Shopify Fee & Profit Calculator

What Fees Does Shopify Charge in 2026?

Shopify sellers pay three layers of fees in 2026: a monthly plan subscription (US$5 Starter, US$19 Basic, US$49 Grow, US$299 Advanced, US$2,300+ Plus on annual billing), payment processing on every order (2.5–2.9% + US$0.30 via Shopify Payments), and a third-party transaction surcharge (0.2–2.0%) if you process payments outside Shopify Payments. Most sellers also stack apps at US$20–US$350+ per month for email, reviews, SEO, loyalty, and inventory. The calculator above models all of these per order across all five plan tiers.

Shopify Plan Prices (2026)

Annual billing locks in lower per-month rates in exchange for a one-year commitment. Monthly is more flexible but costs roughly 30% more on the lower plans. Always check shopify.com/pricing for the latest published rates — Shopify periodically runs promotional pricing for first-year sellers.

Shopify Payments Processing Rates (2026)

Online card rates apply to standard domestic credit cards through Shopify Payments. International cards add roughly 1.5–2%, and currency conversion adds another ~1.5%. The calculator uses the headline domestic online rate per plan; layer extra basis points into your modelling if a meaningful share of your sales is cross-border. For a full discussion of how these tiers stack against marketplace fees, see our Shopify fees guide.

How Do I Calculate Shopify Fees?

For most stores, total Shopify fees ≈ (plan cost ÷ monthly orders) + (processing % × order value) + US$0.30 per order + (apps cost ÷ monthly orders). For a Basic-plan store doing 100 orders/month at a US$50 average order value with Shopify Payments online and US$0 apps: US$19/100 = US$0.19 plan, 2.9% × US$50 = US$1.45 processing, + US$0.30 fixed = roughly US$1.94 per order, or about 3.9% take rate. Run your numbers above to see your exact per-order economics.

How Much Does Shopify Take From a US$100 Sale?

For a US$100 sale on Basic plan with Shopify Payments online: 2.9% × US$100 = US$2.90 processing + US$0.30 fixed + ~US$0.19 amortised plan (at 100 orders/month) = US$3.39 in Shopify fees, or about 3.4%. On Grow plan it's roughly US$3.10. On Advanced it drops to US$2.86, but the US$299/month plan fee only amortises sensibly at high order volume (think 1,000+ orders/month). The cost of skipping Shopify Payments and using a third-party gateway on Basic is an extra 2.0% surcharge — that lifts a US$100 sale's Shopify-side cost from ~US$3.39 to ~US$5.39, before you've paid the third-party gateway's own processing rate.

When Does Each Shopify Plan Make Sense?

• Starter (US$5/mo) — selling 5–30 items per month from your Instagram bio, TikTok bio, or messaging app. No proper storefront, but you skip the US$19 Basic price point.
• Basic (US$19/mo) — most new merchants belong here. You get the full Shopify storefront, unlimited products, abandoned cart recovery, and pay 2.9% + US$0.30 processing.
• Grow (US$49/mo) — make the jump once you're doing roughly US$2,000+ per month in sales. You save 0.2% on every transaction, which pays back the US$30 difference at about US$15k/year GMV. You also unlock professional reports and 5 staff accounts.
• Advanced (US$299/mo) — only makes sense at 1,000+ orders/month or US$50k+/month GMV. The 0.4% additional processing saving and custom report builder pay back the US$3,000/year jump from Grow somewhere around US$150k/month in revenue.
• Plus (US$2,300+/mo) — for stores at US$1M+/month. You get a dedicated account manager, B2B wholesale features, multi-storefront, and custom checkout. Most merchants below US$10M/year don't need it; some do for the B2B features alone.

