Changing gateway without breaking your store
The acquiring problem is the same everywhere. What differs by platform is what breaks when you switch: stored card tokens, subscriptions, accelerated checkout, and whether the platform charges you extra for using someone else's gateway.
- Shopify Shopify Payments will not support restricted categories, but Shopify itself will. How third-party gateways work, what they cost, and what you give up.
- WooCommerce WooCommerce runs on your hosting, so switching gateway is a plugin change. What breaks, what to migrate, and which gateways support restricted categories.
On a different platform?
BigCommerce, Magento, a custom build — the acquiring conversation is the same. Tell us what you sell and we will tell you what is realistic.