MerchantPro vs Payhip
MerchantPro
merchantpro.ro
Payhip
payhip.comSide by side
| Figure | MerchantPro | Payhip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $34.99/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 4 |
| Spec score · Ecommerce platforms | 8.8 (#39) | 9.3 (#5) |
| Company headquarters | LinkedIn lists headquarters in Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania, with an additional Bucharest location shown on the profile. | Payhip lists 167-169 Great Portland Street, fifth floor, London W1W 5PF, United Kingdom as its contact address. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Ploiești, Romania | London, United Kingdom |
| Licence | MerchantPro is presented as a proprietary SaaS service rather than an open-source package; the company contrasts subscription access with open-source software. | Payhip terms grant limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive site access and prohibit licensing, hosting, modification, reverse engineering and commercial exploitation of the service, indicating proprietary software rather than an open-source licence. |
| Support | Plans provide online support, priority support on higher tiers and stated critical-incident response targets from four hours down to one hour. | Support is advertised 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a target response within 24 hours; there is no phone-support option. |
| What it does | MerchantPro is a hosted SaaS platform for creating and operating online shops, with storefront, catalog, order, marketing and business-management tools. | Payhip is an ecommerce platform for selling digital downloads, courses, coaching, memberships, subscriptions and physical products through an embedded site or Payhip storefront. |
Plans
MerchantPro
- Premium€34.99 a month
- Vip€59.99 a month
- Enterprise€134.99 a month
- BasicFree
- Premium$34.99 a month
- VIP$59.99 a month
- Enterprise$134.99 a month
In their own words
MerchantPro
MerchantPro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Payhip
Payhip is an e-commerce platform for selling digital and physical products, courses, coaching, and memberships directly to customers. Its drag-and-drop website builder supports storefronts, landing pages, and custom CSS, while product delivery can use a download page and email links. Course tools include videos, quizzes, certificates, drip content, and progress tracking. Sellers can set one-time payments, subscriptions, payment plans, pay-what-you-want pricing, and membership free trials. The platform names several payment gateways and integrations, and provides webhooks and a public API for coupons and license keys. Payhip says it automatically calculates, collects, and remits VAT and sales tax in the USA, Canada, UK, and EU. Protection features include PDF stamping, download limits, expiring links, customer and regional blocking, and account two-factor authentication. All plans include unlimited products, customers, revenue, bandwidth, and storage. Free Forever costs nothing with a 5% transaction fee; Plus is $29 a month with a 2% fee; Pro is $99 a month with no transaction fee. Payhip was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.