One threshold for every destination
An order can reach the minimum and still have a delivery cost that is too expensive to absorb.
MarginShip compares delivery cost with the eligible order value.
Smart free shipping for Shopify
Sell more with free shipping. Not with free margin.
A high-value order is not always a profitable order. MarginShip considers the cart after discounts and the actual delivery cost before unlocking free shipping.
✓ Installed through Shopify✓ No theme code edits✓ English, Portuguese, and Spanish
0–15%merchant-configurable promotional cap
1 ruleautomatic, without a condition maze
3 plansthe same complete buyer experience
Checkoutalways confirms the final result
The problem is not offering free shipping
It is offering it without knowing what it really costs.
A fixed minimum ignores discounts, products with different margins, expensive destinations, and orders split into multiple deliveries. That is where a campaign designed to grow sales can start consuming profit.
Discount on top of discount
Coupons, product promotions, and free shipping can add up to more benefit than your margin supports.
The cap includes existing discounts plus the shipping benefit.
Items that should not count
Heavy, low-margin, gift-card, or separately fulfilled items can trigger free shipping.
Exclude products and collections without rebuilding your catalog.
Premium shipping made free by mistake
When several options exist, subsidizing a more expensive service makes little sense.
Only the cheapest eligible option in each delivery group is discounted.
No buyer guidance in the cart
An invisible goal motivates no one — and an inaccurate progress bar creates checkout frustration.
Customizable progress and status messages with transparent final confirmation.
No clear answer for support
When a cart does not receive the benefit, operations need an objective explanation.
Shopify rate preview, checkout quote checking, and reason-based diagnostics on advanced plans.
How it works
You set the guardrails. MarginShip makes the decision at every checkout.
No manual regional tables and no rule builder that becomes hard to maintain.
Configure once
Set an optional minimum value, maximum shipping percentage, promotional cap, and exclusions. The rule remains inactive while you configure it.
The app evaluates the order
It uses the eligible subtotal after discounts, analyzes every delivery group, and checks the option available at checkout.
Two paths to qualify
The order can advance through the configured minimum value or when shipping is at or below the allowed percentage of the eligible subtotal.
One final safety lock
Even after qualifying, existing discounts + shipping must remain inside the merchant's configured cap. It can be set from 0% to the current 15% safety maximum.
Cart after discounts→Qualification→Promotional cap→Cheapest option free
Buyer experience
Clarity in the cart. No promise checkout cannot keep.
The progress bar follows the live cart subtotal. Merchants can customize English, Portuguese, and Spanish messages on the cart page or compatible cart drawers.
- Included in Essential, Growth, and Scale
- Cart block and app embed for compatible AJAX drawers
- “Almost there,” “goal reached,” and conservative fallback states
- The discount never depends on the visual component
- Checkout is always presented as final confirmation
Your storeMy cart · 2 items
Selected productQuantity: 2
$168.00$32.00 away from the goalFinal free-shipping eligibility is confirmed at checkout.
Subtotal$168.00
Copy, colors, and placement can follow your storefront theme.
Everything in V2
Simple on the surface. Rigorous where money is at stake.
Automatic free-shipping rule
Runs at checkout and preserves the simple V1 workflow.
Combined promotional cap
Includes product/order discounts and delivery benefit. The merchant chooses any value from 0% to the 15% safety maximum.
Cheapest option per group
For split orders, each group is evaluated and only its cheapest eligible option is discounted.
Product and collection exclusions
Selected items do not count toward eligible subtotal or trigger the benefit improperly.
Multilingual progress and messaging
Safe English, Portuguese, and Spanish defaults, fully customizable by the merchant.
Fail closed
Without reliable data, compatible currency, or a proven rate, the app never invents an advantage.
Report based on real orders
See orders served, associated order value, free-shipping benefit, and recent activity without claiming that the app alone generated a sale.
Shopify rate preview and checkout checker
Test identified products, quantities, destination, discount codes, groups, and options returned by Shopify. Enter a lower checkout quote when a carrier exposes it only there.
