Digistore24 review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Checkout and affiliate marketplace for digital products
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Digistore24 report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for digital products sold through affiliates
Digistore24 is a checkout and affiliate marketplace that acts as the seller on record and takes 2.9% + $1 a sale with no monthly fee. The fee is a starting rate that moves with product type and traffic source, the platform is browser only, and the payout fees and the real final rate only show up once you are selling.
Who Digistore24 is for
- 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
Who Digistore24 is not for
- 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
Why Digistore24 gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyNo 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.
- BFree plan and trialNo 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.
- BFeaturesCheckout 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Digistore24's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Digistore24's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 24 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 24 of 28) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 tools for selling digital products we grade, cut by the letter each got. Digistore24’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 24 of 28, level with 3
- BFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 28, level with 7
- BFeaturesAbove 15 of 28, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 28, level with 24
Keep Digistore24, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Digistore24 you would be making selling as the merchant of record, so sales tax and VAT are handled everywhere. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 24 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade.
What you could make
- Digital downloads: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Selling as the merchant of record, so sales tax and VAT are handled everywhere.
- Payouts to partners in many countries, with their tax forms.
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Every click and sale traced back to the right partner.
- Splitting visitors between versions and telling you which won.
- It plugs into other products, AWeber, Klaviyo and Mailchimp among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Digistore24’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Digistore24?
Digistore24 is a sales platform for digital products, courses, software and events. It combines a checkout with order bumps and one-click upsells, an affiliate marketplace, and handling of tax, payments and chargebacks as merchant of record. Sellers pay a fee per sale and no monthly charge.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Digistore24 pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Digistore24 has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- No setup or monthly fee for brands; from 2.9% + $1 per sale. Affiliates join and promote for free.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Read from digistore24.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Digistore24 before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Digistore24 have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Digistore24 is listed for Web.
Does Digistore24 have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Digistore24 is listed for Web.
Is Digistore24 open source?
Digistore24 is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
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