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The Real Cost of Shopify in India

Comparing platform pricing, infrastructure, transaction fees, and long-term ownership costs for Indian merchants.

Cost ItemShopifyPrebit
Platform base fee (monthly, inc. taxes)₹2,400₹999
Platform transaction fee (India)Key cost2% (Shopify Payments unavailable)None
Abandoned cart recovery appKey cost₹1,500–₹4,000/monthIncluded
Product review app (Judge.me / Yotpo)₹1,000–₹2,500/monthIncluded (planned)
SEO app (Schema + sitemap)₹800–₹2,000/monthNative structured data
Digital product delivery appKey cost₹1,500–₹4,000/monthIncluded
Subscription app (if selling subscriptions)₹2,500–₹6,000/monthPlanned (included)
GST invoice app (India compliance)₹500–₹2,000/monthBuilt-in (planned)
Razorpay integrationKey costPaid app requiredNative — no app
AI store builderThird-party appsIncluded
Custom domainOwn cost (~₹800–₹1,500/yr)Own cost (same)
Theme cost (optional premium theme)₹10,000–₹20,000 one-timeCurated free themes (growing)

Real scenario comparison

Shopify
  • ₹2,400 platform fee
  • ₹6,000 (2% tx fee on ₹3L GMV)
  • ₹2,500 cart recovery app
  • ₹1,000 review app
  • ₹1,200 SEO app
  • ≈₹1,500 Razorpay app
~₹14,600/month
Prebit
  • ₹999 platform fee
  • ₹0 transaction fee
  • Cart recovery: included
  • Reviews: included
  • Native SEO: included
  • Razorpay: native
₹999/month
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