Start at $15 / month.
Annual Launch: $180 upfront. Unlimited products, all designs and 10 monthly AI credits.
See your first designSELLAVI / SHOPIFY / WOOCOMMERCE
Sellavi or Shopify?
Make it add up.
The design. The day-to-day. The real cost of selling. Find the platform that makes sense for your business.
US comparison · USD · Your numbers, transparent assumptions.
01 / MAKE THE NUMBERS YOURS
Small fees.
A bigger picture.
See how your sales, plan and payment setup change the total. Every cost is broken out below.
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$0$100,000
Shopify charges processing, even without an extra sales fee.
Basic: 2.9% + $0.30 per order. Additional platform fee: 0% with Shopify Payments as the sole provider.
About 134 orders per month. Plans are independently selectable; similar names do not mean identical features.
Sellavi processing: 2% flat. Sellavi-supplied flat rate; not Stripe’s public rate.
Adjust processing & extras
Sellavi starts at its supplied 2% flat rate. Stripe’s public US domestic online-card rate is 2.9% + $0.30. Processing and any additional platform fee are separate; adjust to your agreement.
YOUR ESTIMATE
Sellavi$2,580.00Launch · first year, including setup*
Shopify$9,326.40Basic · first year, including setup*
| Included in estimate | Sellavi | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Platform subscription | $180.00 | $348.00 |
| Card processing · percentage | $2,400.00 | $3,480.00 |
| Per-order processing fee | $0.00 | $482.40 |
| Platform transaction fee | $0.00 | $0.000% with Shopify Payments |
| App subscriptions | $0.00 | $2,016.00 |
| Optional recurring extras | $0.00None added | $0.00None added |
| Expert store setup* | $0.00 | $3,000.00 |
Estimated savings with Sellavi*$6,746.40 / first year
* Includes your optional Shopify expert setup budget once. Monthly view spreads it over 12 months; it is not a monthly bill. Edit or switch off the expert budget for DIY. These are planning estimates, not a national average or a compulsory Shopify charge.
Setup is counted once in the first-year total, never in recurring fees. The first year assumes the same sales and running costs each month.
Subscriptions paid upfront: Sellavi $180.00 / year; Shopify $348.00 / year. Other costs vary with sales.
What’s included, what isn’t, and our sources
How it works: subscription + card sales × processing rate + estimated orders × fixed fee + platform transaction fees + paid app count × average app price + other recurring extras. Orders are rounded up from sales ÷ average order value. Annual estimates assume the same sales each month.
Scope: US dollars before tax. Standard domestic online cards. Shipping labels, inventory, advertising, refunds, disputes, currency conversion, premium/international card surcharges, domains, one-time themes and implementation beyond the optional Shopify setup budget are excluded. Temporary promotions are excluded. Add recurring third-party or usage costs under extras.
Rates checked November 1, 2026. Sellavi subscriptions come from the current US plan catalog. Sellavi supplied the 2% flat rate and no additional platform fee for this comparison. It is not Stripe’s public rate. The external-processor default is Stripe’s published 2.9% + $0.30 US domestic online-card rate. Shopify Payments must be available and approved for your business. External-provider fees can have exemptions. The mixed Shopify Payments plus direct third-party provider setup is not modeled. The Shopify app default is a rounded budget based on seven linked paid tiers, not a market average. Sellavi-owned app fees currently start at $0; third-party subscriptions and usage are separate.
02 / THE WAY YOU WORK
More included.
Less to assemble.
All store designs included. Sales tools from Grow. A human art director with annual Plus.
Start at $29 / month.
Annual Basic: $348 upfront. Hosting included. Processing, paid apps and paid themes cost extra.
$25–$350 / month hosting.
WooCommerce’s published hosting range for most stores. Add paid extensions, processing and any expert services. Core software is free.
