Ecommerce platforms

What WooCommerce actually costs.

The plugin is free; the store is not. Add hosting, extensions and card processing to see a monthly and yearly total.

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Your WooCommerce setup
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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

Total = hosting + paid extensions ÷ 12 + card processing. WooCommerce states the plugin is free with no platform fee or revenue share, hosting "$25 – $350/month for most stores", and extensions $29 to $299 a year each. WooPayments base fee is 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction in the United States and Canada, with no monthly fee. A third-party gateway charges its own rates; WooCommerce adds none.

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.

FAQ

Is WooCommerce free?

The WooCommerce plugin is free to download and use. You still pay for hosting, a domain, any paid extensions and payment processing.

What are WooPayments fees?

The base fee is 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction in the United States and Canada. International cards and currency conversion add extra percentages, and disputes carry a fee.

What hosting cost should I enter?

WooCommerce itself lists about $25 to $350 a month for most stores. Use your host's real quote.

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