Alternatives
Payhip Alternative for Stripe Sellers
Payhip is a storefront and digital-product selling platform popular with creators selling downloads, courses and memberships, usually charging its own transaction fee on top of Stripe's. Enterprise Pay Gateway is a similar storefront-and-checkout layer on Stripe, but built more broadly for products and services — including deposits, prepaid packages, invoicing and staff logins — not only digital downloads.
Last updated 29 September 2026
Payhip at a glance
Payhip lets creators sell digital products, courses and memberships from a hosted storefront, typically processing through Stripe or PayPal and adding its own platform transaction fee depending on plan.
Enterprise Pay Gateway also gives you a hosted storefront and checkout on your own Stripe account, but adds tools aimed more at service and in-person businesses too: invoicing, deposits, prepaid packages and staff logins alongside memberships.
For a solo creator selling only digital downloads, Payhip's simplicity and creator-specific features (like license keys) may be the better fit. For a business selling a mix of services, memberships, packages and physical or digital products, EPG's broader toolset is built for that.
Payhip vs Enterprise Pay Gateway
| Payhip | Enterprise Pay Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0/mo + 5%, $29/mo + 2%, or $99/mo + 0%, plus Stripe/PayPal fees. | From $49/month + a 0.20%–0.75% platform fee, depending on plan and volume |
| Processing | Check with the vendor's own payment processing | Stripe, on your own Stripe account — Stripe's processing fees are billed to you by Stripe, separately from the EPG platform fee |
| Memberships | Available, with typically its own added transaction fee | Included — recurring plans, self-serve signup, renewals, pause and cancel |
| Packages | Check with the vendor | Included — prepaid sessions and store credit tracked per customer |
| Deposits | Check with the vendor | Included — charge a deposit on any product or invoice |
| Storefront | Hosted storefront for digital products, courses and memberships | Included — a public page listing everything you sell, with pay buttons |
| Staff logins | Check with the vendor | Included — owner, manager and staff roles with separate logins |
| Contracts | Check with the vendor | No minimum term on Starter, Growth or Pro |
Competitor pricing as of September 2026, based on published starting prices. Check the competitor's website for current rates.
When Payhip is the better choice
- You sell primarily digital downloads or courses and want built-in file delivery and license-key features.
- You want the simplest possible storefront for a single-creator digital product business.
- You're comfortable with a percentage transaction fee on top of Stripe's own fees at lower-cost plans.
Why Stripe users switch to Enterprise Pay Gateway
- They sell a mix of services, memberships, packages and products, not only digital downloads.
- They want deposits and invoicing with terms, which digital-product storefronts don't typically offer.
- They want staff logins for a growing team, with payouts and billing kept owner-only.
- They want a platform fee that comes down as processing volume grows.
Common questions
- Does EPG deliver digital downloads and license keys like Payhip?
- Check the current EPG product catalogue for digital-delivery specifics; EPG's core strength is hosted checkout, storefront, memberships, packages, deposits and invoicing rather than digital-file delivery mechanics.
- What does Payhip cost?
- $0/mo + 5%, $29/mo + 2%, or $99/mo + 0%, plus Stripe/PayPal fees — check Payhip's current pricing and transaction-fee tiers.
- What does EPG cost?
- From $49/month plus a 0.20%–0.75% platform fee depending on plan, with Stripe's processing fees billed separately by Stripe.
- Can I sell memberships from an EPG storefront?
- Yes, memberships and recurring plans can be listed and sold from your storefront alongside other products.
- Does EPG support invoicing for larger clients?
- Yes, invoices with due dates, PO numbers and net terms per customer are available.
- Is there a contract with EPG?
- No minimum term on Starter, Growth or Pro plans.
Related
Third-party features and pricing change often — verify with Payhip before deciding.