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How much does a Shopify store cost in 2026?

A Shopify store costs $29, $89 or $359 a month for Shopify's plan billed yearly, or from $2,300 a month on Shopify Plus, plus card fees on every sale, any paid apps and a theme. Shopify's own themes are free, and paid themes in the Theme Store cost $100 to $500, paid once. If you hire help, Rolling Pandas publishes its prices: migrations from $5,000, the Growth Diagnostic at $997 and a monthly team from $3,500.

What Shopify charges each month

Shopify's plans cost $29, $89 or $359 a month billed yearly, or $39, $105 or $399 billed monthly, and Shopify Plus starts at $2,300 a month on a three-year term.

Shopify's plans in US dollars

  • Basic

    Price
    $29 a month billed yearly, or $39 monthly
    What it adds
    The online store, hosting, Shopify Markets and B2B with up to 3 catalogs
  • Grow

    Price
    $89 a month billed yearly, or $105 monthly
    What it adds
    Lower card rates and 5 additional staff accounts
  • Advanced

    Price
    $359 a month billed yearly, or $399 monthly
    What it adds
    Lower card rates again and 15 additional staff accounts
  • Plus

    Price
    From $2,300 a month on a three-year term, or $2,500 on a one-year term
    What it adds
    A customizable checkout, unlimited B2B catalogs, up to nine expansion stores and unlimited staff

Every plan includes hosting, with no limit on sales. A year of Basic billed yearly comes to $348, Grow to $1,068 and Advanced to $4,308, before card fees.

Shopify's Starter plan isn't sold to new stores, so a new online store starts on Basic.

Shopify's US prices, checked October 24, 2026. Prices can differ outside the US.

Card fees on every sale

Every sale also pays a card fee: on Shopify Payments, a US online card payment costs 2.9% + 30¢ on Basic, 2.7% + 30¢ on Grow, 2.5% + 30¢ on Advanced and 2.25% + 30¢ on Plus.

Shopify adds no transaction fee of its own on Shopify Payments. With another payment provider, Shopify adds 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced and 0.2% on Plus, on top of that provider's own fees.

For scale, 1,000 online orders of $100 pay $3,200 in card fees on Basic, $3,000 on Grow and $2,800 on Advanced.

So the cheaper plan isn't always cheaper. On card rates alone, Grow pays for itself over Basic once US online card sales pass about $30,000 a month, and Advanced over Grow at about $135,000 a month.

Our arithmetic from Shopify's published US rates, with the plans billed yearly.

Theme, design and build

A Shopify theme costs nothing if you use one of Shopify's 24 free themes, or $100 to $500 paid once for a theme from the Theme Store, while a custom design is priced by the people who design and build it.

Shopify develops its free themes. Paid themes come from other theme developers, with a one-time payment, a lifetime license for your store and free updates from the Theme Store. You only pay when you publish the theme, and Shopify treats the purchase as final sale. On Plus, each expansion store needs its own license for a paid theme.

A custom design gives your brand its own pages, designed first and then built as a theme. At Rolling Pandas a new design or a redesign is a fixed price, set after a free call once we know your pages and features. We don't publish one number, because a small catalog and a store with bundles, subscriptions and B2B are different jobs.

Shopify website design

What apps add

Each app sets its own price: some are free, others charge a monthly subscription, a fee based on usage or a one-time charge, and most appear on your Shopify bill.

Apps made by Shopify are usually free. A few third-party apps bill you directly outside Shopify, and refunds for third-party app charges are handled by the app's developer, not by Shopify.

Before launch, list every app with its monthly price and what it does. Each app you remove saves its fee, and usually some code on your pages too.

Moving from another platform

Moving an existing store to Shopify with Rolling Pandas starts at $5,000 from Etsy, $8,000 from Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, PrestaShop or OpenCart, and $15,000 from Magento.

