Gideon vs Shopify
A flat 1% platform fee with every other cost shown separately — compared honestly to Shopify, caveats and all.
Per-sale payout: Gideon vs Shopify
Seller net after each platform's typical all-in per-sale fees. Subscriptions (if any) are shown separately below, not added in.
On a $50 sale
On a $100 sale
On a $500 sale
Per-sale only. Competitor figures are approximate (US, general merchandise), category-dependent, and change over time — last reviewed 2026-06-21. Verify Shopify's current published rates (Shopify pricing). Gideon's 1% + pass-through processing are exact.
Shopify fees, fairly stated
How Shopify charges
Your own store: no marketplace fee, but ~$39+/mo + 2.9% + 30¢ processing — and no built-in buyers.
Not a marketplace — there's no selling commission, but also no built-in audience. You pay monthly + processing and drive all your own traffic. Using a non-Shopify-Payments gateway adds a transaction fee.
How Gideon charges
Flat 1% platform fee + pass-through processing, fully itemized. No buyer junk fees.
Flat 1% across every category (lead-only categories have no completed-sale fee).
Gideon vs Shopify: capabilities
Gideon vs Shopify, answered
Is Gideon cheaper than Shopify?
On the marketplace platform fee, Gideon charges a flat 1% on completed sales, shown separately from payment processing. Shopify's fees are approximate and not a marketplace — there's no selling commission, but also no built-in audience. you pay monthly + processing and drive all your own traffic. using a non-shopify-payments gateway adds a transaction fee. Always check current published rates — fees change.
Does Gideon add buyer-side junk fees?
No. Gideon does not add hidden buyer service fees.
Can I move my Shopify listings to Gideon?
Yes — Gideon includes a CSV cross-listing export/import for your own listing data. We don't scrape other marketplaces or sync via unofficial APIs; you export your data and bring it over.
What does Gideon make money on, if the fee is only 1%?
Optional paid plans and tools (AI listing builder, manifest grading, CRM, cross-listing) and optional boosts — never a bigger cut of your sale or hidden buyer fees.