You sell from your social bio
Choose Loresta when followers find you on Instagram, TikTok or X and you want one Page for downloads, tips, memberships and custom work, with common questions answered for you.
Digital product comparison
Loresta vs Gumroad
Gumroad is a mature store for digital products, memberships and courses, with its own marketplace called Discover. Loresta is a link-in-bio Creator Page: it sells downloads next to tips, memberships and custom requests, answers follower questions on the Page, and adds social DM replies on paid plans.
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Which one fits
Pick by the job you need done
You run a digital product store
Choose Gumroad when digital products are the whole business: a product catalog, discount codes, license keys, upsells, a marketplace that can bring new buyers, and no monthly fee.
Side by side
Compare a store with a link-in-bio Page
Both take care of checkout and sales tax. The difference is where buyers come from, and what else they want to do besides buy a file.
DecisionLorestaGumroad
Primary job
A link-in-bio Creator Page that takes payments (US creators for now) and answers Page questions; paid plans add social DM replies
A digital product store with checkout, delivery, memberships, courses and the Discover marketplace
What buyers can pay for
Tips, memberships, goals, digital downloads, custom requests, 1:1 or group sessions, paid questions and wishlist gifts
Digital products, courses, memberships, commissions, calls and tips
Platform fee
Free has an 8% Page fee plus Stripe processing; paid plans lower it to 5% or 3%
10% + $0.50 per sale through your profile or direct links, and 30% when a new buyer finds you through Discover
Monthly cost
Free, or $19, $79 or $399 a month for lower fees and social DM replies
No monthly fee
Sales tax
Loresta is the merchant of record for Page purchases, and Stripe Tax adds sales tax at checkout
Gumroad says it handles sales tax, VAT and GST as merchant of record since January 1, 2025
Follower questions
Answers Page questions from answers you approve; paid plans add Instagram, Facebook and X DMs and TikTok comments
Buyer questions reach you by email or in your social apps
The practical choice
Buy for the missing part of your workflow
Loresta connects four things most creators run in separate tools.
- Creator PageTips, memberships, downloads, commissions, goals and more
- DM auto repliesInstagram, Facebook and X DMs and TikTok comments on paid plans, from answers you approve
- Supporter contextOrders, access and promises beside each conversation
- Needs your attention listPersonal and uncertain messages come back to you
How this comparison works
Current sources, no paid rankings
Competitor facts come from the first-party documentation linked below. Loresta facts come from the current product and pricing pages. The verdict is based on workflow fit, not a star score or an affiliate placement.
Gumroad can change its plans and fees at any time, and prices vary by country and account type, so treat anything dated before today as a starting point. Check the sources below before you switch.
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Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Loresta is not affiliated with or endorsed by Gumroad.
Questions before you choose
Current product boundaries, without hiding the tradeoffs.
Is Loresta a replacement for Gumroad?
Gumroad is the stronger choice for a catalog of digital products, especially if its marketplace can find you new buyers and you want no monthly fee. Loresta is the stronger choice when your buyers come from your social bio, you sell more than files, and you want common questions answered without living in your DMs.
Does Loresta have a free plan?
Yes. Free gives you a Creator Page and answers Page questions and supporter notes from the answers you save, up to 300 replies a month. Free has no Instagram, Facebook or X inbox; those come with a paid plan.
Which inboxes does Loresta reply in?
Paid plans add Instagram, Facebook and X DMs, plus replies to TikTok comments (TikTok has no DMs). On the Creator plan you can send automatically in the categories you approve, or keep every reply as a draft. Personal and uncertain messages always come back to you.
Try Loresta next to Gumroad
No card needed · Keep your existing links · No social password