Payments

Shopify Payments

Native Shopify checkout with no extra integration to maintain.

Starting price

Included with Shopify

Transaction fee

2.9% + 30¢ per transaction

Price checked

August 2026

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Best for

Anyone already running a Shopify store.

What it does well

Highest-converting Shopify checkout
No third-party fee
Nothing to wire up

Where it falls short

Only useful inside Shopify
Availability varies by country

Stacks that use Shopify Payments

Ecommerce

Payments alternatives

Stripe

No monthly fee

Take deposits, invoices and payment links with no monthly fee.

Stripe Billing

No monthly fee

Subscriptions, trials and upgrades without custom billing code.

Stripe (nonprofit rate)

No monthly fee

Reduced-rate Stripe processing for eligible nonprofits.

Square

No monthly fee

Payments that work the same in person and online.

Head-to-head comparisons

Stripe vs Shopify Payments Stripe Billing vs Shopify Payments Stripe (nonprofit rate) vs Shopify Payments Square vs Shopify Payments

Business types we recommend it for

Best Payments for Ecommerce Businesses

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