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Shopify Transaction Cost Calculator

Calculate per-order transaction costs across Shopify plan tiers.

Inputs

$

Results

Per-Order Fee

$1.99

Payment Processing Fee$1.99
Third-Party Surcharge$0.00
Monthly Transaction Fees$995.00
Monthly Plan Cost$105.00
Monthly Total Cost$1,100.00
Fee as % of Order3.1%
Annual Total Cost$13,200.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Average Order Value and Monthly Orders.
  2. Select your Shopify Plan (Basic, Shopify, or Advanced).
  3. Toggle Shopify Payments — using a third-party processor adds a 0.5-2% surcharge.
  4. Review Per-Order Fee, Payment Processing Fee, and Third-Party Surcharge.
  5. Compare the monthly plan cost savings vs. transaction fee differences to pick the optimal Shopify tier.

How the result changes with Average Order Value

Average Order ValuePer-Order Fee
$10,000.00$260.30
$35,000.00$910.30
$65,000.00$1,690.30
$90,000.00$2,340.30

What each input means

Average Order Value
Average order value per transaction.
Monthly Orders
Average number of orders per month.
Shopify Plan (1=Basic, 2=Shopify, 3=Advanced)
Shopify plan tier: 1=Basic ($39), 2=Shopify ($105), 3=Advanced ($399).
Shopify Payments (1=Yes, 0=No)
Set to 1 if using Shopify Payments, 0 for third-party gateway.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Average Order Value = 65, Monthly Orders = 500, Shopify Plan (1=Basic, 2=Shopify, 3=Advanced) = 2, Shopify Payments (1=Yes, 0=No) = 1 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Per-Order Fee
    1.99 = $1.99
  3. Calculate Payment Processing Fee
    1.99 = $1.99
  4. Calculate Third-Party Surcharge
    Third-Party Surcharge
    0 = $0

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