A Rebuild, Not A Copy
Shopify Alternative: A Store You Own, Without Per-Order Fees
Shopify is a capable platform, and we are not going to argue otherwise. What the plan price does not include is the card-processing rate stacked on every online order — 2.9% + 30¢ on the Basic plan, down to 2.25% + 30¢ on Plus — plus the separate paid apps most stores end up running for features that would just be included elsewhere. There is also no standard export: Shopify does not hand you a file you can move to another platform the way a WordPress site can. Moving off Shopify means rebuilding your site on WordPress to match your existing pages and content, then pointing your domain at it. LiberationTek runs that rebuild on hardware we own in the United States, on a flat hosting price with no per-order fee. Shopify prices checked September 2026.
Moving from Shopify to Liberation
We handle the move so you can keep working.
“A year ago, I decided to migrate my website to their hosting platform in order to move away from big tech, and gradually, moved all of my domains over. Customer service is 5 stars. You get a one-to-one relationship as well as fast, friendly and knowledgeable service.”
Donna Gentile · Google review
What You Get With This Shopify Alternative: The Difference
A Platform You Actually Own
WordPress content lives in a standard database you can export or move again whenever you want. Shopify store data does not export the way a WordPress site does — there is no single file that hands you your storefront on another platform.
No Per-Order Fee On Your Bill
Liberation hosting is a flat monthly price. Shopify adds a card-processing rate on top of every online order — 2.9% + 30¢ on Basic down to 2.25% + 30¢ on Plus, more if you do not use Shopify Payments.
Servers We Own, In The United States
Your site runs on hardware LiberationTek owns and operates in the U.S. — not leased capacity, never subject to foreign data-sharing laws. We do not track, sell or share your data or your activity, and we do not remove sites over lawful speech.
A Fixed Quote Before We Start
Because leaving Shopify is a rebuild rather than a copy, we look at your current store first and give you a fixed quote, not an open-ended hourly estimate.
Security And SEO Are In The Plan
Site security and an SEO tool are included on every plan, along with a free SSL certificate and a free domain on an annual term or longer. They are not add-ons revealed at checkout or upsells that appear once your site starts getting traffic.
People Who Answer
You get U.S.-based support from a small team, not a queue. Our customers routinely mention being walked through problems personally and hearing back quickly — which is the part that actually matters when a site is down and you are not a sysadmin.
What Shopify’s Plans Actually Cost
Shopify’s published annual pricing, and the card-processing rate stacked on top of every online order. Figures are published on shopify.com and were checked in September 2026.
Plan | Billed annually | Online card rate |
|---|---|---|
Basic — 1 staff account | $29/mo | 2.9% + 30¢ |
Grow — 5 staff accounts | $79/mo | 2.7% + 30¢ |
Advanced — 15 staff accounts | $299/mo | 2.5% + 30¢ |
Plus — enterprise | from $2,300/mo | 2.25% + 30¢ |
- Fixed-Quote Rebuild — Shopify has no standard export, so moving your store is a scoped rebuild with a fixed price, not a one-click migration.
LiberationTek vs. Shopify
Two very different platforms side by side. Shopify figures are the company’s own published rates, using Shopify Payments.
Feature | LiberationTek | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
Platform | WordPress — a platform you own | A closed platform you rent by the month |
Store data if you leave | WordPress database, exportable anytime | No standard site export; product/order data only as CSV |
Per-order fee | None — flat hosting price | 2.25% – 2.9% + 30¢ per online card transaction |
Monthly cost starts at | $35/mo hosting | $29/mo (billed annually), plus per-order fees |
Extra features | Security and SEO tool included on every plan | Many features require separate paid apps |
Rebuild/migration | Fixed quote, matched to your existing site | No built-in migration path off the platform |
Support | U.S.-based Liberation team | Shopify support |
What Customers Say After Switching
Real customer reviews. LiberationTek is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google and 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot (September 2026).
Liberation Shared Hosting Plans
Plan | Built for | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter | Brochure sites, small business apps, low-traffic WooCommerce | 2 websites · 10 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $7.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Ramping Up | Growing sites, agencies, line-of-business apps | 5 websites · 20 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $9.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Growth | Ecommerce, heavier WordPress, multi-site, light CRM/ERP | 9 websites · 40 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $13.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Leave Shopify In 4 Steps
1. Tell Us What You’re Running
Send us your current Shopify store URL and a look at your catalog and pages. We’ll scope what a rebuild involves and give you a fixed quote.
2. We Rebuild It For You
Every page, product listing and piece of content is catalogued, then recreated on WordPress to match your existing design and content — not a generic template.
3. We Test Before Cutover
The new site runs at a temporary address while your Shopify store keeps serving live traffic. You review it before a single visitor is affected.
4. Point The Domain And Go
We update DNS, issue SSL and watch the first 48 hours. Then you can let your Shopify plan lapse.
Get Started
By Transferring Your Website
Liberation can transfer your website content from most site builder platforms.
Shopify Alternative: Common Questions
No — Shopify does not offer a standard export, so the move is a rebuild that matches your existing pages and content, not a file copy.
A typical brochure or small catalog site takes one to two weeks. Larger or more complex stores take longer, and we’ll give you a specific timeline after reviewing your site.
Shopify-specific apps get a WordPress equivalent where one exists. Anything that needs a different approach gets flagged before we start.
No — because it’s a rebuild rather than a copy, it’s quoted based on your site’s size and complexity, not included free the way a standard WordPress migration is.
You can export your Shopify product, order and customer data as CSV files from your Shopify admin before we begin, and we bring that catalog into the rebuilt WordPress site.
Yes — Liberation hosting is a flat monthly price with no percentage taken from your sales. If you sell online, you’ll still need a payment processor of your own, which has its own transaction rate, but there is no platform fee stacked on top of it the way Shopify’s is.
On hardware LiberationTek owns and operates in the United States — not leased capacity, and not subject to foreign data-sharing laws.
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Sources: SiteGround web hosting plans, terms and renewal prices, checked September 13, 2026. LiberationTek prices are list prices on this site.