How Much Does an Online Store Cost in Slovenia?

According to public price lists, building a small online store in Slovenia costs roughly €1,190 to €2,500 excluding VAT, a mid-sized store €2,500 to €4,500, and stores with system integrations or B2B features from €6,000 to over €25,000 (checked on 2 November 2026). On top of that comes a monthly cost for hosting, maintenance or the platform, usually between €20 and €120 per month, plus payment provider fees on every sale. Our managed store costs €500 one-time setup and from €29.90 per month.

The three parts of the price

Online store quotes are hard to compare because every provider splits the costs differently. It helps to always break them into three parts:

• one-off cost – setup, design, product entry, payment and shipping configuration;
• monthly cost – hosting, platform subscription, maintenance, plugin or app licences;
• per-transaction cost – the payment provider's fee on each card or PayPal payment.

A cheap build with an expensive monthly part, or the other way round, can add up to the same amount over time. So always calculate the cost for at least the first two years.

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What Slovenian price lists say

Public price lists from Slovenian providers that publish store prices (checked on 2 November 2026):

The gaps are large because providers are not selling the same thing. Some offer a template with product entry, others a project with analysis, custom design and connections to existing systems.

Options and what they realistically cost

Shopify or another hosted platform

Shopify lists the following monthly plans for Slovenia (checked on 2 November 2026):

If you use a different payment provider instead of Shopify Payments, Shopify adds its own fee, 2% on the Basic plan. The platform is cheap to start with, but paid themes and apps for features the base plan lacks can raise the monthly bill quickly.

WooCommerce on WordPress

WooCommerce is a free plugin, so the cost lies in the work: setup, theme, payment and shipping plugins, and regular maintenance. Most Slovenian price lists in the €1,190 to €4,500 range describe exactly this kind of store. With WordPress, someone has to keep the core, theme and plugins updated, otherwise the store becomes a security risk.

Managed store

With a managed store you are buying a service, not just a build: the provider sets the store up, hosts it, maintains it and makes sure payments and emails keep working. The one-off cost is lower and the monthly cost is predictable. In return, you depend on the provider and its feature scope.

Custom store

A custom store makes sense when you have special pricing logic, a product configurator, B2B terms, several warehouses or demanding integrations. Spletnik lists €25,000 to €35,000 and up for such projects. A fixed quote is only possible once the scope has been agreed in detail.

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What drives the price up most

• Number of products and variants. 30 products in two sizes is not the same as 300 products with colours, sizes and separate stock levels.
• Integrations. Connecting to an accounting or ERP system such as Minimax or Pantheon, to stock management or to a courier is often the largest single item.
• Languages and markets. Each extra language means translations, extra configuration and often different shipping and tax rules.
• Content. Photos, product descriptions and size charts are work someone has to do.
• Special features. Customer accounts, reviews, discount codes, abandoned cart emails, subscriptions or a product configurator.

Payments: the cost quotes often leave out

Payment provider fees are not part of the build price, but you pay them on every sale (checked on 2 November 2026):

• Stripe: 1.5% + €0.25 for standard EEA cards, 2.5% + €0.25 for UK cards and 3.15% + €0.25 for other international cards.
• PayPal: 3.4% + €0.35 for standard commercial payments, with no extra charge for payers in the EEA.
• Cash on delivery and bank transfer: no card fee, but other costs, such as the courier's COD charge and manually checking incoming transfers.

For a €50 order, that means about €1.00 in fees through Stripe for a European card and about €2.05 through PayPal.

Shipping, legal pages and VAT

Shipping takes more than a single amount at checkout. You need to set rates by country or weight, a free shipping threshold and how parcels are handed over. An automatic connection to a courier for printing labels is an additional integration.

Legal pages are a required part of a store: terms and conditions, privacy policy, cookies, and instructions for returns and withdrawal. A consumer in the EU generally has 14 days to withdraw from an online purchase. If you do not tell them about return costs before they buy, they do not have to pay those costs.

For sales to consumers in other EU countries there is a single annual threshold of €10,000 across all such sales combined. Above it, you charge VAT at the rate of the buyer's country, and the One Stop Shop (OSS) scheme can simplify reporting. Always check your own case with an accountant.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shopify cheaper than WooCommerce?

Often at the start, yes, because you do not pay for building the platform. Over time it depends on how many paid apps you need and how much you sell, since the monthly plan and transaction fees add up.

How much does a store with 10 products cost?

Technically less work than a store with 300 products, but payments, shipping, legal pages and order emails are the same. That is why even a small store cannot cost as little as a simple brochure website.

Are payment provider fees included in the store price?

Usually not. The payment provider charges them directly to you on each payment, regardless of who built the store.

Do I need a connection to Minimax or Pantheon?

Not necessarily at the start. With a small number of orders, manual transfer can be enough. A connection makes sense once manual work with invoices and stock starts taking too much time or causing mistakes.

What happens when the store outgrows the base package?

You add features or products, or move to a more capable solution. It is worth asking at the start how your data can be exported if you ever change provider.

Our managed store

Our managed online store costs €500 one-time setup and from €29.90 per month. The base scope includes:

• up to 30 products with variants;
• cart and checkout;
• card payments plus cash on delivery or bank transfer;
• shipping setup and order emails;
• legal pages and SEO basics;
• hosting, SSL and backups.

Add-ons are available as needed: 25 extra products €3.50 per month, an extra language €2, content editing €5, customer accounts €3, newsletter and abandoned carts €5, product reviews €2, Google products €5 and analytics €4 per month. Payment provider fees are not included.

For Shopify stores and custom stores, we prepare a fixed quote after a consultation. More detail is on online store and Shopify stores. If you already have a store that is not selling, read why an online store looks fine but still doesn't sell. For an estimate for your case, use the contact section.

Sources

• Multimedija.net, Cena izdelave spletne trgovine (in Slovenian), updated 2 October 2026, accessed 2 November 2026.
• Splet99, Koliko stane izdelava spletnih strani (in Slovenian), published 13 April 2026, accessed 2 November 2026.
• Spletnik, Cenik izdelave spletnih trgovin (in Slovenian), updated 28 September 2026, accessed 2 November 2026.
• Shopify, Pricing for Slovenia, accessed 2 November 2026.
• Stripe, Pricing for Slovenia, accessed 2 November 2026.
• PayPal, Business fees, updated 7 September 2026, accessed 2 November 2026.
• Your Europe, Guarantees and returns, accessed 2 November 2026.
• KVK, VAT rules for e-commerce in the EU, accessed 2 November 2026.
• FURS, Davek na dodano vrednost (in Slovenian), accessed 2 November 2026.

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