Shopify fee calculator
Shopify is your own storefront, so there is no marketplace commission — you pay Shopify Payments processing of 2.9% + $0.30 on the Basic plan (lower on higher tiers) plus a monthly subscription. If you use a payment gateway other than Shopify Payments, an extra transaction fee of 0.5%–2% applies. Enter your order value to see the processing fee, the net you keep, and your profit after product and shipping costs.
Rates checked 25 July 2026
You keep
$59.90
- Total fees
- $2.10
- Effective rate
- 3.4%
- Profit
- $37.90
Profit margin 68.9% of item price
Unaffiliated with Shopify. Fee rates are published rates as of 25 July 2026 and may not reflect your account’s negotiated or promotional rates. Source: Shopify pricing page.
Worked example: a $55.00 Shopify sale
Suppose you sell an item for $55.00 and charge $7.00 shipping. The gross sale is $62.00. Here is how Shopify arrives at what you keep:
- Payment processing (2.9% × $62.00 + $0.30)−$2.10
Total fees come to $2.10 (3.4% of the gross sale), leaving a net payout of $59.90. After your $16.00 item cost and $6.00 shipping paid, the profit is $37.90 — a 68.9% margin on the item price.
Source-checked fee snapshot at $55.00
These models use a common item price with no shipping, ads, item cost, or cross-border surcharge. Each product keeps its own default sale type, category, plan, and payment method, so the table compares modeled seller deductions — not equivalent services or total buyer cost. Shopify is omitted until its published schedule is source-checked.
| Product | Modeled deduction | Effective rate | Seller proceeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square | $1.58 | 2.9% | $53.42 |
| Stripe | $1.90 | 3.5% | $53.10 |
| PayPal | $2.41 | 4.4% | $52.59 |
| Reverb | $4.99 | 9.1% | $50.01 |
| Mercari | $5.50 | 10.0% | $49.50 |
| Etsy | $5.68 | 10.3% | $49.32 |
| Whatnot | $6.30 | 11.4% | $48.70 |
| eBay | $7.88 | 14.3% | $47.12 |
| Poshmark | $11.00 | 20.0% | $44.00 |
USD schedules marked source-checked, ordered by modeled effective rate. Taxes, buyer-paid fees, subscriptions, negotiated rates, promotions, and service differences may not be included. See each calculator and the methodology for assumptions, sources, and verification dates.
How Shopify fees work
Shopify is an ecommerce platform, not a marketplace, so it never takes a cut of each sale as commission. Your costs are a monthly subscription (Basic, Shopify, or Advanced) plus payment processing. With Shopify Payments, online card rates run from 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic down to about 2.5% + $0.30 on Advanced, and in-person rates are lower still. If you use a third-party payment gateway instead of Shopify Payments, Shopify adds a transaction fee of 2% (Basic), 1% (Shopify), or 0.5% (Advanced) on top of whatever your gateway charges. Apps, themes, and advertising are separate optional costs.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Shopify charge per sale?
- With Shopify Payments there is no per-sale commission — you pay card processing of 2.9% + $0.30 on the Basic plan (lower on higher tiers). Your other fixed cost is the monthly subscription.
- What is the extra transaction fee?
- If you use a payment gateway other than Shopify Payments, Shopify adds a transaction fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on the Shopify plan, or 0.5% on Advanced, on top of your gateway's own charges.
- How much is the Shopify monthly subscription?
- Shopify bills a fixed monthly fee that rises by tier (Basic, Shopify, Advanced). The subscription is independent of your sales volume, so it matters most when you are just starting out.
- Does Shopify charge for in-person sales?
- Yes, but at a lower rate. Shopify Payments in-person (POS) card rates are cheaper than online rates and typically have no fixed per-transaction charge.
Other fee calculators
- eBay fee calculator
- PayPal fee calculator
- Etsy fee calculator
- Whatnot fee calculator
- Poshmark fee calculator
- Stripe fee calculator
Selling on more than one? Compare source-checked USD fee models at a common item amount, or read how to price an item to cover its fees.