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Best ecommerce platform for $5,000 a month in sales

Worked out for $5,000 a month in sales, paying yearly.

The short answer

For $5,000 a month in sales, Shopify Basic and Squarespace Core tie for the cheapest fully published total, $204 a month, billed yearly.

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.

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Joint lowest total

Shopify Basic

$204a month

Plan $29, billed yearlyCard fees $175
Go to ShopifyBeing rechecked

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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

  1. Number 1: Shopify Basic

    3-day free trial

    $204a month

    $2,448 a year

    Being rechecked
    Plan $29, billed yearlyCard fees $175

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Shopify plan for $5,000 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.
    Go to ShopifyAll Shopify plans

  2. Number 2: BigCommerce Growth

    $252.50a month

    $3,030 a year

    Plan $79, billed yearlyCard fees $173.50
    Go to BigCommerceAll BigCommerce plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest BigCommerce plan for $5,000 a month in sales
    • Paying yearly saves $312 a year

    Limits to know

    • Sales capped at $100,000 over 12 months, then you need a bigger plan
    • Open Payment Providers fee: monthly fee on GMV via open providers; varies by plan
    • No separate sales fee is listed when you use the vendor's own payments.

Provisional price

  1. Number 3: Squarespace Core

    Provisional figure

    $204a month

    $2,448 a year

    Plan $29, billed yearlyCard fees $175
    Go to SquarespaceAll Squarespace plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Squarespace plan for $5,000 a month in sales

    Limits to know

    • Contributors: Unlimited
    • Online store transaction fee: 0%
    • Card rates: from 2.9% + $0.30
    • AI credits: 20; resets monthly
    • Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.

Starting price only. The price at your size isn't published

  1. Number 4: Wix Core

    Starting price

    From $29a month

    No published price at your size

    Go to WixAll Wix plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Wix plan not ruled out for $5,000 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.

  2. Number 5: WordPress.com Commerce

    Starting price

    From $50a month

    No published price at your size

    Go to WordPress.comAll WordPress.com plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest WordPress.com plan not ruled out for $5,000 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

  1. Number 6: WooCommerce Core

    Can't be compared

    Depends on your setup

    Go to WooCommerceAll WooCommerce plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Not ruled out for $5,000 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
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How we rank

Common questions

What is the cheapest ecommerce platform for $5,000 a month in sales?

Of the prices published for $5,000 a month in sales, Shopify Basic at $204 a month, billed yearly and Squarespace Core at $204 a month, billed yearly (provisional) are joint lowest. Wix, WordPress.com don't publish a price for $5,000 a month in sales and could cost less.

Is there a free ecommerce platform for $5,000 a month in sales?

None of the tools we track has a free plan that covers $5,000 a month in sales.

Why do some tools show a "from" price?

Wix, WordPress.com don't publish what $5,000 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.

Other sizes and needs

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