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Shopify vs Etsy: fees and costs

What Shopify and Etsy cost at your size, and what you get on each plan.

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$5,000Card fees assume a $50 average order.
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For $5,000 a month in sales, paying yearly, Shopify is cheapest at $204 a month. Etsy has no plan for $5,000 a month in sales.

ShopifyBasic plan

$204

a month, billed yearly

Cheapest

EtsyNo plan fits

No plan

for your size

Plan and fees
Price being rechecked
Plan $29Card fees $175
No prices recorded yet.
Over a year
$2,448$214 a month if you pay monthly
Not published
Limits the vendor lists
  • 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
None listed
Go to ShopifyAll plans
Go to EtsyAll plans

Features

For the plan in each column, from each vendor's own pages. "Not recorded" is a gap in our records, not a missing feature. How we check

Recorded for only some of these tools
Unlimited products
Yes
Not recorded
Abandoned cart recovery
Yes
Not recorded
Staff accounts
NoNo extra staff accounts
Not recorded
Use any payment provider
YesShopify adds a 2% fee
Not recorded

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At a glance

We only give one side the edge when both figures are published.

Shopify and Etsy compared
PlanShopifyEtsy
Lowest paid planBasicNot published
Free planNoNot recorded
Free trial3 daysNot recorded
Plans we trackAll 4None yet

Shopify plans

  • BasicLowest at your size

    $29a month, billed yearly

    Fits best up to $25,000 a month in sales.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$204 a month

    Plan $29Card fees $175

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.9% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 2%
    • Staff accounts: none additional
    7 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • 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
    • Online premium card rate: 3.5% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.6% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify

  • Grow

    $79a month, billed yearly

    Fits best between $25,000 and $100,000 a month in sales.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$244 a month

    Plan $79Card fees $165

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.7% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 1%
    • Staff accounts: 5
    6 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
    • International cards: +1% on online rates
    • Online premium card rate: 3.3% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.5% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify

  • Advanced

    $299a month, billed yearly

    Fits best if you need 15 staff accounts.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$454 a month

    Plan $299Card fees $155

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.5% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 0.6%
    • Staff accounts: 15
    6 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
    • International cards: +1% on online rates
    • Online premium card rate: 3.1% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.4% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify
Agentic $0 a month, plus fees. Fits best for selling in AI channels only.Go to Shopify

See all Shopify prices

Etsy plans

No plans recorded yet.

See all Etsy prices

More on Shopify and Etsy

How the two models differ

Shopify sells you a store.

Shopify sells you a store. You pay the plan whether or not you sell, plus a percentage and a fixed amount on each card payment. You bring your own traffic, although Shopify's plans include selling on social channels and marketplaces.

Etsy is a marketplace. Its costs are in Etsy's own fee schedule at etsy.com/legal/fees, which we couldn't open on the check date. We'll add Etsy's figures after a recheck, rather than quote them from memory.

What Shopify costs at different sales levels

On Shopify Basic billed yearly ($29 a month), with standard domestic…

On Shopify Basic billed yearly ($29 a month), with standard domestic cards through Shopify Payments (2.9% + 30¢):

  • $1,000 a month from 40 orders: card fees are $29 plus $12, so $41, and the plan is $29. That's $70 a month in total, or 7% of sales.
  • $5,000 a month from 200 orders: card fees are $145 plus $60, so $205, plus $29. That's $234 in total, or about 4.7% of sales.
  • $10,000 a month from 400 orders: card fees are $290 plus $120, so $410, plus $29. That's $439 in total, or about 4.4% of sales.
  • The plan fee is fixed, so its share of sales shrinks as sales grow. At $1,000 a month it's $29 of the $70 total. At $10,000 it's $29 of $439.

How to compare with Etsy's current fees

To compare like for like, take Etsy's current fees from its fee page.

To compare like for like, take Etsy's current fees from its fee page. Apply them to the same monthly sales and order counts above, and set the total against Shopify's.

Two Shopify features matter if you sell on both. You can sell on marketplaces from the same Shopify store. Orders synced from marketplaces are free up to 50 a month, then 1%, capped at $99 a month.

Shopify costs to add to the comparison

Premium and international cards cost more: 3.5% + 30¢ for premium cards…
  • Premium and international cards cost more: 3.5% + 30¢ for premium cards on Basic, and an extra 1% for international cards.
  • If you use a payment provider other than Shopify Payments, Basic adds a 2% fee.
  • Shopify's current trial is 3 days free, then $1 a month for 3 months.
  • Shopify's Agentic plan costs $0 a month and is only for selling through AI channels. Card fees start at 2.9% + 30¢ online.

Bottom line

Because Shopify's plan fee is fixed, its cost per sale is highest when…

Because Shopify's plan fee is fixed, its cost per sale is highest when sales are low. On the figures above, that's about 7% of $1,000 a month, falling to under 5% as sales grow. Whether Etsy is cheaper depends on its current fees, which we haven't recorded yet.

Common questions

Is Shopify or Etsy cheaper for a small shop?

It depends on your sales. Shopify Basic costs a fixed $29 a month (billed yearly) plus card fees. On $1,000 of monthly sales from 40 orders, that's $70 in total. Compare it with Etsy's fees for the same sales, from Etsy's current fee page.

What are Shopify's fees compared with Etsy's?

Shopify charges a plan fee plus card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ online. We couldn't open Etsy's fee page on 24 Oct 2026, and we'll add its figures after a recheck.

Can I sell on Etsy and Shopify at the same time?

Shopify's plans let you sell on social channels and marketplaces from your store. The pricing page doesn't name the marketplaces. Synced marketplace orders are free up to 50 a month, then 1% up to $99 a month.

Does Shopify have a free plan?

Not for a full store. The Agentic plan is $0 a month, but it only covers selling through AI channels. The trial is 3 days free, then $1 a month for 3 months.