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How much are you actually paying Shopify?

Type in your setup — plan, revenue, apps. See your real annual bill: subscription, apps, transaction fees. Then see what the same store would cost on Freewebstore.

Your setup

Your Shopify plan
Payment gateway
Apps you pay for
Other apps totalling $ /mo

What it’s costing you

Your Shopify bill $0
Freewebstore Community (free) $0
Freewebstore StartUp ($15/mo) $0
You’d save with Freewebstore StartUp $0 Per year, on your current setup.
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How the math works

The calculator shows the layers where the platforms actually differ. Payment processing (roughly 2.9% + 30¢) is roughly equal on Shopify, Freewebstore or anywhere else — so it cancels out and isn’t in the totals.

Shopify plan pricing (published mid-2026, USD):

  • Basic $39/mo — 2% surcharge if you use a third-party gateway
  • Shopify $105/mo — 1% third-party surcharge
  • Advanced $399/mo — 0.6% third-party surcharge
  • Plus $2,300/mo minimum — 0.2% third-party surcharge

App pricing from the Shopify App Store, standard tiers. Actual tier costs scale with your contact list, order volume or product count. The calculator uses starter tiers, which usually understates the real bill.

Freewebstore pricing:

  • Community $0/mo + 2.5% platform sales fee
  • StartUp $15/mo ($180/yr) + 0.5% platform sales fee
  • The five most common Shopify apps — reviews, email, upsell, SEO, loyalty — are all built in on both plans. Nothing extra to buy.

What we don’t count: premium theme costs (typically $180 one-time on Shopify, free on Freewebstore), custom development, payment processor fees (equal on both), and any one-off cost like migration. The savings figure only reflects the recurring numbers you plugged in.

Honest answers

About this calculator.

  • Is this a real calculation or a marketing gimmick?

    Real math using published prices. Nothing is inflated. The app prices are the standard starter tiers from the Shopify App Store — a mid-tier merchant usually pays more than the numbers here suggest, not less. Freewebstore’s Community fee is 2.5% and StartUp’s is 0.5%, both published on our pricing page.

  • What if I don’t use any apps?

    Uncheck them all. You’ll see the calculation on just subscription + platform surcharge. Even without apps, Shopify Basic is $468/year vs Freewebstore StartUp at $180/year — before either platform takes a cut of your sales.

  • Does Freewebstore charge transaction fees?

    Yes — that’s how the free plan stays free. Community charges 2.5% per sale. Paid plans drop that to 0.5%. There’s no third-party gateway surcharge on either — use PayPal or Stripe and we don’t add anything.

  • Can I share these numbers?

    Yes. Hit the “Copy shareable link” button under the result. The link encodes your inputs — anyone who opens it sees exactly the same calculation.

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