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A Sellfy alternative with no monthly subscription

Sellfy is a subscription product: you pay a monthly fee whether you sell anything or not. PokeShani is free, charges 0% per sale, and pays you straight into your own PayPal account.

The subscription problem

Sellfy is built around monthly plans. Its entry tiers start at a recurring cost per month, and higher tiers unlock more features and more products. Traditionally it does not also take a percentage of each sale, which is fair, but that means the cost is fixed and unavoidable.

Here is the part people underestimate: a monthly subscription is a cost you pay during the months you sell nothing. If your sales are seasonal, or you are just starting out, that is a real drag. Two months of a subscription with no sales is pure loss.

Sellfy’s plan prices and included limits change. Check its current pricing page, and consider how many months a year you might realistically make no sales at all.

Where Sellfy genuinely wins

• File hosting and delivery are included. You upload the product; it handles storage and download links.
• Card payments directly, which matters if your audience does not use PayPal.
• It also supports physical products, so it can run a mixed catalogue and handle shipping.
• Marketing tooling such as email and discount features is more built out.

Where PokeShani is different

• Free, with 0% platform fees. Nothing monthly, nothing per sale beyond PayPal’s own processing fee.
• No fixed cost in quiet months. If you sell nothing, you pay nothing.
• Your own PayPal receives money directly and instantly, with no payout threshold.
• You keep your delivery link. Drive, Notion, Dropbox or wherever your product already lives.
• Built for digital only, which keeps the setup short: title, description, price, thumbnail, access link, publish.

Who should pick which

Pick Sellfy if you sell physical goods alongside digital ones, you need file hosting handled for you, or you want a mature built-in email and marketing toolset and are happy to pay monthly for it.

Pick PokeShani if you sell digital products only, you already have a delivery link, you have an audience to sell to, and you want your costs tied to your sales instead of the calendar.

Moving across is quick

1. Create a free account and save your PayPal email.
2. Add each product with its existing title, description and price.
3. Upload a thumbnail and paste your delivery link.
4. Share your PokeShani sales page, then cancel the subscription when you are confident.