Self-hosted gateway plugin · built for Shopify

Keep your store. Keep your processor. Keep selling.

Shopify Payments shuts high-risk merchants down. AgnosticGateway installs a self-hosted checkout plugin on your Shopify store and routes every order to the processor you already have — no re-boarding, no re-underwriting, and no Shopify external-gateway fee.

Keep your processor No Shopify external fee No new merchant account
Order route
Your Shopify store
checkout · theme · apps · SEO
AgnosticGateway
self-hosted plugin · records to Shopify
Your processor
your MID · your bank · your rates
We sit in the middle. Nothing on either end changes.
How it works

Three steps. Handled by our team.

You don't install anything yourself. Tell us about your store, and our developers configure the plugin and connect it to the processor you already trust.

STEP 01

Send us your store

Give us your Shopify store URL and whether you want orders pre-authorized or captured. We assign a developer to your build — no theme rebuild, no app migration.

STEP 02

We install the plugin

Our team self-hosts and configures the checkout plugin for your store. Because it isn't wired into Shopify's payment settings, Shopify's external-gateway fee never applies.

STEP 03

Route to your processor

Orders run through the gateway to your existing merchant account and record back in Shopify as a payment. Your MID and rates carry over untouched, and you keep selling.

The difference

Most "third-party gateway" setups get hit with Shopify's external transaction fee — up to 2% on top of everything. Because our plugin is self-hosted rather than configured inside Shopify, that fee is bypassed when it's used as designed.

Why "agnostic" matters

We're a gateway — not a processor.

That distinction is the whole point. We don't compete with your current provider, we route to it. Here's exactly what we do and don't touch, so there's nothing for your processor or merchant rep to push back on.

What AgnosticGateway does

  • + Installs a self-hosted checkout plugin on your store
  • + Routes orders to the processor you already have
  • + Bypasses Shopify's external-gateway transaction fee
  • + Records every order back in your Shopify dashboard

What it doesn't do

  • Underwrite you or issue a new merchant account
  • Change your acquiring bank or your negotiated rates
  • Hold, batch, or move your funds
  • Require you to leave or re-sign with your processor
For your processor or merchant rep: AgnosticGateway is a routing layer only. Your existing MID, acquiring relationship, settlement, and pricing are unaffected — we simply pass authorized orders to the account you already maintain. There's no re-board and no contract to replace.
What the plugin does

A real Shopify checkout — not a workaround.

Your customers get the native checkout experience they expect. Here's what's supported today and what's still on the roadmap.

Supported today

live in production
  • Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Pre-authorize or capture, based on your workflow
  • Promo codes and gift cards
  • Custom shipping details
  • Shipping or in-store pickup
  • Customers log in to their Shopify account
  • Orders recorded in both Shopify and your gateway

Not supported yet

on the roadmap · subject to change
  • Surcharging
  • 3-D Secure (3DS)
  • ACH
  • Card-present / Shopify POS
  • Recurring and subscriptions
Industries we route for

The verticals Shopify Payments won't touch.

If Shopify Payments (powered by Stripe) restricts your category, you're our customer. We route for the high-risk verticals that keep getting frozen — without judging your business model.

Peptides
Supplements & nutraceuticals
Kratom & 7-OH
CBD & hemp
Vape & e-cig
Nootropics & research chemicals
Firearms, ammo & accessories
Adult products & content
Sweepstakes & contests
Tobacco & alternatives
High-ticket coaching

Don't see your business listed? Call us — the list above isn't exhaustive, and the plugin works for most categories Shopify Payments turns away.

Pricing

One price. Published. No quote form.

Every other high-risk gateway hides behind "request a quote." We don't. Here's the number.

$99 / month + 0.49% per transaction
+ $495 one-time setup

The setup fee covers your developer-led install. The 0.49% is our gateway fee only — it sits on top of whatever your processor already charges and never touches your processing rate.

  • $495 one-time setup, then $99/month
  • Keep your current processor and MID
  • Bypasses Shopify's external-gateway fee
  • Apple Pay & Google Pay supported
  • Developer-led install and configuration
  • Cancel anytime — month to month
Get connected

$495 setup · $99/mo + 0.49%/txn · gateway fee only · processor fees separate

Talk to a human who knows high-risk.

No bots, no quote-form maze. Call or email and we'll map your store, your processor, and the cleanest way to connect — usually on the first conversation.