The Digistore24 Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Digistore24 in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Digistore24
The Insider’s Guide
Checkout and affiliate marketplace for digital products
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among tools for selling digital products, read from Digistore24’s own pages.
Made by Digistore24, Inc · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Digistore24’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Digistore24’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 24 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Digistore24, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
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.
- 2
There is a free plan
No setup or monthly fee for brands; from 2.9% + $1 per sale. Affiliates join and promote for free.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
Cart builder and upsells
Customizable checkout pages with order bumps and one-click upsells, plus built-in split testing and analytics.
- 5
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.
- 6
Affiliate marketplace
Sellers get access to a network the site puts at 125,000+ affiliates, with commission tracking and scheduled payouts handled automatically.
- 7
A 2.8 GPA, above 24 of 28
That is against the other tools for selling digital products we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
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.
Digistore24 at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Digistore24, Inc, since 2012
- Category
- Selling Digital Products
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | No 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | No 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. |
| Features | B | Checkout 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Course and info product sellers who want an affiliate network
- Sellers who prefer one per-sale fee over a monthly plan
- Sellers who want tax and VAT handled for them
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
2
plans to choose from
Digistore24 has a free plan.
No setup or monthly fee, so you can build checkouts and list a product without paying anything until you make a sale.
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.
The free plan
No setup or monthly fee for brands; from 2.9% + $1 per sale. Affiliates join and promote for free.
Read from digistore24.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Checkout and affiliate marketplace for digital products. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: affiliate tracking, partner payouts, online store, digital downloads, merchant of record, a/B testing.
The mobile app mentioned is an analytics app, not the platform.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- AWeber
- Klaviyo
- Mailchimp
- ActiveCampaign
- GetResponse
- Maropost
Digistore24 is made by Digistore24, Inc, and has been around since 2012.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
24/28
Other tools for selling digital products it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 28
- BFeaturesAbove 15 of 28
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 28
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
ClickBank, CopeCart, ThriveCart, SamCart and Plug&Pay
The 5 tools Digistore24 is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
ClickBank
Free plan
Affiliate marketplace and checkout for digital and physical products.
- Digistore24 also covers merchant of record and a/B testing.
- 2.2GPA
CopeCart
Paid
Checkout, tax and payment recovery for high-ticket digital sales.
- Digistore24 has a free plan. CopeCart does not.
- Only CopeCart lists iOS and Android apps.
- Digistore24 also covers partner payouts and a/B testing.
- 2.6GPA
ThriveCart
Free trial · from $37/mo
Checkout, funnel and course platform with a lifetime licence option.
- Digistore24 has a free plan. ThriveCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- Digistore24 also covers partner payouts, online store and merchant of record.
- ThriveCart also covers online courses and community.
- 2.4GPA
SamCart
Free trial · from $79/mo
Checkout and sales page builder with courses and an AI assistant.
- Digistore24 has a free plan. SamCart does not, though it has a free trial.
- Digistore24 also covers partner payouts, online store and merchant of record.
- SamCart also covers online courses.
- 2.0GPA
Plug&Pay
Free trial · from €15/mo
Dutch sales funnel software for checkouts, upsells and subscriptions.
- Digistore24 has a free plan. Plug&Pay does not, though it has a free trial.
- Digistore24 also covers partner payouts and merchant of record.
- Plug&Pay also covers invoicing and popups.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Digistore24 free?
Digistore24 has a free plan. No setup or monthly fee for brands; from 2.9% + $1 per sale.
How much does Digistore24 cost?
Digistore24 lists 2 plans. For Brands: $0.
What platforms does Digistore24 work on?
Digistore24 is available on Web.
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.
What does Digistore24 integrate with?
Digistore24's listing names AWeber, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse and Maropost.
Who makes Digistore24?
Digistore24 is made by Digistore24, Inc. It dates from 2012.
What are the alternatives to Digistore24?
The closest alternatives to Digistore24 in our directory are ClickBank, CopeCart, ThriveCart, SamCart and Plug&Pay.
How does Digistore24 compare with other tools for selling digital products?
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.
Could I make my own version of Digistore24?
To replace Digistore24 you would be making selling as the merchant of record, so sales tax and VAT are handled everywhere.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Digistore24’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Digistore24, Inc. Prices change, so check digistore24.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Digistore24, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/digistore24
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Digistore24’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Digistore24 is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Digistore24, Inc. Prices and plans change: check digistore24.com before you buy.