Research Report April 2026  ·  Shopify B2BEcommerce

Shopify B2B: Feature Parity Across All Plans

Shopify brings native B2B to non-Plus plans for the first time

Shopify has democratized wholesale by bringing its core B2B features—including custom catalogs, payment terms, and volume discounts—to all plans starting at just $39/month.

By removing the $2,300/month Plus-only barrier, mid-market merchants can now run native wholesale channels without an enterprise contract. While Plus remains the home for high-end perks like checkout extensibility and unlimited catalogs, the primary cost hurdle for B2B growth has officially been dismantled.

36+
B2B features now on all plans
Previously restricted to Shopify Plus only
3
Catalog limit on non-Plus plans
Plus merchants retain unlimited, direct-assigned catalogs
~94%
Cost reduction potential
Moving from Plus ($2,300/mo) to Advanced ($399/mo) for eligible merchants
Feature / Capability Basic $39/mo ($29 annual) Grow $105/mo ($79 annual) Advanced $399/mo ($299 annual) Plus From $2,300/mo (annual)
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Company profiles (wholesale buyer accounts)
Multiple company locations per account
Buyer contacts with role-based permissions
Self-serve buyer portal (order, reorder, invoices)
Sidekick AI-assisted company creation
Store credit issued to company locations
CATALOGS & PRICING
Active B2B catalogs 3 max 3 max 3 max Unlimited
Catalog assignment method Via Markets Via Markets Via Markets Direct to company / location
Custom pricing & price lists per catalog
Percentage-off or fixed-price rules
Volume discounts & tiered quantity pricing
Quantity rules (min / max / increments)
PAYMENT & CHECKOUT
Payment terms (Net 30 / 60 / 90 etc.)
Vaulted credit cards for buyers
ACH bank transfer payments (US only)
Partial payments on orders
Deposit requirements
Payment requests per fulfilment
Multi-currency B2B pricing via Markets
Checkout Extensibility for B2B
Checkout UI customisation (apps / scripts)
ORDERS & FULFILMENT
Draft orders for B2B buyers
Bulk order importing
Purchase order (PO) number capture
Net-terms order tagging & tracking
Returns & exchanges management
AUTOMATION & INTEGRATIONS
Shopify Flow — B2B automation workflows
Shopify Markets for B2B segmentation
Contextual storefront via Markets
Headless / custom storefront via APIs
Shopify Audiences (ad targeting)
Launchpad (scheduled campaigns)
PLATFORM & SUPPORT
Transaction fees — Shopify Payments 0% 0% 0% 0%
Transaction fees — 3rd-party gateway 2.0% 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% (negotiable)
Staff accounts 2 5 15 Unlimited
24/7 support
Priority support + dedicated launch manager
Custom contract & SLA
99.99% uptime SLA

What this means in practice

When non-Plus is sufficient

  • Your wholesale operation requires 3 or fewer distinct price lists (catalog limit)
  • Buyers pay upfront or on standard net terms — no partial payments or deposit workflows required
  • You don't need custom checkout logic, upsells at checkout, or bespoke checkout UI
  • Your team is 15 staff members or fewer (Advanced plan limit)
  • You are comfortable with catalog assignment via Markets rather than direct company assignment
  • Revenue volume means the third-party gateway fee difference (0.5% vs 0.3%) is not material

When Plus remains the right choice

  • You manage many distinct buyer segments each requiring their own catalog and pricing
  • Your sales model relies on staged payments: deposits, partial fulfilment billing, or milestone invoicing
  • Your checkout experience requires custom logic — approvals, PO validation, credit checks at checkout
  • You require a contractual uptime SLA and dedicated merchant success support
  • You use or plan to use Launchpad for coordinated trade promotion campaigns
  • High GMV makes the negotiated transaction rate (sub-0.3%) commercially significant
Bottom Line

For the majority of emerging and mid-market B2B merchants, Shopify Advanced ($399/mo) now provides a credible end-to-end wholesale platform. The April 2026 changes remove the most commonly cited feature blockers — buyer portals, payment terms, custom pricing, and automation — at a fraction of Plus pricing.

The remaining Plus exclusives are genuine enterprise requirements: complex checkout customisation, unlimited catalog segmentation, advanced payment splitting, and contractual SLAs. Merchants with those needs should remain on Plus; those without them now have a well-equipped alternative at significantly lower cost.