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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cleverbridge

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ACleverbridge is an enterprise eCommerce solution with subscription management capability to drive growth.N/A

    Gumroad

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AGumroad, headquartered in San Francisco, California, enables creatives to sell directly to their audience — so that they can make a living doing what they love. Writers, designers, game developers, musicians, artists, and filmmakers use Gumroad to earn money off of their creative efforts.

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    Paddle

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/ALondon-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.N/A
    Pricing
    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Gumroad Transaction fees
    2.9% to 9% + 30c per transaction
    Custom
    custom pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Cleverbridge and Gumroad and Paddle
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Gumroad
    -
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    Paddle
    -
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    Product catalog & listings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding6.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Cleverbridge and Gumroad and Paddle
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Gumroad
    -
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    Paddle
    -
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    Abandoned cart recovery8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Cleverbridge and Gumroad and Paddle
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Gumroad
    -
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    Paddle
    -
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    eCommerce security9.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Cleverbridge and Gumroad and Paddle
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Gumroad
    -
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    Paddle
    -
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    Promotions & discounts8.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations7.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Cleverbridge and Gumroad and Paddle
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Gumroad
    -
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    Paddle
    -
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    Multi-site management8.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.32 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    WooCommerce Subscriptions
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Chargebee
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    Zuora
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    CleverbridgeGumroadPaddle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cleverbridge
    Cleverbridge is well-suited for big companies that have a client base and want to start online. If you have a wide range of products, and you sell worldwide--where different languages and different settings are needed for each region--then Cleverbridge is good solution. If you just want to start selling with limited stock and with couple of product types only in one region, then it's not good idea to begin with Cleverbridge.
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    I wouldn't recommend them to anybody because their support is getting worse and worse and their business processes require you to contact support whether you want to or not. You will be forced to contact support and then wait for days to get any meaningful response that's not a copy/pasted sentence from FAQ.
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    Pros
    Cleverbridge
    • Excellent partnet
    • Terrific at subscription software
    • Excellent security and uptime
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    • Super easy to implement SDKs across supported platforms that support modern interface paradigms.
    • Real team members that provide backend support for merchant issues. We had issues addressed quickly and taken seriously whenever we needed anything.
    • Help with navigating VAT transparently. We never worried that we were messing up in this complicated area of international sales.
    • Great first line customer support reduces the need for an extensive customer support organization on our end. They dealt with all purchase related issues as well as lightweight technical issues (e.g pointing users to FAQs, update links, etc.).
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cleverbridge
    • Because of the many different settings, it becomes hard sometimes to set everything up
    • The slow system can take up to 10 seconds to save something
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    • Analytics could support more flexible analysis of reported data and better custom events.
    • More customization of the drop in purchase UI on the web without the need for a full custom site integration.
    • Sometimes communication from their front line support staff has gone to the wrong address.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cleverbridge
    Usability is native, but the system is complex. It has a knowledge base, but who reads that, right? So without explanation, sometimes it's hard to understand how to move and set things. But as soon as you get it, it's not a problem anymore. There are 2 major things, which keeps me from giving a higher score: 1 - Delay in time when making changes; can take up to 2 sec when opening a product, and 10 secs when saving a product update. When you do several updates, it is time consuming; 2 - A lot of settings, which also in the end becomes time consuming.
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cleverbridge
    DR Waco e screwed up the company when we worked with them - they didn’t like customers - I know that sounds odd but it was true and their software was dreadful
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    We tried using Stripe before Paddle, but it was a pain integrating it and it lacked the licensing. Paddle allows us just to add a payment button and don’t ever think about payment methods, we don’t have to make a separate button for card payments and another one for PayPal. Paddle does all this in their checkout process.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cleverbridge
    • We couldn’t have done this on our own
    • They provided cost-effective eCommerce for us
    Incentivized
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    Gumroad
    No answers on this topic
    Paddle
    • We wanted to grow faster, which was possible once we integrate recurring payment gateway. And we've got Paddle to do that.
    Incentivized
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