Ecommerce platforms

When does the pricier plan pay for itself?

Pick any two platform plans. We find the monthly order volume where their total costs cross.

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Plan prices prefilled from each vendor's pricing page, retrieved 2026-10-18. Amounts are shown in your currency symbol; Shopify and Squarespace values are CAD as published, BigCommerce and WooCommerce are USD (see rate field).

Estimated cost

How it is calculated

For each option, monthly cost = plan fee + platform sales fee + card processing at n orders. The tool searches for the order volume where the two cost lines cross (up to 1,000,000 orders a month) and reports it with the monthly sales that implies. If one option is cheaper at every volume there is no break-even. BigCommerce sales limits are not enforced here; use the BigCommerce calculator for plan eligibility.

Currency. The Shopify and Squarespace pages we read were served in Canadian dollars; the BigCommerce and WooCommerce pages in US dollars. The calculator does not convert silently: enter today's USD rate to compare in your currency, or leave it at 1.00 to treat every amount as one currency. Prices exclude tax and change often, so confirm on the vendor page before you buy.

Not modelled: sales tax, themes, apps and paid extensions (except where you enter them), currency-conversion and international-card surcharges, disputes, instant payouts, volume discounts, negotiated rates, Shopify Plus and BigCommerce Performance (custom or enterprise pricing). This is an estimate, not a quote. Squarespace's help center says its Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced plans are rolling out in waves, so your account may still show legacy plans.

Sources (official, retrieved 2026-10-18)

This is an independent estimate and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shopify, Squarespace, BigCommerce or WooCommerce.

Squarespace price labelling. Its pricing page lists two prices per plan without labelling which is monthly billing; we read the lower figure as the annual-billing rate, matching the default pay-annually toggle (checked 2026-10-18). Confirm at checkout.

FAQ

What does break-even order volume mean here?

It is the number of orders a month at which two platform options cost the same. Below it the plan with the lower fixed cost is cheaper; above it the plan with the lower per-order cost is cheaper.

Why is there no break-even?

If one option has both the lower plan fee and the lower per-order cost, it is cheaper at every volume.

Does this include BigCommerce plan limits?

No. Check eligibility with the BigCommerce pricing calculator.

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