PPD Performance moved 7 Shopify stores and 100,000+ SKUs off Boost Commerce
Switch off Boost Commerce without the migration you're dreading.
Nimstrata runs Shopify search on Google's AI Commerce Search. You get relevance you can defend, merchandising your marketing team owns, and a phased move that doesn't need your engineers.
Migrated off Boost Commerce
100,000+ SKUs
Across seven Shopify stores in Australia and New Zealand, PPD Performance moved its full automotive catalog off Boost Commerce, with zero stores left behind. Search now understands vehicle compatibility, not just keyword matches.
Run your own baseline test→Built on Google Cloud
- Powered by Google's AI Commerce Search
- Semantic search, browse & recommendations, fully managed by Google
- Runs in your own Google Cloud project, so your data stays yours
Why teams switch
Why Shopify teams move off Boost Commerce
The three reasons we hear most from teams who switched, and what changes after they do.
Search quality lives in a rules backlog
Boost relevance is yours to tune by hand, rule by rule. Nimstrata starts from Google's relevance model, so most of that backlog never gets written.
Merchandising breaks when the catalog grows
Collection and query controls stay in your marketing team's hands. No developer ticket to reorder a collection or pin a product.
Nobody wants to own the migration
You run Nimstrata in parallel with Boost, compare results on your own catalog, and cut over only when the numbers agree. No hard switch, no dark launch.
Head to head
Time-to-value first, then the checklist
Start with how fast you're live and seeing real search data on your own catalog. Then work the feature checklist, but ask Boost the same questions we answer here, in their own words, not ours.
Time-to-value
First production launch
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
Who owns tuning
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
Ongoing upkeep as the catalog grows
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
Capability matrix
Relevance engine
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
No-code Shopify deployment
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
Merchandising depth
Nimstrata
Boost Commerce
When Boost is the better call: If your team already has deep, working merchandising rules in Boost and no pressing reason to move them, stay. Switching pays off when relevance tuning has become a standing backlog, or when your catalog is growing faster than your team can hand-tune it. That's the line PPD crossed at seven stores.
Total cost to operate
What you'll actually pay
Two pricing models that don't line up cell-for-cell, so we'll be straight about ours.
Nimstrata
$99–$999/mo
- Platform fee$99–$999/mo, tiered. No-code setup and migration included.
- Google Cloud search usageBilled to your own cloud account, scaling with query volume, not catalog size. We'll size that number for your traffic in the walkthrough before you commit.
Boost Commerce
See Boost's published plans
- LicensePlan pricing published on Boost's site. Compare their plans directly; we won't summarize their price for you.
- ImplementationAdd developer time if your setup needs custom work.
- Ongoing tuningRule maintenance and catalog optimization grow with the catalog.
What actually moves your total cost isn't the sticker price. It's migration labor, time-to-live, and how much hand-tuning the catalog needs over time.
Pricing verified on March 5, 2026.
Customer proof
Proof from a live switch
- Stores migrated
- 7
- SKUs moved off Boost
- 100,000+
- Markets live
- AU + NZ
- Stores left on Boost
- 0
Stores migrated
SKUs moved off Boost
Markets live
Stores left on Boost
Case study
PPD Performance replaced Boost across 7 stores and 100K+ SKUs
PPD Performance needed search that understood whether a part fits a customer's vehicle: compatibility logic, not keyword matching, across seven Shopify stores in Australia and New Zealand. They moved the full 100,000+ SKU catalog from Boost Commerce to Nimstrata, running on Google's AI Commerce Search via Retail Cloud Connect. Their own search-performance figures are theirs to share, so ask in your walkthrough and we'll connect you.
Stores migrated
7
SKUs indexed
100,000+
Previous provider
Boost Commerce
Read the full PPD Performance case study"We completed a multi-brand implementation covering over 100,000 SKUs using Retail Cloud Connect by Nimstrata. The installation and implementation were seamless. Everything worked exactly as described."
How the switch works
Three steps, with a way back at each one
Switch from Boost Commerce with a phased sequence that protects conversion and keeps a way back at every stage.
Run in parallel
Nimstrata indexes your catalog alongside Boost. Nothing changes for shoppers yet. You validate relevance against your top queries first.
Ramp on real traffic
Send a slice of search traffic to Nimstrata, compare results against Boost on your own catalog, and widen as the numbers hold.
Cut over and tune
Switch fully once you're satisfied, deprecate the Boost dependency, and refine with merchant workflows, not dev cycles.
Risk handling checklist
- Boost keeps serving until a metric regresses, then you roll back in one step.
- One shared record of every claim and result, visible to both teams.
- Before/after tracking on each change, so you know what moved the numbers.
This migration plan is written for teams switching from Boost Commerce without adding engineering headcount.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Pick the path that fits your catalog
Smaller catalog and want to see your own search data today? Start free. Multi-store or multi-market move like PPD's? Bring us in to plan it.