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Mentoring Page vs Gumroad

Mentoring Page runs your coaching practice. Gumroad sells your digital files and takes 10% + $0.50 of every sale.

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Mentoring Page and Gumroad — a side-by-side glance.

The quick read on each tool — what it's for, what it's best at, and what it costs.

Mentoring Page

The all-in-one business OS for coaches — book sessions, sell programs, deliver content.

Best For:: Coaches running a 1:1 or group practice who also sell digital products and need booking, courses, and email in one tool.
Key Strengths:: Native session booking with Google Calendar sync, free discovery-call product type, magic-link client portal, automated session reminders, every feature on every plan with 0% platform fees.
Starting at:: $37/month — Coach Pro, all features included, no upsells.
Unique Features:: 1:1 + group session booking, free discovery call product type, magic-link client portal, ICS calendar feeds, automated reminders, lead magnets, email automation, affiliate program.

Gumroad

Transaction-based digital storefront — the easiest way to put a 'Buy' button on a file or a course.

Best For:: Indie creators selling one-off digital products — eBooks, audio, software, templates — who want zero monthly fees and a frictionless checkout.
Key Strengths:: No monthly fee, fast setup, polished consumer-facing checkout, custom domain, built-in email broadcasts and automated workflows, creator-run affiliate program, lossless audio and software-license-key delivery.
Starting at:: $0/month — but Gumroad takes 10% + $0.50 on every direct sale and 30% on sales through the Gumroad Discover marketplace, plus standard payment-processor fees.
Unique Features:: Software license-key generation, lossless audio formats, native Discover marketplace exposure, built-in physical-product fulfillment options.

What your investment gets you.

What each plan actually includes — and which capabilities live behind a higher tier.

Mentoring Page — All-in-One Coaching OS

Everything your coaching practice needs, from day one

Coach Pro — $37/mo

1:1 + group session booking
Self-paced courses, programs, and memberships
Email broadcasts + automation sequences
Lead magnets with email capture
Affiliate program for your products
Magic-link client portal
Google Calendar sync
Automated session reminders
Revenue & traffic analytics

One platform. Every feature. No add-ons.

Gumroad — Pay-Per-Sale Model

No monthly fee — fees come out of every sale. The percentage scales by sales channel.

Direct sales — 10% + $0.50 per sale

•Sales via your Gumroad profile, custom domain, or direct product link — plus standard payment-processor fees

Discover marketplace — 30% per sale

•Sales originating from Gumroad's own Discover surface — higher fee in exchange for marketplace traffic

Not available at any price:

Native 1:1 or group session booking
Push of bookings to Google Calendar
Automated session reminders
Lead magnets with first-class email capture
Magic-link (passwordless) client portal
Cart abandonment recovery
Free discovery call product type

Feature by feature comparison.

An honest, side-by-side look at what each tool actually does.

Features

Mentoring Page

Gumroad

Storefront builder

Both let you publish a branded storefront with custom domain.

1:1 session booking

Gumroad has no native scheduler — coaches link out to Calendly or similar.

Group coaching sessions

Multi-seat live sessions clients can book and join.

Self-paced programs & courses

Gumroad supports basic course delivery; not a full LMS.

Memberships & subscriptions

Recurring-payment products on both platforms.

Free discovery calls (lead-gen product type)

A $0 product type for self-booked intro calls.

Discount codes & promos

Coupon codes that reduce the price at checkout.

0% platform commission

Gumroad takes 10% + $0.50 on every direct sale (30% via Discover) on top of payment-processor fees.

Email broadcasts

Both include built-in broadcast email; Gumroad lets you import an existing list.

Email automation sequences

Gumroad has automated workflows tied to purchases and updates.

Lead magnets with email capture

Not a first-class product type on Gumroad — you'd ship a $0 product instead.

Cart abandonment recovery

Auto-emails to buyers who didn't finish checkout.

Affiliate program for your products

Gumroad lets creators run their own affiliate program with custom commission rates.

Reviews on your storefront

Both surface buyer ratings on product pages.

Magic-link client portal

Gumroad delivers content via emailed download links and a buyer library — no documented passwordless coaching portal.

Push bookings to Google Calendar

Gumroad has no native booking, so no calendar push.

ICS calendar feeds for clients

Subscribable feed of a client's booked sessions.

Automated session reminders

Email nudges sent before each session.

Course player & module delivery

Gumroad's course player is functional; not a full structured-LMS experience.

Revenue & traffic analytics

Built-in reports for views, conversions, and earnings.

Three things we do better than Gumroad for coaches.

Where Mentoring Page is the obvious pick — by design.

Native session booking, not 'link to Calendly'

Gumroad has no scheduler — coaches selling sessions still need Calendly, Acuity, or another tool, with no native calendar sync from your storefront. Mentoring Page has booking built in: availability, timezones, ICS feeds, automated reminders, and intake forms.

Flat $37/month vs 10% + $0.50 per sale

Gumroad's 10% + $0.50 fee adds up fast. At ~$365 of monthly sales, the percentage you give Gumroad already exceeds Mentoring Page's $37 monthly subscription — and from there, every additional sale is pure savings. A coach doing $2,000/month in sales pays Gumroad ~$200; on Mentoring Page, that's still $37.

Built for the coaching workflow

Coaching packages with payment plans, multi-session bundles, group programs, lead magnets with email capture, magic-link client portal, automated reminders — first-class on Mentoring Page. Gumroad's product surface stops at 'paid digital file' plus basic memberships and courses.

Choose according to your business and workflow.

Both tools are good at what they're built for. The honest question: which job is yours?

TL;DR

Pick Gumroad if

You sell one-off digital files — eBooks, audio, software, templates — not coaching
You want zero monthly fees and don't mind giving up 10% + $0.50 on every sale
Your monthly revenue is low enough that paying per-sale is cheaper than a flat subscription

TL;DR

Pick Mentoring Page if

You sell coaching sessions, packages, or programs — not just downloadable files
You want native booking, calendar sync, and automated session reminders
Your sales are above ~$365/month, where 10% + $0.50 fees overtake $37/month flat

Want to switch from Gumroad to Mentoring Page?

Easy 30 minutes work to setup and go live with your new website.

Go live in 30 minutes

No migration consultant, no downtime — just three simple steps from signup to your first booking.

1
Sign up for a 14-day free trial
No credit card required. Your storefront is ready the moment you register.
2
Connect Stripe to receive payments
Use your existing Stripe account or create one in two minutes — funds go straight to your bank.
3
Add your products and packages, then go live
List sessions, programs, courses, and lead magnets — share your link and start taking bookings today.

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