Best creator storefronts for creators

A creator storefront is the link in your bio that sells: digital downloads, coaching calls, memberships. They trade a full website’s flexibility for a checkout that works on a phone in two taps.

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Nub’s pick

Gumroad, for selling a first digital product with zero fixed cost

Gumroad sells digital products, memberships and courses with no monthly fee; it takes a percentage of each sale instead, and offers a marketplace for discovery.

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How to choose

Fees on each sale
Compare the platform fee per sale, not only the monthly plan.
What you can sell
Downloads, bookings, subscriptions, physical goods: few tools do all four well.
Checkout on mobile
Most of your buyers arrive from a phone app. Test the checkout there yourself.
The usual mistake
Using a plain link-in-bio page when your audience is already asking how to buy from you.

At a glance

ToolBest forFree planHow it charges
StanCreators selling to an audience that lives on Instagram and TikTok.NoMonthly plans (free trial)
GumroadSelling a first digital product with zero fixed cost.YesNo monthly fee; percentage per sale
PayhipCreators who want a full store with low starting cost.YesFree with per-sale fee, or monthly plans with lower fees
LinktreeA tidy bio link before you have something to sell.YesFree plan, then monthly plans
BeaconsCreators working with brands who also sell small products.YesFree plan with fees, then monthly plans
SellfyCreators selling downloads and merch from one store.Check siteMonthly or yearly plans by revenue
KajabiEstablished creators who want one platform for the whole business.NoMonthly or yearly plans (free trial)
PodiaSolo creators who sell a mix of small products.Check siteMonthly plans; fees vary by plan
WhopCreators selling memberships to an online audience.Check siteNo monthly fee; percentage per sale
ThriveCartCreators who want a strong checkout without monthly fees.NoOne-time purchase
ShopifyCreators selling merch or physical products.NoMonthly plans (free trial)
SenjaSales pages that need social proof.Check siteFree tier, then monthly plans
TestimonialCourse creators gathering student video reviews.Check siteFree tier, then monthly plans

The picks

1.Stan

Link-in-bio store built for selling on mobile.

Stan is a link-in-bio storefront where followers can buy digital products, book calls and join memberships in a couple of taps from a phone.

  • Checkout designed for phones
  • Sells downloads, calls, courses and memberships
  • Fast to set up
  • No free plan
  • Limited design control
Best for
Creators selling to an audience that lives on Instagram and TikTok.
Free plan
No
How it charges
Monthly plans (free trial)

Free to start, fee on each sale.

Gumroad sells digital products, memberships and courses with no monthly fee; it takes a percentage of each sale instead, and offers a marketplace for discovery.

  • No monthly fee
  • Handles sales tax in many countries
  • Marketplace exposure
  • Per-sale fee is high at volume
  • Basic storefront design
Best for
Selling a first digital product with zero fixed cost.
Free plan
Yes
How it charges
No monthly fee; percentage per sale

3.Payhip

Store for downloads, courses and memberships.

Payhip sells digital downloads, courses, memberships and physical goods, with a free plan that charges a fee per sale and paid plans that remove it.

  • Free plan with fee per sale
  • Courses and memberships included
  • Handles EU VAT
  • Less known than larger platforms
  • Plain default design
Best for
Creators who want a full store with low starting cost.
Free plan
Yes
How it charges
Free with per-sale fee, or monthly plans with lower fees

4.Linktree

The original link-in-bio page.

Linktree gives you one page to hold all your links, with analytics and options to sell products and collect emails on paid plans.

  • Instant setup
  • Recognised by followers
  • Integrations with many tools
  • Selling features less complete than a real store
  • Best analytics on paid plans
Best for
A tidy bio link before you have something to sell.
Free plan
Yes
How it charges
Free plan, then monthly plans

5.Beacons

Link-in-bio with a store and a media kit.

Beacons combines a link-in-bio page with a store, email collection and a media kit that pulls in your stats for brand deals.

  • Media kit for brand deals
  • Store and email in one
  • Free plan to start
  • Fee on sales on the free plan
  • Many features means more setup
Best for
Creators working with brands who also sell small products.
Free plan
Yes
How it charges
Free plan with fees, then monthly plans

6.Sellfy

Simple store for digital products and merch.

Sellfy is an online store for digital downloads, subscriptions and print-on-demand merch, with email marketing and upsells built in.

  • Digital products, subscriptions and merch
  • No transaction fees on paid plans
  • Quick setup
  • Limited design customisation
  • Revenue caps by plan
Best for
Creators selling downloads and merch from one store.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Monthly or yearly plans by revenue

All-in-one: courses, site, email and payments.

Kajabi runs courses, coaching, communities, a website, email marketing and checkout in one platform, so you can sell without stitching tools together.

  • Everything in one place
  • No transaction fees from Kajabi on its plans
  • Good sales pages and funnels
  • Expensive for beginners
  • Lots of your business lives on one vendor
Best for
Established creators who want one platform for the whole business.
Free plan
No
How it charges
Monthly or yearly plans (free trial)

8.Podia

Simple storefront for courses, downloads and email.

Podia sells courses, downloads, webinars and coaching from one storefront, with email and a website included. It aims to be simple rather than exhaustive.

  • Very simple to use
  • Courses, downloads and email in one
  • Clean storefront
  • Fewer advanced course features
  • Design customisation is limited
Best for
Solo creators who sell a mix of small products.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Monthly plans; fees vary by plan

9.Whop

Sell memberships, courses and communities with a marketplace.

Whop lets you sell digital products, courses, communities and software access, with checkout and a marketplace that can send you buyers.

  • Marketplace discovery
  • Many product types
  • Quick to launch
  • Fee on each sale
  • Less control over the student experience
Best for
Creators selling memberships to an online audience.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
No monthly fee; percentage per sale

10.ThriveCart

High-converting checkout pages, paid once.

ThriveCart creates checkout pages with bumps, upsells, subscriptions and affiliate management, sold as a one-time purchase.

  • One-time price
  • Upsells and order bumps
  • Built-in affiliate centre
  • Large upfront cost
  • Checkout-focused, not a full site
Best for
Creators who want a strong checkout without monthly fees.
Free plan
No
How it charges
One-time purchase

11.Shopify

The standard for online stores and merch.

Shopify runs online stores for physical and digital products, with apps for print-on-demand merch, subscriptions and social selling.

  • Robust checkout and payments
  • Huge app ecosystem
  • Sell on social platforms
  • Apps add monthly costs
  • Overkill for a few digital products
Best for
Creators selling merch or physical products.
Free plan
No
How it charges
Monthly plans (free trial)

Collect and show testimonials.

Senja collects text and video testimonials and displays them as widgets on your site, sales pages and socials.

  • Easy collection forms
  • Good-looking widgets
  • Imports from other platforms
  • Advanced widgets on paid plans
  • One job, done well
Best for
Sales pages that need social proof.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Free tier, then monthly plans

13.Testimonial

Video testimonials from your customers.

Testimonial collects video and text testimonials through a simple link and embeds them on your pages.

  • Video testimonials made easy
  • Wall of love embeds
  • Simple for customers
  • Video features on paid plans
  • Overlaps with similar tools
Best for
Course creators gathering student video reviews.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Free tier, then monthly plans