Freemius 🛒 Marketplace Free
Merchant of record and licensing for WordPress plugins and themes, with in-dashboard checkout; 7% + 50c.
- Web rank
- #51k
- This week
- ▼ 74
- 30 days
- ▼ 74
- Fee / share
- 7% + 50c per transaction (merchant of record)
- Payout schedule
- Monthly
- Paid via
- PayPal, Wire
- Pricing
- Free
- Type
- Launch, deal & app marketplaces
Methods Freemius pays for
Niches accepted
Mainstream niches only; check its policies before building a gambling, crypto, CBD or adult property on it.
About Freemius
Freemius sells and licenses WordPress plugins and themes as merchant of record, with checkout inside the WordPress dashboard, trials, subscriptions and analytics, for 7% plus 50 cents per transaction. It is the standard commercial layer for freemium plugins.
Pros
- Handles tax, licensing, trials and upgrades inside the WordPress admin
- Marketplace exposure to plugin buyers
Cons
- Fee on every sale
- WordPress-specific
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