unseal.link vs Gumroad
One charges 10%. The other charges 4.5%. Here's what that costs you in real money.
Try unseal.link free4.5% per sale. No payout minimum. No file uploads.
The short version
- Gumroad: The dominant digital product marketplace. Built-in audience, storefront, affiliate tools. 10% fee on every sale — no tiers, no volume discounts.
- unseal.link: No marketplace. Paste any URL, set a price, share the paywall. 4.5% flat. Works with Notion, Figma, Drive, Discord, GitHub — anything with a link.
If you rely on Gumroad's marketplace to find buyers, the 10% fee buys you distribution. If you bring your own audience from a newsletter, social, or community, you are paying 10% for a feature you are not using.
What the fee difference actually costs you
Gumroad charges 10% of every sale. No tiers, no discounts, no exceptions.
unseal.link charges 4.5% flat. Plus Stripe's standard processing fee, which applies on both platforms.
On 100 sales of a $9 product:
- Gumroad: $90 in fees → you keep $810
- unseal.link: $40.50 in fees → you keep $859.50
- Difference: $49.50
On 100 sales of a $49 product:
- Gumroad: $490 in fees → you keep $4,410
- unseal.link: $220.50 in fees → you keep $4,679.50
- Difference: $269.50
On 100 sales of a $99 product:
- Gumroad: $990 in fees → you keep $8,910
- unseal.link: $445.50 in fees → you keep $9,454.50
- Difference: $544.50
Fee comparison
| Feature | Gumroad | unseal.link |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 10% flat | 4.5% flat |
| Monthly software fee | None | None |
| Per-transaction fee | None | None |
| Payout minimum | $10 | $0 |
| File upload required | Yes | No — any URL works |
| Marketplace discovery | Yes — built-in audience | No |
| Buyer account required | No | No |
| Notion / Figma / Drive delivery | Upload only | Native — paste link |
| Setup time | 30+ min | Under 5 min |
| Refund fee policy | Gumroad keeps the 10% | Stripe returns fee on refund |
What Gumroad's 10% actually buys
Gumroad has genuine value for the right seller:
Marketplace discovery: Gumroad has millions of buyers browsing for digital products. If you have no existing audience, Gumroad's discovery engine can generate sales you would not otherwise get. For new creators, this is real value.
Storefront and profiles: A Gumroad profile is a browsable product catalog. Multiple products, follow buttons, subscriber emails. If people need to explore your catalog, Gumroad supports that.
Built-in affiliates: Gumroad has an affiliate system. If affiliate-driven sales are part of your model, it is built in.
When Gumroad wins: you are new, have no audience, and want the marketplace to find buyers for you. The 10% is the cost of that distribution.
When unseal.link wins
You already have an audience — a newsletter, a Twitter following, a Discord, a community. You do not need Gumroad's marketplace because you are sending your own traffic. The 10% becomes a pure tax on sales you generated yourself.
You also win on link-based products. Gumroad requires file uploads. If your product is a Notion page, Figma file, Google Drive folder, or Discord invite, Gumroad forces a workaround. unseal.link treats any URL as a product natively.
5.5% more on every sale
On $10,000 in sales, the fee difference is $550. That compounds every month. On $100,000 it is $5,500.
No file upload needed
Notion, Figma, Google Drive, GitHub, Discord — paste the link directly. No duplication, no file hosting, no upload.
Live in 5 minutes
No storefront to configure, no product page to fill out. Paste link, connect Stripe, share paywall.
Frequently asked
Does Gumroad have a lower-fee tier?
No. Gumroad charges 10% on every sale regardless of volume or plan. There is no tier that reduces this fee.
Does unseal.link have a marketplace like Gumroad?
No. unseal.link has no buyer discovery or marketplace. You bring your own traffic. That is why the fee is lower — you are not paying for distribution you provide yourself.
Can I migrate my Gumroad products to unseal.link?
Yes. If your product is accessible via a shareable link (Notion, Figma, Google Drive, GitHub, Dropbox), paste that link into unseal.link, set your price, and share the new paywall link. Under 5 minutes per product.
What happens to Gumroad's fee on a refund?
Gumroad keeps the 10% fee when a buyer requests a refund. You refund the buyer out of your own payout. On unseal.link, payments are via Stripe Connect — Stripe's fee is returned on full refunds per standard policy.
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