Shopify Plan Comparison Calculator

Higher Shopify plans cost more each month but charge lower card rates and, if you use an outside payment provider, a smaller Shopify transaction fee. So the cheapest plan depends on how much you sell. Enter your monthly sales and orders to see the total cost of Basic, Grow and Advanced side by side, which plan is cheapest, and the sales level at which each upgrade starts to pay for itself.

How to use this tool

1. Enter your monthly online sales and number of orders.
2. Choose the provider, its fixed fee and, in third-party mode, the share of payment value subject to Shopify transaction fees.
3. Check subscription prices, card rates and third-party transaction rates against your current country-specific quote.
4. Read the cheapest plan, the cost table and the upgrade break-even points.

Formula

Plan cost (Shopify Payments) = Subscription + Sales × Card rate + Orders × Fixed fee

Third-party plan cost = Subscription + Provider fees + Sales × Eligible share × Shopify rate

Upgrade break-even sales = Price difference ÷ Rate difference

Defaults are 2026 US monthly-billed Basic, Grow and Advanced prices with standard online card rates. The same fixed processing fee applies to every plan, so it cancels in the crossover. A crossover means equal costs: the note states which side favors the higher plan. All three totals determine the cheapest option.

Example

A store selling $15,000 a month across 250 orders with Shopify Payments pays $39 + $435 + $75 = $549 on Basic, $585 on Grow and $849 on Advanced, so Basic is cheapest. With these rates Grow only pays off above $33,000 of monthly sales. With a third-party provider instead, Basic's 2% fee adds $300 and Grow becomes cheaper at $765 a month.