Side by side!
Copia vs GrownBy
GrownBy is farmer-owned software for your CSA, farm store, wholesale and market register, with a 2% co-op fee on card and bank payments. Copia adds CSA memberships to the Shopify store you already have.
One store or two?
If you already sell on Shopify, GrownBy is a second place to sell, with its own checkout and its own customer list. Copia adds your CSA to the store you have, so members are Shopify customers alongside everyone else who buys from you.
Choose GrownBy if…
- You want a free online store to start, and a CSA plan from $50/mo
- You take SNAP/EBT online, at no cost to the farm
- You want members’ preferences matched to your harvest automatically (Custom CSA plan)
- You’d like to co-own your software as a member of a farmer co-op
Choose Copia if…
- You already sell on Shopify and want one store, not two
- You’d rather not pay or pass on a 2% co-op fee on card and bank payments
- You want CSA members in the same Shopify customer list as everyone else who shops with you
- You want your members in the Shopify apps you already use
What each costs your farm
Your farm
GrownBy
$212/mo
CSA plan $50/mo, plus a 2% co-op fee on card and bank payments for shares.
Custom CSA, for members who customize their shares, is $85/mo. Paying yearly saves 10%, and co-op members ($250 share) save another 10%. No setup fee.
Double your farm: +$162/mo
Card fees: 2.9% + 30¢, bank transfer 1% up to $5
Copia
Already on Shopify
$68/mo
Starting a Shopify store
$107/mo
Seedling plan $49/mo for 50 members, plus 25 more at $0.75 each. Shopify Basic is $39/mo if you don’t have it ($29/mo billed yearly). After the first payment, members pay each bill from an emailed Shopify invoice.
Double your farm: +$31/mo
Card fees: 2.9% + 30¢ online through Shopify Payments (Basic plan)
At 75 members, Copia is $145/mo less than GrownBy if you’re already on Shopify, and $106/mo less if you’re not.
How each runs a CSA
From what each company publishes about itself.
For CSAs, Copia also has
Things GrownBy’s site doesn’t mention.
- Where members sign up
- GrownByYour GrownBy store, also listed on the GrownBy marketplace and shopper app
- CopiaA signup form on your own Shopify store; members become your Shopify customers
- Box types
- GrownByTraditional shares you choose, or customizable shares matched to members’ preferences and your harvest (Custom CSA)
- CopiaSet shares, or customizable boxes members build each week; plan each delivery once and Copia works out every size
- Delivery frequencies
- GrownBySeasonal shares weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
- CopiaWeekly, every other week or monthly for each season, and members can pick their own
- Billing options
- GrownByDeposits and installments up to a final payment date, with schedules built even mid-season
- CopiaEvery delivery, every 2, 4 or 8 deliveries, or once upfront; or one price for the whole season. After the first payment, members pay each bill from an emailed Shopify invoice; cards aren’t saved and charged automatically
- Add-ons
- GrownByPrimary and add-on shares
- CopiaExtras like eggs or bread, offered every delivery, every other, monthly or just once
- What members can change
- GrownByClaim vacation weeks for farm credit, reschedule, and save their preferences in their own words
- CopiaWhichever you turn on: skip a week, swap items, pause, add extras, or cancel (with a pause offered first), up to a cutoff you set
- Pickup and delivery
- GrownByUnlimited pickup locations; pickup, delivery and shipping; a free sign-in app to check members in at pickup
- CopiaPickup locations with hours; check-in at the stand or on Shopify POS; delivery routes split between drivers
- Automatic messages
- GrownByApp and email notifications before every pickup and delivery
- CopiaEmails for welcome, pickup and delivery reminders, skip and pause confirmations, a moved delivery and a delivered box. No texts.
- Help and support
- GrownByA support team that has farmed, CSA specialists to help set up your shares, and a knowledge base
- CopiaGuided setup wizard, step-by-step help center and email support
Switching from GrownBy
- 1
Export your members
Export your customer list from GrownBy (reporting and exports come with every plan). Copia imports any CSV with an email column.
- 2
Set up Copia and import them
Add Copia to your Shopify store and follow the setup checklist, then upload your member file and pick the season, billing and pickup or delivery for everyone at once. Or have us do it in a setup package.
How importing works - 3
Start after your last delivery
Date your first Copia delivery after your last one in GrownBy, so no box is billed twice or missed. Copia doesn’t save cards (members pay each bill from an emailed invoice), so there are no saved cards to move.
Prices and descriptions from GrownBy’s own site (home page, CSA page, pricing page, fees page) and Copia’s, as of October 22, 2026, using GrownBy’s lowest plan that runs a CSA and the Copia plan that costs least at your member count. Setup fees and card fees aren’t included in the monthly figures. Prices change, so check GrownBy’s pricing page before you decide. GrownBy is a trademark of its owner; Copia isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by GrownBy. See something out of date? Email [email protected] and we’ll fix it.