Lemon Squeezy vs Shoprocket

Lemon Squeezy9.1Visit Shoprocket8.6Visit

Higher score Lemon Squeezy #2 in Digital Product Selling Platforms 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Lemon Squeezy

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Shoprocket #5 in Digital Product Selling Platforms 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Shoprocket

• Lemon Squeezy fits best

  Global sellers needing tax handling included

• Shoprocket fits best

  Businesses wanting APIs and no transaction fee

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Side by side

Feature	Lemon Squeezy 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Shoprocket 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Digital Product Selling Platforms	#5 in Digital Product Selling Platforms
Best for	Global sellers needing tax handling included	Businesses wanting APIs and no transaction fee
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	$29/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	PCI DSS, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	6 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Lemon Squeezy 4/4 · Shoprocket 4/4
Custom domain	✓	✓
Recurring payments	✓	✓
Sales tax tools	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Transaction fee	5 % (best)	0 %
Maximum file size	Not checked yet	5 GB
Our review
Pros	Includes sales tax collection and remittance in the ecommerce plan Supports downloads, subscriptions, license keys, and hosted checkout Offers a customer portal, API access, and email marketing	0% transaction fee across all published plans Download limits, expiry dates, and IP restrictions Embeddable checkout, hosted stores, APIs, and webhooks
Cons	Each ecommerce transaction costs 5% + $0.50 Some payment types, international transactions, and subscriptions may add fees Email marketing is free only for up to 500 subscribers	No free plan; paid plans start at $29 per month Payment gateway processing fees are charged separately Subscriptions are available only on Business and Plus
Our verdict	Lemon Squeezy combines hosted ecommerce with merchant-of-record services for creators, software companies, and other sellers of digital products. It supports digital downloads, recurring subscriptions, memberships, courses, and software… Read the review →	Shoprocket is a cloud ecommerce platform for creators, merchants, and small businesses selling digital or physical products. It supports digital-file hosting and automatic delivery, hosted storefronts, custom domains, product links,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Lemon Squeezy — where it wins

  • Includes sales tax collection and remittance in the ecommerce plan
  • Supports downloads, subscriptions, license keys, and hosted checkout
  • Offers a customer portal, API access, and email marketing

  Where it doesn't

  • Each ecommerce transaction costs 5% + $0.50
  • Some payment types, international transactions, and subscriptions may add fees
  • Email marketing is free only for up to 500 subscribers

• Shoprocket — where it wins

  • 0% transaction fee across all published plans
  • Download limits, expiry dates, and IP restrictions
  • Embeddable checkout, hosted stores, APIs, and webhooks

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid plans start at $29 per month
  • Payment gateway processing fees are charged separately
  • Subscriptions are available only on Business and Plus

• Lemon Squeezy9.1/10 · Free plan

  A hosted storefront and checkout platform with tax handling and a 5% + $0.50 transaction fee.

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• Shoprocket8.6/10 · 14-day trial

  A flexible digital-selling platform with strong delivery controls and developer access.

  Visit ShoprocketFull verdict →