cinauth vs
Gumroad
Gumroad is a marketplace that takes a double-digit cut. cinauth is your own storefront at 0%.
Keep the whole sale
0% platform fee versus 10% plus $0.50 per order.
Licence keys done properly
Key pools, per-order serials, replacement and revocation.
Your brand, your domain
A real storefront instead of a marketplace product page.
cinauth vs Gumroad, Feature by feature
Everything both platforms charge for, limit or simply do not offer.
| Feature | cinauth0% on every plan, always | Gumroad10% flat on every sale · 10% forever |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plansWhat you pay the platform, and when | ||
| Platform fee on sales | 0% on every plan, always | 10% flat on every sale |
| Cheapest plan with a custom domain | $0 — free plan includes a custom domain | Custom domain on paid plan |
| Price of the full feature set | $29/mo Apex, everything unlocked | 10% forever |
| Auto-billing | Cancel any time, or prepay in crypto | Recurring subscription |
| Payments and payoutsHow money reaches you | ||
| Payment processors | 25+ processors: cards, Apple/Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA, Bizum, Revolut | Gumroad checkout only |
| Funds custody | Your own accounts, funds never held | Gumroad holds funds and pays out |
| Crypto on the free plan | 0% fee, automatic wallet payouts | Not supported |
| Supported coins | BTC, LTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC and more | None |
| Local methods (SEPA, Bizum, Klarna) | Built in, no add-on | Card and PayPal only |
| Selling and productsWhat you can sell and how it renews | ||
| Subscription auto-renewal | Full subscriptions: upgrades, downgrades and dunning | |
| Physical products with shipping | Shipping zones, rates and tracking | Basic |
| Licence keys and serials | Built in, unlimited keys and serials | Manual upload |
| Instant delivery | Instant, with emailed receipt | |
| Storefront editor | Visual editor, 24 languages and seasonal themes | Fixed page layouts |
| Fraud protectionStopping bad orders before they cost you | ||
| VPN and TOR detection | Built in on every plan | Not documented |
| Disposable email blocking | Built in on every plan | Not documented |
| Country and ASN blocking | Built in on every plan | Not documented |
| Regex blacklist rules | Built in on every plan | Not documented |
| Growth and operationsScaling past your first hundred orders | ||
| Affiliate system | Tiers, up to 10,000 affiliates | Gumroad affiliates |
| Reseller panel | Included on every plan | Not documented |
| Email broadcast campaigns | Included, 50,000 sends/mo from your own domain | |
| Custom email templates and SMTP | Included on every plan | Limited |
| Support | Priority human support, 2FA and login alerts | Email support |
❗ Key difference vs Gumroad
Figures taken from public pricing pages and documentation. Last reviewed this month.
Import your store natively — Gumroad
Bring products, variants, licence keys and customers over in one pass. Nothing is re-typed by hand.
Open the importerWhere Gumroad can be the better fit
Built-in discovery
Gumroad Discover can put a product in front of buyers you do not have yet.
Creator audience
Great for ebooks, courses and one-off creative downloads.
Common questions
// How much is 10% in practice?
At $10,000 a month you hand over $1,000 plus per-order cents. On cinauth that is $0.
// Can I import Gumroad products?
Yes, products, files and customers import natively.
// Do I lose Discover traffic?
You do, so many sellers keep a few products listed there and sell the rest on their own store.
Weighing up another platform?
Figures taken from public pricing pages and documentation. Last reviewed this month.
See cinauth pricing