How Much Does Shopify Cost?
Shopify is one of the best ecommerce platforms available today. It is user-friendly, powerful, and feature-rich. We would recommend it to any business looking to build an impactful online selling platform. However, hardly anything worthwhile is free, and Shopify has associated costs.
Is Shopify worth it? How much does Shopify cost? What can you expect while paying for your Shopify store? In the following blog, we provide a simple, straightforward guide for business owners considering the cost and benefit of Shopify.
Select a Monthly Plan For Your Store
The cost of Shopify depends on the monthly plan you select.
Shopify offers four plans:
- Basic Shopify
- Shopify
- Advanced Shopify
- Shopify Plus
Every plan comes with the tools needed to build a Shopify store, but each offers unique features, and, of course, varying prices.
Basic Shopify
Shopify states that Basic Shopify is best for new ecommerce businesses with occasional in-person sales. If you sell a few products and are just getting started in the online selling space, Basic is probably perfectly adequate for your needs.
How much does Basic Shopify cost?
Basic Shopify starts at $29/month.
The online credit card rate per transaction is 2.9% + 30 cents, and the in-person credit card rate per transaction is 2.7%. Additionally, a 2.0% transaction fee is required if using a payment gateway other than Shopify Payments.
What features come with Basic Shopify?
- 24/7 support
- Sales channel selling via your Shopify store (online marketplaces and social media)
- Unlimited product uploads
- Shopify POS Lite (accept in-person payments instantly at pop-ups, markets, etc.)
- Free SSL certificate
- Abandoned cart recovery emails
- Custom gift cards
- Discount codes
- 2 staff accounts
- Up to 4 inventory locations
- Shipping label printing
- Up to 77% shipping discount from DHL Express, UPS, or USPS
What's not included?
- International pricing customization
- Reporting
- Country-specific international domains
Shopify
Shopify claims that this plan is best for growing businesses interested in tracking sales. Professional reporting allows businesses owners to evaluate marketing strategies for effectiveness and make appropriate changes.
How much does Shopify cost?
The Shopify plan starts at $79/month.
The online credit card rate per transaction is 2.6% + 30 cents, and the in-person credit card rate per transaction is 2.5%. A 1.0% transaction fee is required if using a payment gateway other than Shopify Payments.
What features come with Shopify?
- 24/7 support
- Online store
- Sales channels (online marketplaces and social media)
- Shopify POS Lite (accept in-person payments instantly at pop-ups, markets, etc.)
- Free SSL certificate
- 5 staff accounts
- Up to 5 inventory locations
- Professional reporting
- International pricing customization
- Shipping label printing
- Abandoned cart recovery emails
- Custom gift cards
- Discount codes
- Up to 88% shipping discount from DHL Express, UPS, or USPS
- International domains
A professional report looks like this:
Advanced Shopify
This plan is ideal for scaling businesses that need enhanced reporting, Shopify states. Custom reporting calculated international shipping rates, and an extensive product catalog could necessitate the Advanced plan.
How much does Advanced Shopify cost?
The Advanced Shopify plan starts at $299/month.
The online credit card rate per transaction is 2.4% + 30 cents, and the in-person credit card rate per transaction is 2.4%. A 0.5% transaction fee is required if using a payment gateway other than Shopify Payments.
What features come with Advanced Shopify?
- 24/7 support
- Online store
- Sales channels (online marketplaces and social media)
- Shopify POS Lite (accept in-person payments instantly at pop-ups, markets, etc.)
- Free SSL certificate
- 15 staff accounts
- Up to 8 inventory locations
- Advanced reporting
- International pricing customization
- Shipping label printing
- Up to 88% shipping discount from DHL Express, UPS, or USPS
- International domains
We're Shopify development partners.
Opening—or improving—your online store has never been easier. As a Shopify development partner, RivalMind is uniquely qualified to help you design a beautifully branded experience, while accommodating for rare use cases, workflows, system integrations, and custom functionality needs.
Shopify Plus
Shopify Plus is Shopify’s enterprise-grade plan, best for large businesses.
How much does Shopify Plus cost?
Shopify Plus starts at $2,000/month, marketed as an all-in-one business management solution that includes website hosting and powerful features. Businesses can speak directly to Shopify support for a customer Plus quote.
What features come with Shopify Plus?
Shopify defines Plus best, using the following bullets to describe the plan on their website:
What Other Shopify Costs Should I Know About?
Along with a monthly fee for your selected Shopify plan, business owners should consider a few additional charges.
Apps
Shopify is home to an expansive online app store, stocked with over 1,400 apps. These applications range in functionality and pricing. For example, one app may be free while another charges $299/month.
Domain name
Domain names can be bought and registered through Shopify. The first year of domain registration is $14. If you already have a custom domain, you can transfer this for free to your Shopify store.
Shopify POS
The Shopify Point-of-Sale system is a holistic management tool that many online/ brick-and-mortar brands swear by. For Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify, the POS is an additional $89/month.
Does Shopify Offer Any Discounted Plans?
Yes. If paid upfront, Shopify offers a 10% discount on annual plans and a 20% discount on biennial plans.
Can I Change My Shopify Plan?
Absolutely. Month-to-month Shopify users can upgrade plans, downgrade plans, or cancel entirely at any point. If you are testing Shopify out, a month-to-month commitment may be best. Shopify also offers the first month for $1.
RivalMind: Custom Shopify Development
Opening your online store has never been easier.
As Shopify development partners, the RivalMind team is uniquely qualified to help you design and develop an online ecommerce platform that meets your needs. We have a track record of exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Are you ready to build an ecommerce site that sells? Get in touch in one of three ways: give us a call at (331) 228-9636, fill out our contact form, or ping a live team member via the chat button on every website page. We look forward to starting a conversation!
Meet the Author
Matt Scroggs
CMO RivalMind
Hi, I'm Matt Scroggs, a digital marketing strategist. For two decades I served as the senior digital marketer for several global, iconic brands. Today, I'm the chief marketing officer at RivalMind, an agency 100% dedicated to helping companies thrive by driving transformational growth through innovative digital marketing. I'm also a lifelong Cubs fan, a faithful family man, and a web analytics junkie—relentlessly tracking conversions, loyalty, and advocacy, which are often as elusive as the pennant!
Specialties: Helping Businesses Grow, Marketing Strategy, Idea Guy
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