Payhip Free leaves more from the standard $10 direct card-sale example. Gumroad uses a different fee for Discover. Compare the whole arrangement, including tax coverage and payout timing.
Written by Bookstorez, one of the services compared. Primary sources checked 18 October 2026.
Fees on a $10 sale
| Scenario | What remains before other costs |
|---|---|
| Payhip Free, standard US Stripe card | $8.91 |
| Gumroad standard direct tier | $7.91 |
| Gumroad Discover | $7.00 |
| Bookstorez Free (ours) | $8.50 |
This is a US seller, domestic card and pre-tax price. Subscriptions, ads and refunds are excluded. Payhip's paid plans reduce its platform percentage; Gumroad's direct percentage changes after its monthly threshold. The full arithmetic and primary sources and calculator cover these differences.
Discovery and product limits
Payhip has a marketplace, subject to eligibility and approval. Gumroad Discover uses its separate fee. Both also support buyers following product links. Read current upload and permitted-product rules before moving a catalogue; a lower fee is not useful if the product cannot be sold there.
Tax and getting paid
Gumroad describes itself as merchant of record. Payhip's pricing page lists digital EU/UK VAT and US/Canadian sales-tax collection and remittance. These are different descriptions of responsibility; check coverage for your product and country. Payhip says sales are deposited after a transaction, while settlement into your bank depends on the payment provider. See Gumroad's payout rules for its schedule and requirements.
Where Bookstorez fits
Bookstorez is our own global digital marketplace. Free includes 3 live products at 12% + 30¢ per sale, including card fees and tax handling. No extra cut for marketplace sales. It pays cleared earnings monthly under its terms. Payhip Free leaves more in this fee example. Bookstorez also combines a storefront, an AI ebook generator and featured-product allowances on paid plans; compare the features below alongside the cost.
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.
Before you move
Keep local copies of files and sales records. Check whether old customers retain their downloads, and update product links carefully. Compare eight Gumroad alternatives or follow the first-product guide.
Questions
- Is Payhip cheaper than Gumroad?
- In this standard $10 US direct-card-sale example, Payhip Free leaves $8.91 and Gumroad leaves $7.91. Plans, volume, payment method and tax can change the result.
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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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