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Sellvia
Ecommerce Platforms9.2 /10
Payhip
Digital Selling8.7 /10★★★★★
★★★★★
- Ready-made ecommerce store included
- Access to a large catalog of ready-to-sell digital products
- Hosting and core store infrastructure included
- 14-day free trial on Sellvia PRO
- Built-in Sellvia Ads system for customer acquisition
- $40 introductory Ads Credit for eligible new subscribers
- Centralized dashboard for orders, commissions, advertising and account activity
- Digital products are delivered automatically to customers
- No need to create an entire product catalog before launch
- Optional Performance Tiers add marketing and growth tools
- Multiple Sellvia PRO plans available as store requirements grow
- Beginner-focused setup with fewer separate services to configure
- All features are available on every pricing plan
- Free plan includes unlimited products and unlimited revenue
- No fixed monthly platform cost is required to start selling
- Pricing tiers can be selected purely by transaction economics rather than feature access
- Supports digital downloads, courses, memberships and coaching in one account
- Payments are routed directly to the seller's connected payment processor
- Supports 13 payment processors across multiple regions
- Automatically handles digital EU and UK VAT by default
- Handles US sales tax collection and remittance
- Custom domains can be connected without upgrading to a higher feature tier
- Built-in marketplace can provide an additional discovery channel
- Digital product files can be up to 5GB
- A paid subscription is required after the 14-day free trial
- Advertising requires a separate ongoing budget after introductory credit is used
- Advanced and Ultimate plans cost substantially more than the Basic plan
- Optional Performance Tiers can increase the total recurring cost
- Commission is not always fully available immediately after an order is processed
- Part of eligible commission may remain subject to a validation period
- The store and integrated services depend on maintaining an active Sellvia subscription
- Less suitable for users who want to build every part of their ecommerce stack independently
- The Free plan takes a 5% Payhip transaction fee on every sale
- The Plus plan still charges a 2% Payhip transaction fee
- Payment processor fees remain separate from Payhip fees
- The platform is less flexible than a self-hosted WordPress commerce stack
- Store design customization is more constrained than a fully developer-controlled website
- Advanced businesses may outgrow the built-in commerce architecture
- The marketplace does not provide automatic exposure to every new seller
- Marketplace eligibility requires prior sales and account review
- Individual marketplace products must still be approved
- Seller support is primarily email-based with no phone support
- Payment-account restrictions may need to be resolved with the external payment processor
- Moving to paid plans reduces fees rather than unlocking a substantially broader feature set
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