Gumroad vs Teachable
Side-by-side comparison of Gumroad and Teachable.
Sell digital products directly to your audience
Sell courses and coaching without technical headaches
What they are
Gumroad
Gumroad is a storefront platform where creators sell digital goods like ebooks, courses, music, templates, and software directly to buyers. It handles payments, file delivery, and basic licensing with minimal setup. Indie creators and solopreneurs favor it for its low friction, though Gumroad takes a 10% $0.50 fee on every sale with 30% fee on discover marketplace sales, which adds up quickly at higher revenue volumes.
Teachable
Teachable is a hosted course platform where creators build, publish, and sell online courses, coaching packages, and digital downloads. It handles payments, student enrollment, and content delivery in one place, making it popular with independent educators and subject-matter experts. The trade-off is that transaction fees apply on lower-tier plans, and the course editor feels dated compared to newer competitors.
if you need monetization and course platforms. It has a usable free tier to start with.
- +No monthly fee to start selling
- +Quick store setup with no technical knowledge required
- +Supports pay-what-you-want pricing and memberships
if you need hosting and monetization. Starts at 29/mo.
- +No coding required to launch a fully functional course site
- +Integrated payment processing with support for coupons and bundles
- +Built-in affiliate marketing tools on mid and higher tiers
Which to choose
Gumroad and Teachable both cover monetization, course platforms, so this is a real either-or for some teams. The right pick depends on which one's wider feature set and pricing fit how you work.
Read the full reviews for Gumroad and Teachable.
Pricing checked 3 Jun 2026.