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Cafe24 Self-Hosted Store Cost Calculator

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Cafe24 hosting plans, domain, PG fees (Toss 2.7% Β· KCP 3.1% Β· Inicis 3.3%), ad spend, and VAT to compute monthly operating cost, net profit, and break-even revenue.

About this tool

Cafe24 Self-Hosted Store Cost Calculator builds a monthly P&L for Cafe24 sellers. Enter monthly revenue, orders, hosting tier, domain, PG provider, ad spend, design skin, and COGS, and the tool sums hosting (0~49,900 KRW/mo), domain (.co.kr 22,000 / .kr 15,000 / .com 11,000 per year), PG fees (Toss 2.7% / KCP 3.1% / Inicis 3.3%), ad spend, COGS, shipping, and VAT into monthly operating cost, net profit, and break-even revenue. Sellers moving from Smart Store can directly compare "save 2% revenue-fee vs absorb hosting+ads." New sellers can simulate before contracting any of hosting / PG / domain. All inputs stay in your browser.

Use cases

Scenario 1

New seller hosting tier choice

Expecting 5M KRW/mo, simulate Free / Basic 9,900 / Pro 19,900 and pick the right tier.

Scenario 2

Smart Store to self-mall

Compare Smart Store 2% revenue-link savings (~2.4M KRW/yr) vs self-mall hosting/PG/ads to time the migration.

Scenario 3

Toss vs Inicis PG

At 100M/mo, simulate Toss 2.7% (32.4M/yr) vs Inicis 3.3% (39.6M/yr) β€” a 7.2M difference informs the choice.

Scenario 4

Ad channel ROI

For 3M KRW/mo across Meta + Google + Naver Shopping, the tool shows BEP revenue must clear 18M.

Scenario 5

Design skin amortization

Amortize a 3M custom skin over 24 months as 125k/mo and verify its lift on BEP.

Features

  • 4 hosting tiers + 3 domain TLDs + 4 PG providers auto-mapped
  • Monthly opex, net profit, and BEP revenue at once
  • Auto 24-month amortization of design skins
  • Auto VAT split β€” simplified 3% / general 10%
  • Annual Γ—12 sim of revenue / opex / profit
  • Result card PNG (1200Γ—630) + share URL

Frequently asked

Q. How to pick the hosting tier?
A. <3M Free, ≀10M Basic 9,900, ≀50M Pro 19,900, otherwise Premium 49,900.
Q. How much do PG fees differ?
A. Toss 2.7% vs Inicis 3.3% = 7.2M/yr at 100M/mo. Startups should default to Toss (no setup/yearly fee).
Q. Are hosting / domain / PG separate contracts?
A. Yes β€” three separate contracts: Cafe24 (hosting), Gabia/Whois/Cafe24 (domain), and KCP/Inicis/Toss (PG).
Q. Self-mall vs Smart Store?
A. Smart Store under 10M/mo is fine; switch to self-mall when repurchase rate clears 30%. Hybrid is common.
Q. Does the 2% revenue-link apply to self-malls?
A. Only via Naver Shopping price-link (Price API). Direct / SNS / Google / Meta have no revenue link.

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How we run it / disclaimer

This tool is advisory and does not constitute legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. All calculations and document generation run in your browser; inputs are never sent to a server. Ads follow Google AdSense policy and are kept separate from tool accuracy.