# Payhip Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Payhip the right eCommerce solution for you? Explore 27 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/251233/Payhip/reviews --- Payhip 4.5 (27) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/251233/Payhip/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Payhip Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Chris L OperationsPublishing, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I had such a small audience and compared to other sites that did the same thing, Payhip just felt easier to use and set up. Plus I liked the store, and up-sell options: when somone adds a book to their cart, I can offer more books at a discount, which can increase total sale per client.“ February 25, 2026 Patrice M Digital MarketerRetail, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The ease of selling Digital products, Free setup, and pricing when you are just starting out with e-commerce“ June 5, 2025 Donna B Owner, TherapistHealth, Wellness and Fitness, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I found the software easy to use and downloads work swiftly for my clients.“ October 26, 2025 OH Olivia H OwnerPublishing, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Payhip is easy to use and provides a quick easy way to sell my products. “ April 23, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 27 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Chris L. Operations Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "How my Payhip store become a hub for my online sales strategy. " February 25, 2026 5.0 I started using Payhip to sell my non-fictio books that weren't moving on other platforms. I had such a small audience and compared to other sites that did the same thing, Payhip just felt easier to use and set up. Plus I liked the store, and up-sell options: when somone adds a book to their cart, I can offer more books at a discount, which can increase total sale per client. It was easy to integrate with my ESP, and even has options inside payhip to create and send update emails. (like when I announce a new books!) There are subscription options, and membership, plus I can sell physical items, which helps if I want to clean out some of my vintage closet contents and share with my newsletter. Pros I have been using payhip as my main store for over three years and would recommend it to any author, creator or even a unique newsletter specialist. It literally takes three minutes to add a new product, it can be integrated with email service providers (when someone buys a product, it adds them to a list) plus on the Payhip store, there are cross sell and marketing opportunities that take seconds to set up. Cons Payment processing fees are in line with others, but it won't deposit on weekends, and because of the time zone, sales payments might feel like processing pay out takes an extra day. This can be a frustration at first, but as you reach daily sales, the processing time can even out. Review Source Jade M. Digital Marketing Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simple and affordable for selling digital products. " September 6, 2025 4.0 Pay-hip is smooth and creator friendly. It takes away a lot of the friction of setting up an online store. It's a little boring on Ui/Ux side of things but it gets the job done. Pros Payhip is a cool platform for creators who want an easy way to sell digital products, memberships, or courses without needing complicated technical setups. Has the essentials down to a T, not bloated with features. Cons Design customization is limited, lacks robust marketing analytics which can be helpful to digital creators. This is really digital product focused rather than volume. Alternatives considered [Squarespace](https://www.capterra.com/p/143461/Squarespace/) Reason for choosing Payhip I've tested other products to see what works best for myself and other clients I manage. Payhip is very easy and straightforward for digital creators. Review Source TP Theresa P. entrepreneur Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Disappointed with Payhip" September 25, 2022 3.0 It stared out great - they were attentive and helpful - but then I started to have issues that were not set up related and support went silent. No help or reply! Pros Payhip looked perfect for me. It was my website, store, and courses all on one platform. I tried the free version (which is great - you can do it free but the transaction fees are very high then!) Set up was reasonably easy (except I had trouble figuring out image sizes! it didn't say anywhere so it was trial and error!) The course building was very simple to use. I really liked that part! The chat feature with clients and prospective clients was excellent! Real time - sent to my inbox and I could just reply via email to them. I think for a simple digital products store that you pay once and download it would be perfect! They have an affiliate link program for my clients too - I do love that!!! Cons The client management side was difficult. Since I had courses - it was that part that was not ideal. I would have loved a teacher portal side that showed my courses on it - class lists, etc... more like canvas. Mostly it just felt clunky - hard to get around in. I thought I'd just figure it out and it would be easier but that didn't happen. Then they stopped answering my questions... no more support! No reply when my clients on phones couldn't see my links. The loss of support was the end for me. Switched from [Wix](https://www.capterra.com/p/169007/Wix/) one platform with