Payhip

Payhip sells digital downloads, online courses, memberships, and software license keys through a hosted storefront or embeddable buy buttons you drop into an existing site, with automatic delivery of files and license keys once a purchase clears. It handles VAT MOSS and other regional tax rules for digital goods automatically, a genuine headache for solo creators selling across borders that Payhip removes rather than leaving to a spreadsheet.

Pricing includes a free plan with a per-transaction fee, or a flat monthly fee that drops the transaction cut to zero, which makes the math straightforward once sales volume justifies the upgrade. Digital product files and customer data export easily, and since there’s no physical inventory or complex storefront design to migrate, switching to another digital-sales tool later is relatively low-friction. The ceiling is storefront design flexibility and physical product support, Payhip isn’t built for shipping goods and its store design options are simpler than Shopify’s. It fits creators selling ebooks, courses, templates, or software who want tax handling and delivery automated without a full ecommerce platform.