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Ecommerce Platform Pricing, Real Cost

The monthly price is only half the bill. The extra transaction fee, a cut some platforms take on top of card processing, is what really decides the cost as you grow. Set your monthly sales and rank platforms by what they actually cost.

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See ecommerce priced beside 609 other tools and services, in one list →

Real $/mo ▲PlatformMonthly feeExtra txn feeNotes
$0/mocheapestShift4Shop (free plan)$00%Free if you use Shift4 paymentsVisit →
$0/mocheapestPrintful Store$00%Free print-on-demand platformVisit →
$0/mocheapestMerch by Amazon$00%Amazon print-on-demand, no store feeVisit →
$0/mocheapestTeespring / Spring$00%No storefront fee for creatorsVisit →
$0/mocheapestPoshmark Shop$00%Social marketplace for fashionVisit →
$0/mocheapestShopee Seller$00%Southeast Asian marketplaceVisit →
$5/moPrintful + Etsy$5/mo0%Etsy shop with Printful integrationVisit →
$12/moWooCommerce$12/mo0%Free plugin, needs WordPress hosting (~$12/mo)Visit →
$15/moBig Cartel (free plan)$15/mo0%Free for up to 5 products, artist-friendlyVisit →
$19/moGoDaddy Website Builder$19/mo0%GoDaddy basic storeVisit →
$20/moEtsy Shop$20/mo0%Etsy storefront (listing fees extra)Visit →
$21/moGoDaddy Commerce$21/mo0%Bundled with GoDaddy websitesVisit →
$23/moZyro / Hostinger$23/mo0%Budget builder with storeVisit →
$25/moWooCommerce Pro$25/mo0%Managed WooCommerce optionVisit →
$25/moEcwid Venture (free plan)$25/mo0%Also a free plan for a few productsVisit →
$26/moWeebly Performance$26/mo0%Square-owned, simple storesVisit →
$27/moWix Business$27/mo0%No extra platform feeVisit →
$27/moSquarespace Commerce$27/mo0%0% on Commerce plansVisit →
$28/moeBay Store Subscription$28/mo0%eBay seller subscriptionVisit →
$29/moSquare Online (free plan)$29/mo0%Free plan available; uses Square paymentsVisit →
$29/moSquare Online Plus$29/mo0%Upgraded Square OnlineVisit →
$29/moSellfy$29/mo0%Digital + print-on-demand focusVisit →
$29/moBig Cartel Gold$29/mo0%Paid Big Cartel tierVisit →
$35/moVolusion$35/mo0%Established platform, no extra txn feeVisit →
$35/moHostinger Commerce$35/mo0%Hostinger store premium tierVisit →
$38/moWix Business Plus$38/mo0%Advanced Wix store, 0% extraVisit →
$38/moWeebly Professional$38/mo0%Upgraded Weebly with more featuresVisit →
$39/moBigCommerce Standard$39/mo0%No extra platform fee on any gatewayVisit →
$40/moAmazon Seller Central$40/mo0%Amazon storefront plus toolsVisit →
$58/moSquarespace Advanced$58/mo0%Higher-tier with more featuresVisit →
$85/moVolusion Plus$85/mo0%Volusion higher tierVisit →
$99/moBigCommerce Plus$99/mo0%Higher-volume plan, 0% txn feeVisit →
$99/moEcwid Business$99/mo0%Full-featured Ecwid planVisit →
$99/moSellfy Business$99/mo0%Sellfy higher tierVisit →
$99/moWebflow Commerce$99/mo0%Full-featured Webflow commerceVisit →
$129/moShopify Basic$29/mo2%2% extra unless you use Shopify PaymentsVisit →
$129/moShopify$79/mo1%1% extra with a third-party gatewayVisit →
$129/moWebflow Ecommerce$29/mo2%2% transaction fee on the Standard planVisit →
$173/moSquarespace Business$23/mo3%Cheaper plan but 3% transaction feeVisit →
$249/moBigCommerce Pro$249/mo0%Enterprise-tier features, 0% txn feeVisit →
$324/moShopify Advanced$299/mo0.5%0.5% extra with a third-party gatewayVisit →

Indicative entry-plan pricing (annual billing) as last reviewed 31 July 2026 . Transaction fees shown are the platform's own extra fee when using a third-party payment gateway; using the platform's native payments usually removes it. Card processing (~2.9% + 30c) applies everywhere and is not shown. Confirm current pricing before buying.

How the ranking works. Real $/mo = the monthly plan fee plus the platform's extra transaction fee applied to your sales. Slide your monthly sales: at low volume the cheap plans win, but as you scale, platforms with a 0% extra fee (BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace Commerce) pull ahead of Shopify's plans if you use an outside gateway, because a percentage of sales grows while a flat fee does not. Using a platform's own payment processor removes its extra fee, so if you are happy with Shopify Payments the picture changes, features then decide.
Does Shopify really charge extra fees?

Only if you do not use Shopify Payments. With an outside gateway (PayPal, Stripe) Shopify adds 2% on Basic, 1% on Shopify and 0.5% on Advanced, on top of normal card processing. Use Shopify Payments and that extra fee is zero. This page shows the third-party scenario so you can judge the risk.

Which platform has no transaction fees?

BigCommerce, Wix and Squarespace's Commerce plans charge 0% extra on any gateway. Square Online, Ecwid and Shift4Shop also avoid extra platform fees when using their own processor. WooCommerce is free software with no platform fee, but you supply your own WordPress hosting.

Are card-processing fees included?

No. Every platform charges roughly 2.9% + 30c per sale to process a card, whichever processor you use, so it does not change the ranking. This compares the platform's own extra fee, which is what varies.

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