# Shopify pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $5/mo (Starter). Among the 8 e-commerce platforms we track it is #2 cheapest of 8; median entry $23/mo.
**Domain:** shopify.com
**Free tier:** No · 3-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA No · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** Shopify Payments, Shopify App Store (8,000+ apps), Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Google Shopping, Facebook/Instagram Shops, Shopify POS
**Best for:** DTC brands scaling from startup to enterprise; Omnichannel retailers needing online + POS; High-volume merchants wanting best-in-class checkout conversion
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $5 | — | flat | Sell via social, messaging, and a simple buy-button/link-in-bio storefront without a full online store. | shopify.com |
| Basic | $39 | −25% | flat | Full online store, unlimited products, world's best checkout, card rates from ~2.1% + 30c; $29/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Grow | $105 | −25% | flat | Everything in Basic plus up to 5 staff accounts, lower card rates (~1.8% + 30c), discounted shipping; $79/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Advanced | $399 | −25% | flat | Everything in Grow plus up to 15 staff accounts, third-party calculated shipping rates, lowest card rates (~1.6% + 30c); ~$299/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Plus | $2300 | — | flat | Enterprise tier starting from $2,300/mo on a standard contract: unlimited staff, fully customizable checkout, B2B, priority 24/7 support. Effective price is contract-negotiated above this floor. | shopify.com |

**Key features:** World's highest-converting checkout (Shop Pay); Sidekick AI assistant built in; Unified omnichannel: online, POS, social, marketplaces; Fully customizable checkout on Plus.

**Plan limits:** No forever-free plan; 3-day free trial only; Starter plan limited to social/link-in-bio selling (no full storefront); Transaction fee on non-Shopify Payments (0.5%–2% depending on plan).

## Cheaper e-commerce platforms alternatives

- [Square Online](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ecommerce-platforms/square-online/) — from $0/mo

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: shopify.com/pricing accessed 2026-06-13 (page rendered EUR to the fetcher); USD figures corroborated via demandsage.com/shopify-pricing and nerdwallet.com on 2026-06-13.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ecommerce-platforms/shopify/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Shopify's entry plan was $5/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ecommerce-platforms/shopify/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl