Is it possible to add additional locations (if maximum of 8 is reached?) without upgrading?

Retail & Point of Sale

Topic summary

Main issue: A merchant needs more than 8 locations but wants to avoid upgrading to Shopify Plus, particularly for using Shopify POS (Point of Sale) across additional sites.

Key clarifications:

  • Location limits are tied to the store’s plan; increasing the limit requires upgrading the plan.
  • Apps that stock inventory or fulfill orders do not count toward the location limit and can serve as a workaround for inventory/fulfillment needs.
  • This workaround does not help with POS requirements, since POS needs actual Shopify locations created within the plan’s limit.

Outcome/decision:

  • Shopify support confirmed that adding more locations beyond the plan’s limit is not possible without upgrading. The only way to increase the number of locations is to move to a higher plan.
  • Feedback about the limitation was passed to Shopify’s developers.

Status: Effectively resolved with a definitive answer—upgrade required for more POS locations. No alternative solution for POS within current plan limits was provided.

Summarized with AI on February 16. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hey all,

we are looking for a solution to add additional locations but does not want to upgrade to shopify plus. The location maximum is the only reason we would have to upgrade.

Is there any chance to use more than 8 locations without upgrading?

Thanks in advance

Alex

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Hey @AlexMueller ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community! I’m happy to provide some assistance with adding locations to the shop, to get this resolved. While the maximum number of locations will depend on your current plan, apps that stock inventory or fulfill orders will not count towards this limit.

Due to this, you can refer to the Shopify App Store as a workaround to successfully add additional locations to the shop. While I completely understand how this may not be ideal, you can check out our Locations Documentation for more information on these limits. I am however, more than happy to make a note of this limitation with our Developers as we’re always looking for ways to improve the platform.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

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Hey @Blair ,

Thanks for your message! We have the issue that we use Shopify POS and its necessary that we can create additional locations in our plan to use the POS functionalities. Without the new locations we aren’t able to use Shopify as POS. The workaround will not use for our case.

Is it possible to add locations within our current plan?

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Hi @AlexMueller

Thank you for the prompt response! To provide some clarification, the maximum number of available locations are determined by your plan. To increase this count, you will be required to upgrade your plan. I can certainly understand the impact of this, but have provided this feedback with our Developers.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns.