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Shopify Fee Calculator

Plan, payment and app costs per order.

Reviewed by James Whitfield · How we check our maths

Your values

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Results
Total monthly cost
$1,096.12
Cost per order
$2.61
Effective fee rate
3.84%
Payment processing
$897.12
Fixed platform cost
$199.00
Annual cost
$13,153.44
Monthly revenue
$28,560.00

Quick answer

Shopify's real cost is the monthly plan plus payment processing plus apps, spread across your order volume — the plan fee falls per order as you scale.

The formula

Cost per order = (plan + apps) ÷ orders + AOV × processing

Worked example

Worked example

Using the values the calculator loads with.

Inputs

  • Monthly plan cost79 $
  • Monthly app subscriptions120 $
  • Orders per month420
  • Average order value68 $
  • Payment processing rate2.7 %
  • Fixed fee per transaction0.30 $
  • Third-party gateway fee0 %

Result

  • Total monthly cost$1,096.12
  • Cost per order$2.61
  • Effective fee rate3.84%
  • Payment processing$897.12
  • Fixed platform cost$199.00
  • Annual cost$13,153.44

How to use the Shopify Fee Calculator

  1. 1Enter your plan cost and total app subscriptions.
  2. 2Enter monthly orders and average order value.
  3. 3Add your processing rate — using a third-party gateway adds an extra platform fee.

Frequently asked questions

When is a higher plan worth it?

When the processing rate saving beats the extra monthly cost. Divide the plan price difference by the rate difference to get the monthly revenue break-even.

Do apps really cost that much?

App creep is the hidden cost of Shopify — the median store runs six paid apps. Audit them quarterly and remove anything you cannot tie to revenue.

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