ClickBank vs Digistore24 (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Digistore24 grades higher than ClickBank: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Digistore24 grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClickBank
Affiliate marketplace and checkout for digital and physical products
Free plan
Digistore24
Checkout and affiliate marketplace for digital products
Free plan
Which one is for you
Pick ClickBank if
- Fits if you would rather pay affiliates than run ads
- Works for digital product sellers whose margins can cover a commission
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your product sells cheap, as the $1 per sale is a bigger bite
- Tight if refunds hurt, since customers usually have 60 days
- Watch out: a competitor's table lists a $49.95 seller fee and a $5 payout fee that the vendor's own pages didn't confirm
- Watch out: the fee is taken before tax and shipping, then affiliate commissions come out of the rest
Pick Digistore24 if
- Fits if you sell a course or info product and want affiliates to promote it
- Works for sellers who prefer one per-sale fee to a monthly plan and want tax and VAT handled for them
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: 2.9% + $1 is a starting rate, and the final one depends on product type, traffic source and volume
- Pricey if you sell low-priced items, since the flat $1 is a big slice of a $10 sale
- Watch out: payout fees are $2.50 for ACH and $40 for an international wire
- Skip it if you want a phone app for running the store, as the only app is for analytics
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClickBankFair | 2.8GPADigistore24Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo monthly fee, but 7.5% + $1 of each sale goes to ClickBank before tax and shipping, and affiliates are paid from what is left. | BNo monthly fee and 2.9% + $1 a sale, below the 5% + 50¢ Paddle charges and the 3.8% + 50¢ Freemius charges. The category's cheapest quarter starts at $10 a month, but a percentage fee is not a like-for-like comparison. |
| Free plan and trial | BOpening a seller account is free and nothing is due until you sell. | BNo setup or monthly fee, so you can build checkouts and list a product without paying anything until you make a sale. Affiliates join free with no card. There is no trial because there is nothing to trial. |
| Features | CPayments, an affiliate marketplace and tracking. The listing shows refunds up to 60 days and a fee split with affiliates that you have to work out per sale. | BCheckout with order bumps and one-click upsells, split testing, tax and VAT handling as seller on record, chargebacks, and an affiliate marketplace the site puts at 125,000+ affiliates. The core job is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up offers, commissions and a sales page yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You set up a seller account, products, checkout pages and affiliate terms before the first sale, and the work of building the offer is yours. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with 8 listed integrations. No phone or desktop app on record. | BWeb only, with a hub listing 32 integrations across email, shipping, membership and webinar tools. The mobile app mentioned is an analytics app, not the platform. |
| Best for | selling with affiliates doing the promoting | digital products sold through affiliates |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ClickBank and Digistore24. How we grade
Where they differ
- Digistore24 also covers merchant of record and a/B testing.
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At a glance
| ClickBank | Digistore24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Signing up for an account is free; ClickBank takes a 7.5% + $1 transaction fee from each sale's total purchase price. | No setup or monthly fee for brands; from 2.9% + $1 per sale. Affiliates join and promote for free. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Click Sales, Inc. | Digistore24, Inc |
| Price read from | clickbank.com | digistore24.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ClickBank
- The 7.5% + $1 fee is taken before tax and shipping.
- Customers usually have 60 days to request a refund; who covers it depends on RevShare or CPA terms.
- A competitor's comparison table lists a $49.95 one-time seller fee and a $5 payout fee; ClickBank's own pages read here did not confirm them.
Digistore24
- The fee is described as starting at 2.9% + $1 per sale; the final rate varies with product type, traffic source and volume.
- Payout fees are listed in its comparison table: $2.50 for ACH and $40 for an international wire.
- The site lists a Digistore24 Analytics mobile app, but the platform itself is used in a browser.
Key features
ClickBank
- Affiliate marketplace
- Sellers list offers that affiliates promote; the site says over 100,000 affiliates use it and $7.5 billion in commissions has been paid.
- Revenue share and CPA commissions
- Sellers can pay affiliates a percentage of each sale (RevShare) or a cost-per-action amount, with refund responsibility depending on which.
- Integrated payments
- ClickBank is the retailer of record on its sites and handles payments, sales tax and shipping fee remittance.
- Offer Studio
- Ecommerce features announced for multi-SKU products, native variants, dynamic paylinks and flexible payment options.
- Integrations
- Its integrations page lists ad trackers, email platforms, membership plugins and Zapier for connecting other apps.
Digistore24
- Cart builder and upsells
- Customizable checkout pages with order bumps and one-click upsells, plus built-in split testing and analytics.
- Merchant of record
- Digistore24 says it is the seller on record and handles sales tax and VAT in 180 countries, along with fraud checks and chargebacks.
- Affiliate marketplace
- Sellers get access to a network the site puts at 125,000+ affiliates, with commission tracking and scheduled payouts handled automatically.
- Global payment methods
- Cards, PayPal, Klarna, Google Pay, Apple Pay and others are covered without a separate processor contract.
- Integrations hub
- Connects to email, shipping, membership and webinar tools; the hub lists 32 integrations across those groups.
Plans
ClickBank
Seller account$0
No monthly plan. ClickBank takes 7.5% + $1 of each sale, before sales tax and shipping, then the rest is split between seller and affiliate.
Digistore24
For Brands$0
No setup or monthly fee. Digistore24 keeps from 2.9% + $1 of each sale, covering payments, tax and VAT, fraud and affiliate payouts.
For Affiliates$0
Free to join and promote offers from the marketplace. No fees and no credit card required.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ClickBank or Digistore24?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ClickBank publishes no starting price, and Digistore24 publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, ClickBank or Digistore24?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both ClickBank and Digistore24 have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.