What is Payhip used for?

Payhip is a hosted storefront and checkout for creators who sell digital downloads, online courses and memberships directly to their audience. It is a good fit for selling ebooks and templates, hosting paid courses, and running a paid membership.

Is Payhip open source?

No. Payhip is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Payhip include Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce and Paid Memberships Pro.

What are some alternatives to Payhip?

Payhip competes with Sellfy, Podia and Ko-fi. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Payhip alternatives.

Payhip: features, pricing and alternatives

About Payhip

Payhip is a hosted platform that gives creators a storefront and checkout for selling digital downloads, online courses and memberships. Sellers add their products, set prices and let the platform handle checkout and delivery to buyers, without building or maintaining their own store software.

As a software-as-a-service product it is operated entirely by the vendor and is not installed on your own servers. It is relevant to independent authors, educators and designers who want to sell digital goods directly; consult the official site for current feature and pricing details.

Key features

Storefront for digital downloads
Checkout for digital products
Online course selling
Membership and subscription sales

Good fit for

→Selling ebooks and templates
→Hosting paid courses
→Running a paid membership

Tags: digital-products; ecommerce; creators; online-courses; memberships; checkout

Payhip: questions and answers

What is Payhip used for?: Payhip is a hosted storefront and checkout for creators who sell digital downloads, online courses and memberships directly to their audience. It is a good fit for selling ebooks and templates, hosting paid courses, and running a paid membership.
Is Payhip free?: Yes. Payhip has a free plan.
Is Payhip open source?: No. Payhip is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Payhip include Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce and Paid Memberships Pro.
What are some alternatives to Payhip?: Payhip competes with Sellfy, Podia and Ko-fi. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Payhip alternatives.