Shopify
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Current state
As of Aug 21, 2026Shopify offers four core plans (Basic, Grow, Advanced, Plus) ranging from $29/mo to from $2,300/mo when paid yearly, with monthly billing priced higher ($39–$399/mo, Plus unlisted). A 3-day free trial is offered, followed by $1/month for 3 months on most plans; a free '$0/mo' Agentic plan and a POS Pro add-on (+$89/mo) are also available.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $29 / month | Sell online, in person, and in AI chats · Card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ USD · Built-in AI assistant · Millions of tokens · Earn up to $5,000 in credits |
| Grow | $79 / month | Everything in Basic · Card rates from 2.7% + 30¢ USD · Up to 5 staff accounts · Up to 87% off shipping · Earn up to $7,500 in credits |
| Advanced | $299 / month | Everything in Grow · Card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ USD · Up to 15 staff accounts · Live 3rd-party shipping rates · Tailor your store by region |
| Plus | From $2,300 / month | Everything in Advanced · Card rates from 2.25% + 30¢ USD · Unlimited staff accounts · Fully customizable checkout · Up to 200 POS Pro locations |
| POS Pro | +$89 per location / month | Unlimited staff roles & permissions · In-store inventory management · In-store pickup & flexible delivery |
| Agentic | $0 / month | Add your products to Shopify's Catalog · Choose which AI channels to sell in · Only pay when you make a sale · Card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ USD online |
Free tier 3-day free trial, no credit card required; Agentic plan is $0/mo (pay only on sales)
Changes
- ChangePricing
AI assistant feature description simplified from 'AI assistant for commerce: content, insights, store tasks, and more' to 'Built-in AI assistant'
AI assistant for commerce: content, insights, store tasks, and moreBuilt-in AI assistantConfidence85% - ChangePricing
Shopify raised prices across all plans (e.g., Basic $27→$29/mo, Advanced $289→$299/mo yearly), increased card processing rates (e.g., online standard 2.1%+€0.30 → 2.9%+30¢), made the Plus trial paid ($399 instead of free 'Try Plus'), and added new plan credits (Basic $4,500→$5,000, Plus $12,000→$15,000) plus new features like shipping discounts, a Tax add-on section, and Shopify Audiences as Plus-exclusive.
Advanced €289/mo ... Try Plus ... Card rates from 1.6% + €0.30 EUR ... Earn up to €8,500 in creditsAdvanced $299/mo ... Try for $399 ... Card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ USD ... Earn up to $10,000 in creditsConfidence90%
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Current state
As of Sep 6, 2026This is Shopify's public developer changelog listing API/platform updates across versions 2024-07 through 2027-01; entries shown here run from July 21, 2026 to September 4, 2026 (page fetched 2026-09-06). Recent items include new UCP support for storefronts, Hydrogen preview updates, Polaris CDN semantic versioning, and multiple deprecations such as Script tags (sunset March 1, 2027) and Password Protected Shop Dev flows on older Theme CLI versions.
Deprecations
- Sunset 2027-03-01
Script tags
- No date
Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older
- No date
Storefront MCP cart tools
→ UCP Cart MCP
- No date
useBuyerJourneyIntercept API on checkout UI extensions
- No date
Cumulative marketing engagements
- No date
discountedUnitPrice on DraftOrderLineItem (Customer Account API)
- No date
Merchant-owned delivery profile APIs
→ market-driven shipping
- Sunset 2026-10
Customer.lastIncompleteCheckout and Checkout types (Customer Account API)
Latest entries
- Shopify storefronts now support UCP 2026-08-25addition
- Hydrogen developer preview update: September 2, 2026change
- Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidatechange
- The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioningchange
- More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokenschange
- Password protected shop dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecateddeprecation
- Four additional topics are now available for Eventsaddition
- Build Shopify apps in PHP and Python with new official packagesaddition
- GitHub commits now name the last theme editorchange
- Oxygen is now available on trial plan storesaddition
- Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027deprecation
- App intents on admin.app.intent.link now open as a full-page navigationchange
Changes
- ChangeAPI changelog
Shopify added AGENTS and UCP to navigation menu; added multiple new changelog entries for September 2026 including UCP support deprecation date (2026-08-25) and Polaris CDN updates; removed older June changelog entries.
