Payhip Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Payhip including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 70/100
Is Payhip free?
Yes — the Free Forever plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $29.00/month (Plus).
The free plan includes
- All features
- Unlimited products
- Unlimited revenue
- EU/UK VAT and US/Canada sales tax handling
- Payments to your own PayPal or Stripe
Free plan limits
- Users: Unlimited products and revenue
- 5% fee on every sale; no annual pricing; recurring billing needs Stripe and covers memberships, courses, coaching and bundles only
Watch out: 5% Payhip fee per sale plus PayPal or Stripe processing fees (for example Stripe 2.9% + $0.30). Fee also applies to the VAT portion when VAT is added to the price.
Plans & Pricing
- All features
- Unlimited products
- Unlimited revenue
- EU/UK VAT and US/Canada sales tax handling
- Payments to your own PayPal or Stripe
User limit: Unlimited products and revenue
- All features
- 2% transaction fee
- Unlimited products
- Unlimited revenue
User limit: Unlimited products and revenue
- All features
- No Payhip transaction fee
- Unlimited products
- Unlimited revenue
User limit: Unlimited products and revenue
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Payhip 5% fee on the free plan plus PayPal or Stripe fees
The free plan charges 5% per sale on top of the processor's own fee (for example Stripe 2.9% + $0.30). Dropping to 2% costs $29/month and 0% costs $99/month, so the break-even points sit around $967 and $3,500 of monthly sales.
Payhip fee on VAT: you pay 5% of the tax too
When VAT is added to the price, Payhip's 5% fee is calculated on the VAT-inclusive total. In the help center's own example a $10 sale to France leaves the seller $9.50; including VAT in the price instead leaves only $7.91 before PayPal fees.
Fees can still be charged after a refund
A German seller reported having to pay the fees after refunding a buyer, and a double-fee complaint (Payhip, then PayPal) appears on Reddit. Check how fees apply to refunded orders before relying on a high refund rate.
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