Software · head to head
Sellfy vs commercetools
The short version
- Only Sellfy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Sellfy every plan caps annual sales volume: $10k on Starter, $50k on Business and $200k on Premium; commercetools no pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sellfy and commercetools actually diverge.
| Attribute | Sellfy | commercetools |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2013 | Unknown |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Sellfy
- Physical & digital products
- Membership/subscription sales
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Affiliate program
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Multi-currency support
Only in commercetools
Nothing recorded that Sellfy does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Sellfy
- Selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefrontnot commercetools
- Running a small creator store without building a sitenot commercetools
commercetools
No use cases recorded yet. See the commercetools review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
commercetools
- No pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link
- Premium Support, Audit Log Premium, Advanced B2B APIs and additional regions are sold as separate paid add-ons rather than included in the base order-based price
Pricing, plan by plan
Sellfy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited products
- Basic store
- Email support
- Pro$29/month
- All Free features
- Custom domain
- Email marketing
commercetools
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the commercetools review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sellfy if
- You need physical & digital products.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want membership/subscription sales.
Choose commercetools if
Nothing in the data separates commercetools from Sellfy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Sellfy or commercetools better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sellfy starts at Free and commercetools at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sellfy or commercetools?
- Sellfy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Sellfy and On request for commercetools.
- Does Sellfy or commercetools 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. commercetools starts at On request.
- What is Sellfy best used for?
- Sellfy is most often used for selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefront, running a small creator store without building a site. Of those, selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefront and running a small creator store without building a site are not what commercetools is typically brought in for.
- What can Sellfy do that commercetools cannot?
- Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Membership/subscription sales, Email marketing, Marketing automation.