Shopify is subscription-based software that allows anyone to set up an online shop and sell their products. In the following, we present the various plans of the e-commerce service to you.
Shopify plans and their costs
You can choose from 5 different Shopify pricing plans. Each Shopify plan has a variety of features that are suitable for different sizes of businesses. The Shopify Plus plan will be discussed later in another part as this package is specifically designed for enterprise-level merchants. Now let's take a look at each of these Shopify pricing plans in detail:
Shopify Lite Plan
Shopify Lite is the cheapest option for selling products and costs € 10 per month .
Shopify Lite allows you to sell in person through POS Lite or through your existing website and social media channels by adding a buy button. You get access to Shopify administration, which allows you to view reports, issue gift cards, and split bills, among other things. However, you can't use Shopify Lite to create an online store like you can with other Shopify plans.
Basic Shopify
The Basic Shopify plan is suitable for small or start-up businesses and is the cheapest plan for a fully functional ecommerce website at $ 27 per month . Shopify Basic gives you a standalone website with an ecommerce store and blog. There is no limit to the number of products you can sell and you can create 2 employee accounts.
Some of the more sophisticated features like professional reports, advanced reporting, and third party billed shipping rates aren't included here. Still, it is a good starting point for your business as you can easily move on to higher plans as your business grows..
Shopify
The Shopify plan works well for growing ecommerce businesses looking for a solution to expand their operations. This tariff costs € 74 per month . With this plan, you get all of the features of Shopify Basic plus a few additional features:
With the Shopify plan, you can create up to 5 employee accounts. In particular, this package offers professional reports. The numbers in these reports give you a better understanding of your customers' buying habits, which leads to better marketing strategies to increase conversion rates.
Advanced Shopify
As your business continues to grow, you may need to invest in better features to handle a sharp surge in store traffic. In this case, the Advanced Shopify Pricing Plan will help improve your shop management.
The most expensive package costs you € 279 a month and you get up to 15 employee accounts. Additionally, this package allows you to integrate third-party shipping companies to calculate Shopify shipping costs during checkout. That way, your customers can choose the shipping service provider that offers the lowest shipping costs to save the total cost of shopping.
You also get an advanced report creator that lets you edit standard reports and create new reports. You can filter these files by dimension to get exactly the data you need and get an overview of your entire company..
Additional costs from Shopify
In addition to the regular Shopify Perisplans, there are other costs involved in creating and managing your shop. We have listed them here:
1. Shopify Domain Name
After selecting the appropriate Shopify plan, you need to register a domain name. In fact, Shopify offers a free myshopify.com domain for all stores.
If you've already registered a domain name, you can still use that for your Shopify store. You have the option of transferring or connecting your existing domain to Shopify for free . Then you can organize all domain settings directly in your Shopify administration and also make payments for your domain provider.
Otherwise, you can get a domain name within Shopify for as little as $ 11 a year to buy. The exact price depends heavily on the top-level domain extension (TLD) you choose. For example, if your shop domain's TLD is .com, you have to pay an annual fee of $ 14 . You can check the price and availability of your domain using the Shopify Domain Generator . This tool will also suggest some memorable names for you. You are also free to change the name of your Shopify store if it is no longer suitable.
2. Shopify Themes & Themes
Shopify offers a wide range of 9 free and 66 premium themes on its website. If you choose a paid theme, you need to factor these costs into when calculating Shopify prices.
Otherwise, you can also find high quality or free Shopify themes made by third parties .
3. Add-ons and integrations
You can use add-ons and integrations to expand the functionality of your online shop. At Shopify you will find an extensive collection of apps with which you can equip your shop with further special functions. Some apps are free (freemium apps), others cost money (premium apps). Most premium apps cost around $ 20 to $ 29, while some are over $ 70. Here are some of the most popular categories for Shopify apps:
- Shop design
- Sales and marketing
- Inventory management
- Orders and shipping
- Customer care
- safety
- reporting
4. Shopify Transaction
Fees Another Shopify Fees to consider are the Transaction Fees. These Shopify costs are included in every transaction when you use third party service providers to process customer payments. The transaction fees are calculated as follows, depending on the Shopify plan you choose:
- Basic Shopify: 2.0%
- Shopify: 1.0%
- Advanced Shopify: 0.5%
However, you can take advantage of Shopify Payments to avoid additional transaction fees. This is an internal payment system developed by Shopify itself to reduce the complexity of the checkout process.
