Same $100 · locked hub formulas
Shopify keeps $6.75 more on this $100 handmade sale (before COGS / monthly plan). Handmade · Official first-paint from /etsy-keep/ and /shopify-keep/.
Winner path: Start Shopify — keep $96.80 on $100 (Basic Payments · Impact · FTC) · planning only · compare ranker · fee changes
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Official first-paint ONLY — rates locked to /shopify-keep/ (#out $96.80) and /etsy-keep/ (#out $90.05). No Offsite Ads, no Grow/Advanced invent, no monthly bake-in. Last verified 2026-09-18.
Last verified: 2026-09-16 · Locked hubs /shopify-keep/ (#out $96.80) · /etsy-keep/ (#out $90.05) · planning only · Fee changes · live ranker
Etsy lock: listing $0.20 + 6.5% transaction + Payments 3%+$0.25 → KEEP = sale − 0.065×sale − 0.03×sale − 0.25 − 0.20 (ads OFF). Shopify lock: Basic Payments 2.9% + $0.30 → KEEP = sale − 0.029×sale − 0.30.
Reverse / target KEEP · locked hub formulas
Enter the net you want after fees. We solve the list/sale price each locked formula needs. Same algebra as /seller-fees/break-even/ (multi-platform there) and /seller-fees/compare/. No invented fees.
Reverse: Shopify Basic sale = (KEEP + 0.30) / 0.971 · Etsy sale = (KEEP + 0.45) / 0.905. Forward check on $100: Shopify $96.80 · Etsy $90.05.
Need eBay / Mercari / Depop / Poshmark too? Open the multi-platform solver → /seller-fees/break-even/ · or live ranker → /seller-fees/compare/.
Handmade / maker SERP pack: same sticker on Etsy and Shopify Basic using only locked KEEP hubs — not a slogan, and not an invented Offsite Ads or plan row. On $100, Etsy organic first-paint KEEP is $90.05 (ads OFF); Shopify Basic is $96.80 ($6.75 gap to Shopify). Ranked board: handmade where to sell.
| Platform | Official starting fee (hub lock) | KEEP on $100 | Hub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify Payments Basic | 2.9% + $0.30 | $96.80 | /shopify-keep/ |
| Etsy (US Payments) | Listing $0.20 + 6.5% transaction + Payments 3%+$0.25 | $90.05 | /etsy-keep/ |
Winner on this $100 sketch: Shopify by $6.75 vs Etsy (processing keep — not traffic). Disclosed Impact affiliate under the winner card.
Formula on hub: KEEP = sale − 0.029×sale − 0.30. Sources linked from Shopify KEEP. Monthly plan typed $0 — not inside KEEP.
Formula on hub: KEEP = sale − 0.065×sale − 0.03×sale − 0.25 − 0.20. Sources linked from Etsy KEEP / Etsy fees explained. Offsite Ads not in organic first-paint.
Handmade SERP often wants “Etsy vs Shopify handmade fees.” We ship that title with same-input KEEP from locked hubs. Makers who already have demand off-platform often care about the $6.75 processing gap on $100 — disclosed Impact under the card. Sibling head pairwise: /seller-fees/shopify-vs-etsy. Full board: handmade where to sell.
Shopify $96.80 vs Etsy $90.05 from locked hub first-paint. Shopify keeps $6.75 more on this sketch. Planning only.
Yes — /shopify-keep/ #out $96.80 and /etsy-keep/ #out $90.05. No invented FBA.
No. Monthly is typed $0 on the hub — not inside per-sale KEEP.
Not in the $90.05 organic first-paint. Attributed 12–15% (cap $100) is modeled on Offsite Ads KEEP.
Keep $96.80 on Shopify — Start Shopify (Impact · FTC) Shopify KEEP hub Etsy KEEP hub Full marketplace ranker
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