E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Heartland Retail vs Sellfy
Heartland Retail
E-commerce & Retail
Omnichannel retail management platform
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
Sellfy
E-commerce & Retail
Ecommerce platform for creators and entrepreneurs
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Sellfy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Sellfy covers Physical & digital products.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and Sellfy actually diverge.
| Attribute | Heartland Retail | Sellfy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $150/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 1997 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Heartland Retail
- Point of sale
- Omnichannel selling
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Payment processing
- Employee management
- Reporting
Only in Sellfy
- Physical & digital products
- Membership/subscription sales
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Affiliate program
- Mobile app
- Multi-currency support
Both cover
- Analytics
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Heartland Retail
No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
Sellfy
- Selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefrontnot Heartland Retail
- Running a small creator store without building a sitenot Heartland Retail
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Heartland Retail
Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
Sellfy
- Every plan caps annual sales volume: $10k on Starter, $50k on Business and $200k on Premium
- Exceeding the cap forces a plan upgrade rather than an overage charge, so growth is a step change in cost
- Maximum file size per digital product is tied to the plan, at 10 GB, 15 GB and 20 GB
- Email marketing credits are metered per plan, from 2,000 to 50,000
- Cart abandonment, upselling and the affiliate programme all require the Business plan
- Payment processing fees from PayPal or Stripe are charged on top of the subscription
Pricing, plan by plan
Heartland Retail
$150/month- Core$150/month
- POS system
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Professional$350/month
- All Core features
- Omnichannel
- Advanced analytics
Sellfy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited products
- Basic store
- Email support
- Pro$29/month
- All Free features
- Custom domain
- Email marketing
Which should you pick?
Choose Heartland Retail if
- You need point of sale.
- You also want omnichannel selling.
Choose Sellfy if
- You need physical & digital products.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want membership/subscription sales.
Questions people ask
- Is Heartland Retail or Sellfy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Sellfy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or Sellfy?
- Sellfy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $150/month for Heartland Retail and Free for Sellfy.
- Does Heartland Retail or Sellfy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Sellfy for free?
- Yes. Sellfy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
- What can Heartland Retail do that Sellfy cannot?
- Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management. Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Membership/subscription sales, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Both handle Analytics.