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Today Magento 1 reaches the end of its life. Support has ended, security patches stop here, and anyone still running the platform is on their own from this point.
What actually changes
This isn't a paperwork exercise. If you're still on Magento 1, you are now exposed to security vulnerabilities with no vendor support to fix them. That reaches business continuity, customer data security and regulatory compliance — all three at once.
Merchants had nearly two years of notice, which was meant to be enough runway to plan and execute a migration. Some of that runway got used for other things. We understand why; it doesn't change where the plane is.
What to do now
For anyone still on Magento 1, migration has stopped being a decision and become a schedule. Whether that means Magento 2 or another platform, the priority is getting off the legacy system as fast as responsible planning allows.
How long it takes depends on what you've built. Custom extensions, integrations and business-specific functionality all add weight. A proper audit of what you're running is the only way to get a realistic timeline and a realistic resource plan, rather than a hopeful one.
Plenty of retailers have already made the move to Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) without losing business continuity, and picked up new capability on the way. The question is no longer whether to migrate — it's when, and with whom.
What this means for you
Modern Adobe Commerce brings performance, security and features that Magento 1 was never going to get. The migration costs something; staying costs more, and keeps costing.
If you haven't started planning, start this week. Every month of delay adds risk and tends to make the migration itself harder, not easier.