SaaS platform sandbox
Shopify Development Store
A Shopify development store is a free, full-featured store that acts as a sandbox for building and testing apps and themes before going live.
Last verified 2026-07-26
Shopify development stores are free and unlimited, with full functionality, used by partners and developers to build and test apps or themes before launching to a live store.
Key specs
| Free tier | Free (unlimited dev stores) |
| Cost | Free |
| Count | Unlimited |
| Use | Apps & themes |
Strengths
- Free and unlimited
- Full functionality
- Ideal for app/theme testing
Trade-offs
- Transfer/launch steps to go live
- Some limits on real transactions
Best for: App and theme developers building on Shopify before production.
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Sources: Shopify dev stores ↗
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