FOR SHOPIFY MERCHANTS

Know what each Shopify order really leaves — and what price hits your target.

Enter your plan, payment path, and costs to see net profit, margin, and the listing price that hits your target. The comparison shows the extra Shopify third-party transaction fee that generic calculators skip, then ranks Basic, Grow, Advanced, and Plus at your monthly volume so you can see whether a higher plan’s lower rates cover its extra subscription. Everything runs in this page; nothing is uploaded.

Order, plan and fees

Order result

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estimated net profit on the selected path
Total revenue
Fees on this path
Cash + allocated plan
Net margin
Return on investment
Break-even item price
Price for target margin
Price for target profit
Extra vs Shopify Payments

Same order, both paths

PathFeesProfitMargin

Same order, three checkout promos

Offer Customer pays Fees You keep Vs list

Percentage fees follow the new total. Free shipping zeros what the customer pays to ship; it does not zero the label you pay. Which Shopify promo still pays.

Transparent arithmetic from your inputs — not Shopify's current fee schedule. Rates vary by country, plan, card type, and processor contract. Verify against your statements.

Same volume, every plan

Enter monthly orders to compare plans.

Plan Monthly Fees / order Profit / month vs current

Should I upgrade from Shopify Basic to Grow? walks through that search question with the same arithmetic.

Card vs Shop Pay Installments

The dedicated Shop Pay Installments calculator already has the full math. This block uses the same compareShopPayInstallments on the order you just typed, so you do not leave the page. Defaults match that page (5.99% + $0.30, 15% of checkouts).

Path Rate Fee / order Profit / order vs card

Shopify Shipping vs your own label

The dedicated Shopify Shipping vs own-label calculator already has the full math. This block uses the same compareShippingLabels on the order you just typed, so you do not leave the page. Empty Shopify label falls back to Shipping you pay; empty own label uses $4.25 (Pirate Ship / Shippo default on that page).

Path Label Fee / order Profit / order vs Shopify label

Shopify POS vs online checkout

The dedicated POS vs online calculator already has the full math. This block uses the same compareOnlineVsPos on the order you just typed, so you do not leave the page. Defaults match that page (2.6% + $0.10 in person, $49 card reader).

Path Fee / order Profit / order vs online

What this checks

Generic “Shopify fee calculator” pages often stop at one processing rate. The decision most merchants actually face is Shopify Payments vs PayPal or Stripe: the third-party path can add Shopify’s extra transaction fee on top of the processor. Why PayPal can cost more on Shopify walks through that in search-query words. Selling the same SKU at a market or retail counter is a different question — Shopify POS vs online fees compares the cheaper tap with checkout after postage. Buying the label is a third question — Shopify Shipping vs your own label compares admin postage with a Pirate Ship, Shippo, or carrier-account quote. Shop Pay Installments is a fourth — card vs Shop Pay Installments shows the extra fee, the blended month, and the conversion lift that covers it. A requested return is a fifth — store credit vs a cash refund compares sending cash, issuing credit, and exchanging on the same order. A Capital offer is a sixth — Shopify Capital vs waiting shows the fee, days of holdback, simple annualized cost, and the extra monthly profit that covers the fee. A bank-transfer invoice is a seventh — bank transfer vs the card shows the fee you skip, the leftover if invoices pay, and the collection rate that wipes the save. A chargeback is an eighth — refund vs fight vs accept shows the $15 fee, the leftover on each path, and the win rate that makes representment beat a refund. Local delivery is a ninth — local delivery vs the carrier label shows driver time, mileage, and the run cost that still beats postage. A gift card is a tenth — gift card vs selling the SKU now shows sale-day fees, the second swipe after the face, and the mix that only looks better because of breakage. International duties are an eleventh — DDP vs DAP vs skipping international shows the card fee on the collected duty, the door-refuse leftover, and the take rate that flips collecting duties at checkout. An abandoned checkout is a twelfth — leave vs recovery emails vs a coupon shows the recover rate, allocated send cost, cheaper ticket, and the lift that still beats leaving it. A subscription is a thirteenth — one-time vs monthly vs a prepaid pack shows the subscribe-and-save leftover, billing fee, skip rate, and the stay that still beats a one-time checkout. In-store pickup is a fourteenth — pickup vs the carrier label shows staff time, the bag, no-show refunds, and the label cost that still beats a customer who comes in. An add-on offer is a fifteenth — checkout vs post-purchase upsell shows the second swipe, extra checkout abandon, and the drop that still beats one-click. A sale is a sixteenth — 10% off vs $10 off vs free shipping shows leftover after fees on the same order, because free shipping still pays the label. A typical refund rate is a sixteenth — what a return still leaves mixes completed-order profit with a full-refund outcome so you can see whether PayPal keeping its fee flips the path.

It does not recommend a price, a plan, or a processor, and it is not tax or financial advice. The gap between paths, and the volume at which a higher plan’s lower rates cover its extra monthly fee, are arithmetic comparisons of the rates you entered.

When does Shopify Grow beat Basic?

Common questions

Why does PayPal cost more on Shopify?

When a Shopify store uses a third-party processor such as PayPal or Stripe, Shopify may also charge a third-party transaction fee on the order total, on top of the processor's own percentage and fixed fee. Shopify Payments replaces that extra Shopify fee with the Shopify Payments processing rate. Enter the rates from your current statements — this page does not publish Shopify's live schedule.

How do I calculate Shopify fees on an order?

Add the item price and shipping charged. Apply the payment-path rates that apply to you: Shopify Payments percentage plus fixed fee, or the third-party processor rates plus any Shopify third-party transaction fee. Subtract cost of goods, shipping you pay, packaging, and a share of the monthly Shopify plan. What remains is the order's net contribution.

When does upgrading from Shopify Basic to Grow pay for itself?

Grow costs more each month but usually charges a lower Shopify Payments rate and a lower third-party transaction fee. The upgrade starts paying from rates alone when monthly orders times the per-order fee savings exceed the extra monthly plan cost. Enter your own rates and volume — this page does not publish Shopify's live schedule or recommend a plan.