Start by deciding whether you need marketplace browsing or a shop for an audience you already have. Then compare the fees for your country and the actual source of each sale.
Written by Bookstorez, one of the services compared. Primary sources checked 18 October 2026.
What an Etsy alternative needs to replace
Etsy combines product pages, payments and marketplace browsing. Moving a file is only part of moving a shop: think about how people find you, how you show reviews and samples, and how you support previous buyers.
Five options to compare
| Alternative | Consider it when | Main trade-off to check |
|---|---|---|
| Bookstorez (ours) | You want a storefront, AI ebook creation and paid-plan featuring alongside marketplace browsing | Free has 3 live products and monthly cleared payouts |
| Payhip | You want a hosted download shop | Processor fees and marketplace eligibility |
| Gumroad | You want product links with optional Discover sales | Different direct and Discover fees |
| Ko-fi | You have existing supporters | You bring the audience; check shop and processing fees |
| Shopify | You want your own broader storefront | Subscription, apps, payment rates and your own acquisition work |
The Gumroad alternatives guide links the official pricing and feature pages for all five.
Ordinary Etsy sales are not Offsite Ads sales
The standard US $10 example leaves $8.60 after a 6.5% transaction fee, 3% + $0.25 processing and one $0.20 listing charge. An order attributed to Offsite Ads can add 15% or 12%, according to eligibility, capped at $100 per order. Unsold listings can also cost money. Read Etsy's fee policy and country-specific processing.
This is not a UK fee estimate: a UK seller has different processing and potentially other charges. We do not convert the US example into pounds and present it as a UK bill. Use our comparison assumptions and verify your own country before deciding.
What Bookstorez includes beyond the selling fee
Create ebooks, build your storefront and promote your digital products in one place. Bookstorez brings creation tools, marketplace browsing and featured-product placements together, with clear fees and plans to suit your shop.
Your own storefront and a marketplace
Give buyers a shop link for your ebooks, guides and printables, with product pages and download delivery. Eligible products can also be discovered in the Bookstorez catalogue, with no extra marketplace commission.
Built-in AI ebook generator
Create your own ebooks with the Bookstorez AI generator. Free includes 1 generated ebook per month with a watermark; Creator includes 2 and Pro 5 per month without a watermark. Review, edit and fact-check your book before publishing.
Featured products on Creator and Pro
Creator includes 1 featured week per calendar month; Pro includes 4. Use your allowance to put products in featured placements across the site. Featuring gives products additional visibility, without guaranteeing visits or sales.
Compare the Free, Creator and Pro features and allowances. Paid plans have a subscription, included in our calculator; creation and promotion benefits are not assigned a cash value in the fee results.
Selling from the UK
Bookstorez is UK-run and the seller of record, with UK bank payouts through Stripe under its terms. For each alternative, check who collects transaction tax, who remits it and which records you must keep. Platform tax handling does not remove your own income-reporting duties.
Prepare the printable before choosing the shop
Show actual sample pages, tested paper sizes, software requirements and the licence. Follow where to sell printables, how to sell planners or the fee calculator.
Questions
- Does every Etsy marketplace order pay an Offsite Ads fee?
- No. Offsite Ads fees apply to attributed orders under Etsy's rules. Ordinary marketplace discovery is not the same thing.
- Is Bookstorez always cheaper than Etsy?
- No. Etsy leaves more in the standard US $10 example without ads. Compare your price, country and attributed advertising alongside the storefront, AI ebook generator and Creator or Pro featured-product allowances you would use on Bookstorez.
Make room for your work.
3 live products free · 12% + 30¢ a sale · tax and card fees included · paid monthly on the 15th, once $50 has cleared. Smaller balances carry over and are paid before waiting 90 days.
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