How to Reduce Your Shopify Fees

• Stick with Shopify Payments. The third-party gateway surcharge is the single most avoidable Shopify cost — 2.0% on Basic, 1.0% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced. Unless you genuinely need a gateway Shopify doesn't support (e.g. local SEA wallets, certain B2B terminals), use Shopify Payments.
• Bill annually, not monthly. Annual billing saves roughly 25–30% on Basic and Grow. If you've validated the plan is the right one for you, lock in the annual rate.
• Audit your apps stack quarterly. Most merchants pay for 4–8 apps but actively use 2–3. Email + reviews + inventory sync is usually enough. Cut subscriptions that don't show usage in their dashboards.
• Time your plan upgrades around your GMV. The processing-rate savings on Grow vs Basic only pay back the US$30/month plan delta at roughly US$15k/year. Don't jump to Grow at 50 orders/month — you'll just burn US$360/year.
• Stack Shopify with marketplaces, not against them. A 5–10% marketplace take rate sounds expensive vs Shopify's 3–4%, but marketplaces bring their own traffic. The honest comparison is: Shopify cost plus your customer acquisition cost vs the marketplace cut. Most multichannel sellers do both.

If you're already selling on Shopify and a marketplace like Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Etsy, or Amazon, fee-tracking and inventory sync get messy fast. OneCart consolidates orders, fees, and net-of-fees revenue from every channel into one dashboard so you see real per-channel profitability instead of guessing.

Shopify Fees vs Marketplaces

Shopify's all-in take rate (typically 3–5% of revenue on Basic at 100 orders/month) is well below marketplace commissions: Shopee takes 7–13% including transaction fee, Lazada 6–13% for Mall, TikTok Shop 5–9%, Etsy ~10% before offsite ads, eBay ~13.6%, and Amazon FBA 8–15% referral plus fulfilment. The trade-off: marketplaces bring built-in traffic; Shopify makes you earn it. Most established sellers run both.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Shopify charge for fees?

Shopify charges three things in 2026: a monthly plan (US$5–US$2,300+), payment processing (2.5–2.9% + US$0.30 via Shopify Payments), and an extra 0.2–2.0% transaction surcharge if you skip Shopify Payments for a third-party gateway. On Basic plan with Shopify Payments at a US$50 average order, that's about US$1.94 per order, or 3.9%, before apps.

How much does Shopify take from a US$10 sale?

On Basic plan with Shopify Payments online: 2.9% × US$10 = US$0.29 + US$0.30 fixed = US$0.59 in processing, plus your amortised plan cost (about US$0.19 per order at 100 orders/month). That's ~US$0.78 per US$10 sale, or 7.8% — the fixed US$0.30 per-transaction fee disproportionately hurts low-AOV stores. If your AOV is below US$15, work hard on bundling, minimum-order thresholds, or moving to a higher-AOV product mix.

What is the third-party transaction fee on Shopify?

If you process payments through a third-party gateway (PayPal, Stripe directly, a local SEA wallet, etc.) instead of Shopify Payments, Shopify charges an extra surcharge on top of the gateway's own fee: 2.0% on Basic, 1.0% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced, 0.2% on Plus. Starter plan doesn't support third-party gateways. This surcharge is the single most avoidable Shopify fee — switch to Shopify Payments unless your gateway is genuinely irreplaceable.

Do I have to pay a fee to sell on Shopify?

Yes — Shopify is subscription-based. The cheapest tier is Starter at US$5/month (social/messaging selling only, no proper storefront). The cheapest full-storefront plan is Basic at US$19/month on annual billing. There is no free tier. You also pay 2.5–2.9% + US$0.30 per transaction in payment processing on top of the plan, so even Starter has a per-order cost.

Does Shopify charge a per-sale commission?

Not in the marketplace sense — Shopify doesn't take a per-sale commission like Shopee, Amazon, or Etsy. What looks like a "commission" is actually payment processing (2.5–2.9% + US$0.30 through Shopify Payments) and, if you skip Shopify Payments, the third-party transaction surcharge (0.2–2.0%). Combined, Shopify's effective take rate is normally 3–5% — well below marketplaces but you have to drive your own traffic.

Are Shopify fees tax-deductible?

In most jurisdictions, Shopify subscription fees, payment processing fees, third-party transaction surcharges, and app subscriptions are all deductible business expenses. Shopify provides monthly invoices through your admin (Settings → Billing) that you can hand to your accountant or import into Xero / QuickBooks. Confirm specifics with a local tax professional.