SamCart vs Zaxaa (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SamCart grades higher than Zaxaa: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SamCart grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SamCart
Checkout and sales page builder with courses and an AI assistant
Zaxaa
Order forms, upsells and affiliates for digital product sellers
Which one is for you
Pick SamCart if
- Fits if you sell courses or ebooks and want pages, checkout and hosting in one place
- Works for marketers who'll pay $199 a month for Pro's upsells, order bumps and A/B tests
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want upsells, affiliates or the API, as all need Pro at $199 a month
- Not for you if you want a few weeks to decide, since there's no free plan and the trial is 7 days
- Tight if you have a team, as Core includes one seat, and more than Pro's ten needs a custom plan
- Watch out: SamPay charges 2.9% + 30 cents a sale, and tax collection adds 0.5% on Core or 0.35% on Pro
- Watch out: the AI assistant has limited use on Core, and other payment processors need Pro
Pick Zaxaa if
- Fits if you run upsell funnels and affiliate launches for courses or coaching
- Works for sellers who want a fixed monthly fee instead of a share of sales
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have few contacts, as $77 a month is the floor
- Pricey if your list grows: 100,000 contacts is $147 on Premium and $239 on Ultimate
- Watch out: a card is required for the free first month
- Watch out: going over the contact limit moves you up a plan automatically
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASamCartFair | 1.6GPAZaxaaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCore billed yearly is $79 a month less 25%: $59.25. SamCart takes no cut beyond SamPay's 2.9% + 30 cents card rate (not counted), though tax collection adds 0.5%, $5 on $1,000. That's above this category's dearer quarter, short of its dearest tenth. | D$77 a month for up to 30,000 contacts, at the start of the dearest tenth of digital-product tools, and a seller with few contacts still pays it. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. There's a 7-day free trial on every plan, a week and no more, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. | DFirst month free on Premium Automation, but a card is required; no free plan. |
| Features | BCheckout with wallets and buy now pay later, sales and link-in-bio pages, a courses app with a members area, subscriptions with a customer portal and an AI assistant. The whole job is covered; upsells, A/B tests and affiliates wait for Pro. | COffer and checkout builder, upsells and downsells, affiliate commissions, autoresponders and multi-currency sales. Payments run through PayPal. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. The AI assistant drafts copy and pages, but you're still building pages, checkouts and a members area before you sell. | CNo store rating on record. You build offers, funnels and email sequences yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with PayPal, Stripe Link, Zapier, Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The API needs Pro, and no phone or desktop app is listed. | CWeb only, and the listing names just two integrations, PayPal and BirdSend. |
| Best for | checkouts and sales pages with AI help | order forms, upsells and affiliates for digital sellers |
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: SamCart and Zaxaa. How we grade
Price against what you get
SamCart starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zaxaa starts at $77 a month and scores 2.0.
SamCart scores higher, and starts $2 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other tools for selling digital products on the chart, 2 score higher than SamCart for less, and 25 score higher than Zaxaa 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
- SamCart also covers online courses and a/B testing.
- Zaxaa also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and online store.
At a glance
| SamCart | Zaxaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per month | $77 per month for up to 30,000 contacts |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan | First month free on Premium Automation; a card is required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SamCart Inc. | XooGuu, LLC |
| Price read from | samcart.com | zaxaa.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SamCart
- No free plan, only a 7-day trial; Core starts at $79 a month, with 25% off for yearly billing.
- SamPay charges 2.9% + 30 cents a sale on both plans, and tax collection adds 0.5% on Core or 0.35% on Pro.
- Upsells, order bumps, A/B testing, affiliates, the API and third-party processors all need Pro at $199 a month.
- Core includes one team seat and Pro ten; more seats and marketplaces need the custom Done For You plan.
Zaxaa
- Price rises with contacts: at 100,000 contacts it is $147 a month on Premium and $239 on Ultimate.
- Payments are taken through PayPal and card details are required to start the free month.
- Going over the contact limit moves you to the next plan level automatically.
- The pricing page is built around email contacts, so a seller with few contacts still pays the $77 entry price.
Key features
SamCart
- Checkout pages
- Mobile-first checkouts with stored cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo and buy now pay later through Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm.
- Pages and link-in-bio
- Sales pages, microsites, link-in-bio pages and opt-in pages on your own domain, built with AI help and no code.
- Courses and members area
- A courses app with a built-in members area and video hosting, so courses can be sold and delivered without another platform.
- AI assistant
- Writes sales copy and designs ebooks, courses, lead magnets, social posts and ads. Core has limited AI use; Pro is unlimited.
- Upsells, tests and affiliates on Pro
- One-click upsells, order bumps and upgrades, A/B tests of pages and prices, an affiliate center and failed-payment recovery.
- Subscriptions and customer portal
- Memberships, recurring plans and payment plans, with a portal where customers update cards and manage their own subscriptions.
Zaxaa
- Offer and checkout builder
- Set one-time, recurring, free or paid trial and installment prices, and choose from checkout templates you can brand.
- Upsells, downsells and bumps
- Unlimited one-click upsells, downsells for buyers who decline, and pre-sale order bumps on every plan.
- Instant affiliate commissions
- Affiliates are paid commissions on sales, included on both plans without extra transaction fees.
- Email autoresponders
- Email marketing with contact tagging and behaviors, unlimited email sends, web forms and automation rules.
- Multi-currency sales
- It supports 11 currencies, including USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD, CHF and JPY.
- Flat fee, no sales cut
- The pricing page says there are no Zaxaa transaction fees, and a contact is counted once however many lists it is on.
Plans
SamCart
Core$79
per month
Unlimited pages, products and checkouts, AI assistant with limited use, courses app, cart abandonment, integrations and 1 team seat.
Pro$199
per month
Adds one-click upsells, order bumps, A/B testing, Subscription Saver, the Affiliate Center, advanced reports, API, other processors and 10 seats.
Done For YouCustom
Sold through a call: white glove setup, a dedicated account manager, priority support, multiple marketplaces and the lowest processing rates.
Zaxaa
Premium Automation$77
per month for up to 30,000 contacts, billed monthly
Unlimited offers, upsells, downsells, bumps, affiliate commissions and email sends. $147 a month at 100,000 contacts.
Ultimate Automation$99
per month for up to 30,000 contacts, billed monthly
Same features as Premium. The page says its email system moved to a separate product, BirdSend. $239 a month at 100,000 contacts.
Ways to pay less
SamCart
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
SamCart's pricing page offers yearly billing at 25% off the monthly prices of $79 for Core and $199 for Pro.
Zaxaa
- Annual discount
40% discount on yearly billing
The pricing page toggles to a yearly plan and states a 40% discount compared with paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SamCart or Zaxaa?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Zaxaa is cheaper to start with: $77 a month, against $79 a month for SamCart. SamCart starts at $79 per month, and Zaxaa starts at $77 per month for up to 30,000 contacts.
Which has a free plan, SamCart or Zaxaa?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither SamCart nor Zaxaa has a free plan. Both have 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.