[berkes]

I've ran and helped with very low volume shopify websites[0]. With such, reliability is less of an issue, yet the yearly $240 is the difference making the profitability.

I do see a niche for tinystore, but, like you, I also see that anyone making some real money off their store will gladly pay some extra's for more reliability and less fuss.

-- [0] the ones now often reaching to woocommerce or equivalents. A hobby-, bootstrapping, "try this idea, see if it sticks".

[quickthrower2]

Then the way to go is offer a 9$ a month store with stripe integration and cut out the shopify. Even cheaper and easier!