No monthly fee — just 20¢ to list, 6.5% off the top, 3% + 25¢ to process, and a 15% cut when Etsy's own ads bring the buyer. Enter a real order and see what you keep.
| Listing fee | −$0.20 |
| Transaction fee (6.5%) | −$2.02 |
| Payment processing (3% + 25¢) | −$1.18 |
| Etsy fees per order | −$3.40 |
| Monthly Etsy fees | −$101.85 |
Etsy's pitch is "no monthly fee", and it's true — but the per-sale stack adds up fast, and one part of it is charged on money that isn't even revenue.
| Fee (US sellers) | Rate | When it's charged |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 | Per listing, renewed every 4 months or after each sale |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | On item price + shipping charged + gift wrap, every sale |
| Payment processing | 3% + $0.25 | On the order total (including tax), every sale |
| Offsite Ads | 15% / 12% | Only on ad-attributed sales; 12% rate applies after $10k/yr, at which point it's mandatory. Capped at $100/order |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% | If listing currency ≠ payout currency |
| Regulatory operating fee | 0.25–1.15% | Only in some countries (UK, Canada, India…) — not the US |
The trap most sellers miss: the 6.5% transaction fee applies to the shipping you charge the buyer too. Charge $10 shipping on a heavy item and Etsy takes 65¢ of it — even though shipping is a pass-through cost, not profit. Sellers who offer "free shipping" and fold it into the item price actually pay the same fee either way; there's no escape, only awareness.
The Offsite Ads cliff: below $10,000/year you can opt out of Offsite Ads entirely (Shop Manager → Settings → Offsite Ads). Above $10,000, enrollment is mandatory forever — Etsy runs Google ads for your listings whether you like it or not, and takes 12% of any sale those ads touch. At 12%, an ad-attributed order's total Etsy take approaches 25%.
When to leave: Etsy's stack beats Shopify Basic only at low volume. Cross roughly 15–20 orders a month and Shopify's $39 subscription plus lower per-order rate wins — before counting the value of owning your customer list. The calculator above shows the exact crossover for your numbers.
With $6 shipping ($31 order): $0.20 listing + $2.02 transaction + $1.18 processing = $3.40 in fees, you keep $27.60 (effective rate ~11%). If the sale came from an Offsite Ad, add $4.65 — total take jumps to 26%.
No monthly subscription, but not free: $0.20 per listing (renewed after every sale), 6.5% + ~3% + $0.25 per order. Budget 10–12% of revenue for Etsy on ordinary sales.
Partially. The 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% processing percentage come back proportionally, but the $0.20 listing fee and the fixed $0.25 processing fee are gone forever. Full refunds still cost you $0.45.
Around 15–20 orders a month (~$500–600 revenue) at typical prices — Shopify Basic's $39/mo + 2.9% + 30¢ undercuts Etsy's percentage stack past that point. The comparison above computes your exact crossover.
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