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The short answer

On Shopify’s own pricing pages (checked 27 October 2026), the Basic plan costs US$25 a month in the US, £25 in the UK and CA$49 in Canada, before card fees on each sale and any paid apps. Sales tax, VAT or GST/HST goes to the tax authority, not to Shopify. Having us build the store costs US$1,250, once.

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Key facts

As of October 2026

  • Shopify Basic costs US$25 a month in the US, £25 in the UK and CA$49 in Canada, or US$19, £19 and CA$37 a month paid yearly.
  • Online card payments through Shopify Payments cost 2% + 25p on Basic in the UK and 2.8% + CA$0.30 in Canada. Shopify’s US pricing page lists no card rates.
  • With another payment provider, Shopify adds its own fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow and 0.6% on Advanced, in all three countries.
  • Shopify charges no setup fee on any plan, and domains bought through Shopify typically start at US$9 a year.
  • A UK-based business must register for VAT once its taxable turnover for the last 12 months goes over £90,000, or is expected to in the next 30 days. In Canada, the GST/HST small-supplier limit is CA$30,000.
  • Centangle Global builds a Shopify store for US$1,250, fixed, and moves a store to Shopify for US$1,250.

What will my Shopify store cost each month?

Your store
Where is your business?
Which Shopify plan?

Plus starts at £1,800 a month, and isn’t in this calculator.

What do you sell online each month?
How will customers pay?
Paid apps

Each app’s price is on its page in the Shopify App Store. Many apps are free.

VAT on your sales
One-off costs, in US dollars

0 for a free theme. A paid theme is a one-time charge.

Who builds the store?

Each month, in pounds

Shopify Basic, paid monthly
£25
Paid apps
£0
Card fees (2% + 25p an order)
£52.50
A month
£77.50
Over 12 months
£930

VAT, charged to your customers

None on these sales.

£24,000 of sales a year is under the £90,000 registration threshold (over the last 12 months), which counts all your taxable sales, not only the store’s.

One-off, in US dollars

Theme
Free theme
Domain through Shopify
From US$9 a year
A new Shopify store, by Centangle Global
US$1,250
What the US$1,250 includes, and what it doesn’t

Shopify’s figures from its UK pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. An estimate, not a quote or advice: Shopify sets its own prices, and we don’t give tax advice (our disclaimer). Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc.; this calculator isn’t made or endorsed by Shopify.

What does a small Shopify store cost? A worked example

Worked example: Shopify Basic paid monthly, and 50 online orders a month paid through Shopify Payments, worth 2,000 before tax in each country’s own currency, with free apps, a free theme and no tax registration. An example, not a typical store. Shopify’s figures checked 27 October 2026.

United StatesUnited KingdomCanada
Shopify Basic, paid monthlyUS$25£25CA$49
Paid appsNoneNoneNone
Card fees on 50 ordersNot listed by Shopify£52.50 (2% + 25p an order)CA$71 (2.8% + CA$0.30 an order)
Each monthUS$25 plus card fees£77.50CA$120
Over 12 monthsUS$300 plus card fees£930CA$1,440
Tax charged to customersSet by each state, and by many municipalitiesNone in this example: £24,000 a year is under the £90,000 VAT registration threshold for a UK businessNone in this example: CA$24,000 a year is under the CA$30,000 GST/HST small-supplier limit
Domain through ShopifyFrom US$9 a yearFrom US$9 a yearFrom US$9 a year
A Shopify store built by usUS$1,250, onceUS$1,250, onceUS$1,250, once

Change any of these figures in the calculator above. Card fees use the online standard card rate; the UK and Canada pricing pages list higher rates for Amex and international cards.

Can I put this calculator on my website?

Yes, free, and you have our permission, as long as you keep the credit line that comes with the code, which names us and links back here. You may mark that link as you choose, for example with rel="nofollow". The calculator loads from our site, and we set no cookies in it and run no tracking.

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Shopify’s figures are re-checked every quarter, and the embedded calculator always shows the latest. To start it on one country, add ?c=uk, ?c=us or ?c=ca to the address in the code.

How does the calculator work it out?

