Entity Points, Plans, and Service Pricing
Size capacity without confusing plan volume with service scope by comparing Entity Points tiers, service pricing, and Custom Migration starting-price logic.
Entity Points, Plans, and Service Pricing
Section titled “Entity Points, Plans, and Service Pricing”Next-Cart calculates Entity Points from the entered Products, Customers, Orders, and Blog Posts volumes for Standard Migration, Managed Migration, and Custom Migration alike. Checkout automatically selects the closest Entity Points Plan whose capacity covers that requirement. Keep the recommended plan or choose a higher plan when you want additional buffer for expected growth before the final migration activity.
An Entity Points Plan controls counted-record capacity. The service type controls how the migration is handled and contributes to the purchase price. Neither one automatically filters source records. For planning context on capacity tiers and pricing decisions, see Entity Points Plan and Migration Pricing in the Learning Center.
If CSV, XLS, or XML is selected as the Source Platform, Custom Migration is required. The included file workflow migrates Products only; other entity types require additional Custom scope that is explicitly approved and developed for the migration.
A platform outside the standard supported Source or Target directory is also handled through Custom Migration. In either case, Entity Points still determine the required capacity Plan for the approved scope. The Custom Migration starting amount remains a planning figure until the itemized quote is finalized.
Plan selection and upgrade rules
Section titled “Plan selection and upgrade rules”- During the initial purchase, the system selects the closest plan that supports the entered Entity Points requirement for any Service tier.
- You can select a higher plan before submitting the purchase or Custom quote request when additional buffer is appropriate. The chosen plan must provide sufficient capacity.
- After purchase, the plan can be upgraded to a higher capacity but cannot be downgraded.
- A plan upgrade remains attached to the same migration and fixed migration path.
- An upgrade does not restart or extend the active service period. Service validity changes only through the applicable New-purchase or Extend lifecycle.
- Plan upgrades follow the differential billing and active-state rules defined in Orders.
Service selection and execution responsibility
Section titled “Service selection and execution responsibility”Choose Standard Migration, Managed Migration, or Custom Migration according to the required scope and execution responsibility. Standard Migration is customer-operated within supported Standard scope. Managed Migration is for supported migrations where Next-Cart handles execution. Custom Migration is used when approved tailored engineering or non-standard handling is required.
For Custom Migration, execution responsibility is selected separately:
- Self-Execute means the customer operates the migration after approved Customization is prepared and verified.
- Expert Handle means Next-Cart engineers manage and execute the agreed migration work, with the applicable engineering fee included in the finalized itemized quote.
Do not assume that technical support access, target-platform installation, custom development, and migration execution are one undifferentiated service. Confirm the purchased Service, Add-ons, Custom scope, and operation mode separately.
Plans and service prices
Section titled “Plans and service prices”| Plan | Entity Points capacity | Standard Migration | Managed Migration | Custom Migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Up to 500 | $39 | $89 | Start from $39 |
| Basic+ | Up to 1,000 | $59 | $109 | Start from $59 |
| Growth | Up to 2,000 | $89 | $139 | Start from $89 |
| Growth+ | Up to 4,000 | $119 | $169 | Start from $119 |
| Pro | Up to 8,000 | $149 | $249 | Start from $149 |
| Pro+ | Up to 16,000 | $199 | $299 | Start from $199 |
| Business | Up to 32,000 | $269 | $369 | Start from $269 |
| Business+ | Up to 64,000 | $349 | $449 | Start from $349 |
| Enterprise | Up to 128,000 | $449 | $599 | Start from $449 |
| Enterprise+ | Up to 256,000 | $569 | $719 | Start from $569 |
| Global | Up to 512,000 | $699 | $849 | Start from $699 |
| Global+ | Up to 1,024,000 | $949 | $1,099 | Start from $949 |
| Additional capacity | Each additional 100,000 Entity Points | +$50 | +$50 | +$50 before other Custom Migration charges |
Product-only migration pricing
Section titled “Product-only migration pricing”Selecting only Products does not create a separate Product-only Migration Service price. Migration Service pricing is determined by the required Entity Points Plan, selected Migration Service, purchased Add-ons, and any approved Custom Migration scope.
