Every fee both marketplaces charge an Indian seller, side by side — then the same product run through both so you can see what actually lands in your pocket.
On a ₹499.00 item with ₹150.00 of product cost and ₹70.00 of shipping, Meesho leaves you about ₹9.98 more per unit than Meta Shops — ₹255.24 against ₹245.26. That is before advertising, and it can reverse at a different price point or in a different category, which is exactly why the calculator below takes your numbers.
Dataset 2026.10 · worked with the same engine as every Farolane calculator · example uses the general category; ranges reflect published commission bands.
| Category | Meesho | Meta Shops |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel & Accessories | 0% | 0% |
| Footwear | 0% | 0% |
| Consumer Electronics | 0% | 0% |
| Electronics Accessories | 0% | 0% |
| Computers | 0% | 0% |
| Beauty, Health & Personal Care | 0% | 0% |
| Baby Products | 0% | 0% |
| Home & Kitchen | 0% | 0% |
| Furniture | 0% | 0% |
| Jewelry | 0% | 0% |
| Watches | 0% | 0% |
| Toys & Games | 0% | 0% |
| Grocery & Gourmet | 0% | 0% |
| Pet Supplies | 0% | 0% |
| Sports & Outdoors | 0% | 0% |
| Office Products | 0% | 0% |
| Automotive & Powersports | 0% | 0% |
| Tools & Home Improvement | 0% | 0% |
| Bags, Luggage & Backpacks | 0% | 0% |
| Media (Books, DVD, Music, Software) | 0% | 0% |
| Other / General | 0% | 0% |
| Meesho | Meta Shops | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission charged on | Item price only | Item price + shipping you charge |
| Payment processing | No separate fee — bundled into the commission | 2% |
| Per-order / closing fee | None | None |
| Fixed monthly cost | None | None |
| Rates verified | Yes — 2026-10-15 | Partly — contains estimates (2026-07-09) |
Sources: Meesho fee schedule · Meta Shops fee schedule
Both figures come from the same calculation: order revenue minus commission on whichever base the platform actually uses, minus per-order and payment fees, minus the consumption tax sitting inside your price where that applies, minus your product cost and shipping. No midpoints are invented — where a marketplace publishes a band, you see the band.
Meesho’s own pricing page states 0% commission across all categories, no registration fee, NO collection fee (sellers keep 100% on prepaid and COD), no cancellation penalty and no RTO return shipping fee. The INR 27 per-order platform fee previously carried here came from a trade blog and is NOT corroborated anywhere on Meesho’s own page, so it has been removed rather than left in unsourced. Logistics charges by weight and zone are not published publicly; enter your actual shipping cost. 18% GST applies to shipping charges. UNVERIFIED and unchanged since July 2026. Meta takes no marketplace commission in India because checkout happens on your own site, WhatsApp or COD; it monetises through ads. The 2% here is a stand-in for a payment-gateway rate (Razorpay/PayU class) and depends entirely on your own gateway contract, so it is an estimate, not a published Meta fee. Add your Meta ad CAC in the Goal Planner.
On a ₹499.00 product costing ₹150.00 with ₹70.00 shipping, Meesho nets about ₹255.24 per unit versus ₹245.26 on Meta Shops — a gap of roughly ₹9.98. That ordering can flip with a different price or category, so run your own numbers before committing.
Meesho charges 0% in the general category and Meta Shops charges 0%. Both vary by category — the full table on this page lists every one.
Yes. In India your listed price is GST-inclusive, so the tax inside the price is removed from revenue before margin is calculated. GST charged on marketplace fees and TCS withheld are both creditable, so they are shown as memo lines rather than costs.
Yes, and most established sellers do — the point of comparing is knowing which one deserves your ad budget and your best pricing. The Goal Planner can split a monthly profit target across both channels at once.