Etsy Seller Fee & Net Payout Calculator
See every cut Etsy takes on item price and shipping—and compare how much margin you keep by moving repeat buyers to your own store.
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Shopify Basic
$185.00 /mo
Take-rate: 4.63% · Net $3,815/mo
Etsy Standard Seller
$425.00 /mo
Take-rate: 10.63% · Net $3,575/mo
Etsy + Offsite Ads (15%)
$1,025.00 /mo
Take-rate: 25.62% · Net $2,975/mo
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Standard Etsy orders lose ~9.5% + $0.45 per item. Once monthly Etsy volume passes $650, a $39 Shopify store charges less in combined platform + card fees.
Total monthly cost across store revenue stages
All-in monthly fees (subscription + card processing at $40 AOV) as monthly GMV scales from $2,500 to $100,000.
| Plan | $2,500/mo sales | $10,000/mo sales | $35,000/mo sales | $100,000/mo sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsy Standard Seller | $266 (10.63%) | $1,063 (10.63%) | $3,719 (10.63%) | $10,625 (10.63%) |
| Etsy + Offsite Ads (15%) | $641 (25.63%) | $2,563 (25.62%) | $8,969 (25.62%) | $25,625 (25.62%) |
| Shopify Basic | $130 (5.22%) | $404 (4.04%) | $1,317 (3.76%) | $3,689 (3.69%) |
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Common questions
Which option is cheapest at $4,000/month in online sales?
At $4,000/month ($40 average order value), Shopify Basic has the lowest combined subscription + transaction cost at $185.00/month (4.63% effective take-rate), saving $10080/year versus Etsy + Offsite Ads (15%).
Does billing annually change the e-commerce plan break-even point?
Yes. Annual Shopify and BigCommerce plans cut fixed monthly subscription fees by roughly 25%, pulling upgrade break-even thresholds noticeably lower—use the Annual Billing toggle in the calculator above to test exact numbers.
How do third-party payment gateway fees affect store profit?
Using an external gateway on Shopify adds 2.0% on Basic, 1.0% on Grow, and 0.6% on Advanced on top of your card processor fee, whereas WooCommerce and BigCommerce add 0% gateway surcharges.