AppSumo 🛒 Marketplace Free
Lifetime-deal marketplace that can sell thousands of licences of a new tool in weeks; AppSumo keeps most of the price.
- Web rank
- #39k
- This week
- ▲ 1.0k
- 30 days
- ▲ 1.0k
- Fee / share
- Self-listed: AppSumo keeps 5% on your own traffic, 70% on marketplace sales
- Payout schedule
- NET-45 after the campaign
- Paid via
- PayPal, Wire
- Pricing
- Free
- Type
- Launch, deal & app marketplaces
Methods AppSumo pays for
Niches accepted
Mainstream niches only; check its policies before building a gambling, crypto, CBD or adult property on it.
About AppSumo
AppSumo runs lifetime-deal campaigns for software, courses and templates: you list a deeply discounted lifetime licence, AppSumo promotes it to its buyer base and keeps 70% of marketplace sales (5% on sales from your own links). It delivers cash and users quickly at the cost of a large cohort of lifetime customers to support.
Pros
- Fast cash and thousands of users for a new SaaS or course
- Feedback and reviews at scale
Cons
- Lifetime deals at 70% marketplace cut create support-heavy, low-value customers
- Can undercut regular pricing
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