Honest comparison, no tricks

Glossy vs the alternatives

A transparent look at how Glossy stacks up against Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, and Payhip. We show real numbers, including where others beat us.

What you actually pay

Free tier pricing across all four platforms

You are here
Glossy
Beautiful design, simple fees
$0/mo
8% per sale
Flat fee per sale None
Hidden processor fees None
Pro plan $20/mo (2%)
Tax handling Stripe Tax
Gumroad
The original creator platform
$0/mo
10% + $0.50 per sale
Flat fee per sale $0.50
Hidden processor fees Included
Pro plan None available
Tax handling Merchant of record
Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record for SaaS
$0/mo
5% + $0.50 per sale
Flat fee per sale $0.50
Hidden processor fees Included
Pro plan None available
Tax handling Merchant of record
Payhip
Courses, memberships, coaching
$0/mo
5% per sale
Flat fee per sale None
Hidden processor fees +2.9% + $0.30
Pro plan $99/mo (0%)
Tax handling EU/UK VAT only

What you keep on a $50 sale

Real numbers on the free tier. No hidden fees, no fine print.

Glossy
$46.00
$4.00 fee (8%)
You keep 92%
Gumroad
$44.50
$5.00 + $0.50 fee
You keep 89%
Lemon Squeezy
$47.00
$2.50 + $0.50 fee
You keep 94%
Payhip
$45.75
$2.50 + $1.75 Stripe fee
You keep 91.5%

Payhip fees include Stripe processing (2.9% + $0.30) charged on top of their 5% platform fee.

Feature by feature

What each platform actually offers today

Feature
Glossy
Gumroad
Lemon Squeezy
Payhip
Selling
Digital downloads
Subscriptions
Pay what you want
Courses
Coming soon
Product bundles
Marketing
Discount codes
Affiliate system
Email marketing
Coming soon
Paid add-on
Discover marketplace
30% fee
Storefront
Custom storefront
Premium design
Mobile-optimized checkout
Analytics and Customers
Sales analytics
Customer list
Migration
One-click Gumroad import
N/A
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