everything on it - landing page, download sales, and courses. Review Source AR Alexis R. admin Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Payhip is my go to" April 23, 2026 5.0 I love Payhip because it’s such an easy and beginner-friendly tool to use. It allows you to do more than just sell products—you can also create blog content, promote your items, and set up upsells to increase your earnings. Pros Payhip is extremely easy to navigate, even for beginners who have little to no experience with online selling platforms. Cons Payhip requires you to handle your own advertising and promotion. While the platform gives you the tools to upload and sell your products, it doesn’t automatically bring in traffic or customers. Review Source Donna B. Owner, Therapist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use, works smoothly and a great price, what’s not to love!" October 26, 2025 5.0 When I had a question, it was answered by support promptly. I found the software easy to use and downloads work swiftly for my clients. Pros Easy to use and works so well. I love that Payhip lets you use the software without a monthly charge, this is so helpful when getting started. Cons I haven’t found anything I dislike yet. If I was being picky I would say that it just took me a few clicks to figure out the design/colour options. Switched from [STAN AI](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011693/STAN-AI/) Due to the monthly charge from Stan and the restrictions on adding clients to my email list. Review Source Matthew G. Coach Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Where Has Payhip Been All My Life?!" November 5, 2025 5.0 I am blown away by how robust Payhip is for a free offering! Where has this platform been all my life!! I spent a long time setting up and testing a comparable platform that cost $135 month and it drove me crazy trying to wrap my head around the interface and work flow. PayHip is straight forward no nonsense! Pros It's totally FREE to start! It's got so many great features that you will pay dearly for on other platforms. Cons The user interface is somewhat convoluted trying to access pages to edit. Style sheets and ability to embed audio and video on public pages is limited. Switched from [Thinkific](https://www.capterra.com/p/132888/Thinkific/) Mmmmm.... Thinkific started off really good. Over time it turned out to be a dud for the price. Review Source KN Krishni N. Creator Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Pure Excellence" October 16, 2024 5.0 Excellent to say the least. Very Easy to work with. Pros Payhip is a lovely place to work at. The staff are friendly and ever so willing to help even a beginner start up. Friendly to use app with lovely features that offer a variety of options to help boost your creativity and income. Cons Would be nice to have a direct payment into one's bank account, considering the fees and time taken to withdraw from Paypal, bit of a bummer, for me personally, considering I am a South Africanand the fees charged and time that Paypal takes. Alternatives considered [LinkedIn Jobs](https://www.capterra.com/p/172060/LinkedIn-Jobs/)[TikTok](https://www.capterra.com/p/237591/TikTok/)[Facebook Business Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/235972/Facebook-Business-Suite/) Reason for choosing Payhip Payhip offers variety and freedom to create with no limitation on ones creativity Review Source IA Ibrahim A. Admin Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simple Platform for Selling Digital Products" April 18, 2026 4.0 Payhip is a great choice for beginners and small creators who want a simple way to start selling online without technical hassle. Pros Payhip is very easy to use, beginner-friendly, and allows quick setup for selling digital products. It handles payments, file delivery, and basic marketing in one place. Cons Payhip has limited customization and fewer advanced marketing features compared to bigger platforms. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Ceo and founder Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Payhip is the way to go" March 20, 2026 5.0 I havent had issues and its been truly an awesome overall experience with them. I highly recommend payhip. Pros Payhip is user friendly setup. I have enjoyed using payhip. It has many useful add ons like analytics and the blog feature. Cons It could have more addons. Thats pretty much it though on the cons for me. I like simple and this is it. Review Source Patrice M. Digital Marketer Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Payhip is a good beginners option for E-commerce" June 5, 2025 4.0 So far I like the ease of using it because I am new to the e-commerce world, and it was an easy set up and also easy for any customers to use Pros The ease of selling Digital products, Free setup, and pricing when you are just starting out with e-commerce Cons So far, the Limitations of customer management features, but I am new to using it to sell my Ebooks and journals Review Source Juliana L. S. Online Marketing Manager Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An efficient bridge to sales funnels and creative monetization" August 9, 2025 5.0 Using Payhip has been smooth. Setup is easy, and it's great for digital products, though customization is a bit limited. I have successfully began monetizing social media pages for myself and my clients. Pros The value for money is excellent, as there is a free plan with full features for those that are just starting. Cons While it can start off great in terms of frugality, the transaction fees