Shopify fees explained for 2026: plans, card rates and extras
Checked against the live sources below on 27 October 2026.
On Shopify’s pricing page today, Basic is $29 a month billed yearly ($39 month to month), Grow $79 ($105), Advanced $299 ($399), and Plus starts at $2,300. Online card rates fall from 2.9% + 30¢ on Basic to 2.25% + 30¢ on Plus, and using another payment provider adds a transaction fee.
Monthly plan prices
Shopify’s pricing page lists, in US dollars: Basic $29 a month paid yearly or $39 paid monthly; Grow $79 or $105; Advanced $299 or $399; Plus from $2,300 a month. It offers a 3-day free trial, then $1 a month for the first 3 months on most plans, before standard pricing starts. Prices differ by country and change, so confirm on the page.
Remember what the plan price does not include: apps, themes, your domain and any extra payment fees. Add those to your own fixed-cost list before you compare plans.
Card rates with Shopify Payments
| Plan | Online card | Premium card | In person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 2.9% + 30¢ | 3.5% + 30¢ | 2.6% + 10¢ |
| Grow | 2.7% + 30¢ | 3.3% + 30¢ | 2.5% + 10¢ |
| Advanced | 2.5% + 30¢ | 3.1% + 30¢ | 2.4% + 10¢ |
| Plus | 2.25% + 30¢ | 2.95% + 30¢ | 2.3% + 10¢ |
The same page lists an extra 1% for online international rates, and PayPal wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢.
How to read the table: the percentage applies to the order value and the fixed amount applies once per transaction, so small orders feel the fixed part most. A $10 order on Basic pays $0.29 + $0.30 = $0.59, almost 6%.
Third-party payment provider fees
If you use a payment provider other than Shopify Payments, the pricing page lists a third-party transaction fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced and 0.2% on Plus. That is on top of whatever your provider charges. On a $100 sale on Basic, 2% is $2.00 charged by Shopify before your provider’s own fee. Compare the total cost under each option, including your provider’s own fee, rather than one line.
This page does not cover taxes, duties, apps, themes, shipping labels or currency conversion, and Shopify’s pricing page does not list a single currency-conversion rate, so check your own settings for that.
A worked example
A $50 online order on Basic with a standard card: 2.9% of $50 is $1.45, plus $0.30, so $1.75 in card fees, or 3.5% of the order. The same order on Grow costs $1.35 + $0.30 = $1.65. Plan price is a fixed monthly cost, so the break point depends on your volume. Billing yearly rather than monthly saves the difference shown on the page: for Basic, $29 × 12 = $348 against $39 × 12 = $468, or $120 a year. The Shopify fee calculator works it out for your sales, and the plan recommender compares plans.
Frequently asked questions
What does Shopify cost per month?
On the pricing page today, $29 (Basic, billed yearly) to $299 (Advanced, billed yearly), with Plus from $2,300. Monthly billing costs more per month.
Are card fees the same on every plan?
No. Online card rates fall as you move up from Basic to Plus, per the table above.
Do these figures apply outside the US?
Not necessarily. These are the US dollar figures shown to us on 27 October 2026, so check the page for your country.
How this page was researched
Read on 27 October 2026. Every plan price and rate on this page was read from Shopify’s pricing page that day in US dollars; the example is our arithmetic.
- Shopify pricing — plan prices, card rates, third-party transaction fees and the trial offer as quoted on this page
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