Alternative to Gumroad: Hyax
Gumroad takes 10% of every sale. Hyax takes 0%. Sell digital products, courses, and memberships on a full creator platform with AI, email, and community, all for $29/mo flat.
Pricing at a glance
Gumroad charges a flat 10% fee on every sale (plus payment processing). There\u2019s no monthly fee, but the percentage adds up fast. The slider estimates Gumroad\u2019s 10% cut assuming 2% of subscribers buy a $10 product monthly.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~40,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one, /pricing for Resend vs plan caps.
Gumroad: Estimated 10% Gumroad fee assuming 2% monthly purchase rate at $10 average. Your actual cost depends on sales volume. Excludes payment processing fees.
Hyax:Starter plan ($29/mo). Monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending. See pricing for email limits and plan caps.
Showing the Starter subscription only ($29/mo). About 40,000 sends/mo is above Starter's included platform sending, so this comparison does not include the email cost of that workload.
Gumroad vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | Included | Product pages only |
| AI Writing Assistant | Included | Not included |
| Brand-trained AI | Included | Not included |
| Custom Domain | Included | Not included |
| SEO Optimization | Included | Not included |
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | Included | Not included |
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | Included | Basic broadcasts |
| Email Automations | Included | Basic workflows |
| Behavioral Segmentation | Included | Partial |
| A/B Testing | Included | Not included |
| Email Sequences | Included | Partial |
| Unlimited Sends | Included | Included |
| Monetization | ||
| Digital Products | Included | Included |
| Paid Subscriptions | Included | Included |
| Courses | Included | Not included |
| 0% Platform Fees | Included | Not included |
| Community / Memberships | Included | Partial |
| Coupons & Bundles | Included | Included |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | Included | Partial |
| API Access | Included | Included |
| Link in Bio | Included | Partial |
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | Included | Not included |
| Visual Workflow Builder | Included | Not included |
| Live Chat Widget | Included | Not included |
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | Included | 10% of sales |
| Unlimited Subscribers | Included | Included |
| No Transaction Fees | Included | Not included |
Why switch from Gumroad to Hyax
Platform fees forever
Gumroad takes 10% of every sale, no matter what. At $5k/mo in sales, that\u2019s $500/mo to Gumroad. Hyax charges $29/mo flat with 0% platform fees.
Platform, not just a checkout
Gumroad is a storefront. Hyax is a full platform, blog, email marketing, courses, community, help desk, analytics, and AI writing.
Custom domain and SEO
Gumroad products live on gumroad.com. Hyax gives you a custom domain, a real blog, and SEO optimization so customers find you directly.
Ready to switch from Gumroad?
Import your content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.