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Crisp is a shared inbox and live chat for small teams with bots and a knowledge base. Gumroad sells digital products, memberships, and files with no setup and no monthly fee.

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How Crisp and Gumroad compare

Crisp is a shared inbox that small teams can afford. Live chat, email, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram land in one place, with chatbots, a knowledge base, campaigns, a CRM, and MagicReply AI to speed answers. It is priced per workspace rather than per seat, which is rare and kind.

Gumroad is selling without ceremony. Upload a file, set a price, share a link, and Gumroad handles checkout, delivery, VAT, memberships, pay-what-you-want, discount codes, and customer emails, taking a cut only when you sell. For creators who want to sell today and not think about infrastructure, it remains the easy answer.

Where they are different

Crisp

  • Crisp bolts onto any site.
  • Crisp chats with anyone who lands.
  • Crisp campaigns are support-flavored.

Gumroad

  • Gumroad is a storefront with a profile.
  • Gumroad emails customers about products.
  • Gumroad has no inbox or bookings.

Choose Crisp when you need a multichannel support inbox with live chat and bots for a team.

Choose Gumroad when you sell downloads or memberships and want zero setup and no monthly fee.

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What's on Crisp and Gumroad

A check means that capability is available. Crisp and Gumroad are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Crisp: Not included
    Gumroad: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Included

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Not included
  • Messaging Center
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Crisp: Not included
    Gumroad: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Crisp: Included
    Gumroad: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Crisp or Gumroad, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Crisp or Gumroad may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Crisp vs Gumroad pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Crisp

    Current plans and prices

    See what Crisp charges on their pricing page.

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  • Gumroad

    Current plans and prices

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Cardel: An alternative to
Crisp and Gumroad

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Build Your SiteSee Cardel pricing

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Crisp or Gumroad?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Crisp or Gumroad when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Crisp and Gumroad are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Crisp or Gumroad?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Crisp or Gumroad for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Crisp and Gumroad?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Crisp and Gumroad set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Crisp or Gumroad to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.

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