Platform picks, migrations and launch checklists that put your store on solid ground - from Shopify and WooCommerce fundamentals to server architecture built to scale.
The Shopify plan is the small part of the bill. Card fees, the extra fee for other payment providers, currency conversion and apps decide what a store really pays, and a bigger plan only pays for itself at a sales level most new stores never reach.
Only 12.7% of WooCommerce sites answer phones fast enough, and paying more does not fix it. What to look for, the four kinds of hosting in plain words, speed data for 29 hosts, and the setup I recommend.
Shopify runs the store for you; WooCommerce gives you the whole store and the work that comes with it. Speed data from about a million real stores, the costs line by line, languages, taxes and payments, and a straight answer on which one fits you.