It adds up what Shopify and your apps charge each month, in your country’s currency: the plan, at the monthly price or the yearly price spread over 12 months; the paid apps you enter; and the fees on your sales.

With Shopify Payments, card fees are your sales times your plan’s online card rate, plus the fixed fee on each order. With another payment provider, it adds Shopify’s own fee for your plan instead, 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow or 0.6% on Advanced, and that provider’s charges come on top.

Sales tax, VAT or GST/HST is shown on its own line, because it’s charged to your customers and paid to the tax authority, not to Shopify. The one-off costs, a paid theme, a domain and the build, are in US dollars, as Shopify and we price them, and nothing is converted between currencies.

Why doesn’t it show US card fees?

Shopify’s US pricing page doesn’t list its card rates (checked 27 October 2026), and we don’t print a figure we can’t source. Enter the rate Shopify gives you, and the calculator adds the card fees to your total.

How do I use the calculator?

  1. 01

    Pick your country

    The United States, the United Kingdom or Canada. Each has its own plan prices, fees and tax.

  2. 02

    Pick a plan

    Basic, Grow or Advanced, paid monthly or for a year up front.

  3. 03

    Enter your sales

    What you expect to sell online in a month, before tax, and how many orders that is.

  4. 04

    Add apps and tax

    The monthly price of each paid app you need, and your tax rate or province.

  5. 05

    Choose who builds it

    Yourself, or us at a fixed price. Then copy a link to keep or share your figures.

What’s in the sum, and what isn’t?

In the sum

  • Shopify’s Basic, Grow and Advanced plans, monthly or yearly
  • Online card fees through Shopify Payments, in the UK and Canada
  • Shopify’s fee when you use another payment provider
  • The paid apps you enter
  • Sales tax, VAT or GST/HST on your sales, on its own line
  • A paid theme, a domain through Shopify, and our fixed build price, in US dollars

Not in the sum

  • Shopify Plus, which is priced from a starting figure
  • Amex, international and in-person card rates, which differ from the online standard rate
  • Your own payment provider’s fees
  • Shipping, shipping labels, and apps that charge by use
  • Shopify’s trial offer, and any discount Shopify gives you
  • Currency conversion, and tax on Shopify’s own bill
  • Tax advice: whether you must register, and what rate applies to what you sell, is for you or your accountant

Where do these platform facts come from?

From each platform’s own documentation, checked on 27 October 2026 and re-checked every quarter. Platforms change their features, so check the linked page before you rely on one.

What else do people ask?

How much does Shopify cost a month?

On Basic, US$25 in the US, £25 in the UK and CA$49 in Canada, paid monthly, or US$19, £19 and CA$37 a month paid yearly, from Shopify’s pricing pages checked 27 October 2026. Card fees on each sale, paid apps and a domain come on top.

Are Shopify’s card fees the same in every country?

No. On Basic, online standard cards cost 2% + 25p in the UK and 2.8% + CA$0.30 in Canada, and the rate falls on the higher plans. Shopify’s US pricing page doesn’t list its rates.

Is sales tax, VAT or GST/HST a cost to my business?

It’s collected from your customers and passed to the tax authority, so the calculator shows it apart from what Shopify charges you. Whether you must register, and which rate applies, depends on where your business is based, your sales and what you sell. We set up Shopify’s tax settings with you, but we don’t give tax advice.

Is the Shopify subscription included in your US$1,250?

No. You pay Shopify directly for the plan. App subscriptions are separate too, each one named and priced before you agree to it, and so is a paid theme licence if the design needs one.

Why is your price in US dollars?

Our prices are fixed in US dollars for every country, so one service has one price everywhere. What it comes to in pounds or Canadian dollars depends on the exchange rate on the day you pay.

Can I share my figures?

Yes. The “Copy a link to these figures” button copies a link with your figures in it, so whoever opens it sees the same ones. The calculator doesn’t save what you enter: it’s only in the link you copy.

Want the store built, at a fixed price?

Book a 20-minute call: what you sell, how many products, and where you are. We’ll tell you what Shopify will cost you each month, what our build costs, and what it doesn’t include. If Shopify isn’t right for you, we’ll say so.

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