E-junkie vs Payhip (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Payhip: it is second in our ranking of tools for selling digital products, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.4.
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. Payhip grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, 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
Payhip
Store for downloads, courses and memberships, with a free plan
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 Payhip if
- Fits if you want a free store and only pay when something sells
- Works for sellers of courses, coaching and downloads who want EU, UK and US sales tax handled
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to email your buyers from the same place, as there are no campaigns
- Pricey if you sell a lot, since only Pro at $99 a month removes Payhip's fee
- Watch out: PayPal or Stripe fees come on top of the 5% or 2%, and no yearly price is on record
- Watch out: its help center says sellers with a physical presence in a US state may still have to file a zero-dollar return there
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as only the web is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAE-junkieFair | 2.6GPAPayhipGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | CPlus at $29 a month plus its 2% fee ($20 on $1,000) comes to $49, a dollar under the free plan's 5% ($50). Pro at $99 drops the fee but costs more at this size. No yearly price is on record, and PayPal or Stripe fees come on top (not counted). |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card; no free plan. | AFree Forever has every feature, unlimited products and unlimited revenue, with no cap you'd reach. Payhip takes 5% 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. | CDownloads, courses, coaching, memberships, physical products and bundles, plus coupons, affiliates and PDF stamping. The gap the listing names is email: there are no built-in campaigns, so buyers sync to ConvertKit or another service. |
| 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. Every plan has every feature, so there's nothing to unlock, but you still set up the store, your products and a PayPal or Stripe account. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with eight listed integrations including PayPal, Stripe, ClickBank and WordPress. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Zoom, Calendly and ConvertKit, plus buy buttons for WordPress, Squarespace, Wix and Shopify sites. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | buy buttons and a cart for downloads and goods | a free store for downloads, courses and coaching |
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 Payhip. 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. Payhip starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and E-junkie starts $21 a month lower. Of the other tools for selling digital products on the chart, 7 score higher than E-junkie for less, and 9 score higher than Payhip 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 shipping labels.
- Payhip also covers online courses.
At a glance
| E-junkie | Payhip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month for up to 10 products | $29 per month |
| Free plan | None | Free Forever plan with all features, unlimited products and unlimited revenue; Payhip takes 5% of each sale on top of PayPal or Stripe fees. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | E-junkie | Payhip |
| Price read from | e-junkie.com | payhip.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.
Payhip
- The free plan takes 5% of each sale and Plus takes 2%, on top of PayPal or Stripe fees; only Pro at $99 a month removes Payhip's fee.
- Payhip has no built-in email campaigns: a newsletter block collects followers for export, and buyers sync to a separate email service.
- Payments go through the seller's own PayPal, Stripe or regional gateway account, such as Square, Razorpay or Paystack.
- Sellers with a physical presence in a US state may still have to file a zero-dollar sales tax return there, Payhip's help center says.
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.
Payhip
- Many product types
- Digital downloads with variants, online courses, coaching with Calendly or Zoom scheduling, memberships, physical products and bundles.
- Sales tax handled
- Payhip collects and remits EU and UK VAT on digital sales and, from July 1, 2026, US sales tax as a marketplace facilitator, at no extra charge.
- Marketing tools
- Coupons, running sales, cross-selling, upgrade discounts, a referral system, customer reviews and an affiliate program.
- Store or embedded buttons
- A hosted store on a custom domain, or buy buttons added to WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly or Shopify sites.
- File protection
- Download limits, set to 5 by default, and PDF stamping that prints the buyer's email and purchase date on every page.
- Mailing list sync
- Buyers are added to lists in ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, AWeber, Drip, Flodesk, Klaviyo and other email services after a purchase.
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.
Payhip
Free Forever$0
All features, unlimited products and revenue. Payhip takes a 5% transaction fee on each sale; PayPal and Stripe charge their own fees too.
Plus$29
per month
The same features as Free Forever, with Payhip's transaction fee cut from 5% to 2% of each sale.
Pro$99
per month
The same features with no transaction fee from Payhip; only PayPal or Stripe processing fees apply.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, E-junkie or Payhip?
As of Nov 13, 2026, E-junkie is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $29 a month for Payhip. E-junkie starts at $8 per month for up to 10 products, and Payhip starts at $29 per month.
Which has a free plan, E-junkie or Payhip?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Payhip has a free plan. E-junkie does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.