Unbiased Cost Calculator

The Real Cost of Shopify vs WooCommerce

Shopify's own calculator won't show you the full picture. We do. Factor in apps, transaction fees, hosting, and dev costs.

Your Business

Monthly Revenue ($)

Used to calculate percentage-based fees

Monthly Orders

Used for per-transaction fixed fees ($0.30 each)

Avg Order Value / AOV ($) — auto-fills Orders

Enter AOV and Orders updates automatically (Revenue ÷ AOV)

Plan

Using Shopify Payments?

Monthly App Budget ($)

Avg store uses 6–10 paid apps at $10–$30/mo each

Theme Cost — one-time ($)

Amortized over 24 months in results

Hosting Tier

Monthly Plugin Budget ($)

Extensions, SEO, security, backups

Monthly Developer Cost ($)

Ongoing maintenance, updates, custom work

Theme Cost — one-time ($)

Free themes available; premium: $40–$200

Monthly Cost Breakdown

Shopify

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per month

WooCommerce

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per month

Projection Settings

Year 1 Monthly Revenue ($)

Annual Revenue Growth (%)

3-Year Annual Platform Cost