5. Shopify Payments
Credit card fees are another Shopify charge that you, as a merchant, need to consider when calculating Shopify prices as they have a direct impact on your bottom line. You have to pay a small fee to the credit card payment provider to accept most credit cards like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. Because of the security risk involved in processing digital data, Shopify charges a higher rate for online credit cards than for in-person payments.
Similar to transaction fees, online credit card fees vary per transaction based on the Shopify plan you choose:
- Basic Shopify: 2.9% + $ 0.3
- Shopify: 2.6% + $ 0.3
- Advanced Shopify: 2.4% + $ 0.3
And Shopify POS prices per transaction are calculated as follows:
- Basic Shopify: 2.7%
- Shopify: 2.5%
- Advanced Shopify: 2.4%
6. Shopify POS
Pricing Shopify has developed its own point of sale (POS) system for on-the-go (Shopify POS Lite) and in-store (Shopify POS Pro) sales. The lite version is available on all Shopify plans and allows you to manage orders, products, and customer profiles. As mentioned in the Shopify Payment section above, you will need to pay the credit card fees on site.
Shopify POS Pro is also included in all Shopify pricing plans. In addition to the monthly cost of each pricing plan, you must pay an additional fee of $ 89 / month per location . In particular, business-level business owners on Shopify can also benefit from the features of Shopify POS Pro.
Also, for the Shopify POS system, you need to install the Shopify POS apps and purchase some form of hardware (Shopify Chip & Swipe Reader or Tap & Chip Card Reader).
Shopify Plus - enterprise solutions for large companies
Shopify Plus is a comprehensive e-commerce solution for businesses. To better understand the key differences between Shopify and Shopify Plus, we've put Shopify Plus costs here:
1. Website creation costs
The minimum fee for the Shopify Plus plan is $ 2000 per month for standard setups and integrations. However, you will have to pay more if your business is higher in volume.
Unlike Shopify, Shopify Plus requires you to connect with the experts at Shopify and negotiate directly to know the exact price for your business as you move up to the enterprise level.
2. Payment
Processing Fees Similar to other Shopify pricing plans, the Shopify Plus plan also incurs credit card fees and additional transaction fees . Credit card tariffs vary by country. You need to contact the Shopify Plus representatives to find out exactly how much to pay for the credit card payment provider.
As for transaction fees, Shopify Plus gives you the flexibility to use a third-party payment processor. However, you have to pay an additional fee of 0.15% per transaction . However, you can activate Shopify Payments to avoid these costs.
3. Additional app fees
Shopify Plus does not replace all of your previously installed apps, with the exception of the automation and customization add-ons. As a result, large companies still need advanced tools and apps to better manage certain tasks. The more add-ons and extensions are integrated into your company, the more additional fees are incurred each month.
Now you have two options: the first is to ask the experts at Shopify Plus for help. You will analyze your company and figure out which apps need to be installed. Otherwise, you can look to Shopify Plus partners for e-commerce services (marketing strategy, on-site SEO, ...) or certified third-party apps (news and notifications, loyalty and rewards, ...).
4. Other costs
With Shopify Plus you can create and manage an unlimited number of online stores. Each of them can be displayed in different languages and of course in different currencies. This means that you can make your website accessible to more customers from all over the world and that you can offer different niche products in each shop.
The cost of your home store and the 9 extension stores are included in the basic set up cost, which is $ 2000 . Each additional deal incurs $ 250 .
Another optional expense to look out for is the one-time purchase of a design . Shopify Plus lets you add up to 100 designs to your Shopify account. So you can test new designs, preview updates on a copy of your published design, or keep the seasonal version for special occasions and the like.
