minimum Age — Age Verify App

Checklist: apps to install on day 1 of Shopify migration

Not every WooCommerce plugin needs an immediate Shopify equivalent. This is your day-1 priority list:

1. Reviews app (Judge.me or Loox) — social proof visible from day 1
2. GDPR/cookie consent app — legally required before going live
3. SEO app (only if your theme doesn't handle schema well)
4. Email marketing (Klaviyo or Omnisend) — connect before launch so abandoned cart flows work
5. Age verification — if selling age-restricted products
6. Product customisation (Infinite Options) — if you have customisable products

Everything else (loyalty, subscriptions, wishlist, bookings) can be configured in the week after launch once the core migration is stable.