for the free plan higher than that of the paid plan. It will add up, and eventually you will feel like it only makes sense to upgrade. Review Source OH Olivia H. Owner Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy way to sell my stuff!" April 23, 2025 5.0 Payhip is easy to use and provides a quick easy way to sell my products. It integrates with my other software and embeds on my website with ease. Pros I absolutely love Payhip. It is the easiest and most cost-effective way for my to manage direct sells of my books and other products. Cons I wish the website/store builder had some more design options. Review Source AB Allensia B. Owner Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Great Platform for Website Needs, But Could Use More Features"" October 11, 2024 5.0 : I absolutely love Payhip. Not only do I use it for all my website needs, but I've also recommended it to my clients. They, too, love how easy it is to use and appreciate the ability to create as many pages as needed. Payhip has been a great resource for building websites, and its simplicity is a huge plus. Pros What I love most about Payhip is its ease of use and flexibility. The platform allows for unlimited page creation, and the integration with other software is top-notch. Despite a few missing features, it's a fantastic solution, and I highly recommend it to others. Cons The only downside for me is that Payhip is slow to add more advanced functionality options. For example, I need a job board and a few other features to help my agency consolidate everything into one platform. While they have excellent integrations, finding the right company that already works with Payhip can be a bit of a challenge. Review Source SH Sadie H. Owner operator Cosmetics Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Effective and easy to use " May 4, 2025 5.0 Overall my experience has been positive and I think more people shouldn’t use it Pros It is easy to use and is easy to get set up and started. Cons Doesn’t have much notoriety yet so it isn’t always easy to get people to use Review Source HJ Hope J. Creator E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fine for Beginner " June 25, 2024 4.0 Pros Payhip was easy to set up/ get started and integrates with an email platform, tax calculator, allows discount codes, etc. It seems manageable for just getting started and is not over complicated. Cons I wish the design builder was automatically in mobile view and a little easier to navigate/ see a preview while actively using. Reason for choosing Payhip It seemed manageable/ not overly complicated for starting out. Review Source RM Refioe M. Freelancer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Payhip eCommerce Review " June 10, 2024 5.0 I think I would describe my experience with Payhip as exquisite since I find endless delight in using it. Pros Payhip is very convenient for anyone who desires to sell digital products, and I know this because I use it for selling my ebooks. One other thing I love about Payhip, is the fact that they only take %5 from every sale you make, which is very fair since they have made things easy for whomever yearns to sell online. Cons Currently, nothing, I am content with how they run their platform. Review Source MB Monica B. Owner/Freelancer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "LOVE This App For Selling Digital Books For Author Clients" January 5, 2023 5.0 Whenever I've had a question, concern, or provided feedback to PayHip, the response time has been adequate for issues. However, I've not had anything break on the storefronts I build, so I cannot speak to that. The fact that I'm good with technology and graphic design has also played a role in my experience with the app. I've been able to size out the optimal graphics view of a digital product for a template I use in Photoshop when setup new storefronts or adding new digital books. Some clients have expressed a desire to sell physical books off the storefront, but that hasn't been implemented as we've not delved into how processing the order would take place, as print books would need to be ordered from one or more POD distributors.Overall, I love the app and recommend it highly to all current and prospective clients who are seeking to sell books from their own websites outside of online vendors. The 5% individual sale fee definitely beats the 30-65% take from online book sellers, which is a sore point for authors where Amazon is concerned. I've looked at Shopify and WooCommerce for my clients, but PayHip is the easiest and best app for authors that I've found when comparing features. There's always something a company can do better to improve the user experience, but you get a lot of bang for your buck with PayHip. Pros I create storefronts for authors wanting to maximize their sales. The 5% per sale is better than the 30-40% retails take for each sale. Books can be setup by series in on collection pages from the main storefront. It makes for easy customer searches for a book by series, while exploring unfamiliar series. Love cross-selling, which benefits back list sales of books using modest discount incentives when a customer adds a book to their cart. Coupon codes are a must feature for authors to provide early access and/or discounts to new subscribers moving through complex onboarding automations, which identifies super fans, medium fans, and removing deadwood subscribers. Newsletter discounts offer clients the ability to give subscribers special pricing on new or monthly newsletter deals. We can offer customers discounts of digital books two/three