What are the lowest fees you can pay to sell digital products? On DevOpser Stores, the platform fee starts at 10% on the free plan and drops as you subscribe: 5% on Starter, 2% on Pro, and 0% on Business and above. Payments settle directly in your own Stripe account, so the only other cost is Stripe's standard payment processing. There's no listing fee, no per-product fee, and no fee on money you haven't earned: a monthly subscription plus a shrinking cut of sales, and the cut reaches zero.
The lowest fees for selling digital products, by plan
| Plan | Monthly price | Platform fee per sale |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10% |
| Starter | $29 (or $14.50/mo billed yearly) | 5% |
| Pro | $79 (or $39.50/mo billed yearly) | 2% |
| Business | $179 (or $89.50/mo billed yearly) | 0% |
Every plan also pays Stripe's standard processing fees on each transaction (roughly 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards; it varies by country and card type). Processing is billed separately on most platforms too (Gumroad direct sales, Etsy, Shopify); merchant-of-record platforms like Lemon Squeezy bundle it into their fee instead, so compare all-in totals there. Our own cut is the number designed to disappear. See how it stacks up against Gumroad, Etsy, Shopify, and Lemon Squeezy.
When does upgrading pay for itself?
The honest math, using monthly prices:
- Free → Starter: above roughly $580/month in sales, Starter's 5% + $29 beats Free's 10%.
- Starter → Pro: above roughly $1,700/month, Pro's 2% + $79 wins.
- Pro → Business: above $5,000/month, Business's 0% + $179 wins, and past that point every extra sale is fee-free.
Below those lines, stay where you are; the free plan is a real store, not a trial. Above them, the upgrade is just cheaper.
Direct payments, not held balances
Money from your sales is charged on your behalf and settles in your own Stripe account. That means:
- Your money lands with you, paid out to your bank on Stripe's standard schedule, not held in a platform wallet.
- Your customer relationship stays yours, including the buyer's checkout experience on your own store and domain.
- Connecting takes one onboarding pass: bank account, identity, and tax details are collected once by Stripe's hosted flow.
One honest note: because you sell through your own Stripe account, you're the merchant, so tax obligations are yours, as they are on most platforms. If you specifically want a merchant-of-record to handle global tax, that's a different trade-off, and we cover it in our Lemon Squeezy comparison.
What the fee buys on every plan
Even at 10%, the free plan includes the parts that usually cost separate subscriptions: an AI-built storefront live in about 90 seconds, secure checkout, automatic file delivery with per-order access, an orders dashboard, and hosting on a free subdomain. The fee is how the free plan stays genuinely free; the ladder is how it stops mattering as you grow.
FAQ
What is the cheapest way to sell digital products online?
On DevOpser Stores you start free with a 10% platform fee and no monthly cost, and upgrade only when your volume makes a paid plan cheaper, at roughly $580/month in sales.
Are there hidden fees?
No. The platform fee ladder above plus Stripe's standard processing is the entire cost. No listing fees, no bandwidth fees, no fee to withdraw your own money.
When do I get paid?
Stripe pays out from your connected account on its standard schedule for your country, typically a rolling couple of business days once your account is established.
Is 0% really 0%?
Yes. On Business and above, the platform takes nothing per sale; you pay the subscription and Stripe's processing, and that's the whole bill.
See what your fees would be
Launch the store first, free, in about 90 seconds, and let your actual sales decide when the ladder is worth climbing. Describe what you sell to start, or compare plans on pricing.