ShopBase vs Shopify (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ShopBase if

• Fits if you dropship or print on demand
• Makes sense if you want phone management for orders

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
• Pricey if you use third-party payments: a fee of 2% on Basic goes on top of the provider's
• Watch out: Enterprise is $1,999 a month, billed monthly only, and a downgrade waits 12 months
• Watch out: each extra storefront costs the plan's monthly price

Pick Shopify if

• Fits if you sell online and at markets or pop-ups and want one stock count for both
• Works for sellers who'll use Shopify Payments and its discounted shipping labels

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want your own payment provider, as Basic adds 2% to each of those sales
• Not for you if you want a few weeks to try it, since the free trial is 3 days
• Tight if you run a shop counter, as POS Pro is $89 a month per location
• Watch out: syncing more than 50 marketplace orders a month costs 1%, up to $99 a month
• Watch out: the next steps up are Grow at $79 and Advanced at $299, and Plus needs a 1- or 3-year term

ShopBase

• Third-party payment providers carry a platform fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Standard, 0.6% on Pro and 0.2% on Enterprise, on top of the provider's own charges.
• Each extra storefront costs the plan's monthly price ($19 on Basic, $59 on Standard, $299 on Pro, $79 on Enterprise), with volume discounts through support.
• Enterprise is $1,999 a month with no yearly option, and a downgrade is possible only after 12 months.
• The pricing page shows a 14-day trial but no free plan.

Shopify

• Using a payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a fee of 2% per sale on Basic, 1% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced and 0.2% on Plus.
• The free trial lasts 3 days; Basic, Grow and Advanced then cost $1 a month for 3 months before the regular price.
• POS Pro for physical shops costs $89 a month per location, and syncing more than 50 marketplace orders a month costs 1%, up to $99 a month.
• Plus is sold only on a 1- or 3-year term, starting at $2,300 a month on the 3-year term.

ShopBase

Store builder and themes

A drag-and-drop builder with themes and templates, free SSL and unlimited bandwidth on every plan.

Dropshipping sourcing

Native AliExpress Connect for product sourcing and fulfillment, supplier integration by CSV, and tracking numbers that sync to PayPal.

Print on demand

The vendor runs a sister print-on-demand platform, PrintBase, and promotes ShopBase as a storefront for it.

Sales and marketing tools

Abandoned-checkout recovery, discount codes, upsell and cross-sell tools, unlimited contacts and fraud analysis.

Global selling

Storefront translation, tax settings and a Global Markets feature for localized selling.

Mobile store management

iOS and Android apps for managing a store from a phone.

Shopify

Store builder and themes

Build the storefront from a theme (Shopify lists more than 200) or from a written prompt, with hosting, SSL and a custom domain on every plan and no cap on products.

Checkout and Shopify Payments

Shopify's own checkout and payment processing are built in, with fraud analysis, local currencies and local payment methods where Shopify Payments is offered.

Inventory, orders and shipping

Track stock across up to 10 locations (200 on Plus), buy and print discounted shipping labels, with live third-party carrier rates included from Advanced up.

Selling in person and on other channels

Sell at pop-ups from the mobile app or a card reader, and sync products to marketplaces and social channels. A separate $0 Agentic plan lists products in AI chats.

Marketing email and automations

Email campaigns, customer segments, abandoned checkout recovery, discount codes and gift cards come with every plan; SMS campaigns are paid per send.

Sidekick AI assistant and apps

Sidekick answers questions and takes actions in the admin, and the Shopify App Store lists more than 13,000 apps for features the core plans lack.

ShopBase

• Basic$17

  per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)

  5 additional staff accounts, 2 domains per store and a 2% fee on third-party payment providers.

• Standard$53

  per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)

  10 additional staff accounts, 10 domains per store and a 1% third-party payment provider fee.

• Pro$269

  per month, billed yearly ($299 billed monthly)

  100 additional staff accounts, priority support and a 0.6% third-party payment provider fee.

• Enterprise$1,999

  per month, billed monthly only

  Six storefronts included, unlimited staff and domains, a 0.2% third-party payment provider fee and features for flash-sale traffic.

Shopify

• Basic$29

  per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)

  For solo sellers: online and in-person sales, card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ online, and a 2% fee on sales taken through another payment provider.

• Grow$79

  per month, billed yearly ($105 billed monthly)

  Up to 5 staff accounts, card rates from 2.7% + 30¢ online and a 1% fee on sales through other payment providers.

• Advanced$299

  per month, billed yearly ($399 billed monthly)

  Up to 15 staff accounts, live third-party shipping rates, card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ and a 0.6% fee with other payment providers.

• Plus$2,300

  per month and up, billed yearly on a 3-year term

  On a 1- or 3-year term: unlimited staff, a fully customizable checkout, card rates from 2.25% + 30¢ and a 0.2% fee with other providers.

ShopBase

• Annual discount

  About 10% off with yearly billing

  Yearly plans cost $17, $53 and $269 a month instead of $19, $59 and $299 on Basic, Standard and Pro, paid annually. Enterprise has no yearly price.

Shopify

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly to save about 25%

  Basic costs $29 a month billed yearly against $39 billed monthly, Grow $79 against $105, and Advanced $299 against $399.

• Other savings

  $1 a month for the first 3 months

  After the 3-day free trial, the Basic, Grow and Advanced plans cost $1 a month for the first 3 months, then the regular price.