Digital products tools
Sell downloads, templates and memberships. 10 tools we track, checked .
Short answer page: What's the best digital products tool?
Ranked by fit for solo businesses: tools we profile in depth first, then those used in our research notes, then the rest. Affiliate status never changes the order.
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Gumroad
Pick this if you want selling a first digital product today.
Sell digital products and memberships with no monthly fee; a fee per sale.
Free to join, fee per sale · Free plan: Yes · 10% + $0.50 per transaction · Difficulty 1/5
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Etsy
Pick this if you want printables and handmade goods with built-in buyers.
Marketplace for handmade, vintage, supplies and digital downloads.
Free to join, fee per sale · Free plan: Yes · $0.20 per listing · Difficulty 2/5
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Lemon Squeezy
Pick this if you want selling software with tax handled.
Merchant of record for software and digital products; handles sales tax.
Free to join, fee per sale · Free plan: Yes · Difficulty 2/5
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Payhip
Pick this if you want lower-fee digital product store.
Store for digital downloads, courses and memberships.
Free plan + paid plans · Free plan: Yes · Difficulty 1/5
- 5
Creative Market
Pick this if you want selling design assets to designers.
Marketplace for fonts, templates and design assets.
Free to join, fee per sale · Free plan: Yes · Difficulty 2/5
- 6
Podia
Pick this if you want small creators selling several product types.
Sell courses, downloads and webinars with email marketing included.
Free plan + paid plans · Free plan: Yes · Difficulty 1/5
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Beacons
Pick this if you want creators selling products from their bio.
Link-in-bio with a store, media kit and email tools for creators.
Free plan + paid plans · Free plan: Yes
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Stan
Pick this if you want selling from Instagram and TikTok bios.
Creator store in your link-in-bio for digital products, courses and bookings.
Paid plans only · Free plan: Trial only
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SendOwl
Pick this if you want delivering downloads with your own checkout.
Digital product delivery and checkout.
Paid plans only · Free plan: Trial only
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Whop
Pick this if you want selling access to communities and software.
Marketplace and platform for selling digital products, communities and memberships.
Free to join, fee per sale · Free plan: Yes
Side-by-side
| Tool | Pricing model | Free plan | Starting price | Difficulty | Output rights | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumroad | Free to join, fee per sale | Yes | 10% + $0.50 per transaction | 1/5 | Not a content generator | Selling a first digital product today |
| Etsy | Free to join, fee per sale | Yes | $0.20 per listing | 2/5 | Not a content generator | Printables and handmade goods with built-in buyers |
| Lemon Squeezy | Free to join, fee per sale | Yes | See official site | 2/5 | – | Selling software with tax handled |
| Payhip | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | See official site | 1/5 | – | Lower-fee digital product store |
| Creative Market | Free to join, fee per sale | Yes | See official site | 2/5 | – | Selling design assets to designers |
| Podia | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | See official site | 1/5 | – | Small creators selling several product types |
| Beacons | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | See official site | – | – | Creators selling products from their bio |
| Stan | Paid plans only | Trial only | See official site | – | – | Selling from Instagram and TikTok bios |
| SendOwl | Paid plans only | Trial only | See official site | – | – | Delivering downloads with your own checkout |
| Whop | Free to join, fee per sale | Yes | See official site | – | – | Selling access to communities and software |
"Starting price" is shown only for tools we profile in depth, where we read the official pricing page on . For the others, check the official site.