Whop alternatives
Whop is already the cheapest digital product store we track at $1,000 a month in download sales (50 orders of $20) (free). Here's how the other 2 compare. The closest match, Patreon, covers 81% of what Whop does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Whop does
Core: Partner discovery marketplace, Discussion community (partly), Real-time chat (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions, Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access, Shop, tips and products (partly).
Important: Affiliate program, Flexible commission rules (partly), Billing integrations (partly), Automated affiliate payouts (partly), Influencer & creator management (partly), Online course hosting (partly), Member mobile apps, Built-in checkout (partly), Digital download sales (partly), Branded storefront (partly), Merchant of record (partly).
Also has: Branded affiliate portal (partly), Refer-a-friend programs (partly), Fraud & self-referral protection (partly), API, webhooks & Zapier, Custom domain and branding (partly), Public SEO forum (partly), SSO and embedding (partly), Integrations and API (partly), Quizzes and certificates (partly), Cohorts and live sessions (partly), Paid calls & coaching (partly), Multi-step sales funnels (partly), Integrations and API (partly), Email marketing broadcasts (partly), Link-in-bio page (partly), Integrations and API (partly), Mobile apps (partly).
Alternatives to Whop at $1,000 a month in download sales (50 orders of $20), best match first
- Gumroad: $81/mo Processing netted out (Merchant of Record) (The only plan (no tiers): 10% + $0.50 per direct sale, no monthly fee; Discover sales ignored.). It covers 73% of Whop; missing or partial: Discussion community, Paid Discord/Slack access, Quizzes and certificates, Cohorts and live sessions, Mobile apps. Free plan: No monthly charges and no separate free tier is listed; the per-sale fee is the only cost.. Last price hike: Jan 2025.
- Stan: $29/mo Excludes Stripe/PayPal card fees; no storage cap stated (Creator plan, monthly billing ($29/mo), 0% platform fee). It covers 47% of Whop; missing or partial: Discussion community, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access, Affiliate program (partly). Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Whop
- Patreon (Community & membership): covers 81% of Whop; missing or partial: Affiliate program, Online course hosting, Paid calls & coaching
- Thinkific (Course platforms): covers 81% of Whop; missing or partial: Creator discovery marketplace, Affiliate program (partly), Link-in-bio page
- Kajabi (Course platforms): covers 73% of Whop; missing or partial: Creator discovery marketplace, Affiliate program (partly), Merchant of record, Link-in-bio page
- Teachable (Course platforms): covers 69% of Whop; missing or partial: Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access (partly), Affiliate program (partly), Link-in-bio page
- Squarespace (Website builders): covers 65% of Whop; missing or partial: Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access, Affiliate program, Link-in-bio page
- WooCommerce (E-commerce platforms): covers 62% of Whop; missing or partial: Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access (partly), Affiliate program (partly), Online course hosting
- Kit (Newsletter): covers 50% of Whop; missing or partial: Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Creator discovery marketplace (partly), Paid Discord/Slack access, Affiliate program (partly), Online course hosting
- Beacons (Links & link-in-bio): covers 48% of Whop; missing or partial: Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Creator discovery marketplace, Paid Discord/Slack access, Affiliate program, Merchant of record
Prices at every size
- Whop: $1,000 a month in download sales (50 orders of $20) free, $10,000 a month in download sales (400 orders of $25) free (2.7% + $0.30 card rate excluded as standard processing)
- Gumroad: $1,000 a month in download sales (50 orders of $20) $81/mo, $10,000 a month in download sales (400 orders of $25) $790/mo (Processing netted out (Merchant of Record))
- Stan: $1,000 a month in download sales (50 orders of $20) $29/mo, $10,000 a month in download sales (400 orders of $25) $29/mo (Excludes Stripe/PayPal card fees; no storage cap stated)
Monthly USD on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) for a defined download business, including the platform's own transaction fees at that volume; standard card processing (about 2.9% + $0.30) is excluded and all-in merchant-of-record fees are counted net of that allowance. The headline is $1,000 a month in sales from 50 orders of a $20 download; we also compare $10,000 a month from 400 orders of a $25 download.
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