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Shopify Vs Magento TCO

The Cost of Growth

Don't get sold the lie that rent is cheaper than ownership. See how Shopify's 'Participation Model' punishes your success compared to a Magento Open Source build with Develo.

Figures are Illustrative only, adjust the calculation values to match your agreement

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Business Metrics

£1,000,000
£1M£100M
15%
Shopify

Shopify Plus

£114,800

Total spend over 1 years

Apps, Compliance & VPF ↗£21,500
Txn Fees & 3rd Party Gateway£19,500
Platform & Subscriptions£28,800
Monthly platform fees scale automatically as your success grows.
The Build (Shopify's Rules)£45,000
Open source

Magento + Hyvä

£122,100

Total spend over 1 years

3rd Party Gateway Fees£16,000
Support (Retainer)£18,000
High-Perf Hosting£8,100
The Build (Limitless)£80,000

Cost Breakdown Comparison

Shopify (Rented) £114,800
Build
Sub
Fees
Apps

High variable costs (red) eat into margins as you scale.

Magento (Owned Asset)£122,100
Build
Host
Support
Gateway

Higher upfront investment (orange) pays off with stable operating costs.

Why build with Develo?

Don't let SaaS convenience blind you to the long-term math. As your revenue grows, Shopify's "participation model" becomes your largest technical tax.

No Revenue Tax

Stop paying 0.5% - 2.0% of your turnover to your platform. Magento (Open Source) has zero transaction fees, regardless of your gateway.

Native Complexity

Most Shopify "Apps" are core features in Magento. Stop paying monthly "rent" for basic B2B logic, multi-warehouse, or custom attributes.

Uncapped Growth

Escape API rate limits and throttles. Magento gives you direct database access and native queues to handle massive peak volumes with ease.

Build your store with Develo

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