When’s the right time to migrate?

Yesterday. Magento 1 has been EOL since June 2020 — every additional day is a CVE exposure and a PCI-compliance risk. Practical timing:

• If your last PCI audit failed or is upcoming: start now. Most processors (Stripe, Braintree, Adyen) flag M1 as non-compliant in 2026.
• If you’re re-platforming anyway: M2 + Hyvä is the cheapest combined upgrade path.
• If you’re > 6 months from Black Friday: you have time for a comfortable migration with two months of post-launch stabilisation.
• If you’re < 3 months from a peak season: book the audit now, schedule the migration for January.

The longer you wait, the more your M1 stack drifts from anything modern. Book the free audit — we’ll tell you honestly when to start.