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Shopify review

Hosted commerce for online, in-person and multi-market selling.

Last reviewed: September 2026Research-based review; no hands-on testing claimed
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Overview

Research is based on official provider pages checked in September 2026. Commercial, payment-processing and implementation costs are kept separate where they are variable.

Key capabilities

ecommercestorefrontpaymentsmarketsbasic pospos proshared inventorycentralized orderscustomer syncclick collectmulti locationb2b basicb2b advancedhostedapimigration

Pricing

Starts at $39 $39/month on monthly billing; hosted platform. Check the official pricing source. Verified: 2026-09-23.

Commerce model and qualifying offerings

hosted saas. The commercial model is shown separately from variable payment, implementation and extension costs.

  • Shopify Basic: $39/month on monthly billing; hosted platform Official source.
  • Shopify Basic + POS Pro: $39/month Shopify Basic plus $89/month per POS Pro location on monthly billing POS Pro is priced separately per location; payment processing is separate. Official source.
  • Shopify Advanced: $399/month on monthly billing; hosted platform Basic, Grow and Advanced include B2B companies, catalogs and net payment terms, but advanced B2B payment operations require Shopify Plus. Advanced retail operations can still require POS Pro at $89/month per location. Official source.
  • Shopify Plus: Custom contract; includes expanded B2B and up to 20 POS Pro locations Payment fees vary by plan and provider. Official source.

Privacy & GDPR

GDPR documentationDocumentedDPADocumentedSCC supportDocumentedEU/EEA residencyDocumentedEU-only optionNoSubprocessor transparencyDocumented

Privacy source: provider documentation. Verified: 2026-09-24. “Not verified” is not the same as “No.”

Shopify publishes GDPR guidance, a Data Processing Addendum and a named subprocessor list. It stores certain merchant and customer data at rest in Europe for new European merchants, but its documentation says international processing and transfers still occur, supported by SCCs and other safeguards. This is not EU/EEA-only processing.

Pros

  • Managed infrastructure and broad app ecosystem
  • Documented Markets and POS options

Things to consider

  • POS Pro and payment processing are separate commercial considerations
  • Advanced B2B and retail needs can require higher tiers

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