Elavon vs Shopify
Shopify scores higher overall (79 vs 72), but the right choice depends on your size and card mix. If you sell online, the bundled economics and Shop Pay conversion lift make Shopify Payments the default — just accept that you are marrying the platform.
Updated 2026-08-07Elavon
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72/ 100
- Pricing
- 4.1
- Features
- 2.9
- Ease of use
- 3.4
- Customer support
- 3.7
- User reviews
- 3.9
- Pricing model
- Flat rate
- Headline rate
- 3.03% + $0.10
- Monthly fee
- None
- Contract
- Varies
- Payouts
- 1-2 business days
- Hardware
- Varies
Strong fit for
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Shopify
The ecommerce platform with payments built in
79/ 100
1.5Merchant Score
- Pricing
- 3.2
- Features
- 4.7
- Ease of use
- 4.4
- Customer support
- 3.5
- User reviews
- 4.1
- Pricing model
- Flat rate, tiered by plan
- Headline rate
- 2.9% + $0.30 online · 2.6% + $0.10 in person
- Monthly fee
- $39/mo
- Contract
- None — monthly or annual plans
- Payouts
- 2-3 business days
- Hardware
- POS Go $299, reader $49
Strong fit for
- Online-first brands of any size
- Merchants selling internationally
- Stores that want checkout conversion above all
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