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Why it stands out
Model 10% + $0.50 vs 30% carefully—Discover traffic can erode margin. MoR means payout schedules and policy enforcement are Gumroad’s rules.
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Creator commerce platform for selling digital products, memberships, and online downloads.
Indie creators selling ebooks, templates, and courses
Gumroad is creator commerce: sell digital products, courses, and memberships with hosted checkout and audience tooling.
gumroad.com/pricing (March 2026) advertises no monthly platform fee. Transaction fees are 10% + $0.50 for sales through your profile or direct links, and 30% when new customers buy via the Discover marketplace funnel. Since January 1, 2025, Gumroad markets itself as merchant of record, handling sales tax/VAT/GST collection and remittance globally so creators avoid running their own tax stack (read updated Terms for your jurisdiction).
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Editorial take
Model 10% + $0.50 vs 30% carefully—Discover traffic can erode margin. MoR means payout schedules and policy enforcement are Gumroad’s rules.
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Pricing snapshot
Gumroad's pricing page states a simple 10 percent plus $0.50 per transaction for sales through your profile or direct links, and 30 percent for sales attributed to Gumroad Discover. There is no monthly platform fee. Gumroad also says it has been the merchant of record for tax handling since January 1, 2025.
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