Short answer: at a $40 item with $8 shipping ($48 order total), the per-sale fee is lowest on a Shopify store in both Canada and the US — but only once the monthly subscription is spread over enough orders. Below is the whole picture in one table.
| Platform | Canada, per order | US, per order |
|---|---|---|
| Etsy | C$5.25 | $5.01 |
| eBay | C$6.93 | $6.93 |
| Shopify (Basic, monthly) | C$1.64 + C$49/mo | $1.69 + $39/mo |
| Platform | Canada / month | US / month |
|---|---|---|
| Etsy | C$262.50 | $250.50 |
| eBay | C$346.40 | $346.40 |
| Shopify (Basic, monthly) | C$131.20 | $123.60 |
Detail for each pair: Etsy vs Shopify (Canada), Etsy vs Shopify (US), eBay vs Shopify (Canada), eBay vs Shopify (US), Etsy vs eBay (US).
Fee-only comparison: it does not include discovery, traffic, refunds, apps, fulfilment, packaging, or taxes. Subscription is spread over the month's orders in the monthly figure. Confirm with your seller dashboard before pricing decisions.
Sources (official pages, checked 4 Nov 2026): Etsy fees and Etsy Payments pages, eBay US and eBay Canada fee pages, Shopify US and Shopify Canada pricing pages. Full source list on the Fee Index.
On fees alone at a $48 order total, a Shopify store has the lowest per-order card fee in both countries — but it also charges a monthly subscription, so it only wins above 8–14 orders a month depending on the country and the marketplace it is compared with.
Payment processing rates, regulatory fees, and subscription prices are set per country by each platform. Always compare using your own seller country.
Discovery and traffic, refunds, apps, fulfilment, packaging, and taxes. This is a fee-only comparison, not a profit forecast.
Amazon referral fees vary by category and its Seller Central schedule is login-gated, so no Amazon figure could be verified from an official page. No Amazon numbers are shown rather than guessed ones.
These pages use one fixed scenario so the comparison is fair. Your prices and order volume change the answer — run them through the free tools: Breakeven Planner, Platform Crossover, Product Pricing & Profit. Every figure and its official source is on the Fee Index, and the method is on the Methodology page.