Sell downloads. Pay under 3.5%.
Keep everything else.
Gumroad takes 10%. Lemon Squeezy takes 5.5% + 50¢. Ziehn charges 1.2% on top of card processing. We're just a pipe — your payment account, your money, directly to you.
Free to set up. You only pay when you sell.
Platforms charge you for compliance infrastructure most creators don't need. We don't carry that overhead, so we don't pass it on.
Platforms like Gumroad and Lemon Squeezy are the merchant of record — they charge sales tax on every transaction because they have nexus everywhere. When you're the merchant, you only owe tax where you have nexus. For most creators, that's almost nowhere.
Checkout, file delivery, and a dashboard that tells you exactly where you stand with taxes. Nothing more, nothing less.
Your payment account. Your customer relationship. Your money goes straight to you — not to a platform that holds it for two weeks.
A map showing your revenue per jurisdiction with green, yellow, and red lights. You'll see you're under every threshold — and we'll tell you the moment that changes.
Buyers can re-download anytime. Lost file? New device? It's always there. When someone buys on Ziehn, they truly own what they bought.
US sellers get Helcim's interchange-plus rates (~2.2%). EU sellers get Stripe (~1.5%). You own the account — we never touch your money.
Self-funded. No investors, no exit plan. We build good software, charge a fair price, and keep going. Your platform won't pivot.
Good software knows when to stop. A solved problem stays solved. We ship it, it works, and we don't churn features to justify a subscription.
No monthly fees. No setup costs. You pay 1.2% per sale, plus card processing through your own Helcim or Stripe account. We're just a pipe.
Your own payment account. Your money. We never touch it.
Platform fees only. Card processing costs are roughly the same everywhere. The difference is what the platform charges on top.
| Your revenue | Gumroad cost | Ziehn cost | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000/mo | $100 | $12 | $88/mo |
| $3,000/mo | $300 | $36 | $264/mo |
| $10,000/mo | $1,000 | $120 | $880/mo |
| $50,000/mo | $5,000 | $600 | $4,400/mo |
The download engine is MIT-licensed and open source. Run it yourself, free forever. The paid service is just managed hosting.
Your payment account. Your customers. Your money.
1.2% and done.