The free Gumroad alternative without the 10% cut

Gumroad takes 10% plus $0.50 of each direct sale. Start free with branded checkouts and get paid straight into your own Stripe account.

Free up to $3K in monthly sales. No credit card needed.

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Is Checkout Page a good Gumroad alternative?

It depends on how buyers find you. If they come from your own website, list or social following, Checkout Page fits better: you sell downloads next to memberships, event tickets and donations from one place, and payments go straight to your own Stripe account. It is free up to $3K in monthly sales, then $99/mo up to $10K. As of October 2026, Gumroad charges 10% + $0.50 per direct sale and handles sales tax as merchant of record. Stay with Gumroad if its Discover marketplace brings you new buyers, or if you want tax handled for you.

Pricing checked October 2026.

Why creators switch from Gumroad

Gumroad takes 10% plus $0.50 of each direct sale, and 30% of sales through Discover. Checkout Page starts free and pays your Stripe account directly.

Switching from

Gumroad

Their storefront, their name on the sale, their 10%

📕

Customer pays

$89

Gumroad fee

Flat 10% + $0.50

-$9.40

You receive

Before card processing

$79.60

See your exact take-home in the Gumroad fee calculator

  • 10% plus $0.50 on direct sales, 5% after $20K in a month
  • Sells to your customers as merchant of record
  • Gumroad's checkout layout, with your colors and font only
  • Three types of checkout field: text, checkbox and terms
  • No embedded checkouts on your own site
  • Upsells at checkout, no one-click upsell after payment

Switching to

Checkout Page

Your checkout, your customers, your full payout

📕

Customer pays

$89

Your Checkout Page plan

Free up to $3K/mo in sales

$0

You receive

Straight to your Stripe account

$89

You might not need a merchant of record

Gumroad's pitch is convenience: as merchant of record it collects and remits sales tax for you. The price is 10% plus $0.50 of each direct sale, whether you owe tax anywhere or not, and Gumroad sits between you and your customers. Checkout Page runs on your own Stripe account instead.

  • Charge tax under your own name

    Set one fixed rate, or let Stripe Tax calculate it per customer. About a minute to set up, with no 10% on every sale for compliance you may not need. Filing stays with you.

  • Direct payouts

    Payments land in your Stripe account on your own payout schedule, with no platform holding your money along the way.

  • You own the customer relationship

    Customers, subscriptions and payment history live in your Stripe account. No lock-in: if you ever leave, everything stays with you.

Your Stripe account

Payout

Arrives today

$1,240.00

amelia@studio.com

Customer, monthly subscription

$29/mo

Tax collected

Sales tax 8.5%

$7.12
$2M+
in monthly sales processed
200K+
monthly checkout views
16K+
stores running on Checkout Page

Checkout Page vs Gumroad at a glance

Both let you sell digital products in minutes. The difference is whose name is on the sale, and what every sale costs you.

Payment processing

Who processes the sale and holds the funds

Checkout Page
Your own Stripe account
Gumroad
Merchant of record

Pricing

Gumroad drops to 5% + $0.50 after $20K of sales in a month, and takes 30% on Discover

Checkout Page
Free up to $3K/mo, then from $99/mo
Gumroad
10% + $0.50 per direct sale

Sales tax and VAT

Gumroad remits for you as merchant of record

Checkout Page
Fixed rates or Stripe Tax
Gumroad
Handled for you

Embedded checkouts

Sell inside your own website or funnel builder

Checkout Page
Yes
Gumroad
No

Custom checkout fields

Gumroad offers text, checkbox and terms fields

Checkout Page
With conditional logic
Gumroad
Three field types

One-click upsells after payment

Gumroad offers upsells at checkout

Checkout Page
Scale plan, from $99/mo
Gumroad
No

Payment plans

Gumroad installments exclude memberships and pay what you want

Checkout Page
Yes
Gumroad
Yes

Hosted payment links and pop-ups

Checkout Page
Yes
Gumroad
Yes

Chat support from the founders

Checkout Page
Yes
Gumroad
No

Switch in an afternoon

No migration project. Recreate your products, connect Stripe and point your links at the new checkout.

  1. 1

    Create your checkouts

    Recreate your Gumroad products as checkouts: prices, variants, files for digital delivery and custom fields.

  2. 2

    Connect your Stripe account

    Connect Stripe for secure payment processing. Every new sale pays out directly to you.

  3. 3

    Redirect your links

    Swap the buy links on your website and in your emails. Customers see your brand at every step.

"Checkout Page has saved me hours of frustration and hundreds of $$$. Flawless integration with Stripe and Rewardful affiliate program. I can customize every detail I want without being a computer wiz. When I had a question, customer support experience was excellent."

Janis Ozolins from @jaozolins
Janis Ozolins
Founder, @jaozolins

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before switching from Gumroad.

Start selling on your own Stripe account

Create your checkouts, connect Stripe and switch your links in an afternoon. Free up to $3K in monthly sales.

Free plan available. No credit card needed.