Software · head to head
Sellfy vs Namecheap
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; Namecheap domain and hosting introductory pricing as captured 1 January 2024: .com registration from $5.98 first year, shared hosting from $1.58/month, and Private Email from $0.88/month promotional renewing at $7.88/month
- They diverge on capability: Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Namecheap covers Domain registration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sellfy and Namecheap actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Namecheap
- Domain registration
- Web hosting
- SSL certificates
- Email hosting
- Security tools
- Domain forwarding
- DNS management
- 24/7 support
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 Namecheap
- Running a small creator store without building a sitenot Namecheap
Namecheap
No use cases recorded yet. See the Namecheap 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
Namecheap
- Domain and hosting introductory pricing as captured 1 January 2024: .com registration from $5.98 first year, shared hosting from $1.58/month, and Private Email from $0.88/month promotional renewing at $7.88/month
Pricing, plan by plan
Sellfy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited products
- Basic store
- Email support
- Pro$29/month
- All Free features
- Custom domain
- Email marketing
Namecheap
$0.88/year- Standard Domains$0.88/year
- Domain registration
- Free WhoisGuard
- Dynamic DNS
- Web Hosting$2.88/month
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Free SSL
- Easy WordPress install
Which should you pick?
Choose Sellfy if
- You need physical & digital products.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want membership/subscription sales.
Questions people ask
- Is Sellfy or Namecheap better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sellfy starts at Free and Namecheap at $0.88/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sellfy or Namecheap?
- Sellfy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Sellfy and $0.88/year for Namecheap.
- Does Sellfy or Namecheap 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. Namecheap starts at $0.88/year.
- 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 Namecheap is typically brought in for.
- What can Sellfy do that Namecheap cannot?
- Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Membership/subscription sales, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Namecheap covers Domain registration, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Email hosting.