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Big Cartel vs Gumroad

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Big Cartel

E-commerce & Retail

Straightforward pricing, no surprises

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Gumroad

E-commerce

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Big Cartel custom domain support is not included on the free Gold plan; it is listed as a Platinum-tier feature; Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Big Cartel and Gumroad actually diverge.

Attributes where Big Cartel and Gumroad differ
AttributeBig CartelGumroad
CategoryE-commerce & RetailE-commerce

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Big Cartel

  • Custom domain support is not included on the free Gold plan; it is listed as a Platinum-tier feature
  • Abandoned cart recovery, product drop scheduling and Zapier integration are restricted to the top Diamond tier at $30/month
  • Platinum's paid billing starts automatically after a 7-day free trial rather than requiring an active opt-in to convert

Gumroad

  • Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Pricing, plan by plan

Big Cartel

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Big Cartel review.

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Big Cartel if

Nothing in the data separates Big Cartel from Gumroad on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Big Cartel review

Choose Gumroad if

Nothing in the data separates Gumroad from Big Cartel on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Gumroad review

Questions people ask

Is Big Cartel or Gumroad better?
Neither clearly leads. Big Cartel starts at On request and Gumroad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Big Cartel or Gumroad?
Big Cartel starts at On request and Gumroad at On request.
Does Big Cartel or Gumroad run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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