A narrower migration scope can reduce the counted records, Add-ons, or Custom work required, but the Migration Service is not priced as a separate fee for each selected data type. Estimate the counted records in scope, select sufficient Entity Points capacity, include the required Service, Add-ons, and approved Custom work, then review the complete order in Checkout before payment.
Migration purchase and service period
Section titled “Migration purchase and service period”A Migration purchase is not billed as a monthly subscription under this service model. A successful New migration purchase establishes the purchased migration package and a 12-month active service period measured from successful payment confirmation.
An Upgrade changes supported components of the existing package but does not renew that period. An Extend order renews access to the same migration and starts a new 12-month period from successful extension-payment settlement. Use Orders to verify the transaction type and Migrations to verify the resulting active package and Expires value.
How Custom Migration pricing works
Section titled “How Custom Migration pricing works”The Custom Migration amount in the table is a starting price, not a fixed final price.
The final Custom Migration cost is based on:
- the Standard Migration price for the selected Entity Points Plan;
- the quote for approved Customization work;
- purchased Add-ons, when applicable;
- other work or responsibilities included in the agreed service scope, including the additional engineering fee when Expert Handle is selected for Custom Migration.
For example, Start from $149 for the Pro plan means that $149 is the Standard Migration price floor for that capacity. The completed Custom Migration quote may be higher after the required work and purchased scope are confirmed.
Select sufficient capacity
Section titled “Select sufficient capacity”Calculate the expected Entity Points from Products, Customers, Orders, and Blog Posts, then select a plan whose capacity is at or above the calculated total.
Include reasonable allowance for:
- new eligible counted records expected before the final migration activity;
- records omitted from the first estimate;
- approved scope changes that introduce new eligible counted records;
- growth between purchase and final execution.
Do not add capacity merely because previously counted records may be processed again. Records already counted under the same purchased service and migration path do not consume points again solely because another supported migration action processes them.
Capacity example
Section titled “Capacity example”A calculated requirement of 2,850 Entity Points requires at least the Growth+ plan because Growth covers up to 2,000 points and Growth+ covers up to 4,000 points.
This comparison selects capacity only. The final purchase also depends on service type, Add-ons, approved Customization, discounts, taxes, and other order details.
Additional capacity
Section titled “Additional capacity”After Global+, additional capacity is priced in increments of 100,000 Entity Points.
| Question | Operational rule |
|---|---|
| Does one increment provide unlimited capacity? | No. Each increment adds 100,000 Entity Points. |
| Does added capacity change the migration path? | No. The purchased service remains tied to the same Source Platform → Target Platform path. |
| Does added capacity change the selected service? | No. Standard Migration, Managed Migration, and Custom Migration remain distinct from capacity. |
| Does added capacity select or filter records? | No. It increases coverage only. |
| Does the Custom Migration increment replace the Customization quote? | No. The increment is added before other approved Custom Migration charges. |
What a plan upgrade affects
Section titled “What a plan upgrade affects”| A plan upgrade affects | A plan upgrade does not affect by itself |
|---|---|
| Maximum Entity Points capacity for the purchased migration service. | Source Platform or Target Platform. |
| Remaining coverage for new eligible counted records. | The selected service: Standard Migration, Managed Migration, or Custom Migration. |
| The plan and capacity shown for the purchased service after the order is completed. | Purchased Add-ons or approved Customization. |
| How Total Entity Points Used is interpreted against the plan maximum. | Selected data types, mappings, filters, Additional Options, or migration action. |
| The active Entity Points Plan after a successful Upgrade order. | The active service expiration. Only an Extend order changes the active validity period. |
If capacity is insufficient
Section titled “If capacity is insufficient”When the approved migration scope exceeds the active plan, expand Migrations in the Dashboard, select My Migrations, open the relevant migration’s Statistics, then select View Upgrade Options. Follow Purchase a Migration Upgrade to increase Data Volume, accept the automatically selected closest sufficient plan, or use Change next to Plan in the Payment section when a higher plan is required intentionally.
