Payhip vs Gumroad: what you keep
Selling $99 courses, Payhip leaves you more at every volume from 1 to 400 sales a month. At 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,651 on Payhip (Pro) and $5,126 on Gumroad (Direct sales).
Three sizes of business
| Scenario | Payhip | Gumroad | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting out: 10 sales of $49, 1 course | $448.29 Free Forever | $418.79 Direct sales | $354 |
| Growing: 60 sales of $99, 4 courses | $5,651 Pro | $5,126 Direct sales | $6,300 |
| Established: 150 sales of $297, 12 courses | $43,114 Pro | $39,911 Direct sales | $38,442 |
Monthly take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing, on monthly billing; bold marks the larger.
What the numbers say
- Course price doesn't change this: at $49 and at $297 a course, too, Payhip leaves more at every volume up to 400 sales a month.
- At 60 sales of $99 a month, the subscription, platform fees and card processing together take 4.9% of revenue on Payhip and 13.7% on Gumroad.
- At 150 sales of $297 ($44,550 a month), everything taken, card processing included, comes to $1,436 a month on Payhip and $4,639 on Gumroad, $38,442 a year apart.
- Paying yearly at 60 sales a month: Payhip lists no yearly price; Gumroad's best plan here has no subscription.
How each one charges
- Payhip: Payhip has a free plan; paid plans cost $29 to $99 a month. Free Forever takes 5% of each sale and Plus takes 2% of each sale; Pro takes nothing. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
- Gumroad: Gumroad has no subscription. It takes 10% + $0.50 per sale (5% after $20,000 a month). Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale. No subscription. Sales through Gumroad's Discover marketplace cost 30% instead, processing included.
Where the money goes at 60 sales a month
- PayhipYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro plan: $99 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
- GumroadYou keep $5,126 (86.3%)Direct sales plan: $0 subscription, $624 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
Try your own sales numbers on all 12 platforms, or see every platform's fees in one table.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .