Payhip Profit Calculator
You set a price for your course, ebook, or membership and Payhip plus Stripe or PayPal take a cut. This calculator shows revenue, Payhip fee based on your plan, payment processing, product and marketing costs, net profit, margin, and effective fee percent so you know what actually hits your bank account.
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Compare what remains from your Payhip sales after the costs and fees you enter, then test a conservative and target scenario. It covers take-home profit on Payhip after platform fees, payment processing, and product costs.
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Inputs
Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.
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Pricing
Price per unit of digital product.
Number of sales.
Plan
Your Payhip plan determines fee.
Payhip transaction percent.
Processing
Stripe or PayPal percent.
Fixed per transaction.
Costs
Creation or hosting cost per sale.
Ad spend per sale.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Total revenue
$19.99
Price times quantity.
Payhip fee
$1.00
Platform transaction fee.
Processing fee
$0.88
Payment processing.
Total fees
$1.88
Payhip plus processing.
Product & marketing costs
$0.00
Your costs.
Net profit
$18.11
Revenue minus fees and costs.
Profit margin
Excellent90.6%
Net profit share.
Effective fee %
9.4%
Fees as percent of revenue.
What this means
Strong 90.6% margin keeping 18.11 on 19.99. Fees 9.4% total.
Payhip profit breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Payhip fee$1.005.0%
- Processing$0.884.4%
- Net profit$18.1190.6%
Total $19.99 · 3 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Revenue
- $19.99
- Payhip fee
- $1.00
- Processing fee
- $0.88
- Total fees
- $1.88
- Product & marketing
- $0.00
- Net profit
- $18.11
- Profit margin
- 90.6%
- Effective fee
- 9.4%
Assumptions used
- • Plan free at 5.00% Payhip
- • Processing 2.90% + 0.30
- • Costs product 0.00 + marketing 0.00 per unit
Profit intelligence
Profit Health Score
A quick read on margin strength, fee efficiency, shipping control, and pricing safety.
AI Business Insights
NewPersonalized recommendations generated from your live calculation. No generic advice — every insight uses your actual numbers.
Excellent margin — premium positioning is working
With 90.6% margin and $18.11 profit per order, this product is priced well above costs. You have strong headroom to offer bundle discounts, absorb seasonal shipping surcharges, or invest in better packaging without eroding profit.
Very efficient fee structure
Only 9.4% of revenue goes to platform fees. This is better than most sellers achieve and means your pricing power goes straight to profit.
Insights update instantly as you edit inputs. They are estimates based on your assumptions, not financial advice.
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Generated 9/9/2026, 5:56:42 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Sale price: 19.99
- Quantity sold: 1
- Payhip plan: free
- Payhip fee (%): 5
- Payment processing (%): 2.9
- Fixed processing fee: 0.3
- Product cost per sale: 0
- Marketing per sale: 0
Results
- Revenue: $19.99
- Payhip fee: $1.00
- Processing fee: $0.88
- Total fees: $1.88
- Product & marketing: $0.00
- Net profit: $18.11
- Profit margin: 90.6%
- Effective fee: 9.4%
Interpretation
Strong 90.6% margin keeping 18.11 on 19.99. Fees 9.4% total.
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
- 1Revenue = salePrice × quantity.
- 2PayhipFee = revenue × transactionFeePercent/100.
- 3ProcessingFee = revenue × processingPercent/100 + fixed.
- 4TotalFees = payhipFee + processingFee.
- 5TotalCosts = (productCost + marketingCost) × quantity.
- 6NetProfit = revenue − totalFees − totalCosts.
- 7Margin = netProfit / revenue × 100.
- 8EffectiveFee% = totalFees / revenue × 100.
Formulas
- Revenue = price × qty
- PayhipFee = revenue × payhip%
- Processing = revenue × proc% + fixed
- Net = revenue − fees − costs
- Margin = net ÷ revenue × 100
- EffectiveFee = totalFees ÷ revenue × 100
Important assumptions
- Payhip Free 5%, Plus 2% plus $29 monthly, Pro 0% plus $99 monthly. Percent only used per order.
- Processing typically 2.9% + $0.30 US domestic, varies by country.
- Product and marketing per unit incremental.
- VAT handling not modeled.
- Affiliate payouts not included.
Sources & review
Know what this estimate is built on
Use these official references to locate the policy, plan, or help details behind the editable inputs.
Official references
Use the current terms
These official references are starting points for published policies, pricing, or help. They do not validate every default in this calculator. Rates, plans, eligibility, regions, and account terms can change, so compare the editable fields with your account before relying on the result.
Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Ebook at $19.99
Price $19.99 qty 1 Free plan 5%, processing 2.9% + $0.30, no other costs.
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