🆚 Gumroad vs. Shopee

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

E-commerce platform
Online marketplace

About

Gumroad is an e-commerce platform serving as a merchant of record that enables creators and digital entrepreneurs to sell digital products, memberships, and other goods directly to their audience.

It supports digital downloads, online courses, subscriptions or memberships, license keys for software, and global payments while handling payment processing and VAT/tax collection.

Shopee is a Singapore-based online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers through a mobile-first platform widely used across Southeast Asia.

It supports consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales, in-app payments via ShopeePay, integrated logistics with cross-border shipping, buyer protection and escrow-style payments, and localized storefronts adapted to multiple regional markets.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
Singapore

Website

Pricing

Direct transaction fee10% + $0.50
Marketplace transaction fee30%

Categories

E-Commerce › Rank #33
Marketplaces › Rank #15
Marketplaces › Rank #7
Subscriptions › Rank #9
Payments › Rank #27

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Shopee marketplace is 2 times more popular than Gumroad.
Total websites

Market share

Marketplaces

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Shopee is more popular in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand, while Gumroad is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Vietnam
Indonesia
United States
Thailand
Taiwan
Malaysia
Singapore
Brazil
Philippines
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Shopee is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising, while Gumroad is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, Internet services, and education and reference sites.
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Technical/Business Forums
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#12,160
#12,923
#13,862
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Name
Rank
#1,102
#1,241
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See also

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