Shopify Pricing in India (2026): What a Store Really Costs

The 2026 plan prices (billed in INR)

Plan	Yearly billing / mo	Monthly billing / mo	3rd-party txn fee	Best for
Starter	₹399	₹399	5%	Social & link selling, no full store
Basic	₹1,499	₹1,994	2%	New stores up to ~₹3L/mo
Grow	₹5,599	₹7,447	1%	Scaling stores, ₹3–15L/mo
Advanced	₹22,680	₹30,164	~0.5%	High volume, ₹10L+/mo
Plus	From ₹1,75,000	Term contract	~0.2%	Enterprise

Prices as listed on Shopify’s India pricing page, Sep 2026. 18% GST applies on top of every Shopify charge. With GST, Basic yearly ≈ ₹1,769/mo.

The hidden costs new D2C stores miss

• Transaction fees stack. Shopify Payments is not available in India, so you pay Shopify’s third-party fee (2% on Basic) plus your gateway — Razorpay/CCAvenue run ~2%. Combined, ~4% of every transaction leaves before anything else. On ₹10L GMV that is ₹40,000.
• Apps are the real subscription. A lean stack (email, reviews, upsell, analytics) runs ₹1,500–6,000/mo. A realistic Basic-plan store with 3 paid apps and a domain lands around ₹6,400/mo — before ads.
• The build is one-time, the bloat is forever. Store builds start lean here at Socialee for a reason — every app you add after launch is a permanent line item. The 2026 Shopify app stack shows which apps actually earn their fee.

Picking a plan: the honest heuristic

1. Basic until GMV clears ~₹3L/mo or you need more staff accounts — the 2% fee is cheaper than the upgrade at that volume.
2. Grow when the 1% fee savings vs 2% outweigh ₹4,100/mo extra — roughly past ₹4–5L/mo GMV on the transaction-fee delta alone.
3. Advanced when you need custom reports, 15 staff seats, or the 0.5% fee on ₹10L+ GMV.

The plan decision matters less than the stack decision. Full comparison in Which Shopify Plan and Shopify vs Custom vs WooCommerce.