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Marketplace Fee Comparison Calculator

Compare eBay, Etsy, Amazon, Shopify and TikTok Shop fees and profit for the same US sale, side by side.

One sale, five platforms

USD · US sellers

Most profit: Shopify $27.90

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Item price the buyer pays.

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What the buyer pays for shipping.

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What the item costs you.

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Postage you pay (not with FBA).

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Packaging, inserts, per order.

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Some fees include it.

Spreads plans and Stores. 0 leaves them out.

Sets each category below.

Ranked by profit

Shopify leaves the most: $27.90 profit on this sale.

PlatformFeesFee %ProfitMargin
Shopifymost profit$2.103.6%$27.9048.1%
TikTok Shop$3.486.0%$26.5245.7%
Etsy$6.0810.5%$23.9241.2%
Amazon FBM$8.7015.0%$21.3036.7%
eBay$8.8415.2%$21.1636.5%

Fee % is fees as a share of what the buyer pays for the item and shipping. Shopify is your own store: it has no marketplace traffic, so marketing costs aren’t in its numbers.

Fees on each platform, and its settings

eBay

official fees
Final value fee13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above $7,500, on $62.06$8.44
Per-order feeorders over $10$0.40
Total fees · profit$8.84 · $21.16

Etsy

official fees
Listing feeper listing, or per renewal when it sells$0.20
Transaction fee6.5% of $58 (item, shipping, gift wrap)$3.77
Payment processing3% of $62.06 incl. tax + $0.25$2.11
Total fees · profit$6.08 · $23.92

Amazon

official fees
Referral fee15% of the sale, on $58$8.70
Total fees · profit$8.70 · $21.30

Shopify

official fees
Shopify Payments card fee2.9% + $0.30 on $62.06 charged$2.10
Total fees · profit$2.10 · $27.90

TikTok Shop

official fees
Referral fee6% of the sale, on $58$3.48
Total fees · profit$3.48 · $26.52

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How it works

Enter one sale once: price, shipping charged, what the item and postage cost you, and the buyer’s sales tax. The tool runs the same order through each platform’s own fee rules, taken from their official US fee pages, and ranks them by the profit left over.

eBay charges a final value fee by category on the item, shipping and sales tax, plus $0.30 or $0.40 per order. Etsy charges $0.20 per listing, 6.5% on item and shipping, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing. Amazon takes a referral fee by category, usually 15% with a $0.30 minimum, plus $1.80 on media and $0.99 per item on the Individual plan. Shopify charges card processing by plan, from 2.9% + 30¢ on Basic. TikTok Shop takes a 6% referral fee in most categories, which covers all its fees except shipping and tax.

Categories and settings. Product type picks a matching category on eBay, Amazon and TikTok Shop; change any of them in that platform’s panel, along with the eBay Store and seller level, Etsy ads, Amazon plan and FBA, Shopify plan and payment provider, and TikTok affiliate commission.

Monthly costs. Subscriptions are per month, not per sale. Enter your orders a month to spread them; leave it at 0 to compare per-order fees on equal terms.

Reading the result. Fee % is fees as a share of the item and shipping the buyer pays. Profit is that amount minus fees, item, postage and other costs. Margin is profit as a share of the same amount. Each platform’s panel lists every fee with how it was worked out and links to that platform’s official fee page.

Example

A $50 item in a standard category with $8 shipping charged and 7% sales tax. The item cost $20, postage $7 and packaging $1. Default settings: no eBay Store, no ads, Amazon Professional and FBM, Shopify Basic with Shopify Payments, orders a month 0.

PlatformFeesFee %ProfitMargin
Shopify$2.103.6%$27.9048.1%
TikTok Shop$3.486.0%$26.5245.7%
Etsy$6.0810.5%$23.9241.2%
Amazon (FBM)$8.7015.0%$21.3036.7%
eBay$8.8415.2%$21.1636.5%

At 100 orders a month the Shopify plan adds $0.29 an order (profit $27.61) and Amazon Professional adds $0.40 (profit $20.90); eBay, Etsy and TikTok Shop don’t change, because they have no subscription in this setup.

FAQ

Which marketplace has the lowest fees?

For a $50 item with $8 shipping in a standard category, Shopify’s card fee is the lowest at $2.10, then TikTok Shop at $3.48, Etsy at $6.08, Amazon at $8.70 and eBay at $8.84. The order changes with category, price, ads and your plan, so enter your own numbers. Lowest fees doesn’t mean most sales: marketplaces bring buyers, Shopify doesn’t.

Why is Shopify so much cheaper?

Shopify is software for your own store, not a marketplace. It charges a monthly plan and card processing, but no commission on each sale. The cost you don’t see here is getting traffic: ads, email and social media. Enter your orders a month to spread the plan price across them.

What does orders a month do?

It spreads monthly subscriptions across your orders: the eBay Store if you pick one, Amazon’s $39.99 Professional plan and your Shopify plan. With 100 orders a month, Amazon Professional adds $0.40 to each order and Shopify Basic billed yearly adds $0.29. Leave it at 0 to compare per-order fees only.

How do I compare Amazon FBA?

Choose Amazon ships (FBA) and enter the fulfillment fee for your product from Amazon’s Revenue Calculator. It depends on size tier and weight, so it isn’t estimated here. With FBA, Amazon handles delivery, so your shipping charge and postage are left out of the Amazon numbers, and the referral fee is on the item price.

Are ads included?

Only if you add them: eBay Promoted Listings as an ad rate, Etsy Offsite Ads at 15% or 12% and Etsy Ads spend, and TikTok Shop affiliate commission. An Etsy order through an Offsite Ad drops the example profit from $23.92 to $15.22. Amazon sponsored ads and Shopify marketing are pay per click, outside these fees.

Does this cover the UK, Canada or Australia?

Not yet. Every rate here is for sellers registered in the US, selling in US dollars on eBay.com, Etsy, Amazon.com, Shopify and TikTok Shop US. Each country has its own fee pages, and VAT or GST on seller fees changes the picture, so those will be separate.