Calculate your real Shopify fees per order and per month. Compare Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans side by side with your actual numbers to find the cheapest plan for your store.
Your average Shopify order value
Total orders per month
+1.5% surcharge on international cards
Average Shopify store runs 6-8 apps
| Basic Current | Grow | Advanced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | $39 | $105 | $399 |
| Processing Fees | $1092.50 | $1027.50 | $962.50 |
| Total Monthly Cost | $1131.50 | $1132.50 | $1361.50 |
| Effective Rate | 3.48% | 3.48% | 4.19% |
What this means: You're on the Basic plan — the cheapest option at your current volume of $32,500/month. Shopify takes $2.26 per order (3.48% effective rate) when you include all fees and your subscription.
Every Shopify store pays a monthly fee: $39 (Basic), $105 (Grow), or $399 (Advanced). This covers your storefront, hosting, and core features. Higher plans unlock better processing rates and more staff accounts.
Every online transaction incurs a processing fee: 2.5-2.9% + $0.30 via Shopify Payments, depending on your plan. This is the biggest variable cost for most stores and scales directly with your order volume.
If you use a third-party payment gateway instead of Shopify Payments, Shopify charges an additional 0.6-2.0% per transaction — on top of whatever your gateway charges. This is the fee most store owners don't know about.
Orders paid with international cards incur an extra 1.5% currency conversion fee through Shopify Payments. If you sell internationally, this adds up — a store with 20% international orders pays this surcharge on every fifth sale.
If you process under ~$33,000/month in revenue, Basic is usually your cheapest option. The higher processing rate (2.9% vs 2.7%) costs less than the $66/month subscription difference to Grow.
Between ~$33,000-$147,000/month, the Grow plan wins. The 0.2% processing rate reduction saves more than the extra $66/month subscription. The exact breakeven depends on your AOV.
Above ~$147,000/month, Advanced pays for itself. The rate drops to 2.5% and the $294/month subscription difference is covered by processing savings. Plus you get advanced reporting.
The transaction fee savings from upgrading are even larger with third-party gateways. Basic charges 2.0% extra vs Advanced at 0.6%. At high volume, that 1.4% difference dwarfs the subscription cost. Calculate your ROAS to see the full cost picture.
The biggest surprise for most store owners. If you don't use Shopify Payments, Shopify charges 0.6-2.0% on every order — on top of whatever PayPal or Stripe charges. On $50,000/month in revenue with the Basic plan, that's $1,000/month in extra fees. See how this affects your profit margins.
Shopify Payments adds 1.5% on international cards. If 25% of your orders come from overseas, you're paying this surcharge on every fourth sale. At $100 AOV and 500 international orders/month, that's $750 in surcharges alone.
The average Shopify store runs 6-8 paid apps — reviews ($15-80/mo), email ($50-300/mo), upsells ($30-100/mo), SEO ($20-80/mo). Most store owners budget for the subscription but forget that apps can cost more than the plan itself.
Selling in multiple currencies? Shopify takes 1.5% on currency conversions. This stacks with international card surcharges. A $100 international order in a foreign currency could incur 3.0% in surcharges before processing fees.
Premium themes range from $180-$360 as a one-time cost. Free themes work, but most growing stores eventually invest in a premium theme for better conversion rates and customization. Budget for this if you haven't already.
Yes — if you don't use Shopify Payments. Shopify charges an additional 0.6-2.0% transaction fee on every order processed through third-party gateways like PayPal or Stripe. Using Shopify Payments eliminates this fee entirely.
It depends on your plan and payment method. With Shopify Payments, you pay 2.5-2.9% + $0.30 per online transaction. With a third-party gateway, add an additional 0.6-2.0% transaction fee on top of your gateway's processing rate.
Usually yes — because Shopify Payments eliminates the transaction fee layer. With a third-party gateway, you pay both the gateway's processing fee AND Shopify's transaction fee. With Shopify Payments, you only pay one processing fee.
When the processing fee savings exceed the subscription cost difference. Use the plan comparison and breakeven calculator above to find the exact revenue threshold where upgrading saves you money.
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