all info as of March 2024

Online Marketplaces

Recommendations features:

1. CreativeMarket.com existing traffic

just upload files + preview images

and sell

2. DesignBundles.net non–exclusive selling agreement

bound by their licenses,

3. TheHungryJpeg.com discounts + interface

give up a greater commission

percentage than with self hosted

self hosted

features: Recommendations

higher commission

Custom licensing
1. Gumroad.com
custom discounts

interface design options

2. Shopify.com
Must bring all the traffic
Online Marketplaces
Creative Market | CreativeMarket.com
50% commission
pros:
High traffic site, visitors
have intent to spend
3 License types:
personal, commercial,
extended commercial
Monthly payouts
Nice analytics
No review process
cons:
Must apply and be approved as
a seller before you can post items
for sale. Their process is difficult.
Work posted is bound by their
license (which they can change
at any time)
They can offer discounts/coupons
that can be applied to your items
without your permission
They used to offer 70% commission
and now it’s down to 50%. They can
change this whenever they want.
all info as of March 2024
Online Marketplaces

Design Bundles | DesignBundles.net

75% royalty on non-affiliate sales, 50% royalty on affiliate sales

pros: cons:

7 day payouts Default license allows for

commercial use

Minimum pricing to
Promotes the ‘bundle’ model,
prevent undercutting
which could give items a lower
perceived value
Participation in a bundle
can lead to quick sales Can run discounts that apply to
your items without your permission
Approval process for opening
a shop is much easier than
Creative Market

all info as of March 2024

Online Marketplaces

The Hungry Jpeg | TheHungryJpeg.com

50% commission

pros: cons:

Monthly payouts 1 License allows for wide usage

Approval process for opening
a shop is much easier than
Creative Market
of your items for POD, digital and
physical end products
Can run discounts that apply to
your items without your permission

Participation in a bundle
can lead to quick sales

all info as of March 2024

self hosted

Gumroad | Gumroad.com
Gumroad takes 10% of each sale,
you must also cover payment processing fees (typically less than 5%)

pros: cons:

Full control over everything: You must bring the traffic to

pricing, licensing, discounts, etc. your items

Start selling immediately

Issues with international purchases
from time to time
‘Pay what you want’ option

Limited shop design options unless

No monthly fee you utilize their API or Wordpress plugin

Weekly deposits straight to They’ve changed the commission cut

your bank acct multiple times over the last few years

Gumroad Discover option

for more product visibility

all info as of March 2024

self hosted

Shopify | Shopify.com
Monthly subscription cost (basic is $29/mo)
you must also cover payment processing fees (~2.9% + 30 cents per sale in the US)

pros: cons:

Full control over everything: You must bring the traffic

pricing, licenses, discounts, etc. to your items

Start selling immediately

Monthly fee
Plugins for extra customization
Can purchase themes for a better
90%+ commission on all sales design, can be more complicated
to set up
Great analytics
Will need a 3rd party for securely
Great SEO
delivering digital files – we use
SendOwl, but it’s an additional
Reliable uptime
monthly fee
Deposits take 2–5 biz days
for US businesses

all info as of March 2024