Yes, especially for established stores. While Shopify starts at a monthly price, the "App Tax" for digital fulfillment and subscriptions can quickly drive costs into the thousands per year. EDD’s flat annual fee makes it much more cost-effective as you grow.
While EDD is purpose-built for digital goods, it can handle basic physical shipping. However, if your business is 90% physical goods, Shopify is great. If your business is digital, EDD is the superior choice.
We make it easy to export your customer and product data from Shopify and import it into WordPress. Our expert support team is available to help customers make the switch seamless.
If you use WordPress, primarily sell digital products, want full control over store and customer data, need built-in features like licensing or subscriptions, and prefer a more cost-effective setup without monthly platform fees, EDD is the better choice.
Easy Digital Downloads is a freemium solution. It has a free version in the WordPress directory. With over 50,000 active installations, it’s a trusted and highly-rated choice, giving you all the essential tools to launch your digital eCommerce store without upfront costs. However, for advanced features like licensing and recurring payments, our Pro passes offer even more value.
EDD allows you to sell a wide range of digital eCommerce products, including WordPress plugins and themes, eBooks, online courses, software, music, and more. Whatever you can dream up, you can likely sell with EDD.
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