Original data studies and reference datasets about Shopify — each one built from a generated dataset, with its method, its official sources and the date every figure was last verified.
The same fixed panel of merchant questions sent again and again to two AI answer engines, recording every domain each one cites. Raw data, method and limits, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0.
Original study. Inside: 13 weekly waves · 1101 recorded answers · 2 AI engines · 932 domains cited. Window: Jul 22, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026. Source: Our own measurement — a fixed panel of merchant questions, method and limits on the page. Reuse: 4 CSV files to download · CC BY 4.0. Published Aug 29, 2026, last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Every Shopify plan price, payment rate, fee, limit and deprecation date, each with the official Shopify source it came from and the date we last checked it.
Reference dataset. Inside: 9 plan rows · 68 fee and rate rows · 84 deprecation and migration dates · 4 dates on the watchlist. Source: Shopify's own pages, one linked source per row. Reuse: Reference tables on the page, each figure with its source and check date. Published Aug 29, 2026, last verified Oct 17, 2026.
Shopify Payments card rates from every country page that publishes them — standard, Amex, international and in-person, on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus, each with its source page and the date it was read.
Reference dataset. Inside: 25 countries with printed rates · 4 plans · 4 rate types · 119 local payment-method rows. Source: Each country's own Shopify pricing page, read on the date shown. Reuse: Comparison tables on the page, each rate with its source page. Published Sep 12, 2026, last verified Oct 13, 2026.
Every offer Shopify publishes for merchants, from trials to invite-only credits: who qualifies, when you can get it, what ends it, and the official source.
Reference dataset. Inside: 29 offers · 6 groups · 139 official sources. Source: Official Shopify pages, one or more per offer, fact-checked by hand. Reuse: Catalog on the page: who qualifies, when it applies, what ends it. Published Sep 16, 2026, last verified Sep 16, 2026.
