Selling Digital Products
Free tools for selling digital products
9 of the 15 tools for selling digital products in this directory are free or have a free plan.
4 have no paid plan at all. The rest pair a free plan with paid ones, and the table says what each free plan includes.
Listings checked up to Oct 18, 2026 · Where the facts come from
| Tool | Price | What is free |
|---|---|---|
| GumroadSell downloads, memberships and courses for a cut of each sale | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| Lemon SqueezyMerchant of record checkout for software, subscriptions and downloads | Free plan · from $10/mo | Selling is free to start with every ecommerce feature included; Lemon Squeezy keeps 5% + 50¢ of each order. Email marketing is free up to 500 subscribers. |
| PayhipStore for downloads, courses and memberships, with a free plan | Free plan · from $29/mo | Free Forever plan with all features, unlimited products and unlimited revenue; Payhip takes 5% of each sale on top of PayPal or Stripe fees. |
| Ko-fiCreator page for tips, memberships, a shop and paid commissions | Free plan | A free page with tips, memberships, a shop and commissions. Ko-fi's own pages state a 5% platform fee on shop, membership and commission sales, plus card processing fees. |
| PolarOpen-source billing and merchant of record for software sellers | Free plan · from $20/mo | Starter is free with all selling features and standard support; Polar takes 5% + 50¢ of each transaction, plus 1.5% for non-US cards. |
| WhopStorefront, checkout and payouts for paid communities and products | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| Easy Digital DownloadsWordPress plugin for selling digital downloads from your own site | Free plan · from $199/yr | The Lite plugin is free on WordPress.org with unlimited products and transactions and Stripe and PayPal checkout; Stripe sales carry an extra 3% fee in the free version. |
| PatreonPaid memberships, a shop and community for creators and their fans | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| Buy Me a CoffeeCreator page for tips, memberships and a simple shop | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
Common questions
Which tools for selling digital products are free?
9 of the 15 tools for selling digital products in this directory are free or have a free plan. They are Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, Payhip, Ko-fi, Polar, Whop, Easy Digital Downloads, Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee.
Which tools for selling digital products are free with no paid plan?
Gumroad, Whop, Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee have no paid plan. The others on this page limit the free plan and sell paid ones.
When was this checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 18, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and each listing names the pages it was read from.