E-junkie vs Gumroad (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gumroad grades higher than E-junkie: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
E-junkie grades higher on value for money. Gumroad grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
E-junkie
Sell downloads and goods with buttons, carts or a shop
Which one is for you
Pick E-junkie if
- Fits if you want a buy button on a site you already have
- Works for sellers who want a flat monthly fee rather than a cut of each sale
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you sell more than 10 products or 200 MB on the $8 plan
- Skip it if you want tax and VAT handled, as it is not a merchant of record
- Watch out: you need your own payment processor, and its fees come on top
- Watch out: only monthly prices are listed, with no annual option
Pick Gumroad if
- Fits if you're testing a first digital product and don't want a monthly bill
- Works for sellers who want sales tax and VAT handled, at 10% + 50¢ a sale
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you sell steadily: 10% + 50¢ of each sale is $100 on $1,000, before card fees of 2.9% + $0.30
- Skip it if you sell physical goods, which Gumroad doesn't allow
- Not for you if you count on marketplace sales, since Discover takes a flat 30%
- Watch out: the iPhone and Android apps only track sales and open purchases; products are set up on the web
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAE-junkieFair | 2.6GPAGumroadGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$8 a month for 10 products, inside the cheapest quarter of digital-product tools ($10), though not under 60% of it ($6). | DNo monthly fee, but Gumroad keeps 10% + 50¢ of each direct sale: $100 on $1,000, plus 50¢ an order. Card processing of 2.9% + $0.30 comes on top and isn't counted. That's in this category's dearest tenth, though it does handle sales tax for you. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card; no free plan. | ANothing to pay until you sell, with every feature, unlimited products and no cap a normal person would reach. The fee comes out of each sale instead, and the value grade counts that. |
| Features | CButtons, cart and shop, digital delivery, physical goods and shipping, affiliates and pricing options. It is not a merchant of record, so sales tax and VAT are not handled for you. | BDownloads, memberships, courses, license keys, pay-what-you-want, email broadcasts and workflows, affiliates and a Discover marketplace. Physical goods aren't allowed, but that's outside this job, so nothing's missing from the core. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You paste buttons into a site and connect a payment processor. | CNo App Store rating on record. You build a profile store with a page editor and set up products on the web; the iPhone and Android apps only track sales and open purchases. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with eight listed integrations including PayPal, Stripe, ClickBank and WordPress. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Discord and Circle, plus a checkout you can embed on your own site. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | buy buttons and a cart for downloads and goods | a first digital product with no monthly bill |
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: E-junkie and Gumroad. How we grade
Price against what you get
E-junkie starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Gumroad has no paid plan and scores 2.7.
Gumroad scores higher and starts $8 a month lower. Of the other tools for selling digital products on the chart, 7 score higher than E-junkie for less, and none scores higher than Gumroad for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- E-junkie also covers online store and shipping labels.
- Gumroad also covers email campaigns and merchant of record.
At a glance
| E-junkie | Gumroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free |
| Starts at | $8 per month for up to 10 products | Free |
| Free plan | None | No monthly fee. Gumroad keeps 10% + $0.50 of each direct sale plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30), or a flat 30% on sales made through its Discover marketplace. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | E-junkie | Gumroad, Inc. |
| Price read from | e-junkie.com | gumroad.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
E-junkie
- You need your own payment processor account; processor fees are separate from E-junkie's plan price.
- Plans are limited by product count and file storage, and the lowest plan holds 10 products and 200 MB.
- It is not a merchant of record, so sales tax and VAT are not handled for you.
- The pricing page lists monthly prices only and shows no annual option.
Gumroad
- Gumroad keeps 10% + $0.50 of every direct sale plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing; Discover marketplace sales cost a flat 30%.
- Physical goods are not allowed: Gumroad is for digital products, memberships and services only.
- Payouts go out by direct deposit or PayPal depending on the seller's country.
- The mobile apps track sales and open purchases, but accounts and products are set up on the web.
Key features
E-junkie
- Buttons, cart and shop
- Paste button code or links into any site, or use a shopping cart, product pages, a hosted shop or a self-hosted shop.
- Digital delivery
- Files and codes are delivered right after payment. It sells file downloads, game codes, tickets and gift cards, with PDF stamping listed.
- Physical goods and shipping
- The cart calculates shipping and handling using UPS, USPS, flat rate and custom rules for tangible items.
- Affiliate program
- Sellers can sign affiliates up with sign-up links, and there is an affiliate network plus a marketplace for discovering products.
- Pricing options
- Fixed prices, pay what you want, donations, free checkout, discounts, product bundles and product variations.
- Your own payment processor
- You connect a processor such as PayPal, Stripe, Braintree, Authorize.net, 2Checkout or Razorpay; it does not collect payments itself.
Gumroad
- Profile store or embedded checkout
- Build a storefront with Gumroad's page editor on a custom domain, or embed its checkout and follow button on a site you already have.
- Memberships and subscriptions
- Charge monthly, quarterly, twice a year or yearly, or a fixed number of payments, with members keeping access to a content library while subscribed.
- Merchant of record
- Gumroad collects and remits sales tax, VAT and GST on sales where it has an obligation, so sellers have no tax settings to manage.
- Software and file options
- License keys for software, several versions of one product (PDF, ePub or lossless audio), pay-what-you-want pricing and light DRM.
- Audience tools
- Import an email list, post updates, send email broadcasts and automated workflows, run an affiliate program and read sales analytics.
- Mobile apps
- iOS and Android apps show daily, monthly and all-time sales with push notifications, and let buyers open or download their purchases.
Plans
E-junkie
10 products$8
per month for up to 10 products
10 products and 200 MB of download file storage. No transaction fee.
40 products$10
per month for up to 40 products
40 products and 2 GB of download file storage.
150 products$20
per month for up to 150 products
150 products and 8 GB of download file storage.
Unlimited products$40
per month
Unlimited products and unlimited download file storage.
Gumroad
Direct sales$0
No subscription. The seller pays 10% + $0.50 of each sale through a profile or direct link, plus card processing of 2.9% + $0.30 or PayPal fees.
Discover marketplace$0
Sales to new customers who find you through Gumroad's Discover marketplace carry a flat 30% fee, which includes processing.
Ways to pay less
E-junkie
No public discounts listed.
Gumroad
- Other savings
Lower fee above $20,000 in monthly sales
Once paid sales in a calendar month reach $20,000, new direct sales that month cost 5% + $0.50 instead of 10% + $0.50; it resets each month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, E-junkie or Gumroad?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gumroad is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $8 a month for E-junkie. E-junkie starts at $8 per month for up to 10 products, and Gumroad is free.
Which has a free plan, E-junkie or Gumroad?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Gumroad has a free plan. E-junkie does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do E-junkie and Gumroad run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Gumroad lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.