1️⃣Stripe
Instantly accept cards, wallets, and subscriptions worldwide. Smart invoicing and a slick checkout put cash in the bank without extra code. Dashboards make payouts and MRR crystal clear.
Address: 354 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, California, USA
- Optimized checkout that converts well
- Global payments and currency support
- Fast payouts
- Powerful APIs and low-code options
- Fraud protection with Radar
- Clear analytics for MRR and LTV
- Fees add up at scale
- Advanced features may require developer help
2️⃣Shopify
Launch a store in a weekend and start selling. Built-in themes, apps, and 1-click checkout make it easy to turn traffic into revenue. Upsells, subscriptions, and POS are handled in one place.
Address: 151 O'Connor St, Ottawa, Canada
- Fast storefront
- Shop Pay boosts conversion
- App ecosystem for upsells and bundles
- Integrated fulfillment and real-time shipping rates
- Easy A/B testing via apps
- Scales from one product to thousands
- App fees can stack up
- Deep customization requires Liquid knowledge
3️⃣ConvertKit
Email still prints money and ConvertKit makes it simple. Visual automations tag buyers instantly and move them into cash-ready sequences. Creator-friendly pricing keeps margins clean.
- Visual automations
- High deliverability
- Commerce for selling simple products
- Solid tagging and segmentation
- Landing pages included
- Editor feels clunky for design-heavy emails
- Commerce features are basic compared to full carts
- Price jumps at higher subscriber counts
4️⃣Gumroad
Post a product, share a link, get paid. Perfect for fast launches of digital goods, licenses, and memberships without building a store. Great for testing pricing ideas.
- minute product setup
- Built-in VAT handling
- Licensing keys for software
- Affiliate support
- Payouts to many countries
- Platform fees reduce margins
- Limited storefront customization
- Analytics are bare-bones
- Risk of account holds for compliance checks
5️⃣Ahrefs
SEO research that turns into traffic and sales. Keywords, backlinks, and content gaps reveal what to publish to drive revenue. It paid for itself with a couple of high-intent pages.
Address: 16 Raffles Quay, Singapore, Singapore
- Best-in-class backlink index
- Content gap and keyword tools
- Site audit finds revenue-killing issues
- Competitive tracking
- Clear traffic value metrics
- Expensive for solo operators
- Learning curve for new users
- Data delays on very new links and keywords