Topmate or a store of your own: where should you sell digital products?
If you sell your time, stay on Topmate. If you sell files, give them a store. Topmate is built around calls, priority DMs and sessions, with digital products added to the same profile. A store is built around the files.
Plenty of creators do both: a booking page for calls, and a store linked from it for everything that downloads. Here is how the two compare on a file sale.
Facts checked on
Stashq
Topmate
Built for
Stashq
Selling downloadable files from a store of your own.Topmate
Selling your time — calls, DMs, webinars — with digital products alongside.Taken from a file sale
Stashq
Stashq margin of 8%, 3%, 0% by plan, plus payment processing.Topmate
10% on your own link, 20% from Topmate's discovery pages. Gateway charges and GST on its fees are extra.Monthly fee
Stashq
₹0, ₹499, ₹1,499 a month, by plan.Topmate
None.Getting paid
Stashq
Each sale goes to your bank once the product's refund window closes. No minimum.Topmate
You withdraw your balance. The first withdrawal opens 7 days after your first paid sale.Calls and sessions
Stashq
Not offered.Topmate
The core of the product.
Topmate's figures are from its pricing page and FAQ, read on the date above.
What a file sale leaves you on Stashq
Per sale, after GST and payment processing. The higher figure is a UPI payment, the lower a card.
A ₹499 sale
- FreeNo monthly fee · Stashq margin 8%
- ₹375.80 – ₹387.80
- Creator₹499 a month · Stashq margin 3%
- ₹396.94 – ₹408.94
- Pro₹1,499 a month · No Stashq margin
- ₹409.63 – ₹421.63
After 18% GST, which Stashq pays, and payment processing. The higher figure is a UPI payment, the lower a card.
What a store does that a booking page does not
- Your catalogue, designed. Every product on one page at yourname.stashq.in, in a look you set in the editor — not a list under your call slots.
- Big files. Up to 64 GB per product, with uploads that pick up where they stopped.
- Invoices you never write. Stashq sells to the buyer as merchant of record and sends them a GST invoice.
- Refund windows per product. None, 3 days or 7 days, and your earnings from a sale are held only until its window closes.
- Offers. Coupon codes and automatic discounts, store-wide or on chosen products, with limits and end dates.
Questions
How much does Topmate take on a digital product?
10% of sales through your own profile or link, and 20% of sales from Topmate's own discovery pages, with payment gateway charges and GST on its fees on top. The same rates apply to calls.
Should I leave Topmate if I sell calls too?
Not necessarily. Topmate is built for selling your time. Many creators keep their booking page and give their files a store of their own — link to it from your Topmate profile.
Can I sell calls or sessions on Stashq?
No. Stashq sells downloadable files only — templates, notes, presets, packs, code. There is no booking or calendar.
When does Stashq pay me?
Per sale, to your bank account, once the product's refund window closes — straight away for a product with no refund window. There is no minimum.
Sources
Both products change their prices. Check the pages yourself before you decide.
- Topmate — Pricing
10% on your own link, 20% on its discovery pages. Read 21 October 2026.
- Topmate — Home and FAQ
What a profile sells; gateway charges and GST on fees are extra; first withdrawal after 7 days. Read 21 October 2026.
- Topmate — Digital products
The formats a digital product listing accepts. Read 21 October 2026.
- Stashq — Pricing
Every plan, its monthly price, storage and Stashq margin.