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Crochet selling fee calculator

Enter a month of sales. See what Crochetify, Etsy, Shopify, and Big Cartel would each charge, fee by fee, from the rates each company publishes.

Rates checked September 3, 2026. See every source.

Your shop

Card and Etsy Payments rates depend on where you are paid.

$

What shoppers pay for the items, before shipping.

$

Edit either side.

$

Etsy's transaction fee and every card fee apply to shipping too. Enter 0 for patterns.

Etsy renews each one every four months at $0.20.

Etsy advertising

Optional for shops under $10,000 a year.

%

An assumption, since Etsy publishes no average. Your own figure is under Stats in Shop Manager.

$

Onsite ads you choose to run. 0 if none.

Plans

Estimated monthly cost

On $825 of revenue across 15 orders

Platform fees and card processing, before tax, materials, or your time. An estimate from published rates, not a quote.

  • Crochetify

    $37.43

    Lowest estimate

    $9 to Crochetify, $28.43 card processing

    Basic, $9 a month

  • Etsy

    $86.38

    $57.88 to Etsy, $28.50 card processing

    Standard shop, no subscription

  • Shopify

    $67.43

    $39 to Shopify, $28.43 card processing

    Basic, $39 a month

  • Big Cartel

    $43.43

    $15 to Big Cartel, $28.43 card processing

    Platinum, $15 a month

Fee by fee

Estimated monthly fees on each platform, by type of fee.
FeeCrochetifyEtsyShopifyBig Cartel
Monthly plan$9None$39$15
Listing fees$0$4.25$0$0
Transaction fees$0$53.63$0$0
Platform fees$9$57.88$39$15
Card processing$28.43$28.50$28.43$28.43
Total fees$37.43$86.38$67.43$43.43
You keep$787.57$738.62$757.57$781.57
Fees as a share of revenue4.5%10.5%8.2%5.3%

“None” means the platform has no fee of that kind. Percentages are taken on the monthly totals and rounded once, so a real statement can differ by a few cents.

How each number was figured

Crochetify$37.43 a monthShowHide
Crochetify Basic
Billed monthly
$9
Listing fees
Crochetify has no listing fees
$0
Transaction fees
Crochetify takes 0% of a sale on every plan
$0
Card processing (Stripe)
2.9% of $825, plus $0.30 × 15 orders
$28.43
Etsy$86.38 a monthShowHide
Listing fees
25 listings ÷ 4 months × $0.20 to renew what has not sold, plus 15 sales × $0.20 to renew each sold listing
$4.25
Transaction fee
6.5% of $825 (items plus shipping)
$53.63
Payment processing (Etsy Payments)
3% of $825, plus $0.25 × 15 orders
$28.50
  • Offsite Ads: none. Shops under $10,000 a year may opt out, and this estimate assumes you do. Switch it on in the form to see the 15% fee.
  • Counts one item per order. A multi-quantity order renews the listing once per extra item. Leaves out Etsy's one-time shop set-up fee, the optional Etsy Plus subscription, and currency conversion fees.
Shopify$67.43 a monthShowHide
Shopify Basic
Billed monthly. Yearly billing is cheaper.
$39
Listing fees
Shopify has no listing fees
$0
Transaction fees
0% when you take cards through Shopify Payments
$0
Card processing (Shopify Payments)
2.9% of $825, plus $0.30 × 15 orders
$28.43
  • Shopify Payments' online rate on the Basic plan. Where Shopify Payments is not available, Shopify adds its transaction fee on top of your provider's rate.
Big Cartel$43.43 a monthShowHide
Big Cartel Platinum
Billed monthly
$15
Listing fees
Big Cartel has no listing fees
$0
Transaction fees
Big Cartel takes 0% of a sale
$0
Card processing (Stripe)
2.9% of $825, plus $0.30 × 15 orders. Big Cartel takes cards through Stripe or PayPal at that processor's rate.
$28.43

What the calculator counts

Each platform's estimate is the sum of the fees below, on the sales, orders, shipping, and listings you enter. Open “How each number was figured” under the results for the arithmetic line by line.

Crochetify
The plan you pick (Basic at $9 a month or Pro at $19) plus Stripe's card processing on what shoppers pay. Crochetify has no listing fee and takes 0% of a sale on either plan. The card fee goes to Stripe, not to Crochetify.
Etsy
$0.20 to renew each listing every 4 months and again each time it sells, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, a Regulatory Operating fee in the countries Etsy charges one, Offsite Ads at 12% or 15% of the orders that come through an ad (capped at $100 an order), any Etsy Ads budget you set, and Etsy Payments processing at the rate for your country.
Shopify
The plan you pick at your country's price, plus card processing. With Shopify Payments the card rate depends on the plan and Shopify takes no transaction fee; with another payment provider Shopify adds its own percentage on top of that provider's rate.
Big Cartel
The plan you pick (Gold is free and lists up to 5 products; Platinum and Diamond are paid) plus card processing through Stripe or PayPal at that processor's rate. Big Cartel has no listing or transaction fee.

Assumptions, and what is left out

A calculator has to decide things a statement would know. These are the decisions, so you can adjust for your own shop.

