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Gumroad vs Whop
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
Whop
Marketplace + storefront for digital products and communities.
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At a glanceGumroadWhop
At a glance
- Pricing
- Gumroad10% per sale
- Whop3% transaction fee
- Pricing model
- GumroadPaid
- WhopPaid
- Founded
- Gumroad2011
- Whop2021
- Location
- GumroadUSA
- WhopDetroit/NYC, USA
- Bootstrapped
- Gumroad—
- Whop—
- Open source
- Gumroad—
- Whop—
- Category
- GumroadCreator Platforms
- WhopCreator Platforms
- Indie alternatives
- Gumroad10
- Whop9
- Founders
- GumroadSahil Lavingia
- WhopCameron Zoub, Steven Schmatz
Key differences
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Founded
Gumroad (2011) is 10 years older than Whop (2021).
Category
Both compete in Creator Platforms.
Indie alternatives
Gumroad has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Whop has 9.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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