Shopify REQUIRES you to include an address and phone number on customer receipts and bank statement lines when using their normal payment gateway. If you care about the privacy of your home address and phone number, then Shopify is not really a good option for beginners. At a minimum, you’d need to obtain a business mailing address and business phone number to avoid giving away your home contact info. Google Voice can be used to get another phone number.

API info

Shopify API reference docs

Affiliate program info

How To Create a Successful Affiliate Program

Buy button info

Buy Button - Add Your Products to Any Website

First 10,000 marketing emails per month are free. After that, it’s $1 per 1,000 additional emails sent.

Shopify Email: Drive sales and build strong customer relationships.

Payment plans available via Shop Pay

Buy Now, Pay Later - Shop Pay Installments by Shopify

Shopify apps for setting up subscriptions:

Subscription apps for Shopify Checkout

Apps for upselling:

Best Upselling and cross-selling apps for 2023 on Shopify App Store

Shopify Plus is an enterprise-level version of Shopify. It’s for high-volume businesses that need a custom ecommerce solution, not for small or medium businesses.

Shopify Plus: All-In-One Commerce Platform

Shopify Plus starts at $2,000 / month.

Shopify Plus pricing

But on their sales page there’s also “Let’s talk” form you can fill out with your business info. Basically another way of saying “Contact sales”. This isn’t really a problem since if you’re looking into this type of service, you’re going to want to negotiate a custom price anyway.

Other perks of Shopify Plus include:

Info on Shopify Plus fees is a bit vague, with the general message being that it will depend on the deal you negotiate with Shopify. “If you want information about Shopify Plus plan pricing, then contact us”:

Pricing plans and billing overview