Can we keep our Shopify products and customers?

Yes. Export the catalog and customer records, then map the URLs that already rank before the new store goes live.

Which alternative is fastest?

WooCommerce is usually faster when the catalog is a standard list of products. A custom Professional store takes 6–10 weeks because checkout, webhooks, and the admin are built for your delivery rules.

Will a rebuild cost less than Shopify every month?

Only if the Shopify plan plus apps is the pain. The custom build is GHS 14,500 up front, then Grow hosting at GHS 129 a month. Paystack’s fee still applies on both paths, because that fee is the payment rail, not the shop software.

Alternatives

Shopify alternatives for stores in Ghana

Stay on Shopify when the products, discounts, and Paystack app already match how you sell. Move when the apps and the admin cost more than a shop built around how you deliver in Ghana. A custom shop with payments finance can match starts at GHS 14,500.

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Stay on Shopify

Stay when the products and delivery rules fit Shopify and the Paystack app covers cards and MoMo. Add the Shopify plan, each paid app, and Paystack’s percentage before you assume a rebuild is cheaper. Copying a shop that Shopify already runs well is a delay.

Which alternative fits

The other option has to fix a real Shopify limit: hosting you do not control, payments finance cannot match, or delivery rules a theme cannot do.

Shopify alternatives for Ghana
Alternative	Choose it when	Budget anchor
Stay on Shopify	The catalog and Paystack app already work	Plan plus apps plus Paystack’s fee
WooCommerce	You want WordPress and will patch it	Grow hosting from GHS 129 a month, plus the build
Custom store	Roles, branches, or reconciliation do not fit the theme	Professional from GHS 14,500, 6–10 weeks

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What a custom Ghana store includes

GHS 14,500 covers a design, a product list, Paystack or MoMo that finance can match, and 90 days of support, usually in 6 to 10 weeks. Hosting for that shop is GHS 129 a month, not the GHS 69 plan used for a simple site.

GHS 30,000 is for more than one shop front: staff roles, more than one way to take payment, or a security review. The week-by-week plan is on the timeline page.

How to move the catalog

People and Google should land on the product they already know. Export first. Launch second. Cancel Shopify last.

Export products, customers, and the URLs that already rank or appear in ads.
Load the catalog on a staging shop and check variants, prices, and photos.
Map each old product URL to the new one, or redirect it.
Run a live Mobile Money test and match it to the Paystack settlement.
Point the domain, then watch orders for a week before you close the Shopify plan.

Common questions

Can we keep our Shopify products and customers?: Yes. Export the catalog and customer records, then map the URLs that already rank before the new store goes live.
Which alternative is fastest?: WooCommerce is usually faster when the catalog is a standard list of products. A custom Professional store takes 6–10 weeks because checkout, webhooks, and the admin are built for your delivery rules.
Will a rebuild cost less than Shopify every month?: Only if the Shopify plan plus apps is the pain. The custom build is GHS 14,500 up front, then Grow hosting at GHS 129 a month. Paystack’s fee still applies on both paths, because that fee is the payment rail, not the shop software.