Storefront API Themes DEV PLATFORMStorefront API Themes AGENTS UCP DEV PLATFORMConfidence85% - ChangeAPI changelog
New changelog entry added: 'More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokens' (08.28, Admin GraphQL API); Script tags deprecation date set to March 1, 2027; one Platform entry removed.
1. 1. 08.27 Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecated1. 1. 08.28 More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokens Admin GraphQL API 2. 08.27 Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecatedConfidence95% - ChangeAPI changelog
Password Protected Shop Dev flows deprecated in Theme CLI v3.83.x and older; Script tags deprecation deadline set to March 1, 2027; offline access token expiration requirement and metaobject enum deprecation removed from changelog.
5. 05.20 Shop Minis March April 2026 update Shop Minis 6. 05.20 Expiring offline access tokens required for all public apps as of January 1, 2027 Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API 7. 05.20 Removing deprecated PRIVATE and PUBLIC_READ enums on metaobject definitions DeprecatedAdmin GraphQL API1. 08.27 Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecated Action requiredThemes 3. 08.24 Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027 Action requiredAdmin GraphQL APIConfidence92% - ChangeAPI changelog
Script tags deprecation: will stop running on March 1, 2027. Removed API version 2024-01 from available versions list.
2024-01 July 21, 20262024-07 July 21, 2026Confidence85% - ChangeAPI changelog
Script tags deprecated with March 1, 2027 sunset date added as new top changelog item
1. 1. 08.19 App intents on admin.app.intent.link now open as a full-page navigation Platform1. 1. 08.24 Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027 Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API 2. 08.19 App intents on admin.app.intent.link now open as a full-page navigation PlatformConfidence95% - ChangeAPI changelog
New APIs added (App Events API, ShopifyQL), featured announcement changed from App Pricing migration to Shopify Analytics platform, Customer Account API breaking change date added (2026-10), useBuyerJourneyIntercept API deprecation added, and Checkout And Accounts Configuration API announcement removed.
July 7, 2026 PREPARE YOUR APP FOR MIGRATION TO SHOPIFY APP PRICING New migration tool lets you generate, edit, and test Shopify App Pricing plans from existing Billing API plans, validate usage pricing, and prepare for upcoming subscription migration.July 21, 2026 FULL-STACK CAPABILITIES TO POWER APP ANALYTICS Shopify Analytics is now a full-stack platform for apps. Model, query, embed, and enrich analytics on Shopify without managing your own data infrastructure.Confidence92% - ChangeAPI changelog
Shopify removed App Events API and ShopifyQL from documentation, changed a July 21 deadline to July 7, 2026, reordered changelog entries, and added a new Checkout And Accounts Configuration API entry.
App Bridge App Events API App store ... Shopify Theme Store ShopifyQL Storefront API ... July 21, 2026 FULL-STACK CAPABILITIES TO POWER APP ANALYTICS Shopify Analytics is now a full-stack platform for apps.App Bridge App store ... Shopify Theme Store Storefront API ... July 7, 2026 PREPARE YOUR APP FOR MIGRATION TO SHOPIFY APP PRICING New migration tool lets you generate, edit, and test Shopify App Pricing plans from existing Billing API plans.Confidence95% - ChangeAPI changelog
Shopify reclassified the 07.30 entry as a Breaking Change: order shipping-address updates now recalculate taxes specifically as of API version 2026-10.
07.30 Updating an order's shipping address now recalculates taxes Admin GraphQL API07.30 Updating an order's shipping address recalculates taxes as of API version 2026-10 Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL APIConfidence90%
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