Create once, sell forever. Courses, ebooks, templates, and digital downloads, six tools to build, sell, and grow your digital product business.
Notion
StripeSell, teach, design, plan, market, process payments.
The simplest way to sell anything digital. Upload a file, set a price, share the link. Ebooks, templates, software, music, anything. Gumroad handles payments, delivery, and tax.
Modern Gumroad alternative with lower fees
5% + 50¢ per transaction. Modern UI, better checkout experience. Handles tax as merchant of record. Software license keys built in. Growing fast.
Lowest fees, 5% on free plan
5% transaction fee on free plan, 0% on $29/mo plan. Sells digital downloads, courses, and coaching. Less polished but cheapest option.
Paid — Sell digital products, subscriptions, and physical goods. Simple storefront, bui...
Sell digital products, subscriptions, and physical goods. Simple storefront, built-in marketing. For creators who just want to sell. Try Sellfy →
Free — Sell access to anything digital. Discord communities, courses, SaaS, files. The ...
Sell access to anything digital. Discord communities, courses, SaaS, files. The Gen-Z marketplace for digital products. Try Whop →
Paid — Link-in-bio meets storefront. Sell digital products, book calls, collect emails ...
Link-in-bio meets storefront. Sell digital products, book calls, collect emails — all from one link. Built for creators. Try Stan Store →
Build and sell online courses with video lessons, quizzes, and certificates. Student management, drip content, and completion tracking. The gold standard for course creators.
All-in-one, courses + downloads + community
Courses, digital downloads, webinars, and community in one platform. $39/mo, 0% transaction fees. Better if you want everything under one roof.
More customisation for the course experience
White-label your course site. More design control. Free tier for one course. Better for building a branded learning academy.
Design ebooks, course slides, social promo, and sales page graphics. Template libraries for every digital product format. Print-ready PDF export for ebooks and workbooks.
Higher-quality design for premium products
If your digital product is design-focused (UI kits, templates, brand guides), Figma produces higher-quality output. Free.
Quickest for slide-based courses
Free, collaborative, and everyone can access it. Good enough for course slides if you don't need fancy design.
Product roadmap, course outline, launch checklist, and customer feedback tracker. Plan your entire product creation process in one workspace.
Simple writing and collaboration
If you're writing an ebook or course script, Google Docs is the simplest starting point. Real-time collaboration with editors and reviewers.
Project management for product launches
If you have a team or complex launch sequences. Task management, timelines, and automations. Free tier generous.
Freemium Knowledge base for small teams. Clean, searchable, AI-powered answers. Like Noti...
Knowledge base for small teams. Clean, searchable, AI-powered answers. Like Notion but focused on documentation only. Try Slite →
Freemium Docs and wiki for modern teams. Templates, approval workflows, and version contr...
Docs and wiki for modern teams. Templates, approval workflows, and version control. Notion meets Google Docs meets GitHub. Try Almanac →
Freemium Beautiful document editor for Apple users. Native macOS/iOS app, gorgeous export...
Beautiful document editor for Apple users. Native macOS/iOS app, gorgeous exports. Notion if it was designed by Apple. Try Craft →
Freemium Beautiful API documentation. Write in MDX, get docs that look like Stripe's. Eve...
Beautiful API documentation. Write in MDX, get docs that look like Stripe's. Every developer tool should use this. Try Mintlify →
Free Open-source wiki and knowledge base. Self-hostable Notion alternative for teams ...
Open-source wiki and knowledge base. Self-hostable Notion alternative for teams that care about data ownership. Try Outline →
Build an email list, create launch sequences, and sell directly from emails. Tag subscribers by interest, automate welcome series, and run product launch campaigns.
Newsletter + selling in one
If you want a newsletter that also sells products. Built-in monetisation. Better for content-first creators who also sell digital products.
Most integrations
Connects to everything. If your tech stack requires lots of integrations, Mailchimp probably has them. Free up to 500 contacts.
Paid - Transactional email that actually reaches the inbox. 99%+ deliverability. No mar...
Transactional email that actually reaches the inbox. 99%+ deliverability. No marketing fluff - just email that arrives. Try Postmark →
Freemium - Email marketing + CRM + SMS in one. Formerly Sendinblue. Generous free tier, sol...
Email marketing + CRM + SMS in one. Formerly Sendinblue. Generous free tier, solid automation. The budget-friendly Mailchimp. Try Brevo →
Paid - Email sending at scale for almost nothing. $0.10 per 1,000 emails. No UI to spea...
Email sending at scale for almost nothing. $0.10 per 1,000 emails. No UI to speak of, but the price can't be beat. Try Amazon SES →
Freemium - Email API + marketing platform. Collaborative template editor is the standout fe...
Email API + marketing platform. Collaborative template editor is the standout feature. Good middle ground between Resend and Mailchimp. Try Mailjet →
Freemium - Email testing sandbox. Catch all emails in dev before they reach real inboxes. T...
Email testing sandbox. Catch all emails in dev before they reach real inboxes. Then switch to production sending. Smart workflow. Try Mailtrap →
If you sell from your own site (not Gumroad/Teachable), Stripe handles payments. Payment links for quick sales, subscriptions for memberships, and invoicing for B2B clients.
Handles tax so you don't have to
Merchant of record, they deal with VAT, sales tax, and compliance. Higher fees but zero tax headaches. Popular with solo creators.
Universal payment option
Add as a secondary option. Many customers prefer PayPal, especially international buyers. Increases conversion when offered alongside card payments.
Free - Africa's Stripe. Clean API, solid dashboard, handles local payment methods. Buil...
Africa's Stripe. Clean API, solid dashboard, handles local payment methods. Building for African markets? Non-negotiable. Try Paystack →
Free - Pan-African payments gateway. Supports 150+ currencies. Less polished than Payst...
Pan-African payments gateway. Supports 150+ currencies. Less polished than Paystack but broader reach across the continent. Try Flutterwave →
Free - Payments for physical and online businesses. Hardware + software + banking. The ...
Payments for physical and online businesses. Hardware + software + banking. The all-in-one play for retail. Try Square →
Free - India's payment infrastructure. UPI, cards, wallets, subscriptions. If you're bu...
India's payment infrastructure. UPI, cards, wallets, subscriptions. If you're building for the Indian market, it's this or bust. Try Razorpay →
Free - Monetisation for open-source and digital creators. Subscriptions, sponsorships, ...
Monetisation for open-source and digital creators. Subscriptions, sponsorships, digital products. GitHub Sponsors alternative. Try Polar →
Create, list, and sell digital products with automated delivery and email marketing
Gumroad
Canva
Notion
ConvertKit
Stripe
Identify your product & plan in Notion
Create the digital product with Canva
Set up Gumroad store & product listings
Build email funnel in ConvertKit
Launch & promote your products
Every tool pre-configured, setup order mapped out, integrations documented. Skip weeks of research.
Build your first digital product this week. The tools are ready.