  • One item per order. On Etsy a multi-quantity order renews the listing once per extra item, so a shop that sells several of a thing per order pays a little more than shown.
  • Every fee that applies to shipping is charged on the shipping you enter. The cost of the label itself is left out on every platform.
  • Plans are priced month to month. Yearly billing is cheaper on Shopify, Big Cartel, and Crochetify.
  • Cards are domestic and charged at each processor's standard published rate. International cards and currency conversion cost more everywhere; Etsy's Canadian and Australian rates rise for orders from abroad.
  • Sales tax and VAT are left out. Etsy does not charge its US transaction fee on sales tax, but processors do charge on the tax amount, so a real month can run a little higher.
  • Etsy's one-time shop set-up fee, the optional Etsy Plus subscription, Pattern, shipping labels, deposit fees, and its 2.5% currency conversion fee are left out.
  • Shopify's introductory pricing, paid apps, and themes are left out. Shopify's own digital-download app is free.
  • The share of Etsy orders that come through an Offsite Ad is your assumption, not Etsy's figure: Etsy publishes none. Your own number is under Stats in Shop Manager.
  • Money you spend advertising your own website (Meta, Google, Pinterest) is not a platform fee and is not counted. Etsy Ads are counted because Etsy bills them.
  • Refunds, chargebacks, and disputes are left out.
  • Crochetify and Big Cartel bill in US dollars, as does Etsy's $0.20 listing fee. Outside the US they are converted at the European Central Bank reference rate from the day the rates were checked, which you can replace with your own.

Where the rates come from

Every figure in the calculator was read from the page below on the date beside it. Crochetify's prices come from the same file as the pricing page. Rates change; the date tells you how fresh these are.

The official page each rate was read from, and the date it was checked.
ProviderSourceChecked on
CrochetifyCrochetify pricingSeptember 3, 2026
EtsyEtsy Fees & Payments PolicySeptember 3, 2026
EtsyEtsy Help: fees and taxes for selling on EtsySeptember 3, 2026
EtsyEtsy Help: payment processing fees by countrySeptember 3, 2026
EtsyEtsy Help: Regulatory Operating feeSeptember 3, 2026
ShopifyShopify pricing (US)September 3, 2026
ShopifyShopify pricing (UK)September 3, 2026
ShopifyShopify pricing (Canada)September 3, 2026
ShopifyShopify pricing (Australia)September 3, 2026
Big CartelBig Cartel pricingSeptember 3, 2026
Big CartelBig Cartel Gold planSeptember 3, 2026
Big CartelBig Cartel on fees (Etsy comparison)September 3, 2026
StripeStripe pricing (US)September 3, 2026
StripeStripe pricing (UK)September 3, 2026
StripeStripe pricing (Canada)September 3, 2026
StripeStripe pricing (Australia)September 3, 2026
Exchange ratesEuropean Central Bank reference rates (via frankfurter.dev)September 3, 2026

Spotted a rate that has changed? Tell us and we will update it.

Questions about selling fees

How much does Etsy take from a crochet sale?

Several fees, added together. A $0.20 listing fee each time a listing is published or renews, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, and payment processing (3% plus $0.25 an order in the US, more in some countries). If the order came through one of Etsy's Offsite Ads, another 15% of the order, or 12% once your shop has sold $10,000 in a year, the point at which taking part stops being optional. The calculator adds these up for your own sales figures and shows each line.

Does Crochetify take a percentage of my sales?

No. Crochetify charges a flat plan, $9 a month on Basic or $19 on Pro, and takes 0% of every sale. The one cost on a sale is card processing, charged by Stripe (2.9% + 30 cents in the US) and taken out before the money reaches your bank. The calculator lists it separately, because it goes to Stripe rather than to Crochetify.

Is it cheaper to sell crochet on my own website than on Etsy?

It depends on how much you sell. Etsy's fees grow with every order, while a storefront plan stays flat, so the more you sell the more a flat plan tends to favor you; at a few sales a month Etsy's per-sale fees can total less than a subscription. Enter your own numbers to see where the lines cross. The calculator does not promise savings: Etsy also brings shoppers, and your own site asks you to bring them.

Why is every number an estimate?

Because a real statement depends on things a calculator cannot see: how many items each order held, which cards your shoppers used, whether tax was charged, and what share of your Etsy orders came through an ad. Percentages here are taken on monthly totals and rounded once, where the platforms round every charge. Treat the results as close, and check the sources for the exact terms.

What counts as payment processing, and why is it separate?

Payment processing is the card fee the payment processor keeps for moving the money: Stripe for Crochetify and Big Cartel, Shopify Payments for Shopify, Etsy Payments for Etsy. Every platform that takes cards pays one. It is shown on its own row so you can see what a platform itself charges apart from what any card sale costs.

Which countries does the calculator cover?

United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia: the countries where every platform in the comparison publishes a rate we could read from its own page. Card and Etsy Payments rates differ by country, so the calculator never applies one country's rate to another. If you sell from elsewhere, pick the closest region and confirm your own rates on the sources listed below.

How current are the rates?

Every rate was read from the provider's own pricing page or fee policy on the date shown beside it in the sources list, most recently September 3, 2026. Platforms change their fees, so if you spot a rate that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update it.

Keep reading

  • Etsy fees explained: what you actually keep

    A plain-English breakdown of Etsy's fees for crochet sellers, listing, transaction, payment processing, and ads, with a worked example of what you take home.

  • Crochetify vs Etsy: which is right for your crochet shop?

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  • Crochetify vs Shopify vs Big Cartel for selling crochet

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  • Best places to sell crochet online in 2026: 6 sites compared

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