What are the costs of transferring a Webflow site to Shopify?

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Hello. We’re working on a project, a website for online shopping. We’re building this website on Webflow and planning to transfer it to Shopify. Now, my question is, what are the financial implications for our client in transferring the site to Shopify? By this, I mean, can the client have their own personal hosting? And if a purchase is made on the site, does our client need to pay you a percentage for that purchase? Do you only provide hosting? I would appreciate it if you could provide clear and detailed explanations about transferring the Webflow site to Shopify and all potential costs so that I can convey this information to our client

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Hi @amin78

1**. No, your client cannot have their own personal hosting when using Shopify.** This is because Shopify is a self-hosted solution.

  1. No, your client doesn’t need to pay Shopify a percentage of their sales unless they are using Shopify Plus. However, Shopify does charge online credit card rates (we’ll detail this below) and third-party transaction fees for not using Shopify Payments.

  2. Here are some of the major costs of migrating from Weebly to Shopify:

  • (Optional) From $100 to $300 for a migration tool. You can try LitExtension’s migration tool, which starts from $89/migration.
  • Monthly subscription fees: Like Weebly, to host your store with Shopify’s server, you need to pay them a monthly licensing fee. This fee starts from $39 to $399/month. If you use Shopify Plus, this gets much higher, starting from $2,500/month.
  • Payment processing and third-party transaction fees: See the table below for better visualization


Basic Shopify

Shopify

Advanced Shopify

Shopify Plus


Online standard card rates

2.9% + 30¢

2.7% + 30¢

2.5% + 30¢

2.15% + 30¢


Third-party transaction fees for not using Shopify Payments (***)

2%

1%

0.6%

0.2%

(***) If your client isn’t residing in the regions where Shopify Payments is supported, this fee is a must.

  1. A premium Shopify theme (around $100 - $400)
  2. Costs to redesign your client’s website because Weebly and Shopify templates are different. (~$70/hour if you need customization for a specific section, might get to $2,000 - $5,000 for a whole website revamp)
  3. Costs for apps on the Shopify App Store: Some features do not come natively with Shopify so remember to ask your clients what features they need to calculate the most precise estimation.
  4. Other custom costs you’ve been using for your client’s Weebly store (SEO, marketing, etc.)
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