A real Shopify store built to compete costs over $800 a month before you ever open your doors. See what you actually get when an expert builds it right, for a fraction of the cost.
A competitive Shopify store with the plugins it needs to function costs over $800/month, before you ship a single order.
Shopify DIY
What a serious store actually costs, every single month
Turbosites.io
After your one-time build fee, everything is included
Build pricing ranges from $700 to $1,500 depending on the size and complexity of your project. Get in touch for a free custom quote.
Shopify invoices you the same $825 every single month, forever. The Turbosites.io build is paid once, then just $100/month.
After year one, the gap only gets wider.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
saved over 3 years by choosing Turbosites.io over a full Shopify stack
Shopify 3-year total: $29,700 · Turbosites.io 3-year total: $3,900
Shopify makes setup look easy. The reality is weeks of frustration, a growing monthly bill, and a store that still doesn't look or perform the way you imagined.
Between learning the platform, wiring up apps, and configuring shipping and payments, most people spend 60 to 100+ hours before their store is even ready to launch.
Every app you add is a new risk. One update can silently break another, and without a developer, you're left debugging a broken store during your busiest season.
Every feature you need costs another $30 to $150/month on top of your plan. Most business owners don't realize how quickly that adds up until they're locked in.
Shopify themes are used by tens of thousands of businesses. There is no template that makes your brand look unique, because it was designed for everyone.
SEO requires technical setup that most non-developers get wrong from day one, incorrect meta tags, missing schema, slow speeds, all of which cost you traffic and revenue.
Each plugin loads its own scripts. Bloated Shopify stores routinely fail Google's Core Web Vitals, which tanks your search rankings and kills your conversion rate.
App updates, SSL renewals, vulnerability patches, all your responsibility. Skip one and you're either exposed to attacks or paying a developer $150/hour to fix it.
Shopify support handles their platform, not your custom setup. When something breaks during a launch or a sale, you are completely on your own.
As your email list, traffic, and order volume increases, so do your plan tier, transaction fees, and app costs. Growth should reduce your overhead, not increase it.
What you get with each option, and what you give up.
| What you need | Shopify DIY | Turbosites.io |
|---|---|---|
| Custom design for your brand | ❌ Template, used by thousands | ✅ 100% built for you |
| Time from start to launch | ❌ Weeks to months of your time | ✅ Live in 24 hours |
| Ongoing monthly cost | ❌ $825+/month, every month | ✅ $100/month, flat |
| Transaction fees per sale | ❌ 0.5 to 2% of every sale | ✅ $0, none ever |
| Page speed + Core Web Vitals | ❌ Dragged down by plugins | ✅ Built fast from day one |
| SEO setup | ❌ Manual, easy to get wrong | ✅ Done for you, correctly |
| Technical support | ❌ Shopify chat, not your site | ✅ Direct access to your developer |
| Risk of something breaking | ❌ Every app update is a gamble | ✅ Zero, no third-party plugins |
| Cost as your business grows | ❌ Increases with every milestone | ✅ Stays at $100/month, always |
| You own your code and data | ❌ Locked in, no way out | ✅ Yours forever |
One payment. A site built right, on time, the way you envisioned it. Monthly support that costs less than a single Shopify plugin.
Build pricing from $700 to $1,500 depending on the project · $100/month maintenance · Response within a few hours
