Meesho vs Flipkart vs Amazon: Seller Profit Comparison
Know your real profit before you post the price.
Calculate Your Profit
Fees change often and vary by category. Always use the numbers from your seller dashboard.
Why "Which Platform Is Cheapest" Has No Single Answer
Every marketplace structures its seller fees differently — some lean on a percentage commission, some add a flat per-order charge, some also charge separately for collecting payment, and all of them charge for shipping based on your product's weight. Those rates shift by category and price band, and platforms revise them periodically. A comparison that quotes one fixed percentage per platform is already out of date, or was never true for your category to begin with.
The only comparison that means anything is one built from the actual numbers on your own seller dashboards, run through the same formula for each platform side by side — which is exactly what this calculator does the moment you fill in your fees for Meesho, Flipkart and Amazon.
How to Compare Fairly
Enter your selling price, product cost, packaging and return buffer once — those apply across every platform. Then open each platform's fee section and enter the commission, closing/fixed fee, collection fee and shipping shown on that platform's own seller dashboard for your category. The comparison table (or, on mobile, the platform tabs) then shows payout and net profit for all three side by side, plus a "Your Store" column for what you'd keep selling directly.
A worked example
Take a single ₹1,300 product with an ₹800 cost, ₹12 packaging, and a 10% return buffer — entered once, applied everywhere. Depending on which platform's actual fee structure you enter for it, the resulting profit can vary quite a bit: a platform with no percentage commission but a fixed shipping charge might work out differently to one with a lower shipping cost but a meaningful percentage commission plus a collection fee. There's no way to know which wins for your product without running the actual numbers — which is the entire point of comparing them together rather than guessing from memory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better for sellers – Meesho, Flipkart or Amazon?
It depends on your product, its category, and the exact fees charged to your account on each platform — there's no universal winner. Enter your real numbers for all three into the comparison above to see which keeps you the most profit for your specific product.
Which platform has the lowest fees?
Fee structures differ by category and change over time, so the platform with the lowest total deduction for one seller's product may not be the lowest for another's. Compare your own commission, fixed/closing fee, collection fee and shipping across all three using the tool above.
Why is my payout less than my selling price?
Marketplaces deduct commission or referral fee, a flat closing/fixed fee, sometimes a collection fee, shipping, GST charged on top of those fees, and a small TCS/TDS withholding — before you ever see the money. The breakdown above shows exactly where each rupee of your selling price goes, for whichever platform you pick.
Is selling on my own website more profitable?
Often, yes, since you avoid marketplace commission and fixed/closing fees entirely — though you take on your own shipping and payment collection costs. Storecub stores collect UPI payments directly with no gateway fee, which is reflected in the 'Your Store' column in the comparison above.
Can I sell on all three together?
Yes — many sellers list the same product on Meesho, Flipkart and Amazon at once to reach more customers, while using a comparison like this to see which platform is actually most profitable for that specific product and focus their effort accordingly.
Keep More of Every Sale
Storecub stores take UPI payments directly – no gateway fee on UPI. See the "Your Store" column above for what that means on your product.