Digital product stores
Cheapest Shopify alternatives 3 tools cheaper than Shopify, like for like
- Shopify from, billed monthly
- $25/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 3
- Lowest price
- Free plan
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 56%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Shopify's cheapest paid plan costs $25 billed monthly (Basic) or $19 per month billed annually (Basic). We found 3 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
1 is cheaper billed annually, 2 have a free plan (Shopify has none).
The largest saving on a paid plan is Easy Digital Downloads: $8.29 a month billed annually on Personal, $10.71 (56%) less than Shopify's $19.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature Shopify has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
Shopify alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | Shopify, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Followrs | Free plan | free plan | $25/mo | $25 (100%) | Yes, unlimited products | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 | Lemon Squeezy | Free (Email marketing) | free plan | $25/mo | $25 (100%) | Yes, 500 subscribers | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Easy Digital Downloads | $8.29/mo | billed annually | $19/mo | $10.71 (56%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Followrs · Free plan
Storefront and link-in-bio page builder for creators to sell digital products, collect email addresses and accept payments through Stripe.
- Price: free plan (Free); Shopify has no free plan source
- Shopify on the same basis: $25 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $25 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Free limits: unlimited products, unlimited links, unlimited pages source
- Verified features: Analytics
2 of 8 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 Lemon Squeezy · Free plan
Merchant-of-record platform for selling software, subscriptions and digital downloads, handling payments and sales tax, with email marketing tools.
- Price: free plan (Email marketing); Shopify has no free plan source
- Shopify on the same basis: $25 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $25 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Lemon Squeezy: usage-based; Shopify: per workspace
- Email marketing limits: 500 subscribers source
- Verified features: Analytics, Public API
3 of 8 tracked details verified
- Easy Digital Downloads · $8.29/mo, saves 56%
WordPress plugin for selling digital products with checkout, subscriptions, discount codes, software licensing and reporting.
- Price: $8.29 a month, billed annually, on Personal source
- Shopify on the same basis: $19 a month, billed annually, on Basic source
- Saving: $10.71 a month (56%)
- Personal limits: unlimited products source
- Verified features: Analytics, Public API
4 of 8 tracked details verified
Shopify vs Easy Digital DownloadsEasy Digital Downloads reviewPricing
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Shopify?
Easy Digital Downloads: $8.29 a month billed annually on Personal, against $19 for Shopify's Basic on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Shopify?
Up to $25 a month (100%) with Followrs's free plan, before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Shopify?
Followrs, Lemon Squeezy and Easy Digital Downloads have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for digital product store tools. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.