Rolling Pandas migration prices and timelines

  • Etsy

    Price
    From $5,000
    Timeline
    2 to 4 weeks
  • Wix

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    3 to 5 weeks
  • Squarespace

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    3 to 5 weeks
  • BigCommerce

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    4 to 6 weeks
  • WooCommerce

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    4 to 8 weeks
  • PrestaShop

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    In your free plan
  • OpenCart

    Price
    From $8,000
    Timeline
    In your free plan
  • Magento

    Price
    From $15,000
    Timeline
    6 to 10 weeks

Every migration starts with a free migration plan within 48 hours, with the fixed price in it. Catalog size, custom features and integrations decide where a store lands in the range.

Shopify migration services

Care and growth after launch

After launch, a store needs someone to fix, improve and grow it each month, and at Rolling Pandas that is The Rolling Team, from $3,500 a month for one department.

  • Focus, from $3,500 a month

    One department, done properly. Development and design, CRO and A/B tests, Klaviyo email and SMS, or SEO and AI search.

  • Grow, from $9,000 a month

    Up to three departments working as one team, on one roadmap, with releases every week.

  • Full Team, from $20,000 a month

    Your whole Shopify team without hiring in-house: every department, a dedicated lead and a weekly call.

  • The Growth Diagnostic, $997

    A fixed price for a five-day review of UX and conversion, speed, SEO and AI search, accessibility and email, with a ranked fix list. The fee comes off your first month of The Rolling Team if it starts within 30 days.

The plans are priced by scope, not by the hour, and builds and migrations are quoted at a fixed price before we start.

The Rolling Team

Three example budgets

From published prices alone, a new store on Basic with a free theme costs from $357 in its first year, before card fees and apps.

  • Starting out

    Basic billed yearly ($348), a free theme and a domain from $9: from $357 in the first year, plus card fees and any apps.

  • Moving from WooCommerce

    Grow billed yearly ($1,068) and our migration from $8,000: from $9,068 in the first year, plus card fees, apps and any new design.

  • A growing brand with a team

    Advanced billed yearly ($4,308) and The Rolling Team's Grow plan from $9,000 a month ($108,000 a year): from $112,308 a year, plus card fees and apps.

Our arithmetic from the prices on this page. Your own total depends on your sales, your apps and the work you need.

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Shopify cost questions

How much does a Shopify store cost per month?

Shopify's own plan costs $29, $89 or $359 a month billed yearly, or $39, $105 or $399 billed monthly. Shopify Plus starts at $2,300 a month on a three-year term. Card fees, paid apps and any help you hire come on top.

Does Shopify charge transaction fees?

Not on Shopify Payments, where you pay only the card rate, such as 2.9% + 30¢ per US online payment on Basic. With another payment provider, Shopify adds 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced and 0.2% on Plus.

How much does Shopify website development cost?

A theme costs nothing if it is one of Shopify's free themes, or $100 to $500 paid once for a theme from the Theme Store. Custom design and development is priced by whoever does it. At Rolling Pandas it is a fixed price, set after a free call once we know your pages and features.

How much does it cost to hire a Shopify expert?

Each Shopify Partner sets its own price. Rolling Pandas publishes ours: The Rolling Team starts at $3,500 a month for one department, $9,000 for up to three and $20,000 for every department. The Shopify Growth Diagnostic, a five-day review of your store, is a fixed $997.

How much does a Shopify migration cost?

With Rolling Pandas, a migration to Shopify starts at $5,000 from Etsy, $8,000 from Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, PrestaShop or OpenCart, and $15,000 from Magento. You get a free migration plan with a fixed price within 48 hours.

How much does Shopify Plus cost?

Shopify lists Plus at $2,300 a month on a three-year term, or $2,500 a month on a one-year term. More complex, higher-volume businesses may also pay a variable platform fee based on revenue.

How much does Shopify app development cost?

It depends on what the app does and which systems it connects. At Rolling Pandas an app project is a fixed price, set after a free call once we know the scope, and ongoing work runs on The Rolling Team from $3,500 a month.

Want a team that knows this already?

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