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The E-commerce Cost Calculator
Platform, catalog, shipping, payments, features - an honest, itemized range for your online store, on the same rates real store projects are quoted at.
What an online store really costs
At Simov Studio a custom-designed store starts around $9,000 on an open-source CMS, from $8,000 on a hosted platform like Shopify, and from $15,000 for a custom or headless build. Those bases cover the storefront, checkout, and a starter catalog; what moves the number is everything around them.
Catalog size adds real work ($800-1,600 for up to 100 products, $3,000-6,000 for 500+), shipping goes from free-shipping simplicity to carrier integrations ($1,200-2,500), and features like subscriptions ($1,200-2,500), ERP sync ($2,000-4,000), or abandoned-cart email flows ($800-2,000) each earn their line. Budget running costs too: roughly $30-120/month on hosted platforms, $20-80/month self-hosted.
The calculator itemizes all of it, and the real quote is one fixed number in writing after a scoping call - it does not move once agreed.
Store questions
How much does an e-commerce website cost?
At Simov Studio, a custom-designed online store starts around $9,000 on an open-source CMS, from $8,000 on a hosted platform like Shopify, and from $15,000 for a custom or headless build. Catalog size, shipping complexity, payment methods, and features like subscriptions move the number from there.
Hosted platform or open-source - which is cheaper?
Build costs are similar; the difference is running costs and control. Hosted platforms charge roughly $30-120/month in fees and apps but handle infrastructure for you. Open-source stores run roughly $20-80/month in hosting and licenses and give you full ownership. The right answer depends on your catalog, team, and plans.
What do most store projects underestimate?
Shipping and data. Zone- and weight-based shipping rates, carrier integrations, and migrating products, customers, and orders from an existing store each carry real setup work. The calculator prices them as separate lines so they cannot surprise you later.
Are abandoned-cart emails worth the setup cost?
Usually, yes. Recovering even a fraction of abandoned checkouts pays for the automation quickly on most stores - which is why email flows are priced as a first-class feature ($800-2,000) rather than an afterthought.
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