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Europe’s recurring models — without the double cut.

Firmhouse is strong for European merchants who want subscriptions, rentals and try & buy inside Shopify. Checkivo covers the same commercial models — on your own Stripe checkout, without stacking Shopify’s platform fee on top of a revenue share.

Firmhouse

The fee truth

What you pay is rarely one line on a pricing page.

Firmhouse + Shopify

4,15%+

2,9% + €0,30 Shopify Payments + 1,25% Firmhouse over invoiced revenue (Base), plus monthly platform fee.

0% Shopify platform fee

0%

Own one-page checkout on Stripe — processing only, no Shopify checkout tax on Checkivo orders.

Feature by feature

Where the products actually diverge.

Own one-page checkout

Shopify Checkout
Shopify Checkout
Shopify Checkout

0% Shopify platform fee

Up to 2%
Pays Shopify fee too
Pays Shopify fee too

No % of GMV app fee

1–1,25% of revenue
~1,49% + €0,19/txn

Local EU recurring methods

Limited
Limited

Rent / lease / try & buy

Extra apps
Limited

Editable checkout without Plus

Needs Plus
Limited
Limited

Typical stacked platform fee

0%
2%
3,25%
3,49%+

Checkivo runs your own Stripe checkout — so Shopify platform fees and subscription-app revenue cuts never stack on the same order.

BESPARING

Wat je bespaart met Checkivo

Shopify, Firmhouse en Recharge stapelen fees. Checkivo: 0% Shopify platformfee + 0,3% Checkivo platformfee.

Checkivo vs Shopify · Firmhouse · Recharge
€ 10 mln

Vergelijk met

Bespaar vs Firmhouse

€ 0

per jaar · ≈ € 0 / maand

Firmhouse + Shopify
€ 0
Shopify platformfee
€ 0
Checkivo platformfee
€ 0

Firmhouse: 2,9% + €0,30 Shopify Payments + 1,25% over omzet. Stripe processing betaal je altijd.

Own the checkout

One page on Stripe — trust, upsells and local methods in your flow.

Built for Europe’s recurring playbook — without stacking Shopify + Firmhouse on every euro.

Honest fit

Not every merchant should switch. Here’s the clean split.

Choose them if

  • You want to stay fully inside native Shopify Checkout and accept Shopify + Firmhouse fees as the cost of that path.
  • Your team already runs Mollie/Adyen workflows tightly coupled to Firmhouse’s Shopify-native path.

Choose Checkivo if

  • You want rentals, try & buy and subscriptions on one engine — with a checkout you design and 0% Shopify platform fee.
  • You care about conversion lift from a branded one-page flow, not only feature parity inside Shopify’s checkout.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does switching mean leaving Shopify?

No. Keep Shopify for your storefront, catalog and ops. Checkivo runs the checkout and recurring billing on Stripe.

Will I still pay Stripe processing?

Yes — processing is always there. What you drop is the Shopify platform fee and the subscription-app revenue cut on Checkivo checkouts.

How fast can we go live?

Most merchants install the Shopify app, connect Stripe, and launch a Checkivo checkout in days — not a quarter-long replatform.

Ready to compare on your own numbers?

Start free, connect Shopify and Stripe, and see a Checkivo checkout on your catalog — without stacking platform fees.

Included:

  • Own one-page checkout on Stripe
  • 0% Shopify platform fee on Checkivo checkouts
  • Subscriptions, rentals, try & buy and memberships on one engine

Try for free

See pricing and start today — 3 days free, then from €1.

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