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How much does Shopify cost per month?
On Shopify's pricing page for the US, as of November 10, 2026, Basic is $39 a month, or $29 billed yearly. Grow is $105 a month, or $89 billed yearly. Advanced is $399 a month, or $359 billed yearly. Plus starts at $2,300 a month. After a 3-day trial, most plans cost $1 a month for 3 months.
Sources — Shopify's US pricing page · Help Center pages on the free trial, billing changes, and third-party transaction fees · all read on November 10, 2026. We quote those pages. We didn't run a store on each plan to get these numbers.
Every figure below is a US price from November 10, 2026. Stores in other countries see their own currency and card rates. Settings, then Plan, shows yours.
The plan fee on each tier
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | Online standard card rate | Third-party provider fee | Extra staff accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $39 | $29 | 2.9% + 30¢ | 2% | None listed |
| Grow | $105 | $89 | 2.7% + 30¢ | 1% | 5 |
| Advanced | $399 | $359 | 2.5% + 30¢ | Under 1% | 15 |
| Plus | From $2,300 | 1- or 3-year terms | Lower, see the page | 0.2% | Unlimited |
Every plan in that table shares the same core. Each one gets a full online store, unlimited products, and 10 inventory locations, with Plus at 200. What differs is mostly staff seats and fees. Fees matter most.
Yearly billing is paid upfront. You hand over twelve months in one payment, and the lower monthly figure is what that payment works out to. Pay month by month and the smaller number doesn't apply.
Card rates matter more than the plan fee once orders pick up
The plan fee is fixed. Card fees grow with every order. On Basic, each online card payment through Shopify Payments costs 2.9% plus 30¢. Grow's rate is 2.7% plus 30¢, and Advanced's is 2.5% plus 30¢.
Two kinds of cards cost extra. Premium cards get their own line on the pricing page. International cards add 1% to the rate. If many of your buyers are in Europe, a US store pays that 1% on a lot of orders.
Upgrade check — your monthly online card sales · the rate gap between two plans · the gap in plan fees. Multiply the first two. If the result beats the third, the bigger plan covers itself on fees alone.
We'd run that check with last quarter's real sales, not a forecast. Forecasts are always kinder than bank statements. And repeat it whenever your order volume shifts for good.
Third-party payment providers carry their own fee
Use a provider other than Shopify Payments and Shopify adds a transaction fee. The pricing page lists 2% on Basic and 1% on Grow. It drops further on Advanced and Plus. That fee sits on top of whatever your provider charges.
Newer stores pay it in one more case. The Help Center says stores created on or after May 12, 2025 pay it on the part of an order paid with store credit or a gift card. Stores that sell plenty of gift cards should read that page.
Shopify Payments also isn't offered in every country. Where it's missing, you'll use a third-party provider and pay the fee on those orders. Look up your country first. It changes the math a lot.
Costs that never show up on the plan card
Apps — billed on your Shopify invoice in 30-day cycles · charges from apps installed during the trial land on the first bill, per the Help Center.
Point of sale — POS Pro at $89 a month per location on Basic, Grow and Advanced, per the pricing page.
Marketplaces — the first 50 marketplace orders synced each month are free · 1% after that, capped at $99 a month.
Email — Shopify's own email app is free for up to 10,000 emails a month, then from $1 per 1,000, per its App Store listing.
We'd keep app charges in the same sheet as the plan fee, one row per app with its renewal date. Ten small fees look different in one column. Our guide to cutting Shopify app costs covers what to drop first.
Selling in Europe: local price lists and languages
EU stores get a different price list, in euros and with their own card rates. We don't print those numbers here. They vary from one country page to the next, and this guide uses the US page only.
Open the pricing page for the country your store is registered in. Payment methods differ as well. Ireland's page, for example, puts iDEAL, Bancontact and Klarna on separate lines. Read those if your buyers pay that way.
Translate & Adapt, Shopify's own translation app, costs nothing. Weglot works as a managed service, with a visual editor and a glossary. Its free plan covers 2,000 words in one language, and that count doesn't renew.
Paid Weglot tiers are on its own pricing page, so check the word count your catalog needs. Our multilingual Shopify setup guide walks through the URL side.
Which plan fits which store?
Basic — a solo owner · one storefront · Shopify Payments available in your country.
Grow — a small team that needs staff logins · enough card volume that the lower rate covers the higher fee.
Advanced — up to 15 staff accounts · enough volume to make the next rate step count · lower third-party fees.
Plus — full checkout customization · up to 9 free expansion stores · pricing that starts at $2,300 a month.
Basic is the cheapest plan a new store can pick today. That's the floor. New stores can't choose Starter, per the Help Center. Moving up only makes sense when staff seats or card savings pay for the jump.
Monthly or yearly billing for a new store
Monthly billing costs more per month and leaves you free to change plans. Yearly is cheaper per month. You pay it in one go. Going back from yearly to monthly waits until the annual term runs out, according to the Help Center.
There's also a side effect on Basic and Grow. A switch from monthly to yearly on those plans clears your saved shipping carrier details. You'll enter them again.
We'd stay monthly for the first few months. Lock in yearly once the store's direction is clear. Paying a year ahead for a plan you'll outgrow by spring isn't a saving.
Free plans, transaction fees and EU prices
Is there a free Shopify plan?
No. There's a 3-day trial with no card required. Most plans then cost $1 a month for 3 months.
Does Shopify charge transaction fees?
Shopify Payments card rates are a processing fee, not a transaction fee. The extra fee applies when you use another payment provider. On stores opened since May 12, 2025, gift card and store credit payments carry it too.
Are Shopify prices the same in Europe?
No. Currency and card rates differ by country, so check the pricing page for yours.