Gumroad
by Gumroad · Sell digital products and memberships for a per-sale fee
41.7 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Gumroad is a platform for selling digital products such as files, courses, tutorials and memberships, either from a Gumroad storefront or from your own site. Sellers set a price and take payment as one-time, recurring or fixed-length charges, and customers can pay in their own currency. Gumroad acts as merchant of record and handles sales tax collection and remittance.
- Best for
- Individuals selling digital products or memberships who want to start without a monthly fee
- Pricing
- No monthly fee: 10% + $0.50 per transaction on sales through your own profile or links, and 30% per transaction on sales made through the Discover marketplace.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- No monthly fee; the cut is taken only when you make a sale
- Merchant of record: handles sales tax collection worldwide
- One-time, recurring or fixed-length payments, plus memberships
- Sell from a Gumroad storefront or from your own site
Trade-offs
- 30% per transaction on sales that come through the Discover marketplace
- 10% + $0.50 on every sale, so cost scales with revenue rather than being fixed
- Physical goods and adult content are not permitted
- Payout method (direct deposit or PayPal) varies by country
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 80 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 65 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 40 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 25 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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