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Hotmart
by Hotmart
What Hotmart is
Hotmart is a platform for selling digital products on the web, iOS, and Android. Sellers can offer video classes, ebooks, documents, audiobooks, music, screencasts, software, images, podcasts, and downloadable files. Its Free plan costs nothing and has no monthly or annual fee, but a transaction fee of 9.9 is charged when a sale is made. The plan includes online courses, a members area, payments, analytics, and marketing tools. Payment options are integrated, email marketing is available, and custom domains are supported. A native mobile app is listed alongside web access. These tools cover product delivery, payment handling, audience communication, and sales analysis in one service. Hotmart was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in the Netherlands. Sellers should consider the broad format support and the fact that charges are tied to completed sales rather than recurring plan fees.
Who it suits
Hotmart suits creators and businesses distributing courses or other digital files across web and mobile. It is useful when integrated payments, email marketing, analytics, and custom domains matter.
What it does well
- Free plan has no monthly or annual fee
- Supports many digital product formats
- Integrated payment options
- Includes email marketing
- Custom domains supported
What to know first
- Transaction fee of 9.9 applies to sales
- No separate paid-plan details listed
- Free plan still charges when sales occur
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No monthly or annual fees · Transaction fee charged when a sale is made · Online courses, members area, payments, analytics, and marketing tools | Free |
As hotmart.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Hotmart combines digital-product hosting with payments, analytics, and marketing tools under a free plan. The main cost consideration is its 9.9 transaction fee on sales.
Facts from Hotmart's own pages
- Course formats
- video classes,ebooks,documents,audiobooks,music,screencasts,software,images,podcasts,downloadable files · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Email marketing
- Yes · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2011 · hotmart.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- The Netherlands · hotmart.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile app
- native · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Payment options
- integrated · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Transaction fee
- 9.9 · hotmart.com, 20 Sept 2026
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