Cabins Press vs Payhip
Payhip is a storefront for digital products, with a transaction fee that drops as the monthly price rises. Cabins Press adds ARC campaigns, newsletters, a website and print around the storefront.
Where Payhip and Cabins Press differ
Payhip offers the same features on every plan; the difference between tiers is the transaction fee and the monthly price, and it is built around digital products. Cabins Press covers ebooks, signed copies, bundles and merch with shipping, plus ARC campaigns, newsletters, a website and print, all in one place.
Payhip is a straightforward storefront for digital products, with fees that drop as the plan price rises. Cabins Press builds a storefront into a fuller platform, and its platform fee only applies to monthly sales above a threshold. Payment processing fees apply on both.
| Cabins Press | Payhip | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free beta through December 31, 2026; 3% platform fee on sales above $5,000 a month, plus Stripe processing. | Free plan with a 5% transaction fee; Plus $29/mo with 2%; Pro $99/mo with 0%. Payment processing fees extra on every plan. |
| What you can sell | Ebooks, signed copies, bundles and merch with shipping, plus print through the BookVault integration. | Digital products focus. |
| Features by plan | Every author gets the full toolset from day one. | Same features on every plan; the difference is the transaction fee and the monthly price. |
Choose Payhip if
- You sell digital products only and want a simple, low-cost storefront.
- You want the same feature set at every price point and just want to pick based on the transaction fee.
Choose Cabins Press if
- You want a storefront plus ARC campaigns, newsletters, a website and print in one place.
- You want to sell physical formats like signed copies, bundles and merch with shipping, in addition to digital products.
- You would rather pay a platform fee only above a monthly sales threshold than a percentage on every sale.
Switching
- Move your digital products into the Cabins Press store, then add pricing and shipping for any physical formats you want to offer.
- Set up an ARC campaign and a newsletter cadence to bring the marketing side in house.
- Point your custom domain at your new Cabins Press author website.
Prices checked 2026-09-28. Payhip pricing
Frequently asked questions
- Does Payhip charge extra fees?
- Yes. Payhip charges a transaction fee that drops from 5% on the Free plan to 2% on Plus and 0% on Pro, plus payment processing fees on every plan.
- Can I sell physical products on Cabins Press?
- Yes. Cabins Press supports ebooks, signed copies, bundles and merch with shipping, plus print through the BookVault integration.