Lemon Squeezy vs Thinkific

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Not enough public prices to compare the cost.

Who has a free plan
  • Lemon Squeezyhas a free plan
  • Thinkificno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Thinkific

With trade-offs

multi-day

To start without paying, Lemon Squeezy has a free plan. If you would rather build it, Thinkific is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONLemon SqueezyCreator commerceThinkificCreator commerce
Monthly billingNot listed$54/moBasic
Per year—$480/yrannual plan · −26%
Billing modelUsage-basedFlat subscription
Free tierEcommerce has no monthly fee or published usage cap; Email is free up to 500 subscribers and 5,000 sends per calendar monthno free tier; 30-day trial only
Additional costsBase commerce fee is 5% + $0.50, with +1.5% for international payments, +1.5% for PayPal and +0.5% for subscriptions; non-US Stripe payouts add 1%, PayPal payouts add $0.50 in the US or 3% capped at $30 elsewhere; recovered carts add 5%, merchant affiliate referrals add 3%, and affiliate payouts add 2%; Email send limits are 10× the plan's subscriber allowance, and exceeding the subscriber cap triggers an automatic plan upgrade.Branded mobile app is $199/month. Thinkific Payments starts at 2.9%+$0.30, plus 1.5% for international cards, 1% FX, 0.7% for subscriptions/payment plans, 0.5% tax/VAT service, and 0.4% invoicing up to $5; instant payout is 1.5%. Third-party gateway fees are 5% Basic, 2% Start, 1% Grow, and 0% on the first $1M/year on Plus.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sittingWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+2+3
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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