Yes — Magento 1 (including Magento Commerce 1 and Magento Open Source 1) officially reached end of life in June 2020, when Adobe stopped providing security patches and official support. If your store is still running on Magento 1 today, it’s operating on software that no longer receives fixes for newly discovered vulnerabilities — which is the main reason migration has become urgent for stores that haven’t moved yet.
What 'End of Life' Actually Means for Your Store
End of life doesn’t mean your store stops working overnight — it means Adobe no longer ships security patches, bug fixes, or official updates for the platform. Over time, this creates real exposure: newly discovered vulnerabilities go unpatched, payment gateways and extensions gradually drop support for the outdated codebase, and PCI compliance (required to legally process card payments) becomes harder to maintain on unsupported software.
The Real Risks of Staying on Magento 1
The risks compound the longer a store stays on Magento 1: security vulnerabilities accumulate with no official fix, developer and extension support continues to shrink as the ecosystem moves on, performance falls further behind Magento 2’s updated architecture, and payment processors increasingly require PCI-compliant, supported platforms — putting checkout itself at risk over time.
Magento 2 (Adobe Commerce) or a Different Platform?
Most Magento 1 stores migrate to Magento 2 (now called Adobe Commerce) to preserve their existing catalog structure, extensions, and ecommerce logic while landing on a supported, actively updated platform. Others use the forced migration as a natural point to evaluate alternatives like Shopify or BigCommerce, especially if their needs have outgrown — or simplified past — what Magento’s architecture is built for. See our Shopify vs Magento comparison or full ecommerce platform guide if you’re weighing that decision.
How a Magento Migration Actually Works
A real migration starts with an audit of your current store — extensions, customizations, and data — followed by migrating products, customers, and order history, rebuilding theme and custom functionality on the new platform, preserving SEO value with proper URL redirects, and a tested, phased cutover rather than a single risky switch. See our Magento migration service or get in touch for an assessment of what your specific store needs.