Gumroad review

Gumroad charges nothing a month and takes its fee per sale: 10% + $0.50 for sales through your profile or direct links, and 30% when a new customer finds you through the Discover marketplace. Since January 1, 2025 Gumroad has acted as merchant of record, so it collects and remits sales tax worldwide where it has obligations, which removes a large chore for a solo seller. Its page editor builds a simple storefront, or you can embed checkout on an existing site and link a custom domain. Memberships, subscriptions and pay what you want pricing are built in. The fee is the trade-off: on a $50 ebook, Gumroad keeps $5.50 before payment processing. It works best for writers, designers and course creators selling digital files, and less well for a shop with physical stock and shipping.

Who it is for

creators selling digital products

Price

No monthly fee; 10% + $0.50 per direct sale and 30% on sales through Gumroad Discover.

10% + $0.50 Per transaction for all sales through your profile or direct links to your customers.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• No monthly fee; Gumroad takes a cut of each sale
• Merchant of record since January 1, 2025, handling sales tax collection and remittance
• Storefront page editor, or embed checkout on your own site
• Memberships, subscriptions and pay what you want pricing
• Discover marketplace for finding new customers

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No monthly charges at any sales level
• Strength: Gumroad collects and remits sales tax and VAT for you
• Strength: Custom domain support for your Gumroad page
• Weakness: 10% + $0.50 per direct sale is high on larger orders
• Weakness: 30% fee on sales that come through the Discover marketplace
• Weakness: Built for digital products, memberships and courses rather than a physical catalog

Key facts

• Monthly fee: $0
• Direct sale fee: 10% + $0.50
• Discover marketplace fee: 30%
• Tax handling: Merchant of record since January 1, 2025

Where it ranks

Gumroad is No. 4 in our Best Free Ecommerce Platforms verdict.