The best and most popular Shopify plans are the Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify.

There is also the Shopify Lite and the Shopify Plus plans.

Here are some of the standout features for each Shopify plan:

 Shopify Lite Plan Features

Shopify Lite is $9 per month and the cheapest Shopify plan.

One notable features for this plan is that it allows you to sell an unlimited number of products on an existing website. For example,  If you have a WordPress blog or website that you want to sell products on, the Shopify Lite plan gives you a “Buy Now” button along with a display product details.

This feature is great for people who want to add simple e-commerce functionality using Shopify’s interface without creating another website.

One of the downsides of the Shopify Lite plan is the 24/7 support is limited to only email and live chat (no phone support).

If you want to start a dropshipping business or want a fully functional online store, then you would need to upgrade or select another Shopify plan.

Basic Shopify Plan Features

The Basic Shopify plan is $29 per month and the cheapest Shopify plan.

This is the best plan if you want to create a fully functional e-commerce website (on your own domain) for cheap.

The best features are a fully functional store, unlimited number of products, free SSL certificate,  a blog, discount code creation, and 24/7 support via phone, email, and live chat.

You also have more free themes and templates to choose from with the Basic Shopify plan.

This is the most popular Shopify plan to start with if you are doing dropshipping.

Basic Shopify is a good option for those with a decent budget who want their own stores.

 Shopify Plan Features

The Shopify plan is $79 per month. It comes with all the features of the Basic Shopify plan with a few additional features.

The three key additional features for the Shopify plan are:

• lower credit card and transactional fees
• the option to use USPS Priority Mail Cubic pricing
• professional reporting.

The  USPS Priority Mail Cubic pricing are discounted rates on priority mail for packages that weigh less than 20 pounds and measure less than 0.5 cubic feet in volume. This is for U.S residents only.

Professional reporting are more detailed summaries of your sales report, customer report, and marketing report.

The Shopify plan is best for people who are expecting a high volume of online sales and want to have access to in depth reports.

The features for this plan are also great for dropshippers who are getting tons of traffic to their online stores.

 Advanced Shopify Plan Features

The Advanced Shopify plan is $299 per month. 

The Advanced Shopify plan has the same features as the Shopify plan but it comes with:

• very low credit card rates
• advanced report building
• real time carrier shipping quotations from third parties

With the advanced report building, you can filter and select different metrics to create a custom report of the data that is relevant to your business.

The real time carrier shipping is a feature that allows the store owner to calculate a carrier’s shipping rates automatically at the exact time the order is made.

The Advanced Shopify plan is best for those who have a very high volume of sales and want to dive deep into their sales metric.

 Shopify Plus Plan Features

The Shopify  Plus plan is negotiable and for large businesses. It’s usually $2,000 per month or more.

This plan is similar to the Advanced Shopify plan but you get advanced features such as security, APIs and fulfilment.

It also comes with an automated work flow and  a currency converter.

The Shopify Plus plan is great for big enterprises or those want a custom solution.

Below is a comparison table showcasing the features of the Shopify plans:

Summary of Shopify Plan Features

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