Nothing monthly, and
nothing to set up.
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, 10% when a sale lands, and one link that takes the payment and delivers the file.
The math, side by side
Zero per sale, once you’re paying.
| Platform | You keep on a $49 sale | Per-sale fee | Monthly fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKKT | $42.38 | 10% flat | $0 |
| Podia | $47.28 | 0% on paid plans | $39+ |
| Sellfy | $47.28 | No platform cut | $29+ |
| Stan Store | $47.28 | Processing only | $29 to $99 |
| Payhip | $44.83 | 5% (free plan) | $0 to $99 |
| Gumroad | $41.88 | 10% + $0.50 | $0 |
| Lemon Squeezy | $46.05 | 5% + 50¢ | $0 |
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, 10% 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 10% at roughly $390 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 0.1 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, 10%, with no plan above it and no tier that buys a lower rate.
Your cost arrives with the money, never ahead of it.
The setup
Nothing to configure first
Podia asks you to choose a plan and assemble a site before anything is for sale. On MKKT you upload the file, set a price, and publish. Payments are set up from your email address and run through Whop.
File in, link 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
10% per sale is the whole price list.
MKKT takes 10% 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 10% 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 10% per sale and $0 a month, so a $49 sale leaves about $42.38 after the fee and estimated processing. A $39 plan with no per-sale cut matches 10% at roughly $390 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, ebooks, 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 10% 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, upload them to MKKT, set a price, and each one gets a product page with checkout on it. 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.
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10% per sale, $0 a month, and one link that takes the payment and delivers the file.