Before completing an upgrade:
- confirm the correct purchased migration service and migration path;
- compare the active plan maximum with Total Entity Points Used;
- estimate remaining new eligible counted records;
- confirm whether an earlier upgrade order is pending or complete;
- confirm that the selected plan is higher than the active plan;
- review the Upgrade order and confirm that its differential amount matches the intended higher plan.
Processing may stop before all remaining eligible counted records reach Success when available capacity is insufficient. Confirm that the upgrade is complete before starting another migration activity.
Plan-upgrade billing
Section titled “Plan-upgrade billing”Entity Points Plan upgrades use the same differential billing model as other Upgrade orders. Use Purchase a Migration Upgrade for the purchase procedure and Orders for the calculation, no-downgrade rule, failed-order behavior, and synchronization of a successful plan upgrade into the live migration.
Common distinctions
Section titled “Common distinctions”| Do not confuse | Correct distinction |
|---|---|
| Entity Points capacity and migration scope | Capacity covers counted records; scope defines what should migrate. |
| Entered quantities and filtering | Quantities support calculation and plan selection; they do not exclude records automatically. |
| Standard Migration or Managed Migration price and final total | The table shows the service price for the plan; Checkout applies the complete order details. |
| Custom starting price and final Custom Migration quote | The starting price uses the Standard Migration floor; approved Customization and other agreed scope are added. |
| Additional capacity and an unlimited plan | Each increment adds 100,000 points; it does not remove the capacity limit. |
| Plan upgrade and migration action | An upgrade changes capacity; it does not choose the next configuration or execution path. |
| Plan upgrade and service duration | An upgrade does not change the active expiration. A successful Extend order establishes the next 12-month period separately. |
Shopify Migration App pricing is separate from Migration Service pricing
Section titled “Shopify Migration App pricing is separate from Migration Service pricing”The Next-Cart Shopify Migration App is a separate one-way migration product for moving data from other platforms into Shopify. Its plan names, monthly prices, migration-frequency rules, and data limits do not apply to the Migration Service plans above. All Shopify Migration App charges below are in USD.
| Shopify Migration App plan | Price | Migration frequency | Products, Customers, Orders, Blog Posts, CMS Pages | Collections, Coupons, Reviews, URL Redirects, SEO Data | Metafields | Source Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo | Free | Up to 5 migrations per day | Up to 50 of each | All | Included | Unlimited |
| Basic | $150/month | Unlimited | Up to 10,000 of each | All | Included | Unlimited |
| Standard | $350/month | Unlimited | Up to 50,000 of each | All | Included | Unlimited |
| Advanced | $550/month | Unlimited | Up to 100,000 of each | All | Included | Unlimited |
| Unlimited | $1,000/month | Unlimited | Unlimited | All | Included | Unlimited |
Shopify Migration App pricing defines the App-specific capacity and feature limits. It must not be used to calculate a Migration Service order, Entity Points Plan, Standard Migration or Managed Migration price, or Custom Migration quote.
Managed Migration provides expert execution within supported standard scope; it does not include bespoke engineering by default. Unsupported data, third-party module records, non-standard structures, specialized transformations, or tailored engineering require Custom Migration scope review and an approved quote. This is separate from the fixed Shopify Migration App plans.
Related tasks
Section titled “Related tasks”- Use Entity Points for locked weights, consumption rules, and usage locations.
- Use Purchase a Migration to calculate points, select the Service and Plan, and follow the correct direct-checkout or Custom quote path.
- Use Purchase a Migration Upgrade to increase capacity, Service tier, or purchased Add-ons on an existing migration.
- Use Orders to verify purchase or upgrade order status.
- Use Migrations to review Statistics, usage, and Upgrade Your Migration.
- Use Prepare Custom Migration Requirements to define the rules, examples, dependencies, and pass conditions required for a Custom Migration quote.
- Use Entity Points Issues when capacity, consumption, or upgrade results are unexpected.