SellShop, Sell The Trend’s hosted dropshipping storefront, costs 49.97 USD a month after a 14-day free trial plus a 2 percent fee on each sale, on top of your payment processor’s own fees. That is 69.97 USD at 1,000 USD of monthly sales, 149.97 USD at 5,000 and 449.97 USD at 20,000. Against a Shopify Basic plan paying the same 2 percent third-party fee, SellShop costs about the same per sale and more per month unless it replaces your apps. It suits a beginner who wants one vendor for store and product research; it is a poor fit for anyone who expects to add many apps or leave later.
Figures are from sellshop.ai, checked 29 Sept 2026: the page states the monthly price, the trial, and “2% transaction fee per sale applies”, lists Stripe and PayPal as payment partners, and says there are no hidden fees or required add-on subscriptions. There is no permanent free tier. We did not find independent user reports of SellShop, so this review makes no claims about reliability or support quality.
What the fee costs
Platform cost only, before Stripe or PayPal processing fees (which you pay either way) and before product and ad costs:
| Monthly sales | SellShop fee (2%) | SellShop total (fee + 49.97) | Shopify Basic + third-party gateway (2% + 39 USD) | Shopify Basic + Shopify Payments (39 USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 20 | 69.97 | 59.00 | 39.00 |
| 5,000 | 100 | 149.97 | 139.00 | 39.00 |
| 20,000 | 400 | 449.97 | 439.00 | 39.00 |
The Shopify columns use Basic at 39 USD on monthly billing (a third-party USD guide, Shero Commerce, checked 29 Sept 2026, because Shopify’s own pricing page showed euros to us) and the 2 percent third-party gateway fee on Basic, which Shopify’s page lists (source; see fees explained). Billing yearly, Basic is about 29 USD. Shopify Payments replaces your card processor’s fee rather than adding to it, so the last column excludes processing for both platforms.
Two readings follow from the table:
- Against Shopify with a separate gateway, SellShop’s 2 percent is identical and the monthly platform fee is about 11 higher (49.97 against 39 USD).
- Against Shopify with Shopify Payments, SellShop gets more expensive as sales grow, because Shopify would charge no per-sale platform fee. That option depends on Shopify Payments being available in your country and on your account not being held: see payout holds and reserves.
Does SellShop replace the apps?
SellShop’s pitch is that the store, templates, product import and marketing tools come in the price. On Shopify, our sourced dropshipping starter stack (DSers Advanced, ReConvert Growth, Judge.me Free, GemPages Free) costs 29.89 USD a month (app cost calculator, from App Store listings, 28 Sept 2026). If SellShop truly replaces that whole stack, then:
- Against Shopify Basic with a third-party gateway plus that stack, SellShop is about 19 cheaper per month at every volume in the table (49.97 against 39 plus 29.89).
- Against Shopify Basic with Shopify Payments plus the stack (about 69 USD a month), SellShop is cheaper only below roughly 950 USD of monthly sales, where 49.97 plus 2 percent equals about 69.
Whether the bundled features replace those apps for your store is for you to check in the trial.
Note: Sell The Trend’s own pricing page lists SellShop as included in its Essential research plan (49.97 USD a month) and two SellShop stores in Pro (pricing, checked 29 Sept 2026). If you want the research tool anyway, compare that bundle before buying SellShop separately.
What SellShop is, and is not
SellShop is the storefront layer of Sell The Trend’s dropshipping products: you choose a niche, load products, connect Stripe or PayPal, and publish. The site describes pre-loaded products, automated fulfilment through a supplier network, no-code templates, product analytics and an included dropshipping course. Treat “winning products” as starting suggestions: demand depends on your ads and offer. We could not verify integrations, support hours or the course content; confirm them inside the trial.
Trade-offs that follow from being a closed platform: a smaller app ecosystem than Shopify’s, and moving later means rebuilding the store. If you want the most tools and the platform many dropshipping apps are built for, Shopify is the default; the wider comparison is in best platforms for dropshipping.
SellShop alternatives
The same 5,000 USD of monthly sales, platform cost only, before card processing (prices read on each vendor’s page on 29 Sept 2026; our arithmetic):
| Option | Monthly platform cost at 5,000 USD of sales | Why pick it |
|---|---|---|
| SellShop | 149.97 (49.97 + 2%) | One vendor for store, products and research |
| Shopify Basic with Shopify Payments | 39 (USD guide) | No per-sale platform fee; the dropshipping apps we price all list on its App Store |
| Shopify Basic with another gateway | 139 (39 + 2%) | Where Shopify Payments is not available |
| BigCommerce Growth | 105 (pricing) | 60,000 a year is past Core’s 30,000 sales cap; no extra fee with embedded payment providers |
| Sell The Trend Essential | 49.97, SellShop store included | Same price as SellShop alone, with the research tool; ask whether the 2% applies |
The 1,000 and 20,000 USD levels, Wix, and the case for staying are in SellShop alternatives.
Who it fits
- First-time dropshippers who want a launch-ready store and product research from one company, and who accept a per-sale fee.
- Sellers testing products for 30 to 60 days who will decide about platform later.
Poor fit: brands that need print on demand (Printful, Printify), heavy email flows, or many apps; anyone expecting volume above a few thousand a month with thin margins, where 2 percent matters (see break-even ROAS).
If it fits, start a SellShop trial and check the live terms at signup; the Sell The Trend review covers the research side.
Common questions
Is there a free plan?
No. sellshop.ai offers a 14-day free trial and no permanent free tier.
Is the 2% fee on top of Stripe and PayPal fees?
Yes: it is a SellShop fee per sale, and the payment processor charges its own.
Who owns SellShop?
It is sold by Sell The Trend: its pricing page lists SellShop as included in the Essential plan and two SellShop stores in Pro (checked 29 Sept 2026).
Is SellShop legit?
It is a real, paid product sold by Sell The Trend, with its price, trial and fee published on sellshop.ai. We found no independent user reports, so we cannot speak to reliability or support; use the 14-day trial to judge those.
What is the best SellShop alternative?
On platform fees, Shopify Basic with Shopify Payments: 39 USD a month with no per-sale platform fee. The full comparison is in SellShop alternatives.
Method: researched from sellshop.ai and Shopify’s pricing page, checked 29 Sept 2026; the cost table is our arithmetic. No independent user reports of SellShop were found, so none are cited.