Looking to launch an online store without paying Shopify’s mounting monthly fees? You’re not alone. Many small businesses discover that WordPress + WooCommerce offers far greater control—and a much lighter impact on your wallet.
1. Zero Platform Fees, Full Ownership
- Shopify charges subscription fees from $39 to $399+/month, plus 0.5–2% per-transaction fees on non-Shopify payments . That adds up fast.
- WooCommerce is free. You only pay for hosting (
$5–$25/month) and domain ($10–$20/year)—a total often under $20/month .
2. No Hidden Transaction Fees
- Shopify adds extra fees unless you use Shopify Payments, and even then you pay 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
- WooCommerce lets you choose gateways like Stripe or PayPal, without platform fees—only standard processing rates.
3. Full Customisation, No Limits
- Shopify limits you to its theme store and app ecosystem—great if you don’t want to code, but limiting and costly .
- WooCommerce is open-source: thousands of WordPress plugins, themes, and full layout/code control. You control every pixel and every customer experience .
4. Scalable Without Shocking Costs
With WooCommerce, simply upgrade hosting or use CDN—no sudden price hikes, and you still own everything .hrough shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammeled and when nothing prevents our being able
Shopify plans jump from $39 to $105 to $399/month—and enterprise solutions start around $2,500/month .