weeks prior to a new release. Example, if a book releases on XXX date, we offer the book to subscribers, Facebook group and page followers for two or three weeks prior to release at a discount, which provides added value and maintains newsletter subscriptions and open rates.Aesthetics are critical to customer experience, and the storefront is one of the cleanest I've seen. Setup is fairly easy for someone experienced in technology in basic construction or maintenance of websites.A critical, major selling point when I recommend PayHip to clients is they don't have to deal with VAT or credit card fees, accounts setup, or maintenance. Cons If someone isn't tech savvy, the development of a storefront can be a high learning curve. However, once the store is setup, it isn't too difficult to add new product. Testing of a new book being added can be a challenge for an inexperienced user. Depending on the genre an author writes will determine customer experience in terms of using mobile or website. Older book reading audiences still use computers for buying books, so the store front could be optimized better when it comes to storefront aesthetics for a stronger customer experience. The one MAJOR Con to using PayHip is the fact that they require a PDF be uploaded with every product page made for digital book sales. Authors should never sell their books in PDF format due to piracy concerns. My work around is to load the same information PDF file explaining how the customer will receive a link from BookFunnel for receiving the book. It's worked extremely well for the past three years of digital sales. It helps instruct users how to use the BookFunnel service if they're unfamiliar with the distributor, while maintaining a stronger deterrent against a book being pirated. So, I've managed to make lemonade out of lemons, but the ability to distribute digital books in the old mobi format for older eReaders or the general ePub format would be ideal. Alternatives considered [WooCommerce](https://www.capterra.com/p/225601/WooCommerce/)[WordPress & WooCommerce Affiliate Program](https://www.capterra.com/p/234543/WordPress--WooCommerce-Affiliate-Program/)[WordPress Portal](https://www.capterra.com/p/213122/WordPress-Portal/)[Shopify](https://www.capterra.com/p/83891/Shopify/) Reason for choosing Payhip Shopify at the time of consideration had a clunky storefront and user interface. It would take more time to set up a storefront. This was two years ago, and I think that's changed, but in the past 12 months, a prospective client mentioned that the coupon feature wasn't as strong as PayHip's. Additionally, I don't recall Shopify having a cross-sell feature when I researched them original. GumRoad is a book distributor that I migrated a client from because the vendor's site was clunky, IIRC didn't allow for BookFunnel distribution, and didn't do cross-selling at the time of research.WooCommerce is a minefield for an author who doesn't know WordPress or have the budget to implement the plugin/feature. I build small sites, and I refuse to implement WooCommerce because of hackers exploiting security flaws in the plug-in, and it's time-consuming to set-up, monitor, and keeping the website secure. I tell clients to let PayHip to do the heavy lifting. If not, I tell them to hire someone who works with WooCommerce daily/weekly to ensure a secure buying experience for the customer and to save them stress if their website is compromised. I also recommend to them that if they choose to use WooCommerce that they implement it on a completely different domain and a different webhost to help strengthen security and avoid a complete meltdown of either the main site or storefront if one is hacked. Review Source SJ Sydni J. Author Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Payhip is PERFECT for Indie Authors!" February 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Payhip has been an answered prayer. As an indie author and former IT specialist, I had the ability to create my own website when I wanted to remove my e-books from Amazon, however no one wants to spend the time that they could be writing, on designing a website. Payhip made the transition from Wix.com, (which I'd used for over 10yrs), simple and flawless. Payhip gave me more than what I needed and for FAR LESS than I was paying for with Wix.com each month. I love that my website automatically has the look of a "bookstore." Cons Honestly, the only complaint that I have is not easily knowing if there is a function/feature that will allow me to connect my social media channels to my website. Review Source DN Doré N. Directeur Libraries Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Payhip est trop risqué " March 13, 2024 4.0 Déçu, mais ça peut aller tant que je fais très attention à ce que je vends Pros J'aime beaucoup payhip, c'est parfait pour la vente de produits digitaux, et franchement c'est le meilleur et le plus abordable. Il permet d'accepter mes paiements par carte bancaire rien qu'avec son compte PayPal (pas besoin de stripe) et il est tellement efficace et puissant qu'il aurait pu être 100% payant mais au lieu de ça il est belle et bien gratuit.. sans compter les fonctionnalités et les design facile a mettre en place, un logiciel agréable et facile, virement des fonds instantanément après chaque vente...franchement ça aurait pu être le numéro 1 s'il n'y avait pas de risques de bannissement aussi élevé Cons Le risque de Bannissement sans préavis. Ce qui m'énerve avec payhip et qui a tout changé sur le fait que je ne l'apprécie pas c'est qu'il supprime ton compte dès que vous