Shopify Fee Calculator
Plan, payment and app costs per order.
Enter your values
Enter the monthly plan cost in $.
Enter the monthly app subscriptions in $.
Enter the orders per month you are working with.
Enter the average order value in $.
Enter the payment processing rate in %.
Enter the fixed fee per transaction in $.
Enter the third-party gateway fee in %.
Results update instantly as you type — no submit needed. Your values are remembered on this device, and the shareable link reopens the calculator with exactly these numbers.
- Total monthly cost
- $1,096.12
- Cost per order
- $2.61
- Effective fee rate
- 3.84%
- Payment processing
- $897.12
- Fixed platform cost
- $199.00
- Annual cost
- $13,153.44
- Monthly revenue
- $28,560.00
Quick answer
Shopify's real cost is the monthly plan plus payment processing plus apps, spread across your order volume — the plan fee falls per order as you scale.
Cost per order = (plan + apps) ÷ orders + AOV × processing
At a glance
| What it does | Plan, payment and app costs per order. |
|---|---|
| Category | Business |
| Inputs needed | Monthly plan cost, Monthly app subscriptions, Orders per month, Average order value, Payment processing rate, Fixed fee per transaction, Third-party gateway fee |
| Main output | Total monthly cost |
| Formula | Cost per order = (plan + apps) ÷ orders + AOV × processing |
| Cost | Free — no sign-up, no download |
How to use the Shopify Fee Calculator
- 1Enter your plan cost and total app subscriptions.
- 2Enter monthly orders and average order value.
- 3Add your processing rate — using a third-party gateway adds an extra platform fee.
Inputs explained
- Monthly plan cost($)
- Enter the monthly plan cost in $.
- Monthly app subscriptions($)
- Enter the monthly app subscriptions in $.
- Orders per month
- Enter the orders per month you are working with.
- Average order value($)
- Enter the average order value in $.
- Payment processing rate(%)
- Enter the payment processing rate in %.
- Fixed fee per transaction($)
- Enter the fixed fee per transaction in $.
- Third-party gateway fee(%)
- Enter the third-party gateway fee in %.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Monthly plan cost79 $
- Monthly app subscriptions120 $
- Orders per month420
- Average order value68 $
- Payment processing rate2.7 %
- Fixed fee per transaction0.30 $
- Third-party gateway fee0 %
Results
- Total monthly cost$1,096.12
- Cost per order$2.61
- Effective fee rate3.84%
- Payment processing$897.12
- Fixed platform cost$199.00
- Annual cost$13,153.44
- Monthly revenue$28,560.00
Frequently asked questions
When is a higher plan worth it?
When the processing rate saving beats the extra monthly cost. Divide the plan price difference by the rate difference to get the monthly revenue break-even.
Do apps really cost that much?
App creep is the hidden cost of Shopify — the median store runs six paid apps. Audit them quarterly and remove anything you cannot tie to revenue.
What do I need to enter into the Shopify Fee Calculator?
Just 7 values: monthly plan cost, monthly app subscriptions, orders per month, average order value, payment processing rate, fixed fee per transaction, third-party gateway fee. Every field starts with a realistic example, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result update instantly.
How does the Shopify Fee Calculator work out the answer?
Shopify's real cost is the monthly plan plus payment processing plus apps, spread across your order volume — the plan fee falls per order as you scale. It applies the formula Cost per order = (plan + apps) ÷ orders + AOV × processing and shows the working so you can check each step by hand.
Is the Shopify Fee Calculator free, and do I need an account?
It is completely free with no sign-up, no download and no usage limit. Everything is calculated in your browser, so the numbers you type never leave your device.
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