Auditable decision trace
See qualification, shipping ratio, cap, reason, and selected option in one diagnostic.
Shopify rate previewNo assumptions
Product and quantityReal store variants
Test destinationUsed once
Delivery optionsReturned by Shopify
Scale diagnosticELIGIBLE / NOT ELIGIBLE / INCONCLUSIVEWith the amounts and reasons behind the decision.
Test before support finds out
Preview Shopify rates and check the exact quote seen at checkout.
Growth creates only an ephemeral cart to query what Shopify's Storefront API returns. Some carrier apps expose additional rates only at checkout, so the checker also lets the merchant enter that checkout quote explicitly. It does not create an order, begin payment, or store the address.
Not enough rate evidence? The result is inconclusive. MarginShip never invents a carrier, price, or eligibility.
Transparent pricing
The buyer experience is never locked behind a higher plan.
You pay more only when your operation needs advanced tools to test and explain decisions.
15-day free trial on every planChoose monthly or annual billing with 20% savings. Secure Shopify billing in USD.
For a safe start
Essential
$4.90 /month
or $47.04/year
- Complete margin-protection rule
- Minimum value and shipping ratio
- Combined promotional cap
- Cheapest option per delivery group
- Product and collection exclusions
- Customizable EN/PT/ES cart experience
- 7- and 30-day impact report
For growing operations
Growth
$9.90 /month
or $95.04/year
- Everything in Essential
- Shopify rate preview and checkout quote checker
- Real products, quantities, and destination
- Discount codes in the scenario
- Multiple delivery groups
- Explicit inconclusive results
- Impact report with up to 60 days
For advanced support and operations
Scale
$14.90 /month
or $143.04/year
- Everything in Growth
- Auditable decision trace
- Diagnostic for each check
- Outcome reason code
- Amounts used in the calculation
- Selected option in every group
What MarginShip does not do
Clear limits are part of the product.
It does not replace your carrier
It uses the options already available at Shopify Checkout.
It does not promise before confirmation
Cart messaging guides; checkout decides with final data.
It does not make premium shipping free
Only the cheapest eligible option in each group can be discounted.
It does not edit your theme to calculate
The visual component is optional and independent from the discount rule.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before installing.
Do I need to replace my carriers or rates?
No. MarginShip works with delivery options available at Shopify Checkout. It decides when to discount an eligible option; it does not calculate or sell shipping.
How does an order qualify?
Through the optional minimum value or when the rate is at or below the configured shipping percentage. The combined promotional-benefit lock must still pass afterwards.
Does the app consider coupons and other discounts?
Yes. Final protection considers existing order discounts together with free shipping, inside the configured ceiling and a 15% hard maximum.
Can I configure the total promotional cap?
Yes. Choose any value from 0% to 15%. Values such as 10%, 12%, and 15% are accepted. The current product rejects 20% because 15% is its hard safety maximum.
Can I exclude low-margin products?
Yes. Every plan lets you exclude products and collections from the eligible subtotal.
Does it work with multiple deliveries?
Yes. Each delivery group is evaluated separately, and only the cheapest eligible option in each group is discounted.
Does the progress bar guarantee free shipping?
No. It communicates cart-value progress and clearly says final eligibility is confirmed at checkout, where rate, destination, discounts, and delivery groups are complete.
Do I need to edit theme code?
No. Add the block or enable the app embed in the theme editor. The discount rule keeps working without the visual component.
What does the impact report show?
After the merchant optionally grants read-only order access, it identifies completed orders that contain MarginShip's exact automatic shipping discount. It shows associated order value, the actual shipping benefit, order share, averages, and recent activity. It does not claim that MarginShip alone caused the sale and does not read customer names, emails, phones, or addresses.
Which plan should I choose?
Essential to automate and protect the offer. Growth for Shopify rate previews and checkout quote checking. Scale when support and operations also need to explain every decision in detail.
Stop choosing between conversion and margin
Shipping can be free for the buyer without being unpredictable for your store.
Install from the official Shopify App Store listing and try it for 15 days.