People ask “how much is Shopify in India” and expect one number. There is no single number. You pay Shopify for the software, you pay GST, you pay a payment gateway on every order, and you pay someone (or your own time) to make the store usable.
Last reviewed: September 2026. Plan names and rupee prices change. Treat the figures below as a snapshot from Shopify’s official India pricing page, not a lifetime quote.
Budget three buckets: the Shopify plan, selling costs (gateway plus Shopify’s third-party fee plus GST), and build costs (theme, photos, development). A founder-built theme store can go live for a small software bill. A designed D2C store is a project, not a monthly plan.
Shopify plan prices in India (September 2026)
Shopify lists India prices in rupees. On the public pricing page at review time, monthly billing showed about Rs.1,994 for Basic, Rs.7,447 for Grow and Rs.30,164 for Advanced. Yearly billing brought those down to about Rs.1,499, Rs.5,599 and Rs.22,680 per month. Shopify Plus was listed from about Rs.1,75,000 per month on a longer term.
Those numbers usually exclude 18% GST. Shopify also runs short promotions (for example a cheap first few months). Do not build a yearly model on a launch promo unless you have read the expiry date.
| Plan (India site) | Pay monthly (approx.) | Pay yearly, per month (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Rs.1,994 | Rs.1,499 |
| Grow | Rs.7,447 | Rs.5,599 |
| Advanced | Rs.30,164 | Rs.22,680 |
| Plus | From about Rs.1,75,000 per month, terms vary | |
Source: shopify.com/in/pricing, reviewed September 2026. Recheck before you sign an annual plan.
Shopify India pricing page showing Basic, Grow and Advanced. ALT: Official Shopify India pricing table for Basic, Grow and Advanced plans.
Selling costs India stores cannot skip
Shopify Payments is not the default story for India the way it is in some other countries. Most Indian stores take money through a third-party gateway. NP SoftTech is a partner for Razorpay, Cashfree and PhonePe. Those companies charge their own processing rates. GST can apply on those fees.
Shopify also charges a third-party transaction fee when you do not use Shopify Payments. The percentage depends on the plan. We are not pasting a rate here because Shopify updates it. Open the pricing page and read the third-party fee line for your plan.
If you sell Rs.5 lakh a month, that percentage matters more than arguing about Rs.500 on the subscription.
What “building the store” actually costs
The plan does not include photography, copy, a custom theme or app subscriptions. Typical extra lines:
Theme: free Shopify theme versus a paid theme versus custom work. See free vs paid Shopify themes for the product decision, not the invoice.
Apps: reviews, search, subscriptions, loyalty. Each can be a monthly bill. Each can also slow the store. Read how to speed up a Shopify store before you stack five tools on day one.
Development: connecting the theme to your catalogue, fixing product templates, building a section you cannot buy, or migrating from WooCommerce. That is scoped work. Shopify development and migration are different quotes.
We do not publish a fake “average Indian Shopify project price” here. Scope changes the number. A 20-product store on Dawn is not a 2,000-SKU jewellery brand with custom filters.
| Cost line | What it covers | Watch-out |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify plan | Software, admin, hosted storefront | GST and annual vs monthly |
| Gateway + Shopify third-party fee | Taking payment in India | Percentage of sales, not a flat fee |
| Theme and build | How the store looks and works | Custom work is not included in the plan |
| Apps | Reviews, search, subscriptions | Monthly fees and extra scripts |
| Content | Photos, size charts, policy pages | Empty products do not sell |
A simple way to budget
Write three numbers: software for 12 months (plan plus estimated GST), a guess at gateway plus Shopify fees on your target sales, and a build budget with a written list of pages. If a quote has no list, you cannot compare it to another quote.
Hostinger does not replace Shopify for a shop. If you need a company website plus a shop, those are two products. Hosting for a business site is covered in how to choose hosting and on our Hostinger partner page.
NP SoftTech scopes store design, theme development and custom features from the store you have (or the catalogue you will upload). Send the URL and what you sell.
