Nothing monthly, and
nothing blank to fill in.
Podia is a whole platform (site, emails, memberships, community) and its paid plans take nothing per sale, once you are paying for one. MKKT is the other shape: $0 a month, 7% when a sale lands, and a product studio that drafts the thing you are selling.
Free to start · 7% per sale · no card required
The math, side by side
Zero per sale, once you’re paying.
| Platform | You keep on a $49 sale | Per-sale fee | Monthly fee | Builds the product with you |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKKT | $43.85 | 7% flat | $0 | Yes, AI product studio |
| Podia | $47.28 | 0% on paid plans | $39+ | No |
| Sellfy | $47.28 | No platform cut | $29+ | No |
| Stan Store | $47.28 | Processing only | $29 to $99 | No |
| Payhip | $44.83 | 5% (free plan) | $0 to $99 | No |
| Gumroad | $41.88 | 10% + $0.50 | $0 | No |
| Lemon Squeezy | $46.05 | 5% + 50¢ | $0 | No |
Pricing verified July 2026. "You keep" assumes a single $49 digital sale. The Podia figure assumes one of its paid plans, which take no per-sale cut; its free plan charges a transaction fee on each sale instead, and that rate has changed more than once, so check Podia's pricing page for the current number. Podia, Sellfy and Stan bill a monthly plan regardless of sales, a cost this per-sale view excludes, and Podia's plan price varies by billing term and tier. MKKT, Podia, Payhip (free plan), Sellfy and Stan show payment processing (est. 2.9% + $0.30) separately; Lemon Squeezy is shown all-in; Gumroad's published 10% + $0.50 excludes card processing, so its figure nets processing out the same way. Platforms change pricing, so check their sites for the latest.
Podia nets more on a single sale, because a paid plan takes no cut of it. That part is real. What a per-sale column cannot show is the plan underneath it, which arrives every month, including the ones where nothing sells. MKKT inverts the order: nothing monthly, 7% when a sale lands.
The honest breakeven
Podia’s entry paid plan has long been listed at about $39 a month, less on annual billing. Check their site for today’s price. Taking no cut of each sale, a plan at that price matches MKKT’s 7% at roughly $557 in monthly sales. Below that line MKKT costs less. Above it, 0% per sale wins on the margin, provided every month clears the bar, quiet ones included. Divide any plan price by 0.07 and you have the number where the two meet.
Where they diverge
A platform, or a product.
The fee
One rate, nothing monthly
Podia’s route to 0% per sale runs through a subscription, and its free plan charges a transaction fee instead, so check Podia’s pricing page for the current rate. MKKT has one number, 7%, with no plan above it and no tier that buys a lower rate.
Your cost arrives with the money, never ahead of it.
The build
It makes the product with you
Podia gives you a course builder, an upload form, and a page to write. The making is still yours. MKKT’s product studio drafts the product itself (the ebook, course, or template pack) plus the sales copy and the page, from what you describe or the files you already have.
Expertise in, something sellable out, in one session.
The scope
An honest trade-off
Podia is an all-in-one: email marketing, memberships, community, coaching, and a full site on your own domain. MKKT does none of that. It sells one-time digital products from a branded storefront at mkkt.link/your-slug, and that is the whole job.
If your business runs on a recurring membership and an email list in the same place, Podia fits better, worth admitting to yourself before you move.
The start
Live without a setup weekend
An all-in-one is a lot of surface to configure before anything is for sale: sections, pages, emails, a domain. MKKT draws the store and the product together, and there is one link at the end of it.
Files deliver the moment payment clears, by email. Your buyer never makes an account.
Pay when you sell
7% per sale is the whole price list.
MKKT takes 7% of each sale and nothing else. No subscription, no setup fee, no plan that lowers the rate. Payment processing is separate, and a month where you sell nothing costs you nothing.
- No monthly plan, no setup fee, no tiers
- The same rate on sale one and sale five hundred
- Your storefront, your customers, your buyer list
- The product drafted with you, not just hosted
On a $49 sale
Card processing is estimated here at a typical US card rate (2.9% + $0.30) and is charged by the payment processor, not by MKKT. MKKT’s 7% is the only platform fee, and it is charged only when a sale happens.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight.
- Is Podia good for selling digital products?
- Yes, particularly if you want more than a checkout. Podia puts downloads, courses, memberships, community, email marketing, and a website under one login, which is a real advantage when your business runs on all of them at once. The cost sits in the structure: its free plan charges a transaction fee on each sale, and removing that fee means a monthly plan. Check Podia’s pricing page for current rates.
- What are Podia’s fees for creators?
- There are two layers. Podia’s free plan charges a transaction fee on every sale, and its paid plans drop that cut in exchange for a monthly subscription. The entry plan has long been listed around $39 a month, with a discount for paying annually. Payment processing through Stripe or PayPal is separate either way. Podia has changed these numbers before, so check their pricing page for today’s.
- Is MKKT cheaper than Podia?
- It depends on your monthly volume. MKKT charges 7% per sale and $0 a month, so a $49 sale leaves about $43.85 after the fee and estimated processing. A $39 plan with no per-sale cut matches 7% at roughly $557 in monthly sales. Below that line MKKT costs less; above it a subscription wins on the margin, and you pay it in the slow months too.
- Does MKKT do email marketing, memberships, or a community like Podia?
- No. MKKT sells one-time digital products (downloads, courses it drafts from your material, and knowledge packs) from a branded storefront on a single link. It does not run an email list, recurring memberships, a community space, or a site on your own domain. If those are the point of your business, Podia is built for that and MKKT is not.
- How do I get paid on MKKT?
- MKKT sets up your payment account from your email, so there are no bank details to enter on day one. Payments are processed by Whop, MKKT’s 7% arrives as a platform fee, and your balance sits with Whop until you verify your identity once. That verification gates your first withdrawal, not your selling. You can list and sell as soon as your store exists.
- Can I move my products from Podia to MKKT?
- Yes. Your products are your files. Export them from Podia, then describe or upload them to MKKT and it drafts the product page, copy, and checkout around them. Individual files cap at 100 MB, so split a large pack into parts. Point your link-in-bio and your email list at the new store whenever you are ready.
Compare MKKT with more platforms
Skip the plan.
Start with the product.
7% per sale, $0 a month, and MKKT drafts the product, the copy, and the store with you.
Free to start · 7% per sale · no card required