Migration: SFCC → Adobe Commerce, AC → SFCC — feasibility, cost?

Both directions are feasible. The economics + timelines differ significantly.

SFCC → Adobe Commerce (more common):

• Timeline: 6–12 months for a typical mid-enterprise re-platform.
• Cost: $250k–$1M for the rebuild + integration work.
• What migrates: catalog, customers, orders, content (CMS pages), redirects.
• What doesn’t migrate: SFRA cartridges (architecture is incompatible — must be rewritten as Magento modules), Einstein AI training data (can’t be exported in usable form).
• Driver: typically license-cost reduction (30–50%) + customization roadmap freedom.

Adobe Commerce → SFCC (less common):

• Timeline: 12–18 months. Discovery + architecture takes longer.
• Cost: $1M–$3M for the rebuild + tier-1 SI engagement.
• What migrates: catalog, customers, orders, content.
• What doesn’t migrate: custom Magento modules (must be rebuilt as SFRA cartridges), Sensei AI configuration.
• Driver: typically Salesforce ecosystem consolidation (acquired company brings them under group’s SFCC standard).

Both directions are well-trodden paths. The business case must be clear because the project costs are 7-figure regardless of direction.