United StatesFees
What SamCart takes from each sale.
| Plan | Monthly | SamCart's fee per sale |
|---|---|---|
| Core | $79 | NoneSamPay, Stripe and PayPal. 1 team seat. |
| Pro | $199 | NoneAdds upsells, A/B tests, affiliates, other processors (Braintree, Authorize.net). 10 seats. |
| Custom | On request | NoneAccount manager and lower processing rates. |
Other charges
- SamPay card processing
- 2.9% + 30¢The same as Stripe's standard rate, on Core and Pro.
- Tax collection
- 0.5% on Core, 0.35% on ProOn orders where SamCart calculates tax.
- Yearly billing
- 25% off
- Order bumps add-on
- $19 a month
- Free trial
- 7 days
What you can sell
- Online courses
- Digital products
- Coaching
- Subscriptions and payment plans
Tax and VAT
SamCart adds the tax. Filing it is yours.
SamCart can calculate and add sales tax or VAT at checkout for the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and the EU, region by region as you choose, and gives you a report by jurisdiction for filing. It is not the merchant of record: registering, filing and paying the tax stay with you.
- Tax works only in those five regions.
- You add your sales tax, VAT or GST ID per region if you want it on invoices.
- US tax categories set reduced rates; they do not apply to VAT.
- The tax feature costs 0.5% (Core) or 0.35% (Pro) of taxed orders.
Getting paid
How SamCart pays you.
- SamPay
- A new Stripe account for SamCartCreated inside SamCart and paid out by Stripe to your bank, on Stripe's schedule. It cannot reuse an existing Stripe account.
- Other processors
- Stripe, PayPal; Braintree and Authorize.net on ProPayouts follow each processor's own rules.
- Where SamPay works
- Wherever Stripe worksSamCart says SamPay has the same country limits as Stripe.
- Store currency
- 22 display currenciesSet when the account is created and usually locked after that.
Who can sell
Who SamCart accepts.
- Who can sell
- Businesses and creators with Stripe or PayPalSamPay follows Stripe's country list.
- Fees on sales
- None from SamCartOnly the processor's fee, and the tax fee where used.
- What you cannot sell
- Not published as a listStripe's and PayPal's restricted businesses apply.
Company
The companies behind SamCart.
Runs SamCart
SamCart Inc.
United States
Card payments and payouts run through Stripe.
Your account
SamCart's money sits in Stripe.
Whether you use SamPay or your own Stripe account, Stripe holds the balance and pays it to your bank. So the choices are Stripe's:
A business in a Stripe country
SamPay works only where Stripe opens accounts, so the business needs to be registered in one of Stripe's countries.
A bank account in that country
Stripe pays out to a bank account in the account's country, in the currencies it supports there.
Register for VAT where you sell
SamCart only adds the tax; as the seller you register and file in each country you charge it in.
Business accounts on Finzil with local details in several currencies
Compare
How SamCart compares.
| Platform | Fee per sale | Monthly | Sales tax and VAT | Money goes to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamCart | No SamCart fee | From $79 | You; SamCart calculates it | Your own Stripe or PayPal |
| Gumroad | 10% + $0.50 | Free | Gumroad, worldwide | Platform balance, paid out |
| Lemon Squeezy | 5% + 50¢ | Free | Lemon Squeezy, worldwide | Platform balance, paid out |
| Paddle | 5% + 50¢ | Free | Paddle, worldwide | Platform balance, paid out |
| Payhip | 5% | Free | Payhip, in the EU, UK, US and Canada | Your own Stripe or PayPal |
| Sellfy | No Sellfy fee | From $22 | You; Sellfy calculates EU VAT | Your own Stripe or PayPal |
| Teachable | 7.5% on Starter | From $29 | Teachable, in 45+ markets | Either, by payment option |
| Podia | 5% on Mover | From $42 | You, where you are registered | Your own Stripe or PayPal |
| Kajabi | No Kajabi fee | From $143 | You; Kajabi calculates it | Either, by payment option |
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
How much does SamCart cost?
Core costs $79 a month and Pro $199 a month, 25% less when paid yearly. SamCart takes no share of sales. SamPay card processing is 2.9% + 30¢, and the tax feature adds 0.5% (Core) or 0.35% (Pro) of taxed orders.
Does SamCart handle VAT?
It calculates and adds sales tax and VAT in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and the EU, and reports it by jurisdiction. It does not file or pay it: you are the seller.
What is SamPay?
SamCart's built-in payment option: a new Stripe account created and managed through SamCart. Stripe pays your sales out to your bank, and processing costs the same as Stripe's standard rate.
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