effectuez une vente et que le produit ne correspond pas a leurs réglementations. Si le produit n'obéit pas aux règles autant me le dire pendant que je suis entrain de le charger sur le site.... payhip ne dis rien qu'on charge le produit puis attends qu'on fasse une vente pour vérifier la qualité du produit et s'il ne répond pas on bloque votre boutique sans préavis ni rien, on vous retire votre argent et on rembourse le client et vous vous vous perdez tout... c'est inaccessible.. et le service client 0 personnes ne va vous répondre ou du moins il ne restaurons jamais votre boutique mais ils l'ont comme même supprimé sans vous prévenir ! Review Source NT Natalie T. Lead Trainer E-Learning Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Waste of time " June 2, 2023 1.0 Absolutely horrible! Angry I wasted my time creating the product. Frustrated for my customers who already paid and couldn’t login to access the product. Disgusted with lack of support. Infuriated I missed the deadline and have to go elsewhere to start over and catch up! The worst - I lost a number of customers that could not log in and left. Pros Easy to build and customize. Plenty of payouts and endless possibilities. Cons Absolutely no functionality. Customers CAN’T login! Note that there are two systems - old and new, they aren’t integrated and cause a huge mess. If you have an old platform that used to be “ subscriptions” and added “membership” page you will be completely out of business as NOBODY will be able to log in to access the product. NOBODY will help you from tech department. NOBODY cares! Review Source WO William O. Owner Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PayHip streamlines ecommerce" May 8, 2022 5.0 I couldn't be happier! Pros It might be the easiest software to setup and use I have ever used. It processes payments for my digital products effortlessly. I was simple to add my ebooks to the site and the landing page was a no brainer to create. Cons It requires that PayPal be used for ecommerce payments. PayHip does not interface directly with my bank account, thus the need for PayHip. But is was not difficult to do this. Reason for choosing Payhip I wanted to use BookFunnel for my ebooks and the best way to do that was to utilize BookFunnel's PayHip widget. Switched from [PayPal](https://www.capterra.com/p/207944/PayPal/) PayPal has gotten to be too difficult to do simple things on. At least for me. Also, I am using BookFunnel and it has a relationship with PayHip that streamlines the process. Review Source LP Linda P. Life Coach Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "When you start selling online, start here" August 16, 2022 5.0 It was easy for me to find my way around. My booking page and course pages looks professional and it is easy to use. Pros The fact that I could create my booking page as a life coach and add my courses as well as add a sales page, made it so much easier to put myself out there and to start without a big business investment. Cons The only thing is the fact that we can't do PayPal monthly membership yet. But this is not a problem for everybody. If you have Stripe in your country, you can use that for monthly membership. And I know they are working on this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder and Chairman Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use platform - but customer check-out experience could be better." February 3, 2023 4.0 eCommerce platform for selling Chi Kung courses and workshops. Pros I've been using PayHip for several years and was quite happy. It is an easy to use platform, set-up is quick and straight forward. Cons The customer check-out experience could be better. And the ongoing costs add up over time.That's the reason, I switched to ThriveCart. Review Source JW Jenn W. Consultant Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Save on selling digital products" June 13, 2022 4.0 My overall experience was not negative at all, my business just grew too much for the platform but I do still use it for a few singular digital products we offer. Pros Great platform if you are just starting out and you are selling digital products. Automatic downloads. Extremely easy to use. Price is free but there is a 5% transaction fee so if you are low on money, this is a great way to start making quick sales plus they have a plus plan for $29/month and then the transaction fee drops down to 2% so you have options. Cons They do not have a lot of features and functions available. Great if you are just starting but once your business grows you will need to upgrade to a more functional platform. Switched from [Sellfy](https://www.capterra.com/p/151412/Sellfy/) Sellfy was a great platform. I got referred to payhip. Review Source jcM jean claude M. freelance Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Le logiciel hébergeur des Ebooks" December 4, 2022 4.0 Avec l'aide des réseaux sociaux j'ai pû dégager des bénéfices réguliers avec Payhip. Je ne vous cache pas que la promotion prend beaucoup de temps et d'énergie. Vous êtes Motivé, VOUS REUSSIREZ. Je mets 7,8/10. Pros Payhip est entièrement GRATUIT. Très simple à utiliser, il accueille vos produits numériques en PDF, EPUB et MOBI. Il dispose d'un système d'affiliation très efficace. Vous aurez là un outil de valeur pour faire prospérer votre boutique en ligne (0 frais d'inscription). J'en suis globalement satisfait. Cons PAYHIP n'accepte malheureusement que des Ebooks, le marché est restrictif... certaines fonctionnalités comme les paiements sont en anglais. 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