Why We Migrated All Our Customers to Mage-OS

Description and use

All customers migrated to Mage‑OS, a community‑driven distribution of Magento Open Source that offers faster updates, bundled tools, and maintained compatibility with existing extensions.

Problem

Magento merchants face uncertainty about the platform’s future and need a stable, community‑driven alternative.

Outcome

All customers successfully transitioned to Mage‑OS, gaining community governance, faster feature releases, and bundled tools, while maintaining compatibility with existing Magento extensions.

Workflow

• Identify merchants needing migration
• Assess current Magento version and extensions
• Plan migration timeline
• Install Mage‑OS 3.0 (built on Magento 2.4.9) using interactive installer
• Verify extension compatibility
• Configure bundled tools and features
• Test site functionality and performance
• Deploy to production
• Monitor post‑migration stability

Evidence

Mage‑OS is a community distribution of Magento Open Source. It started with the open letter The Future of Magento in September 2021, signed by more than 1,600 people, and is run by a registered non‑profit association.

Source

Mage‑OS 3.0 (May 2026) is built on Magento 2.4.9.

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Mage‑OS takes that same core, keeps it compatible, and adds what the community agrees on: an interactive installer, admin activity logging, returns (RMA), AI‑assisted translations, PCI DSS 4.0 features, and tools like n98‑magerun2 in the box.

Source

We stopped answering it shop by shop, and moved every customer we run onto Mage‑OS.

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Adobe’s lifecycle and release pages are written for Adobe Commerce. Magento Open Source is barely mentioned.

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