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Payhook/Sellfy alternative
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Sellfy alternative with no revenue caps and a real API

Sellfy says "no transaction fees" ΓÇö but caps your annual sales at $10k on the Starter plan, then forces you to $79/month the moment you exceed it. Payhook charges 0% platform fees at any volume and includes a full write API. No tier jumps. No ceilings.

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The plan cap problem

Sellfy's "no transaction fee" is real ΓÇö but the revenue ceiling is the catch. Hit $10k/year and you're on a forced upgrade to $79/month, regardless of whether your margin supports it. Payhook has no caps. You pay Stripe's standard processing rate on every sale, nothing more.

Annual revenueSellfy plan costPayhook costDifference
$5,000/yr$348/yr (Starter)$145/yr (Stripe only)$203/yr
$10,000/yr$348/yr (Starter, at cap)$290/yr (Stripe only)$58/yr
$10,001+/yr$948/yr (forced to Business)$290ΓÇô$580/yr$368ΓÇô$658/yr
$30,000/yr$948/yr (Business)$870/yr (Stripe only)similar

Sellfy Starter: $29/month ($348/yr), capped at $10k annual sales. Business: $79/month ($948/yr), capped at $50k. Premium: $159/month ($1,908/yr), capped at $200k. Payhook: $0/month, 0% platform fee ΓÇö you pay Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. No cap.

Where Sellfy falls short for builders

  • Revenue caps per plan ΓÇö forced to upgrade the moment your business crosses a threshold
  • No public API ΓÇö products must be created and managed through the dashboard UI
  • No programmatic checkout ΓÇö can't create or update products from code
  • No webhook delivery system for post-purchase automation
  • Not designed for AI agent-operated or automated storefronts
  • Plan price jumps 172% at exactly the point your business starts working ($10k ΓåÆ $79/mo)

What Payhook gives you instead

0% platform fee, no caps
Pay Stripe's standard rate (2.9% + $0.30). No monthly plan fee. No revenue ceiling. Scale to any volume without a forced upgrade.
Full write API
Create products, generate checkout URLs, and receive payment webhooks ΓÇö all via API. Build automated workflows without touching a dashboard.
Webhook delivery
Every completed purchase fires a webhook to your endpoint. Automate delivery, CRM updates, license generation, or Discord role grants from a single event.
Marketplace discovery
Every product gets an indexed page on the Payhook marketplace. Organic buyer discovery without requiring social distribution.

Quick example

POST /api/v1/products
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_...

{
  "name": "Notion Content Calendar",
  "price_cents": 1900,
  "currency": "usd",
  "category": "templates"
}

→ {
  "id": "prod_abc123",
  "checkout_url": "https://getpayhook.com/checkout/prod_abc123"
}

Common questions

Does Payhook have any revenue caps or plan tiers?
No. Payhook has one tier: free to use. You pay Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + $0.30) per transaction and nothing else. No monthly plan, no revenue ceiling, no forced upgrades.
Can I migrate my Sellfy products to Payhook?
Yes. Recreate your products via POST /products or the dashboard, upload your files, and share the new checkout URLs. File delivery and webhook events are handled automatically.
Does Payhook handle file delivery like Sellfy?
Yes. Upload your digital file once ΓÇö Payhook generates a signed, time-limited download link on every successful purchase and emails it to the buyer automatically.
What's Payhook's business model if there's no platform fee?
Right now, 0% platform fee is the founding offer ΓÇö first 50 sellers lock it in permanently. We're building with seller trust first, and the marketplace discovery provides organic value in return.
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No monthly plan. No revenue caps. No forced upgrades.

Payhook is free to use, API-first, and charges 0% platform fee at any volume. Founding seller spots are still open ΓÇö first 50 lock it in permanently.

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