Ecommerce Website Development Cost India (INR Bands)

Custom suits the case where the commerce logic is the business: rental pricing engines, multi-vendor marketplaces, made-to-order configurators. If a Shopify app can do your thing, custom is an expensive way to feel original.

What does the monthly bill look like after launch?

This is the part most India-focused cost pages skip, so here is the working. It uses Shopify's India pricing page and Razorpay's standard fees, both read on 14 October 2026:

• Shopify Basic is ₹1,499 a month on yearly billing (₹1,994 monthly), Grow is ₹5,599 (₹7,447), Advanced is ₹22,680 (₹30,164). Plus starts at ₹1,75,000 a month.
• If you use a third-party payment provider, Shopify charges an extra 2% on Basic, 1% on Grow and 0.6% on Advanced.
• Razorpay's standard rate is 2% per successful transaction on cards, UPI and netbanking, plus 18% GST on that fee, so the real cost is 2.36%. Setup and annual maintenance are both ₹0.

Now take a store selling ₹5,00,000 a month. The gateway costs ₹11,800 whichever plan you pick. On Basic you add ₹10,000 in Shopify's fee plus the ₹1,499 subscription: about ₹23,300 a month, or 4.7% of sales. On Grow it is ₹5,000 plus ₹5,599, about ₹22,400. On Advanced it is ₹3,000 plus ₹22,680, about ₹37,500.

The useful finding: Basic and Grow cost the same at about ₹4,10,000 of monthly sales. Below that, stay on Basic. Above it, Grow is cheaper, and it stays cheaper until roughly ₹42.7 lakh a month, where Advanced finally wins. Most small stores never reach that point. Both pages change, so confirm current rates before you decide.

Other running costs to put in the sheet: paid apps (reviews, subscriptions, upsells), a domain, email, WooCommerce hosting and backups, a maintenance retainer, and ad spend, which dwarfs everything else for most new stores.

What do payment gateways and logistics integrations add?

Payment gateway integration is usually included in a build quote, but ask which gateway. Razorpay, PayU, Cashfree and others all work with the main platforms, and fees differ, so get a written rate.

Shipping is the real variable. Aggregators such as Shiprocket connect to Shopify and WooCommerce through ready-made apps and plugins, which is cheap. A direct courier API, cash-on-delivery reconciliation, or a warehouse system is custom work and is best quoted as a separate line item.

How long does each build take?

Our usual ranges: a template Shopify store takes two to four weeks, WooCommerce four to eight, and custom three to six months. The calendar usually slips on your side, not the agency's: product photos, descriptions, GST and bank documents for the gateway, and approvals.

When is a Shopify template enough?

More often than agencies like to admit. If you sell under about 100 products, have no unusual checkout rules, and your brand can live inside a good theme, a template with your logo, colours and decent photography will sell as well as a custom design. Spend the saved money on photography and ads.

A template stops being enough when you need complex bundles, B2B price lists, deep ERP sync, or a storefront experience that is itself your differentiator. Even then, try Shopify with a few apps before you commission custom code.

What should you ask an agency before signing?

• Is the quote for a theme setup or a custom design, and what exactly is customised?
• Who owns the store account and the code when the project ends?
• Which integrations are included and which are extra?
• What does monthly maintenance cost, and what does it cover?
• How many products are loaded by you, and how many by them?

If you want a second opinion on a quote, ZingBizz builds ecommerce sites on all three routes and will tell you honestly when the cheaper one is enough.