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Shopify pricing (2026)
Shopify starts at $5/mo (Starter) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Shopify's own pricing page; 5 plans. Best for DTC brands scaling from startup to enterprise. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $5/mo (Starter)
- Free tier: No · 3-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA No · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: DTC brands scaling from startup to enterprise; Omnichannel retailers needing online + POS; High-volume merchants wanting best-in-class checkout conversion
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-02
Shopify plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Starter STALE · 2026-09-02 | $5 | — | Flat monthly | Sell via social, messaging, and a simple buy-button/link-in-bio storefront without a full online store. | shopify.com |
| Basic | $39 | −25% | Flat monthly | Full online store, unlimited products, world's best checkout, card rates from 2.9% + 30c; $29/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Grow | $105 | −25% | Flat monthly | Everything in Basic plus up to 5 staff accounts, lower card rates (2.7% + 30c), discounted shipping; $79/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Advanced | $399 | −25% | Flat monthly | Everything in Grow plus up to 15 staff accounts, third-party calculated shipping rates, lowest card rates (2.5% + 30c); ~$299/mo billed annually. | shopify.com |
| Plus | $2300 | — | Flat monthly | 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 |
Last verified 2026-11-01. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 5 plans above is marked. 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. Cross-checked against demandsage.com.
Price changes
Price on record
$5/moFirst on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since October 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Shopify, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Shopify. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Basic. Re-read 2026-11-01: the price stands at $39. The note said card rates of ~2.1% + 30c; the page now reads "Card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ USD".
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Grow. Re-read 2026-11-01: the price stands at $105. The note said card rates of ~1.8% + 30c; the page now reads "Card rates from 2.7% + 30¢ USD".
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Advanced. Re-read 2026-11-01: the price stands at $399. The note said card rates of ~1.6% + 30c; the page now reads "Card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ USD".
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Source replaced, price unchanged. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/small-business/shopify-pricing answers 301 and lands on https://www.nerdwallet.com/business/software/learn/shopify-pricing — the same page at the address the site now uses. The figure is unchanged and still stands on the day it was read; only the link the reader follows is corrected, so it no longer bounces through a redirect. Same host, same scheme, and the destination keeps every distinguishing word of the page's own name.
Capabilities
Integrations: Shopify Payments, Shopify App Store (8,000+ apps), Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Google Shopping, Facebook/Instagram Shops, Shopify POS.
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).
Frequently asked questions
How much does Shopify cost?
Shopify starts at $5/mo (Starter); it has 5 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Shopify cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Shopify publishes a 25% discount for paying annually (on the Basic plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Shopify support HIPAA?
No — Shopify's public pages state no HIPAA support. Its public pages also state SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Does Shopify have a free plan?
No — Shopify publishes no free tier; it offers a 3-day free trial.
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