WooCommerce vs Shopify: What Does Your Store Really Cost?
Free to start isn't free to run.
- HostingRp 45 jt
- Maintenance packageRp 36 jt
- DeveloperRp 110 jt
- Plugins and themeRp 18 jt
- SubscriptionRp 17 jt
- Commission fee 1%Rp 96 jt
- Hosting and securityIncluded
- Updates and maintenanceIncluded
Shopify costs Rp 96 jt less per year (≈ Rp 8 jt per month).
Estimates, Oct 2026. Excludes payment gateway fees, apps, and one-off custom projects.
Free to start. Then the bills arrive.
For a medium store with Rp 800 jt sales per month.
Hosting costs grow
More traffic, bigger server.
Endless updates
Maintenance and security patches.
Slow at peak
Sales lost in a flash-sale hour if your store is down.*
Developer needed
A developer for every fix, change, and flash-sale prep.
*Flash-sale hour = 5x an average hour of sales. Estimates, Oct 2026.
WooCommerce vs Shopify
Example: medium store, Rp 800 jt sales per month. See the assumptions below.
What Shopify's own studies report
Averages versus WooCommerce, from Shopify's TCO and checkout studies. These are Shopify's figures, not Lime's. Source: shopify.com/id-id/compare/shopify-vs-woocommerce
Why brands move to Shopify
Nothing to maintain
Hosting, security, and updates are handled for you.
Ready for traffic spikes
Run flash sales without resizing servers. In Black Friday-Cyber Monday 2025, Shopify merchants sold about $14.6B, peaking at about $5.1M per minute. Source: Shopify, Dec 2025.
Predictable cost
Hosting and security sit inside one plan. You pay a subscription and a small commission.
How we estimated+
- Medium store: Rp 800 jt in online sales per month, the typical Lime client size.
- WooCommerce hosting: Indonesian VPS list price, 8 core 32 GB, Rp 45,1 jt per year.
- Maintenance package: Rp 3 jt per month for updates, security patches, backups. Typical packages run Rp 1-4 jt.
- Developer Rp 110 jt per year: still needed on top of the package for changes, fixes, and flash-sale prep. Equals one in-house developer (Jakarta average Rp 8,4 jt per month x 13 months incl. THR, Indeed Indonesia, Aug 2026), or about 23 hours a month of a mid-level freelancer. Excludes BPJS and other benefits.
- Plugins and theme: US$1.000 per year, at Rp 17.700 per USD.
- Shopify subscription: Grow plan, US$79 per month billed yearly = Rp 16,8 jt per year (shopify.com/pricing).
- Commission fee 1%: third-party transaction fee on the Grow plan. Shopify Payments is not available in Indonesia (Shopify Help Center).
- Flash-sale hour: monthly sales ÷ 720 hours × 5. The 5x is our assumption.
- Freelance rate: mid-level web developer in Indonesia, US$15-30 per hour (Second Talent rate card, Aug 2026), at Rp 17.700 per USD. Senior and agency rates are higher.
- Not included: payment gateway fees (both platforms), apps, one-off custom projects.
We handle the move, end to end
- 1
Audit
Review your current store.
- 2
Design
Shopify store built for your brand.
- 3
Migrate
Products and customers move over.
- 4
Payment and shipping
Gateway set up until orders flow.
- 5
Test and launch
Full buying journey checked.
- 6
Support
We stay after go-live.
Live in 1 month. Guaranteed.
- 1 weekDesign feedback
- 1 dayMajor redesign check
- AllStakeholders at decision meeting
*Applies to all packages, including Shopify Plus and Custom. Full terms on request.
Is Shopify right for you?
- You run WooCommerce and maintenance eats your time
- You run Magento and want lighter upkeep
- You run big campaigns and need stability
Also sell on Shopee or Tokopedia? See why your own store pays off
Honest note
Need deep code control and have a tech team? WooCommerce may fit. We'll tell you.
“Professional, very responsive, and attentive to every detail I requested.”Michael Jurliston, IT Manager
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FAQ
Will my data move over?+
Yes. Products and customers. We confirm scope in the audit.
Will I lose SEO rankings?+
We protect them with redirects and SEO settings.
How long does it take?+
22 working days, with timely feedback.
How much does it cost?+
Depends on scope. See packages.
Can we customize it?+
Yes, including Shopify Plus and ERP integrations.
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