E-junkie vs Gumroad

E-junkie8.2Visit Gumroad8.1Visit

Higher score E-junkie #7 in Digital Product Selling Platforms 8.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit E-junkie

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Gumroad #8 in Digital Product Selling Platforms 8.1/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gumroad

• E-junkie fits best

  Budget sellers using embedded checkout

• Gumroad fits best

  Creators wanting a simple marketplace-style store

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Side by side

Feature	E-junkie 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Gumroad 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	8.1
Ranking	#7 in Digital Product Selling Platforms	#8 in Digital Product Selling Platforms
Best for	Budget sellers using embedded checkout	Creators wanting a simple marketplace-style store
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$8/mo	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	PCI DSS
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features E-junkie 3/4 · Gumroad 4/4
Custom domain	✓	✓
Recurring payments	—	✓ (best)
Sales tax tools	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Transaction fee	0 %	10 % (best)
Maximum file size	0.2 GB	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Starts at $8 monthly with no transaction fee Supports tax, VAT, shipping, inventory, bundles, and discounts Offers copy-paste checkout buttons plus API and webhook access	Supports downloads, courses, memberships, subscriptions, and licensing Custom domains, embedded checkout, analytics, and customer exports Merchant-of-record tax collection and remittance for applicable taxes
Cons	Maximum file size is 0.2 Recurring seller payments are not handled natively No free plan; the trial lasts 14 days	Direct sales carry a 10% transaction fee Discover marketplace sales carry a 30% transaction fee The product focuses on digital commerce rather than broader retail needs
Our verdict	E-junkie is a hosted shopping cart and digital delivery service for merchants selling downloads, license codes, tickets, and physical products. Sellers connect a payment processor, add product details, and place copy-paste shopping cart or… Read the review →	Gumroad is an online commerce platform for creators, educators, writers, musicians, software developers, and other independent sellers. It supports digital downloads, e-books, courses, tutorials, memberships, subscriptions, and software… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• E-junkie — where it wins

  • Starts at $8 monthly with no transaction fee
  • Supports tax, VAT, shipping, inventory, bundles, and discounts
  • Offers copy-paste checkout buttons plus API and webhook access

  Where it doesn't

  • Maximum file size is 0.2
  • Recurring seller payments are not handled natively
  • No free plan; the trial lasts 14 days

• Gumroad — where it wins

  • Supports downloads, courses, memberships, subscriptions, and licensing
  • Custom domains, embedded checkout, analytics, and customer exports
  • Merchant-of-record tax collection and remittance for applicable taxes

  Where it doesn't

  • Direct sales carry a 10% transaction fee
  • Discover marketplace sales carry a 30% transaction fee
  • The product focuses on digital commerce rather than broader retail needs

• E-junkie8.2/10 · 14-day trial

  A low-cost embedded checkout for selling downloads, codes, tickets, and physical products.

  Visit E-junkieFull verdict →
• Gumroad8.1/10 · Paid

  A focused creator storefront with broad digital-product support and transaction-based pricing.

  Visit GumroadFull verdict →