Fourthwall vs Gumroad (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fourthwall grades higher than Gumroad: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fourthwall 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.
Fourthwall
Creator shop with merch, digital products and memberships
Which one is for you
Pick Fourthwall if
- Fits if you are a creator who sells merch to a following and wants memberships beside it
- Works for streamers who want a free shop to start
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to run courses or a community, as the listing shows a shop
- Watch out: fees of 5% on digital products on the free plan, 5% on memberships, and 2.9% + $0.30 on US card payments
- Watch out: catalog products carry a flat per-item fee taken from your selling price
- Tight if you stay free: the 5 GB limit on digital products and the 5% fee
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
| 2.8GPAFourthwallGood | 2.6GPAGumroadGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, or $15 a month for Pro, which is under 60% of the $29 cheaper quarter of courses and communities tools. Fees apply on sales. | 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 | BThe free plan lets you design and sell products, offer memberships and run promotions. Digital products are capped at 5 GB with a 5% fee. | 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 | CCustom products, a shop builder, digital products, memberships and promotions. It is a merch shop with memberships, not a course or community platform. | 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 build a shop and set up products, which is setup work. | 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, iOS and Android, with YouTube, Instagram and TikTok connections. No desktop 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 | a creator shop with merch and memberships | 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: Fourthwall and Gumroad. How we grade
Where they differ
- Fourthwall also covers community, online store and print on demand.
- Gumroad also covers email campaigns and affiliate tracking.
At a glance
| Fourthwall | Gumroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $15 per month for Pro | Free |
| Free plan | Design and sell products, offer memberships, run promotions; 5% fee and 5 GB limit on digital products. | 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 | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Fourthwall | Gumroad, Inc. |
| Price read from | fourthwall.com | gumroad.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fourthwall
- Fees: 5% on digital products on the free plan, 5% on memberships, and 2.9% + $0.30 on US card payments, with other rates for PayPal and other methods.
- Products from the catalog carry a flat per-item fee taken from your selling price.
- The Pro plan saves $48 a year when paid yearly, compared with monthly.
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
Fourthwall
- Custom products
- Designs products from a catalog that includes apparel, mugs and jewelry, with the company handling manufacturing and shipping.
- Shop builder
- Builds a branded shop with themes and a custom domain.
- Digital products
- Sells files with hosting and delivery handled for you.
- Memberships
- Offers members-only video, images, polls, Discord access and private RSS feeds.
- Promotions
- Runs discounts, promo codes and free giveaways.
- Social shopping
- Shows products on YouTube Merch Shelf, Instagram and Facebook Shopping, and TikTok Shopping.
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
Fourthwall
Free$0
No monthly fee. 5% flat fee on digital products (5 GB limit) and on memberships, plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing on US cards.
Pro$15
per month
$120 of shop credit a year, a free .store domain, unlimited team members, no fee on digital products and 100 GB of 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
Fourthwall
- Annual discount
Save $48 a year on Pro
The pricing page says paying yearly for Pro saves $48 compared with paying monthly.
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, Fourthwall or Gumroad?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gumroad is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $15 a month for Fourthwall. Fourthwall starts at $15 per month for Pro, and Gumroad is free.
Which has a free plan, Fourthwall or Gumroad?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Fourthwall and Gumroad 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.