Where to sell digital products: platform comparisons

Every platform trades traffic against ownership. These comparisons show what each one costs, who keeps the buyer, and which wins for templates, prompt packs, code starters and design assets.

• Gumroad vs Etsy

  Gumroad vs Etsy compared for selling digital downloads: fees, traffic, customer ownership, and which wins for templates, prompt packs and code starters.

• Gumroad vs Payhip

  Gumroad vs Payhip for digital downloads: per-sale fees, memberships, EU VAT, bundles, and which suits template, prompt and course sellers.

• Etsy vs Creative Market

  Etsy vs Creative Market compared for selling digital files: audience, revenue share, curation, and which fits templates versus design assets.

• Creative Market vs Envato Elements

  Creative Market vs Envato Elements: per-sale revenue share versus subscription payouts, catalog size requirements, and which earns more.

• Etsy vs Shopify

  Etsy vs Shopify for digital downloads: rented marketplace traffic versus an owned storefront, real costs, and how to sequence the two.

• Gumroad vs your own store

  Gumroad vs building your own digital product store: per-sale fees versus owned SEO, bundles, upsells and long-term margin.