Selar review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Selar report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for creators selling digital products to buyers in Africa
Selar is a hosted store for digital products, courses and tickets with a free Starter plan of up to 40 products. Every plan pays a per-sale fee, and courses, memberships and a custom domain sit on paid plans priced in naira.
Who Selar is for
- Fits if you sell digital products to African buyers and want to start free
- Works for creators who want a hosted store instead of their own site
Who Selar is not for
- Skip it if you want a flat price with no per-sale cut, as every plan pays one
- Watch out: plan prices were shown in naira, so check the currency before budgeting in dollars
- Tight if you sell courses, since hosted courses start on the Pro plan at ₦12,000 a month
- Skip it if you need a phone app or a desktop app, as only the web is listed
Why Selar gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPaid plans start at ₦12,000 a month, shown in naira only, so there is no dollar price to set against the $10, $22 and $32.50 the category's cheaper quarter, middle and dearer quarter start at.
- BFree plan and trialThe Starter plan is free with up to 40 products, though a 4% + NGN 50 fee comes off every sale.
- CFeaturesStorefront, coupons, abandoned-cart emails and affiliates on the free plan; course hosting, memberships and a custom domain need Pro or above, and the Starter plan caps bundles and bookings at 2 each.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A seller still builds the store, products and payout setup.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no integrations listed in the data file.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Selar's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Selar's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 4 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 12 of 28) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 tools for selling digital products we grade, cut by the letter each got. Selar’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 28, level with 20
- BFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 28, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28, level with 14
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28, level with 25
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 28, level with 3
Keep Selar, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Selar you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 20 of the 28 other tools for selling digital products grade higher.
What you could make
- Digital downloads: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Selar’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 Selar?
Selar is an online platform for creators to sell digital products, courses, memberships and tickets through a hosted storefront. Signing up is free on the Starter plan, and every plan pays a fee on each sale. Paid plans add courses, memberships and a custom domain.
Worth knowing
- Every plan, including the free one, pays a per-sale fee; the pricing page gives the standard rate as 4% + NGN 50 per sale, and says the fee varies by sale currency.
- The plan prices were displayed in Nigerian naira on the page read; a US dollar price was not shown, so treat the naira figures as the listing and check the currency selector.
- The pricing page shows monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual billing options; only the monthly figures are listed here.
- Fee and payout rules vary by currency and country according to its help center.
Key features
- Digital product storefront
- Sellers list digital products on a Selar store page and share a link to it; the homepage describes it as a way to sell digital products online.
- Affiliate program
- The site links to an affiliates area where other people can promote a seller's products.
- Quick checkout links
- Product links support a quick checkout flow that pre-fills the buyer's email, name and phone number.
- Help center
- A help portal at help.selar.com holds guides for sellers on topics such as payouts and transaction fees.
Selar pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Selar has a free plan, and paid plans start at Free Starter plan; paid plans from ₦12,000 per month (shown in Nigerian naira).
- Starts at
- Free Starter plan; paid plans from ₦12,000 per month (shown in Nigerian naira)
- Free plan
- Starter plan: free, up to 40 products, with a fee on each sale.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | Free, up to 40 products, 2 bundle products and 2 booking products, with CRM, abandoned-cart emails and limited coupons and affiliate selling. |
| Pro | ₦12,000per month (shown in NGN) | Unlimited products, up to 10 hosted courses, custom domain, unlimited coupons and affiliates, Zapier and priority support. |
| Turbo | ₦22,500per month (shown in NGN) | Everything in Pro, plus up to 25 courses, 3 membership courses and unlimited communities. |
| TurboPlus | ₦50,000per month (shown in NGN) | Everything in Turbo, plus up to 60 courses, 10 membership courses and free wallet withdrawals in NGN. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom plan for high-growth creators and organizations; contact sales. |
Read from selar.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Selar before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Selar have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Selar is listed for Web.
Does Selar have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Selar is listed for Web.
Is Selar open source?
Selar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.