How to Use the Handmade Platform Fee & Net Profit Calculator
Where you sell your handmade goods has a huge effect on how much money actually ends up in your pocket. Every marketplace charges fees differently, so the same sale price can produce very different take-home profit. This calculator takes your sale price and cost to make, then compares net profit after fees across four popular platforms: Etsy, eBay, Amazon Handmade, and Shopify.
Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee plus a 6.5% transaction fee and roughly 3% + $0.25 payment processing, which works out to about 9.5% of the price plus $0.45 in flat fees. eBay charges around 13.25% for most categories plus a small per-order fee. Amazon Handmade keeps it simple with a flat 15% referral fee and no listing fee. Shopify has no marketplace commission at all โ you only pay payment processing (about 2.9% + $0.30), though you'll also pay a separate monthly subscription (roughly $29+/month) that isn't included in this per-item comparison.
Don't choose a platform on fee rate alone โ traffic, audience fit, and how much marketing work you're willing to do all affect how many sales you'll actually make.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not necessarily. A lower fee doesn't help much if the platform has less traffic and visibility, resulting in fewer sales overall โ consider each platform's audience and traffic alongside net profit.
Yes, many sellers list on several platforms at once to compare performance. Keep in mind you'll need to manage inventory and pricing separately on each one, which adds operational work.