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Fourthwall vs Shopify
| Fourthwall | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Launch your online shop with Fourthwall. Create and sell custom products, offer memberships, and build a fully branded website with ease. | Shopify is the commerce platform for building an online store, selling in person and on social channels, with payments, shipping, apps and built-in AI tools (Shopify Magic and Sidekick). |
| Pricing | Free $0 (catalog products at a listed base cost, 0% on your own products, 5% on digital products and memberships, US card processing 2.9% + 30¢); Pro $15/mo (no fees on digital products, $120/yr shop credit, priority support, save $48 paying yearly); Fourthwall handles sales tax as Merchant of Record (official) | Basic $39/mo ($29 billed yearly); Grow $105/mo ($89 yearly); Advanced $399/mo ($359 yearly); Plus from $2,300/mo on a 3-year term; yearly billing saves 25%; 3-day free trial, then $1/mo for 3 months on most plans; card processing fees vary by plan (official) |
| Website | https://fourthwall.com/ | https://www.shopify.com/ |
Which to use
Fourthwall wins when you want a free creator store with print-on-demand merch, memberships and tax handled for you. Shopify wins when you want the most complete store platform, with built-in payments, shipping tools and a huge app store.
- Choose Fourthwall if you are a creator who wants to sell merch, digital products and memberships from a branded shop.
- Choose Shopify if you sell physical products or merch and want a reliable store with payments, shipping and apps.
This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.
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