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Gumroad vs Payhip

GumroadPayhip
What it says it doesStart selling what you know, see what sticks, and get paid. Simple and effective.We make it easy for you to sell anything online anywhere: digital downloads, online courses, memberships, coaching and physical products from one store you can build without code.
PricingNo monthly fee: 10% + $0.50 per sale through your profile or direct links; 30% when new customers buy via the Discover marketplace; Gumroad is merchant of record and handles sales tax (official)Free plan $0/mo + 5% transaction fee; Plus $29/mo + 2%; Pro $99/mo with no transaction fee. All plans include every feature; PayPal/Stripe fees still apply (official)
Websitehttps://gumroad.comhttps://payhip.com/

Which to use

Gumroad wins when you want no monthly fee and can live with 10% plus $0.50 on direct sales, or 30% if the buyer comes from Discover. Payhip wins when you want to start selling for $0 a month and only pay a fee when you make sales.

  • Choose Gumroad if you want to sell a digital file or membership without a monthly store fee.
  • Choose Payhip if you sell digital downloads, courses, memberships or coaching and want a store with tax handling and no monthly fee to start.

This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.

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