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by jjice 760 days ago
Sorry, but to confirm, they charge a 10% flat fee and that's it? That's insanely good compared to every other platform I've seen for any type of commerce. Sure, Amazon, Apple, and the like also help offer exposure and some other services, but 10% flat seems completely worth it until you hit a critical mass where it makes sense to handle things yourself. I imagine that number is very high though.
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asicsp 760 days ago
10% flat fee + payment processing fee (2.9% + .30c IIRC) - it works out to about 16% for a $10 product. That is still better than comparable ebook platform like Leanpub which charges 20%.
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zrn900 760 days ago
> That's insanely good compared to every other platform I've seen for any type of commerce

I think Patreon has better rates and now they have commerce.

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Wytwwww 760 days ago
> Sure, Amazon, Apple, and the like also help offer exposure and some other services

Considering you'd only be paying Apple 15% (I doubt many people on Gumroad are making more than $1 million) it still seems like a relatively good deal in comparison.

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satvikpendem 760 days ago
Well it was more so compared to LemonSqueezy which is 5% or Stripe Checkout which is 3%. But I believe both don't offer hosting of the actual products such as ebooks or videos while Gumroad does.
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omnimus 760 days ago
LemonSqueezy didnt exist when Gumroad changed the pricing. Lemon has some hidden fees on top of the 5% but they are a lot cheaper. Stripe checkout is not Merchant of Record so completely different product.

The company that was (still is) eating Gumroad is Paddle that have true 5% + 50ยข pricing.

Gumroad, Lemon, Paddle all do digital files fulfilment. Paddle wont give you website just pay links / overlay. I guess thats main reason why some people choose Gumroad/Lemon over Paddle.

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satvikpendem 760 days ago
LemonSqueezy was founded in 2020. Gumroad changed their pricing to a flat 10% on January 31, 2023, as stated in the article.

Yes, Paddle is also a competitor but my main point was that many people on social media thought Gumroad was too expensive yet it turns out no sellers in the real world actually cared. The benefits of Gumroad (apparently to them) outweigh the extra 5% they pay.

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