Shopify Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get

Shopify costs $29 to $299 a month on annual billing for Basic, Grow and Advanced, plus card fees. Here is every plan, every fee and what you get.

By Galactic News Editorial · Published 2026-11-10T13:22:23+00:00 · Updated 2026-11-10T13:22:23+00:00

Shopify Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get

Shopify costs $29 to $299 per month on annual billing for its three standard plans. Basic costs $29 per month billed yearly, or $39 month to month. Grow costs $79 per month billed yearly, or $105 month to month. Advanced costs $299 per month billed yearly, or $399 month to month. Plus starts at $2,300 per month on a three-year term. The plan fee is only part of the bill. Card processing rates and third-party transaction fees matter just as much. This guide breaks down every plan, every fee, and what you actually get.

Shopify pricing at a glance

Annual billing saves roughly a quarter on the first three plans. Basic saves $120 a year. Grow saves $312 a year. Advanced saves $1,200 a year. Shopify raised Grow and Advanced prices in October 2026. Grow rose from $95 to $105 per month on monthly billing. Advanced rose from $339 to $399 per month. Prices are in US dollars and vary by country. Always confirm the current rate on Shopify's pricing page before you commit.

Basic: $29 per month billed yearly

Basic is the plan for a new store. It includes a full-featured online store, unlimited products, and unlimited web hosting. You get a free SSL certificate and a custom domain. You get the checkout that Shopify calls its best-converting one. You can sell on social channels and marketplaces. You can sell in chat with the built-in tools. You get 10 inventory locations and 200-plus real-time reports. Support runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by live chat. You get basic customer profiles and returns at the purchase location. Marketing tools include unlimited contacts, customer segments, email campaigns, discount codes, gift cards, and abandoned checkout recovery. The card rate is 2.9% plus 30 cents per online transaction through Shopify Payments. If you use another payment gateway, Shopify adds a 2% fee on top of what that gateway charges. POS Pro, the upgraded point-of-sale toolkit, costs an extra $89 per month per location. Basic fits stores that are just starting. It fits sellers testing a product idea. It gets expensive at volume because of the higher card rate and the 2% third-party fee.

Grow: $79 per month billed yearly

Grow is the plan most established small stores land on. It was previously called Shopify. It costs $79 per month billed yearly, or $105 month to month. It includes everything in Basic. The online card rate drops to 2.7% plus 30 cents. The third-party transaction fee drops to 1%. You get 5 staff accounts and 5 inventory locations. You get standard reporting and more checkout customization than Basic. The rate saving alone can pay for the upgrade. The gap between Basic and Grow is $50 a month on annual billing. The card rate gap is 0.2 percentage points. At about $25,000 a month in online card sales, the saving covers the extra plan cost. Grow fits stores with steady daily orders. It fits teams of two to five people. It fits sellers who want lower fees without paying for Advanced.

Advanced: $299 per month billed yearly

Advanced is the plan for high-volume and international sellers. It costs $299 per month billed yearly, or $399 month to month. It includes everything in Grow. The online card rate drops to 2.5% plus 30 cents. The third-party fee drops to 0.6%. You get 15 staff accounts and 8 inventory locations. You get advanced reporting, third-party calculated shipping rates, and duties and tax estimation for international orders. The gap between Grow and Advanced is $220 a month on annual billing. The card rate gap is another 0.2 points. At about $110,000 a month in online card sales, the saving covers the extra cost. Advanced fits stores doing six figures a month. It fits sellers shipping across borders. It fits teams that need deeper reports and more staff accounts.

Plus: from $2,300 per month

Plus is Shopify's enterprise plan. It starts at $2,300 per month on a three-year term, or $2,500 per month on a one-year term. It includes high-volume checkout, bot protection, and up to 500% higher API call limits. It includes free expansion stores, custom functions, and Plus-certified apps. The card rate starts at 2.25% plus 30 cents. The third-party fee drops to 0.2%. Plus fits brands doing very high volume. It fits companies with complex checkout needs. Most stores will never need it. If your monthly sales pass roughly $800,000, the rate saving starts to cover the jump from Advanced.

The extra costs beyond the plan fee

Four costs sit outside the monthly plan price. First, card processing. Every sale through Shopify Payments costs a percentage plus 30 cents. The rate depends on your plan. Second, third-party gateway fees. If you skip Shopify Payments, Shopify charges 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow, and 0.6% on Advanced, on top of your gateway's own fees. Third, apps. Shopify's app store holds thousands of apps. Many charge $10 to $50 per month each. A store with five paid apps can add $100 or more a month. Fourth, POS Pro. It costs $89 per month per physical location if you sell in person with the full toolkit. Shipping is a smaller factor. Shopify offers shipping discounts of up to 87% off, and you can buy and print labels inside the dashboard. Budget for the plan, the card fees, and the apps together. The plan fee is usually the smallest number on the bill.

How to choose the right Shopify plan

Start on Basic unless you already have volume. The free trial runs for three days, followed by $1 per month for three months on a standard plan, according to recent checks of Shopify's offer. Use that window to build the store and test checkout. Move to Grow when your monthly card sales pass about $25,000. That is where the lower rate pays for the upgrade. Move to Advanced when sales pass about $110,000 a month, or when you need third-party shipping rates and deeper reporting. Pay yearly once you know the store will last. Annual billing saves 25% or more on the first three plans. Re-check your plan every six months. A store that grows past its plan is paying too much in card fees. A store that shrinks should drop a tier before the next renewal.

Bottom line

Shopify pricing is simple at the top and detailed underneath. Basic at $29 per month billed yearly is the right start for most new stores. Grow at $79 is the sweet spot for steady sellers. Advanced at $299 pays off past about $110,000 a month in sales. Plus starts at $2,300 and belongs to high-volume brands. Watch the card rates and the third-party fees. They decide your real monthly cost more than the plan price does.