Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 3 sources
It depends on what you sell and how you sell. Payhip fits digital-product sellers who want built-in EU VAT handling for digital goods; Pludor fits sellers who also want AI answering, short video, live selling and in-person selling alongside their digital products. Pludor starts at $0 a month with a 4.99% + $0.90 platform fee per paid online order, while Payhip has a free plan with a transaction fee and paid monthly plans with lower or no fees.
What each one is and how each charges, from their published pricing.
| Payhip | Pludor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Payhip is a platform for selling digital downloads, courses, coaching, memberships and physical products from a simple store. | Pludor is an AI-powered commerce platform for creators and independent businesses: sell online, take payments, answer customers with AI, make content with AI and get found by shoppers and AI agents. |
| How it charges | A free plan with a transaction fee, and paid monthly plans with lower or no transaction fees. (Payhip pricing) | $0 a month to start. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. (pricing) |
| Best for | Digital-product sellers who want built-in EU VAT handling. | Sellers who want AI answering, short video, live selling and in-person selling with their digital products. |
| Strengths | Digital products, courses and memberships; EU VAT handling for digital goods; Affiliate and coupon tools | Store, checkout, AI answering, AI content tools and a marketplace in one account |
It depends on your needs. Pludor works well if you want AI answering, short video, live selling and in-person selling together with your digital products; Payhip is better if you need built-in EU VAT handling for digital goods. Both let you sell digital downloads and courses.
Payhip has a free plan with a transaction fee, plus paid monthly plans that lower or remove the transaction fee. Check Payhip's pricing page for current rates, since fees change over time.
Pludor is $0 a month to start with every feature on and no item limit. It charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout, with card processing (Stripe) charged separately. Cash sales in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
Both support digital products and courses. Payhip adds memberships and built-in EU VAT handling for digital goods, which matters if you sell to EU customers. Pludor adds courses plus communities, bookings and live selling in one account.
Yes, that's one of Payhip's main strengths: built-in EU VAT handling for digital goods. If you sell digital downloads or courses to EU buyers, this saves you from sorting out VAT yourself. Pludor does not list EU VAT handling as a feature.
Yes, many businesses keep one tool for what it does best and use the other alongside it. For example, you could sell on Payhip for EU VAT handling while using Pludor for its store, checkout, AI answering or content tools. There's no rule against running both.
Pludor is $0 a month to start, with no card needed and no item limit. Each month a free amount of every tool is included, and past that you pay only for what you use in credits (1 credit = 1 cent). Monthly plans are optional bundles of credits with bigger free amounts and a lower fee.
Pludor includes an AI receptionist that answers calls, SMS and WhatsApp in one inbox, plus AI content tools for store setup, photos, video, replies and follow-ups. It also supports live selling, shoppable video and in-person POS selling. Payhip focuses on digital products, courses, memberships and affiliate tools instead.
Both are beginner-friendly, so start with the one matching your main need. If you're selling to EU customers and want VAT handled for you, Payhip is the simpler fit. If you want a free store with checkout plus AI tools to help set up and answer customers, Pludor's free plan gets you started with no card required.
No, cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. The 4.99% + $0.90 platform fee only applies to paid online orders, with card processing charged separately by Stripe. So if you sell in person, you keep more of each sale.
It depends on what you need. Pludor fits sellers who want AI answering, short video, live selling and in-person selling with their digital products. Payhip fits digital-product sellers who want built-in EU VAT handling.
A free plan with a transaction fee, and paid monthly plans with lower or no transaction fees. Check Payhip's pricing page for current rates.
$0 a month to start with every feature on and no item limit. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. Usage past the monthly free amounts uses credits (1 credit = 1 cent).
Yes. Many businesses keep one tool for what it does best and use Pludor for their store, checkout, AI answering or content.
What Pludor gives sellers who want AI answering, short video, live selling and in-person selling with their digital products:
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Try Pludor freeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.