Gumroad Pricing Calculator

    Set how much profit you want to keep from each sale of your ebook, course, template, or membership, add creation and marketing costs, choose Gumroad Free or Pro, and see the exact list price you need to hit that profit after platform and processing fees. This reverse math prevents underpricing that feels affordable but nets little after 10% plus 2.9%.

    Instant calculations · Editable fee assumptions · Export-ready results

    Inputs

    Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.

    Target

    USD

    Profit you want to keep after all fees per sale.

    Costs

    USD

    Creation, hosting, tools amortized per sale.

    USD

    Ad spend or promo per sale.

    Plan

    Free=10%, Pro=$10/mo+5%

    Fees

    %

    Gumroad platform fee percent based on plan.

    %

    Stripe or PayPal processing percent.

    USD

    Fixed fee per transaction.

    Results

    Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.

    Product + marketing costs

    $0.00

    Your costs before fees.

    Fixed processing fee

    $0.30

    Fixed fee per sale.

    Combined fee rate

    12.9%

    Percent fees combined.

    Recommended price

    $11.83

    List price to hit target profit.

    Effective margin

    84.6%

    Target profit share of price.

    Gumroad fee at price

    $1.18

    Platform fee on recommended price.

    Processing at price

    $0.64

    Processing fee on recommended price.

    What this means

    List at about $11.83 to net $10.00 after 12.9% fees and $0.30 fixed. Margin 84.6% on recommended price. Plan free at 10.0% Gumroad.

    Gumroad price build-up

    Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.

    Distribution

    • Fixed fee
      $0.30
      2.5%
    • Target profit
      $10.00
      84.6%
    • Fee on price
      $1.53
      12.9%

    Total $11.83 · 3 segments · interactive

    Line-item breakdown

    Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.

    Product + marketing costs
    $0.00
    Fixed fee
    $0.30
    Combined fee rate
    12.9%
    Gumroad fee at price
    $1.18
    Processing at price
    $0.64
    Target profit
    $10.00
    Recommended price
    $11.83
    Effective margin
    84.6%

    Assumptions used

    • • Costs $0.00 + fixed $0.30 + target $10.00
    • • Fee rate 10.0% Gumroad + 2.9% processing = 12.9% on final price
    • • Plan free

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    How it works

    Methodology & formulas

    This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.

    Calculation steps

    1. 1TotalCosts = productCost + marketingCost.
    2. 2CombinedRate = (gumroadFeePercent + paymentProcessingPercent) / 100.
    3. 3FixedFee = paymentProcessingFixed.
    4. 4RecommendedPrice = (TotalCosts + FixedFee + TargetProfit) / (1 − CombinedRate).
    5. 5GumroadFeeAtPrice = RecommendedPrice × gumroadFeePercent / 100.
    6. 6ProcessingAtPrice = RecommendedPrice × processingPercent / 100 + FixedFee.
    7. 7EffectiveMargin = TargetProfit / RecommendedPrice × 100.

    Formulas

    • Costs = product + marketing
    • CombinedRate = gumroad% + processing%
    • Recommended = (costs + fixed + target) ÷ (1 − combinedRate)
    • GumroadFee = recommended × gumroad%
    • Processing = recommended × processing% + fixed
    • Margin = target ÷ recommended × 100

    Important assumptions

    • Recommended price formula: (costs + fixed + target) / (1 − combinedRate) where combinedRate = Gumroad% + processing%.
    • Combined percent is Gumroad platform percent plus payment processing percent; fixed fee is $0.30 default per transaction.
    • Monthly Pro $10 charge not included in per-order price; compare total monthly savings separately.
    • When combined percent approaches 100%, formula breaks; validation prevents that.
    • Price is tax-exclusive; Gumroad VAT handling not modeled.

    Worked example

    Target $10 profit with no costs

    Digital template, no creation cost, target $10 net, Gumroad Free 10% plus Stripe 2.9% + $0.30.

    Combined rate 12.9%. Recommended = ($0 + $0.30 + $10) / 0.871 = $11.83. Gumroad fee $1.18, processing $0.64, net $10 profit. Effective margin 84.5%. Pro 5% + 2.9% = 7.9% → recommended = $11.18, lower sticker to net same $10.

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