Shopify Profit Calculator - Orders, Ads & Monthly Costs
Estimate order contribution and monthly profit after product costs, shipping, ads, payment fees, plan allocation and apps. Compare scenarios.
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Shopify plan
Added to the fee base, excluded from seller income. Tax-inclusive item prices should not include it twice.
0 = free shipping
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Per-order results
Monthly projection (50 orders)
US reference schedule checked October 11, 2026. Annual allocation is not a monthly invoice; the reference annual charge is $348. Promotions, international cards and account rates may differ. Reconcile actual fees in your admin.
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How this is calculated
Assumptions
- Plan: Shopify Basic ($39/month allocation)
- Using Shopify Payments — no additional transaction fee
- Payment processing rate is for US (online store)
Source: shopify.com/pricing · Last verified: 2026-10-11
Worked example: one order, every cost
A $55 order on Basic, 150 orders a month, paid traffic.
| Order revenue | $55 |
| Card fee (2.9% + 30¢) | −$1.90 |
| Plan ÷ 150 orders | −$0.26 |
| Product cost | −$18 |
| Shipping label | −$7 |
| Ad cost per order | −$12 |
| Profit | $15.84 (28.8%) |
Shopify's own fees are under 3.9% of the order; ads are 21.8%. On Shopify the ad line, not the fee line, decides whether a product works.
Cost inputs are illustrative; fees are calculated with the same rates as the calculator above.
Keep order and monthly profit separate
An order contributes seller revenue minus payment charges, applicable gateway surcharge, product cost, paid postage and advertising. Monthly profit multiplies that contribution by assumed orders and subtracts the plan allocation plus apps and other entered overhead. A positive order contribution does not prove the store covers monthly costs.
Payment providers use different charges
The US reference assumes Shopify Payments online card rates for the selected plan. With an external gateway, enter that provider's percentage and fixed fee; the applicable Shopify third-party surcharge is separate. Payment and transaction charges use seller revenue plus separately collected buyer tax in this model. Tax is excluded from seller income.
Worked Basic month
Hypothetical $50 seller revenue, $15 product, $6 postage and $5 ad spend per order. At the Basic US reference of 2.9% plus $0.30, payment charge is $1.75 and contribution is $22.25 per order. At 100 orders, $39 monthly plan and $50 apps/overhead, modeled monthly profit is $2,136. Zero orders still leaves the $89 monthly costs.
External gateway comparison
Using an illustrative gateway rate of 3% plus $0.30 adds $1.80 processing on the same $50 order. Basic's reference 2% additional transaction charge adds $1.00. Contribution becomes $21.20 before monthly expenses. Your actual provider quote, card type and account terms can change the result.
Annual billing is an allocation
Basic, Grow and Advanced reference monthly prices are $39, $105 and $399. Annual-billing equivalents are $29, $79 and $299 per month, paid upfront for the year. An annual equivalent is not a monthly invoice. Source reference date is September 9, 2026; confirm market, commitment and promotions before choosing a plan.
Reconcile your projection
Save A and B to compare an order price or cost change. Monthly order volume is your assumption. Returns, international-card surcharges, currency conversion and other operational costs are excluded unless entered in an applicable cost field. Compare realized settlements and invoices against the estimate each month.
Sources and assumptions
Shopify pricing. Shopify payment fees. Rates and model scope are separate from the content review date. Confirm account rates and charges before pricing. Examples use stated hypothetical costs and do not predict demand. Calculation methodology.
Review the market, fee bases and exclusions shown with this tool. Published rates and illustrative cost inputs have different certainty. Compare your breakdown with an actual order statement. Sources and methodology.