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7 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Print on demand with a storefront attached
Merchize adds print on demand behind the storefront from $79 with a free tier, so stock is printed to order rather than made in advance.
A storefront for downloads and merch
A storefront for downloads and merch from $29 on a trial; wider product handling than Big Cartel at nearly double the price, with no free plan.
A print on demand shop that costs nothing
A print on demand shop that costs nothing, with the printing handled too; suits merch where Big Cartel assumes you make the things yourself.
A shop, memberships and merch on one page
A shop, memberships and merch on one page at the same $15 with a free tier; more machinery than Big Cartel's deliberately small shop.
Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitch, Discord
A free store plugin that takes no cut at all
A free store plugin that takes no cut at all, for people who already run a site and will trade Big Cartel's evening setup for owning the stack.
Sell digital products with almost no setup
Selling with almost no setup and no monthly fee at all; even lighter than Big Cartel's evening-long setup, free where the paid tier is $15.
A hosted store priced against how much you sell
The pay-more-elsewhere option Big Cartel's listing points at: a $29 hosted store priced on sales volume, for catalogues that outgrow a product limit.