Best ecommerce platform for $20,000 a month in sales
Worked out for $20,000 a month in sales, paying yearly.
The short answer
For $20,000 a month in sales, the cheapest option with a fully published price is Squarespace Plus at $709 a month, billed yearly (a provisional figure). Next is Shopify Basic at $729 a month, billed yearly.
Shopify Basic ($729 a month, billed yearly) is listed first because its price is fully published, while Squarespace's figure is provisional.
2 tools (Wix, WordPress.com) don't publish a price at this size, so we show their starting price instead.
We left one tool out. The reason is below.
Squarespace Plus
$709a month
- Provisional: the vendor's page isn't clear on this.
- Shopify Basic$729($20 more)
- BigCommerce Scale$993($284 more)
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6 ecommerce platforms that fit
Ranked by fit, then by how sure the price is, then by total cost.
Full price published
Number 1: Shopify Basic
3-day free trial
Being rechecked$729a month
$8,748 a year
Plan $29, billed yearlyCard fees $700Why it's here
- Cheapest Shopify plan for $20,000 a month in sales
- Paying yearly saves $120 a year
Limits to know
- Extra 2% fee if you use another payment provider
- POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
- Over 50 synced marketplace orders a month: 1% up to $99/mo
- International cards: +1% on online rates
- No separate sales fee is listed when you use the vendor's own payments.
Number 2: BigCommerce Scale
$993a month
$11,916 a year
Plan $299, billed yearlyCard fees $694Go to BigCommerceAll BigCommerce plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest BigCommerce plan for $20,000 a month in sales
- Paying yearly saves $1,200 a year
Limits to know
- Includes $33,333 a month in sales, then $0.01 per extra one
- Open Payment Providers fee: monthly fee on GMV via open providers; varies by plan
- Auto-upgrades to Performance at $2M TTM GMV
- Monthly GMV included: $33,333; resets per month
- No separate sales fee is listed when you use the vendor's own payments.
Provisional price
Number 3: Squarespace Plus
Provisional figure
$709a month
$8,508 a year
Plan $49, billed yearlyCard fees $660Go to SquarespaceAll Squarespace plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Squarespace plan for $20,000 a month in sales
Limits to know
- Online store transaction fee: 0%
- Card rates: from 2.7% + $0.30
- AI credits: 40; resets monthly
- Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
Starting price only. The price at your size isn't published
Number 4: Wix Core
Starting price
From $29a month
No published price at your size
Go to WixAll Wix plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Wix plan not ruled out for $20,000 a month in sales
Limits to know
- 5 team seats included
- Storage: 50 GB
- Site collaborators: 5
- Price at your size not published: We haven't recorded the card rates for this plan.
Number 5: WordPress.com Commerce
Starting price
From $50a month
No published price at your size
Go to WordPress.comAll WordPress.com plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest WordPress.com plan not ruled out for $20,000 a month in sales
Limits to know
- Yearly plan renews at $50/mo
- Storage: 50 GB
- Price at your size not published: We haven't recorded the card rates for this plan.
Cost can't be compared
Number 6: WooCommerce Core
Can't be compared
Depends on your setup
Go to WooCommerceAll WooCommerce plansDetails
Why it's here
- Not ruled out for $20,000 a month in sales. The total depends on choices outside WooCommerce
Limits to know
- Hosting not included
- Hosting (vendor estimate): $25 – $350/month
- Extensions (vendor estimate): $29 – $299/year per extension
- WooPayments card rate: ~2.50-2.90% + 30¢
- Not comparable: The plugin is free, but hosting, extensions and payment fees depend on the host and add-ons you choose; WooCommerce publishes only ranges.
Left out: 1 tool doesn't fit what you asked for
- Etsy
No prices recorded yet
Common questions
What is the cheapest ecommerce platform for $20,000 a month in sales?
Of the prices published for $20,000 a month in sales, the lowest is Squarespace Plus at $709 a month, billed yearly (provisional). Next is Shopify Basic at $729 a month, billed yearly. Wix, WordPress.com don't publish a price for $20,000 a month in sales and could cost less.
Is there a free ecommerce platform for $20,000 a month in sales?
None of the tools we track has a free plan that covers $20,000 a month in sales.
Why do some tools show a "from" price?
Wix, WordPress.com don't publish what $20,000 a month in sales costs. We show the starting price and rank them below tools whose full cost is published.
How are these ranked?
Fit comes first. The plan has to cover your size, have your must-have features and fit your budget. Next comes how sure we are of the cost, then the lowest total. A tool we earn a commission from can be shown first only when two options are equal on all of that and both costs are fully published and within 5% of each other. The listing says when this happens.
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