Swipe the table to compare all three platforms →
| What matters | Sellavi | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan / month¹ | $15 | $29 | $0 core + hosting |
| Monthly billing entry | $19 | $39 | Host / extension quotes |
| Products | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited² |
| Hosting / month | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | $25–$350 paid hosting |
| Store designs | ✓ All included | Free + paid themes | Free + paid themes |
| Seven apps³ | $0 separate app fee | $166.98 / month example | $29–$299 / extension / year |
| Discounts / BOGO | ✓ Grow+ | ✓ Native discounts | Core + extensions |
| Reviews + popups | ✓ Grow+ included | Apps / free tiers available | Core reviews + extensions |
| Order bumps | ✓ Grow+ included | App / plan dependent | Extensions |
| Advanced reports + API | ✓ Scale+ | Plan / API scope dependent | Core API + extensions |
| Monthly AI credits | 10 / 20 / 40 / 50 | Different usage model | Plugin / provider pricing |
| Expert that builds the store⁴ | $0 Store Builder setup | $3,000–$10,000+ estimate | $1,600–$9,600 estimate |
| Human art director⁵ | $0 extra · Plus annual, once | $600–$1,980 estimate | $600–$1,980 estimate |
| Card processing | 2% flat · Sellavi rate | From 2.5% + $0.30 | Stripe: 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Additional platform sales fee⁶ | 0% | 0% native / 0.6%–2% external | 0% |
¹ Annual billing, paid upfront. ² Hosting capacity applies. ³ Named paid Shopify tiers above; Sellavi-owned app fees currently $0, with plan access and third-party usage separate. ⁴ Optional expert projects, not compulsory platform charges; Sellavi’s free Store Builder is automated, with human design separately included on annual Plus. ⁵ Illustrative art-direction budget; do not add it again if included in an expert quote. ⁶ Shopify Payments-only: 0% extra; external providers: Basic 2%, Grow 1%, Advanced 0.6%, plus processing.
Expert and art-direction estimates
Shopify expert build: $3,000–$10,000+ for custom development in Naturaily’s cost guide; simple DIY setups can cost $0 in hired labor. Source ↗
WooCommerce expert build: illustrative 20–80 hours × $80–$120/hour = $1,600–$9,600, before any service fees. The hourly range is published by WooCommerce’s Codeable listing; hours are a planning assumption, not a project quote. Source ↗
Human art direction: illustrative 10–20 hours × $60–$99/hour = $600–$1,980, before marketplace fees. Hourly rates are from Upwork’s US art-director guide; hours and scope are estimates. This service is not included in standard Shopify or WooCommerce subscriptions. Sellavi annual Plus includes a one-time human art-director design at no extra charge. Source ↗
The selected Shopify setup budget is included once in the main first-year total and estimated savings. Monthly view spreads this cost across twelve months; it is not a recurring charge. A custom development project and an automated Store Builder draft have different scopes; compare deliverables before hiring.
03 / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Bring your business.
Leave the guesswork.
Already selling on Shopify? Plan the move around what matters to your store. Keep the original running until you have reviewed the new one.
Talk through your migration- 01
Map what needs to move
Products, variants, photos, collections, content and URLs. Flag custom apps, customer data and order history for a scope review.
- 02
Review your Sellavi draft
Check images, product details, mobile layouts and navigation. Make your changes before publishing.
- 03
Connect. Test. Then launch.
Configure payments, shipping and taxes. Test checkout and redirects before moving your domain.
04 / A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you decide.
Is this the price I will actually pay?
This is a planning estimate, not a quote. Subscription prices are list prices. Replace the editable processing and extras assumptions with your provider agreements. Your final bill depends on your plan, cards, providers, usage and taxes.
Is Sellavi’s 2% rate Stripe’s public rate?
No. The 2% flat rate is supplied by Sellavi for this comparison, with no fixed per-order fee or additional Sellavi platform fee. Stripe’s published standard US domestic online-card rate is 2.9% + $0.30. These are different rates; your applicable payment agreement governs. International cards and currency conversion can cost extra.
Does Shopify always charge an extra transaction fee?
No. This calculator adds no third-party platform transaction fee when Shopify Payments is selected. Selecting an external payment provider adds the plan’s third-party fee as well as your provider’s processing charges. Exemptions and eligibility can apply; check Shopify’s current terms.
How did you estimate seven apps?
Seven selected paid Shopify tiers total $166.98 per month: an average of $23.85. The calculator rounds this to $24 per app, or $168 for seven. Open the app breakdown for names, pricing links and usage limits. This is one example basket, not a market average or a requirement to buy all seven. Free alternatives exist; higher usage and tiers can cost more. Sellavi-owned apps currently have no separate app charge; third-party services and metered usage are separate.
What does WooCommerce hosting cost?
WooCommerce lists $25–$350 per month for hosting most stores, plus $29–$299 per year per paid extension. Its core software is free; running the store is not. Your host, traffic, extensions and maintenance determine the total. These ranges are shown in the table; the interactive calculator compares Sellavi and Shopify.
Can I bring an existing Shopify store?
Start with a migration review of your products, variants, images, collections, pages and integrations. Check the imported draft before switching your domain. Order history, customer data, subscriptions and custom apps need a separate scope review; do not assume every item transfers automatically.
Do I need to pay to see my Sellavi design?
No. Start with your idea and explore your design before signup. You can continue with a free trial. Choosing a paid plan is a separate step, and publishing your store is your decision.
THE NUMBERS ARE YOURS. THE NEXT STEP, TOO.
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