Alternatives guide

Best Gumroad alternatives

The established digital-product store, with tax handled for you.

Best Gumroad alternatives compared

The platforms people most often weigh against Gumroad, and what each one is actually best at. Unlockable is one row, including what it does not do.

Platforms to consider as alternatives to Gumroad, and what each is best for
PlatformBest forFees
GumroadThe established digital-product store, with tax handled for you.10% + $0.50 direct
UnlockableoursOne link for one piece of content. Not a storefront, and no recurring memberships.10% + 10% buyer fee
UnlocktThe closest product to Unlockable, and the one to compare properly.See their pricing page
PatreonBuilt for recurring membership, not one-off sales.See their pricing page
FourthwallMerch and digital products for creators with an audience brand.5% digital, Free plan

Fees are shown only where we have checked them against the provider’s own page. For the rest, follow the link rather than trusting a number.

Unlockable vs Gumroad

Unlockable

10% + 10% buyer fee

10% of your list price, plus a 10% privacy & security fee added to the buyer total. Card processing is covered, so £40 of content pays you £36 and the buyer pays £44.

Platform fee
10% creator-side + 10% buyer-side
Card processing
Covered by Unlockable

Gumroad

10% + $0.50 direct

10% + $0.50 per sale through your own links, plus processing, and 30% on sales Gumroad’s marketplace finds for you. It is a merchant of record, so it handles sales tax.

Platform fee
10% + $0.50 direct, 30% via Discover
Card processing
Additional

On Unlockable a £40.00 sale pays you £36.00: the buyer covers the privacy & security fee, and card processing comes out of our share. Platform fee and processing are shown separately for Gumroad because a percentage that excludes processing is not comparable to one that includes it.

Compare every platform at once or run a price through the Gumroad fee calculator.

When Gumroad is the better choice

Gumroad is a merchant of record, which means it collects and remits sales tax and VAT worldwide — from 1 January 2025 it handles all of that for you. We do not: on Unlockable you are the seller and the tax position is yours. If cross-border tax compliance is the thing you most want to avoid, that single difference is worth more than the fee gap. It also has a marketplace that can bring you buyers you did not have to find.

When Unlockable is the better choice

Gumroad is a store with a checkout; Unlockable is a link with a checkout. If you want a product page, a library and someone else dealing with tax, Gumroad is the more complete business tool. If you want to send one link in a DM and be paid, there is less to set up here — and no 30% marketplace tier, because we have no marketplace to take it.

Where the two actually differ

Only the rows with a different answer. Everything else is the same on both.

Paid shareable links

Unlockable
Yes
Gumroad
Partly

Voice notes

Unlockable
Yes
Gumroad
No

Limited or expiring content

Unlockable
Yes
Gumroad
Partly

Recurring memberships

Unlockable
No
Gumroad
Yes

Courses

Unlockable
No
Gumroad
Yes

Coaching / calls

Unlockable
No
Gumroad
Yes

Community features

Unlockable
No
Gumroad
Partly

Merchant of record (handles your sales tax)

Unlockable
No
Gumroad
Yes

yes · partly · no

The link goes wherever you already post

You send it yourself — we do not connect to these accounts or post on your behalf, and your buyer does not need an account to pay.

Where these figures come from

Gumroad’s fees were read from gumroad.com/pricing on 26 September 2026. Pricing changes without notice, so check the source before making a decision on it. Unlockable’s own figures are our published 10% creator-side and 10% buyer-side fee, and Stripe’s UK card rate.

Try it on one piece of content

No monthly fee, no membership. Upload something, set a price, share one link.

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