Our take
Pick Gumroad if creators who will stay on $0/month while they publish a first product and accept 10% + $0.50 on direct checkouts, then treat Discover’s 30% as a separate acquisition fee — not Paddle’s monthly platform $ first unless they need that MoR stack as a different desk. Pick Lemon Squeezy if indie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders
Best for
Gumroad Checkouts you start at a public %
Lemon Squeezy Paid rows you start at $0 platform
Free plan
Gumroad $0 · page: “no hidden fees, no monthly charges.”
Lemon Squeezy $0 · / month. No monthly seat
Lowest paid
Gumroad Direct sales $0.50
Lemon Squeezy Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Gumroad
Lemon Squeezy Hosted
Watch out
Gumroad Discover is 30%, not 10% + $0.50
Lemon Squeezy The 5% + 50¢ is per paid checkout, not a seat
Last checked
Gumroad 2026-10-23 · gumroad.com/pricing
Lemon Squeezy 2026-10-23 · lemonsqueezy.com/pricing
creators who will stay on $0/month while they publish a first product and accept 10% + $0.50 on direct checkouts, then treat Discover’s 30% as a separate acquisition fee — not Paddle’s monthly platform $ first unless they need that MoR stack as a different desk.
Read the Gumroad pageindie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders list, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat.
Read the Lemon Squeezy page
