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New service
Move off Shopify, own your shop
Stop paying a cut of every sale. I move your store to a WooCommerce or custom store on your own hosting, keep your products, customers and old URLs, and make it ready for AI search.
Get a quoteThe cost problem
On Shopify India, if you use a third-party payment provider instead of Shopify Payments, Shopify charges a transaction fee on every sale, on top of your plan and your gateway's own fee.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Fee per sale (third-party payments) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | ₹1,994/mo | ₹1,499/mo | 2% |
| Grow | ₹7,447/mo | ₹5,599/mo | 1% |
| Advanced | ₹30,164/mo | ₹22,680/mo | 0.6% |
Source: shopify.com/in/pricing, published pricing as checked November 2026. Prices may change.
Example
₹5 lakh a month in sales on Basic
2% of ₹5,00,000 is about ₹10,000 a month in Shopify transaction fees, before the plan price and your payment gateway's fee. This is an illustration, not a real client's numbers.
Renting vs owning
Renting (Shopify)
- Monthly plan fee that rises as you grow
- A percentage of sales with third-party payment providers
- Paid apps for many extra features
- Store locked to the platform's rules and themes
Owning (your own store)
- You pay for hosting, not a platform plan
- No platform percentage on your sales
- Your data, code and domain stay yours
- Change anything as your business needs it
What you get
Your own store
WooCommerce or a custom store, built on your hosting, with Razorpay or your chosen gateway.
No platform percentage
No extra cut taken by a platform on each order.
You own your data
Products, orders and customers move with you and stay in your database.
AI-ready
An llms.txt file, structured data (schema) and clean HTML, so search engines and AI tools understand your shop.
Old URLs redirected
Every old Shopify URL points to its new page, so you keep the search traffic you've earned.
Ongoing support
Monthly support is available after launch if you want me to look after the store.
How it works
01
Audit
I review your Shopify store: products, apps, theme, URLs and what you pay each month.
02
Plan
We agree on WooCommerce or custom, the features to keep and a clear quote.
03
Migrate
I move your data, build the store, set up redirects, test checkout and launch.
Honest FAQ
Will I pay nothing after moving?
No. You still pay for hosting, your domain, and your payment gateway's fees (for example Razorpay). What goes away is the Shopify plan and Shopify's own percentage on sales.
Will I lose my Google rankings?
I redirect every old URL to its new page to protect your rankings. A short dip can happen with any move, and I can't promise rankings.
Do I keep my customers and orders?
Yes. Products, customers and order history are exported from Shopify and imported into your new store.
Is owning a store more work?
A little. Updates, backups and security become your job, or mine through a monthly support plan.
How long does it take to move off Shopify?
Most small shops move off Shopify in two to four weeks. That covers the audit, setting up your new store, importing products, customers and orders, testing checkout and payments, and redirecting old URLs. Your Shopify store stays live until the new one is ready, so you don't lose sales during the move.
Which platform will my new store use?
Usually WooCommerce, because it is free, flexible and easy to manage, with Razorpay or another Indian payment gateway at checkout. For shops with special needs I can build a custom store instead. Either way you own the code, the content and the customer data, with no platform taking a percentage of your sales.
Does moving make sense for every shop?
Not always. In the audit I'll tell you honestly if staying on Shopify is cheaper for your sales volume.