---
title: "Fee calculator: Mercader vs Etsy vs Shopify (2026)"
description: "Work out what you keep per sale after Etsy's commission, Shopify's rates and Mercader's monthly fee. Official fees, linked and dated."
url: https://www.mercader.app/en/fee-calculator
language: en
currency: USD
last_checked: 2026-10-30
---

# Fee calculator: Mercader, Etsy and Shopify

> Enter your price and material cost. The calculator deducts what each platform takes from one sale and spreads the monthly fee across the sales you make. No email, no sign-up, and every rate links to its source.

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## Your sale, on all three platforms

Change the numbers and the result updates instantly. The amounts you type never leave your browser.

Calculated with a $35.00 price, $12.00 of material, 10 sales per month, Etsy with no Offsite Ads, Shopify Basic annual and Mercader Basic.

| Concept | Etsy | Shopify | Mercader |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sale price | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Material cost | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Platform commission | $2.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Payment processing | $1.73 | $1.07 | $0.00 |
| Advertising | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Monthly fee (per sale) | $0.00 | $2.67 | $0.60 |
| Total costs | $16.01 | $15.74 | $12.60 |
| Net profit | $18.99 | $19.26 | $22.40 |
| Margin | 54.3% | 55.0% | 64.0% |

Net profit is what is left before taxes, shipping and other fees.

All amounts are in US dollars. Fees published in the other currency are converted at €1 = 1.113 USD (ECB, October 29, 2026).

## Fees used and where they come from

Every number in the calculator is listed here with its link and the date we checked it.

| Concept | Figure | Source | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Etsy · transaction fee | 6.5% | [Etsy · official fees policy](https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) · [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261024151150/https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) | 2026-10-24 |
| Etsy · listing fee | $0.20 | [Etsy · official fees policy](https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) · [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261024151150/https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) | 2026-10-24 |
| Etsy · Offsite Ads (shop under $10,000/year) | 15% | [Etsy · official fees policy](https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) · [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261024151150/https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) | 2026-10-24 |
| Etsy · Offsite Ads (shop from $10,000/year) | 12% | [Etsy · official fees policy](https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) · [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261024151150/https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) | 2026-10-24 |
| Etsy Payments · Spain, percentage | 4% | [Etsy Help · Etsy Payments fees by country](https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015628847) | 2026-10-30 |
| Etsy Payments · Spain, fixed per order | $0.33 | [Etsy Help · Etsy Payments fees by country](https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015628847) | 2026-10-30 |
| Shopify · Basic, billed annually | $26.71 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · Basic, billed monthly | $35.62 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · Grow, billed annually | $76.80 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · Grow, billed monthly | $102.40 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · Advanced, billed annually | $321.66 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · Advanced, billed monthly | $427.39 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · online card rate, Basic plan | 2.1% | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · online card rate, Grow plan | 1.8% | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · online card rate, Advanced plan | 1.6% | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Shopify · fixed fee per card transaction | $0.33 | [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Mercader · commission on direct sales | 0% | [Mercader · published pricing](https://www.mercader.app/en#pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| EUR/USD reference exchange rate | €1 = 1.113 USD | [European Central Bank · reference rate](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html) | 2026-10-29 |
| Mercader · Basic plan | $6 | [Mercader · published pricing](https://www.mercader.app/en#pricing) | 2026-10-28 |
| Mercader · Pro plan | $24 | [Mercader · published pricing](https://www.mercader.app/en#pricing) | 2026-10-28 |

### Verification notes

- [Etsy · official fees policy](https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/) · 2026-10-24. Etsy blocks automated access, so we also link the archived copy of its policy from 24 October 2026: it shows the 6.5% fee, the $0.20 listing and the Offsite Ads percentages. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261024151150/https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/)
- [Etsy Help · Etsy Payments fees by country](https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015628847) · 2026-10-30. The payment fee depends on the country of the bank account. We use Spain (4% + €0.30) on both pages so the scenario is the same, and convert the fixed amount to the page currency.
- [Shopify · official pricing (EU)](https://www.shopify.com/pricing) · 2026-10-28. Prices in euros for the European Union; Shopify lists annual and monthly billing in the same table.
- [Mercader · published pricing](https://www.mercader.app/en#pricing) · 2026-10-28. The link opens the English pricing page, which publishes the fees in dollars; that is the source of this page's figures. Mercader does not process payments or charge commission on direct sales: the monthly fee is the only platform cost.
- [European Central Bank · reference rate](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html) · 2026-10-29. Fixed working rate used to move fees published in another currency into the page currency. It is the reference rate the ECB published on 29 October 2026; it is not a live exchange rate.

## How it is calculated

1. The calculation is per sale: sale price minus material, commission, payment processing, advertising and the share of the monthly fee that belongs to that sale.
2. Shopify's and Mercader's monthly fee is divided by the sales per month you enter. With few sales a fixed fee weighs more than a commission; with many, it fades.
3. Etsy charges the transaction fee on the item price. We do not add shipping or taxes: if you include them in the price, the real commission is higher.
4. Etsy Payments rates depend on the shop's country. We use Spain (4% + €0.30) on both pages so the scenario is the same; on the dollar page that fee is converted at the rate shown. Other countries differ.
5. Offsite Ads only applies to orders that come from an external Etsy ad: 15%, or 12% once a shop passes $10,000 in 365 days. Not every order pays it.
6. Etsy's listing fee ($0.20 per item) is charged every four months or when an item sells, not on every sale. It appears in the rate table but is not added to the per-sale calculation.
7. Shopify charges the plan fee plus the payment gateway rate. We use its online card rate for the EU; with another gateway the percentage changes.
8. Mercader does not process payments or charge commission: payment is agreed outside the storefront. Its only cost is the monthly fee.
9. Each page uses a single currency: euros in Spanish and dollars in English. Fees published in the other currency are converted at the fixed rate shown; amounts in different currencies are never added together. Mercader's fee comes from the pricing page in this page's currency, linked in the table.
10. We do not include taxes, shipping, returns or the cost of your time.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does Shopify come out worse than Etsy in some cases?

Because its monthly fee does not depend on sales. With few sales a month that fee weighs more than Etsy's commission; with many, Etsy's commission grows and the fixed fee fades.

### What does a negative profit mean?

That, with those numbers, every sale loses money after materials and fees. Raise the price, cut the cost or change plan: the calculator shows the result, it does not decide for you.

### Does Mercader charge commission or process payments?

No. Mercader does not process the payment or keep a percentage of the sale: it only charges the monthly plan fee (Basic or Pro). Payment is agreed with the customer outside the storefront.

### Where do the fees come from and when are they updated?

From the official pages linked in the table, with the date they were checked in plain sight. If a platform changes its prices, we update the figure and the date.

### Can I use Etsy and Mercader at the same time?

Yes. Etsy brings discovery and Mercader is the link for people who already follow you. In that case compare Etsy's cost with Mercader's fee, not the two commissions with each other.

### Is my data stored?

No. The calculator runs in your browser and does not send the price or the cost anywhere. We only measure that the tool is used, without those amounts.

## Keep comparing

- [Mercader vs Etsy](https://www.mercader.app/en/comparativas/etsy.md)
- [Mercader vs Shopify](https://www.mercader.app/en/comparativas/shopify.md)
- [The real cost of selling online as an artisan](https://www.mercader.app/en/blog/cost-of-selling-online-as-an-artisan.md)

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> This calculator is an estimate based on public fees: it is not tax advice or a price offer. Platforms can change them.

Translations: [Español](https://www.mercader.app/es/calculadora-comisiones.md)