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  1. Shopify Advanced Plan:<\/strong>\n
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    • Subscription Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0Updated to \u00a3259 per month, totaling \u00a33,108 annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Payment Processing Fees:<\/strong>\u00a0For online transactions using Shopify Payments, the fee is 1.5% + \u00a30.25 per transaction. For 50 transactions at \u00a319.99 each, this equates to \u00a314.99 (1.5% of \u00a3999.50) plus \u00a312.50 (\u00a30.25 \u00d7 50), totaling \u00a327.49.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Total Annual Cost for Shopify Advanced:<\/strong>\u00a0Now calculated as \u00a33,108 (subscription) + \u00a327.49 (payment processing) + \u00a3600 (Google Merchant Ads) =\u00a0\u00a33,735.49<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Savings Using Self-Hosted (WebsiteLynx):<\/strong>\u00a0Compared to Shopify Advanced, the savings are \u00a33,735.49 – \u00a3155.83 =\u00a0\u00a33,579.66<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      These updates reflect the most recent pricing for the Shopify Advanced plan. If you have further questions or need additional adjustments, feel free to ask.

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      Platform<\/strong><\/th>Listing Fees (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>Transaction Fees (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>Payment Processing Fees (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>SSL\/Setup Costs (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>Subscription Costs (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>Google Merchant Ads (Annual)<\/strong><\/th>Total Annual Cost<\/strong><\/th>Savings Using Self-Hosted (WebsiteLynx)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Self-Hosted (WebsiteLynx)<\/strong><\/td>None<\/td>None<\/td>Stripe:<\/strong>\u00a331.87
      PayPal:<\/strong>\u00a339.78 (average: ~\u00a335.83)<\/td>      		\u00a3120 (domain + hosting + SSL)<\/td>\u00a30<\/td>\u00a30<\/td>\u00a3255.83<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>\u00a30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Amazon Pro Plan<\/strong><\/td>None<\/td>Referral fees: 15% (\u00a3149.93)<\/td>~\u00a331.87 (Amazon Pay: ~2.9% + \u00a30.20 per transaction)<\/td>\u00a325 (SSL included in hosting)<\/td>\u00a329.99\/month (\u00a3360\/year)<\/td>\u00a3600<\/td>\u00a31,316.80<\/strong><\/td>\u00a31,160.97<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Etsy (Etsy Plus)<\/strong><\/td>\u00a30.16\/listing \u00d7 50 = \u00a38<\/td>Transaction fees: 6.5% (\u00a364.97)<\/td>~\u00a331.87 (Payment: ~3% + \u00a30.20 per transaction)<\/td>\u00a30 (SSL included by Etsy)<\/td>\u00a38.53\/month (\u00a3102.40\/year)<\/td>\u00a3600<\/td>\u00a3807.24<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3651.41<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Shopify Advanced<\/strong><\/td>None<\/td>None<\/td>\u00a31.5% + \u00a30.25 per transaction: \u00a314.99 + \u00a312.50 = \u00a327.49<\/td>\u00a30 (SSL included)<\/td>\u00a3259\/month (\u00a33,108\/year)<\/td>\u00a3600<\/td>\u00a33,735.49<\/strong><\/td>\u00a33,579.66<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
      Wix Business (VIP)<\/strong><\/td>None<\/td>None<\/td>~\u00a331.87 (Wix Payments: ~2.9% + \u00a30.20 per transaction)<\/td>\u00a325 (SSL included in hosting)<\/td>\u00a337\/month (\u00a3444\/year)<\/td>\u00a3600<\/td>\u00a31,100.87<\/strong><\/td>\u00a3945.04<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Platform Listing Fees (Annual) Transaction Fees (Annual) Payment Processing Fees (Annual) SSL\/Setup Costs (Annual) Subscription Costs (Annual) Google Merchant Ads (Annual) Total Annual Cost Savings Using Self-Hosted (WebsiteLynx) Self-Hosted (WebsiteLynx) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,56,1,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-news-updates","category-technical-support","category-uncategorised","category-website-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWHY we are the cheaper and best option 2025 UPDATE - websitelynx<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/websitelynx.co.uk\/websites\/why-we-are-the-cheaper-and-best-option\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WHY we are the cheaper and best option 2025 UPDATE - websitelynx\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These updates reflect the most recent pricing for the Shopify Advanced plan. 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