Digital product stores
Cheapest SamCart alternatives 9 tools cheaper than SamCart, like for like
- SamCart from, billed monthly
- $79/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 9
- Lowest price
- Free plan
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 68%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
SamCart's cheapest paid plan costs $79 billed monthly (Core). We found 9 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
6 are cheaper billed monthly, 3 have a free plan (SamCart has none).
The largest saving on a paid plan is Shopify: $25 a month billed monthly on Basic, $54 (68%) less than SamCart's $79.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature SamCart has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
SamCart alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | SamCart, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Easy Digital Downloads | Free (Lite) | free plan | $79/mo | $79 (100%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 | Lemon Squeezy | Free (Email marketing) | free plan | $79/mo | $79 (100%) | Yes, 500 subscribers | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  LifterLMS | Free (Core Plugin) | free plan | $79/mo | $79 (100%) | Yes, unlimited members | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Shopify | $25/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $54 (68%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Followrs | $29/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $50 (63%) | Yes, unlimited products | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Heights Platform | $29/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $50 (63%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  LearnWorlds | $29/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $50 (63%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  SendOwl | $39/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $40 (51%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  Teachable | $39/mo | billed monthly | $79/mo | $40 (51%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Easy Digital Downloads · Free plan
WordPress plugin for selling digital products with checkout, subscriptions, discount codes, software licensing and reporting.
- Price: free plan (Lite); SamCart has no free plan source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $79 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Verified features: Analytics, Public API
4 of 8 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 Lemon Squeezy · Free plan
Merchant-of-record platform for selling software, subscriptions and digital downloads, handling payments and sales tax, with email marketing tools.
- Price: free plan (Email marketing); SamCart has no free plan source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $79 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Lemon Squeezy: usage-based; SamCart: per workspace
- Email marketing limits: 500 subscribers source
- Verified features: Analytics, Public API
3 of 8 tracked details verified
- LifterLMS · Free plan
WordPress LMS plugin with paid add-on bundles for building and selling online courses and memberships, with quizzes, certificates and e-commerce add-ons.
- Price: free plan (Core Plugin); SamCart has no free plan source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $79 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Core Plugin limits: unlimited members source
- Verified features: Analytics, Public API
4 of 8 tracked details verified
- Shopify · $25/mo, saves 68%
Commerce platform for building online stores and selling online, in person and through social channels, with built-in checkout, themes and an AI assistant.
- Price: $25 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $54 a month (68%)
- Matches SamCart: has all 4 features we verified for SamCart
7 of 8 tracked details verified
- Followrs · $29/mo, saves 63%
Storefront and link-in-bio page builder for creators to sell digital products, collect email addresses and accept payments through Stripe.
- Price: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Early Pro source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $50 a month (63%)
- Verified features: Analytics
2 of 8 tracked details verified
- Heights Platform · $29/mo, saves 63%
Platform for creating and selling online courses, challenges, memberships and digital products, with community channels and built-in AI tools.
- Price: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Challenge source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $50 a month (63%)
- Challenge limits: 0 transaction fee percent, 100 members, 1,000 subscribers source
- Matches SamCart: has all 4 features we verified for SamCart
5 of 8 tracked details verified
- LearnWorlds · $29/mo, saves 63%
Learning management platform for building, branding and selling online courses and training programs, with AI tools, assessments and a website builder.
- Price: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $50 a month (63%)
- Starter limits: 1,000 members, 1 users, 300 credits per month source
- Matches SamCart: has all 4 features we verified for SamCart
7 of 8 tracked details verified
- SendOwl · $39/mo, saves 51%
Digital commerce platform for selling downloads, subscriptions, courses and license keys, with delivery, checkout and affiliate tools.
- Price: $39 a month, billed monthly, on Launch source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $40 a month (51%)
- Launch limits: unlimited products, unlimited storage gb source
- Verified features: Analytics, Team access, Public API
5 of 8 tracked details verified
- Teachable · $39/mo, saves 51%
Platform for creating and selling online courses, coaching, digital downloads and memberships, with payments, tax handling and student apps.
- Price: $39 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- SamCart on the same basis: $79 a month, billed monthly, on Core source
- Saving: $40 a month (51%)
- Starter limits: 5 products, 7.5 transaction fee percent source
- Matches SamCart: has all 4 features we verified for SamCart
6 of 8 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to SamCart?
Shopify: $25 a month billed monthly on Basic, against $79 for SamCart's Core on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with SamCart?
Up to $79 a month (100%) with Easy Digital Downloads's free plan, before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to SamCart?
Easy Digital Downloads, Lemon Squeezy, LifterLMS and Followrs have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for digital product store tools. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.