Choose Payhip when you want its storefront and selling tools with a revenue-based entry plan. Consider E-junkie when you want a cart or product links with a fixed subscription sized to your catalog. For a download seller, the useful comparison is what happens as files and sales grow together—not which tool has the longest feature list.
Both can help sell to your own audience. Neither choice removes the need to describe the product clearly, find buyers and support earlier purchases when you switch.
Compare the pricing units first
Payhip's current pricing lists Free at 5% per transaction, Plus at $29/month plus 2%, and Pro at $99/month with no platform transaction fee. Processor fees remain separate.
E-junkie's pricing lists $8/month for ten products and 200MB storage; $10 for forty products and 2GB; $20 for 150 products and 8GB; $40 for unlimited products and storage. Read the current terms for your sale type and gateway before subscribing.
The difference is structural. A catalog may exceed a storage allowance before it earns much money. A percentage-priced offer may be inexpensive during a slow month and cost more when sales grow.
Work through twelve files, not just monthly revenue
This original hypothetical worksheet uses twelve separately sold PDF guides, each 30MB, with one uploaded file per product. Total storage is 12 × 30MB = 360MB. Assume no extra versions, decimal storage units and ordinary one-off product sales. Taxes, processing, refunds and currency conversion are excluded.
Twelve products and 360MB exceed both limits of E-junkie's $8 tier. They fit the stated forty-product/2GB $10 tier. The cheapest listed Payhip plan depends on revenue:
| Monthly gross sales used in this model | Payhip Free: 5% | Payhip Plus: $29 + 2% | Payhip Pro | E-junkie catalog tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $5 | $31 | $99 | $10 |
| $200 | $10 | $33 | $99 | $10 |
| $500 | $25 | $39 | $99 | $10 |
| $3,000 | $150 | $89 | $99 | $10 |
These are software-fee calculations, not net earnings or a complete tax-inclusive checkout quote. At this catalog size, Payhip Free and the E-junkie tier meet at $200 gross monthly sales: $200 × 5% = $10. Below that, Free has the lower modeled software fee; above it, the E-junkie tier does, provided its workflow meets your requirements.
Do not keep comparing the free percentage forever. Free and Plus meet at about $966.67/month because $29 ÷ (5% − 2%) = $966.67. Plus and Pro meet at $3,500/month because ($99 − $29) ÷ 2% = $3,500. Those are Payhip plan crossovers, not proof of equal service across platforms.
Now change the catalog: twelve 200MB files require 2.4GB, so the same product count would exceed E-junkie's 2GB tier and require reassessment. Recalculate from the actual uploaded files whenever you add products or larger editions. A revenue-only comparison would miss that change.
Who calculates tax, and who remits it?
This can outweigh a small software-fee difference. Payhip's linked pricing page says it automatically collects, reports and remits digital EU/UK VAT and US/Canadian sales tax. Confirm applicability to your products and locations.
E-junkie's features describe configurable sales-tax/VAT calculation. Calculation is not evidence that the platform files returns or remits the tax for you. Ask explicitly who holds each responsibility; do not infer it from a tax amount appearing at checkout.
Before switching, write a three-line handover: who determines the applicable treatment, who collects it, and who reports/remits it. Keep historical records and arrange appropriate professional guidance for obligations outside the platform's service. This article compares software functions, not your personal tax position.
Make delivery and previous buyers part of the decision
Payhip explains that a digital-product purchase leads to a download page and an emailed link. E-junkie offers file selling and download controls. Evaluate the buyer outcome you need: correct file, receipt, repeat access and a support route.
For a migration, prepare one row per live product with its public sales URL, uploaded file/version, price, delivery terms and obligations to existing buyers. Keep earlier access available until your commitments are fulfilled. Changing a checkout button does not move old order permissions or email links automatically.
If you mainly need to sell finished files with payment collection, also evaluate PayRequest digital products. Its delivery documentation describes purchase-specific download links with expiry and download limits, delivered after payment. Confirm your file, provider and account eligibility before launch; this is not a promise to replace every storefront, course tool or tax service.
Choose one product before moving the catalog
Use Payhip when its selling environment and applicable tax service justify the fee model. Use E-junkie when its cart and catalog-based plan fit your business and you have assigned the remaining tax responsibilities. For a smaller paid-download workflow, review PayRequest pricing and prepare one product using the article CTA.
Check the offer and supported checkout, then confirm the paid buyer receives the intended download. Preserve existing buyers' access when you expand or switch. A successful payment and a successful delivery are separate acceptance checks.
Editorial note: AI assisted with this article and illustrative cover. Official sources were reviewed on 4 November 2026. Catalogs, sales levels and crossover calculations are original hypothetical examples, not observed seller income or a live platform test.
