Gumroad vs Teachable

Gumroad is a simple storefront that takes a share of each sale and handles tax. Teachable is a hosted course platform with coaching, memberships and student tools, on paid plans.

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The verdict

If you have one or two digital products and want the least admin, I'd pick Gumroad. If you sell courses, coaching or memberships as a serious offer, pick Teachable. The cost model flips as you grow. Gumroad has no monthly charge but keeps a share of every sale. Teachable's plans cost more up front, and the plan without the transaction fee costs more again. Do the sum at a realistic sales volume. Automation is another split. Teachable's public API and webhooks need the Growth plan or higher, and its MCP server is in early access. Gumroad has a public API and no MCP server.

What the data says

Both cover 4 of the 5 features we compared.
Only Gumroad has a free plan to start on.
Only Teachable has an MCP server, so an AI employee can work in it directly.
In our Digital products ranking, Gumroad places 4 and Teachable 3 of 5.

Side by side

Gumroad and Teachable compared
9 points compared	Gumroad	Teachable
Starts at	Not known yet	$29/mo
Free plan	Yes	No
API	Yes	Yes
MCP server	No	Yes
Built-in billing	Yes	Yes
Built-in community	Yes	Yes
Built-in email marketing	Yes	Yes
Gated content	Yes	Yes
No transaction fees	No	No
Links	Visit	Visit

Plans and pricing

Gumroad

Pay per saleNo monthly fee. Gumroad keeps 10% + $0.50 on direct sales and 30% on sales through Discover.Free

Teachable

Starter7.5% transaction fee; $39 per month or $29 per month billed annually.$39/mo
BuilderNo transaction fee; $89 per month or $69 per month billed annually.$89/mo
GrowthNo transaction fee, includes public API access; $189 per month or $139 per month billed annually.$189/mo

Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.

Who each is for

Choose Gumroad if…

Pick Gumroad if you are a solo creator or small team with a template, guide or e-book, and you want to start today with no monthly bill. It handles checkout, delivery and tax, and a product that sells nothing costs nothing. It also lets you sell memberships. Skip it if you want a full course player with quizzes and student management, or a checkout that carries only your brand. Sales through its Discover marketplace carry a higher share than your own traffic, so look at what that means once volume grows.

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Choose Teachable if…

Pick Teachable if you are an expert or small business that sells courses, coaching and downloads, and you want hosting, student management and checkout in one account. It is a good fit when you sell internationally, because payment methods and tax are handled for you. Product limits on lower plans mean a growing catalogue pushes you up a plan. Skip it if you want to start completely free or need full control of your site, since you live inside Teachable's design. It is not a general website builder, so most people link to it from their main site.

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