Shopify is a complete commerce platform for starting, running, and growing a business, letting merchants sell online, in person, on social platforms, on marketplaces, and in AI chats. It provides a website/store builder, point-of-sale, payments processing, shipping tools, marketing and analytics, inventory management, and a built-in AI assistant (Sidekick). The platform also offers business financial tools such as funding, a business card, and bill pay, plus an app ecosystem and APIs for custom and headless storefronts.
What it's for
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- Agentic Storefronts for selling inside AI chat platforms
- AI-powered store creation and built-in AI assistant (Sidekick)
- Custom domain support
- Discounted shipping labels and shipping tools
- Headless commerce toolkit (Hydrogen) and APIs
- Inventory management across multiple locations
- Multichannel selling (online, in-person, social, marketplaces, AI chats)
- Online store builder with themes and templates
- Shop Pay accelerated one-tap checkout
- Shopify App Store with thousands of third-party apps
- Shopify B2B wholesale selling with company accounts and catalogs
- Shopify Balance money management account
- Shopify Capital business funding
- Shopify Credit business charge card
- Shopify Flow workflow automation
- Shopify Markets for international/cross-border selling
- Shopify Payments integrated payment processing
- Shopify POS for in-person sales
- Shopify Tax automated sales tax calculation
- Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent commerce
At a glance
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Pricing
Shopify offers a 3-day free trial with no credit card required, after which most plans drop to $1/month for 3 months before switching to standard pricing. The Plus plan's starting price varies by commitment term (1-year or 3-year).
First 3 months offered at $1/month promotional rate after free trial
For solo entrepreneurs; 10 inventory locations; 50 synced marketplace orders per month free
Everything in Basic, Card rates from 2.7% + 30¢ USD, Up to 5 staff accounts, Up to 87% off shipping, Earn up to $7,500 in credits
For small teams; up to 5 staff accounts; up to 87% off shipping
Everything in Grow, Card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ USD, Up to 15 staff accounts, Live 3rd-party shipping rates, Tailor your store by region, Earn up to $10,000 in credits
For global reach; up to 15 staff accounts
Starting price is $2,300/month billed yearly on a 3-year term; also available on a 1-year term; a $399 trial offer is mentioned
For complex businesses; unlimited staff accounts; up to 200 POS Pro locations; unlimited B2B catalogs
Add your products to Shopify's Catalog, Choose which AI channels to sell in, Only pay when you make a sale, Card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ USD online
For selling in AI channels; no online store required
3-day free trial followed by $1/month for the first 3 months before standard pricing applies
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