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For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d prioritize file size limits + bandwidth policy + storage cost over the storefront features.

My picks

Sellfy is probably the sweet spot if your main concern is keeping costs sane. It supports files up to 20GB each, says it has unlimited storage and no upload/bandwidth restrictions, and doesn't charge transaction fees on its plans. Sellfy Sellfy

If you want a more customizable, premium storefront, I'd go with Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify itself supports digital files up to 5GB, but Fileflare removes that bottleneck: its Shopify app advertises no file-size limits and unlimited download bandwidth, with plans ranging from free/low-cost storage through 1TB for $39/month. Shopify Shopify App Store

Another particularly interesting option is LDT Digital Downloads: its $8.99/month tier advertises 15GB storage and unlimited bandwidth, while $19.99/month gets 300GB storage with unlimited bandwidth. Shopify App Store

What I'd choose for your shop

• Starting out / want simplicity: Sellfy
• Building a serious design brand: Shopify + Fileflare
• Lots of files but moderate catalog storage: Shopify + LDT
• Expecting huge download volume: prioritize unlimited bandwidth, rather than a platform charging you per GB

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are different costs. If you sell, say, a 4GB asset and 500 customers download it, that's ~2TB of bandwidth even though you're only storing 4GB. For high-res design assets, I'd strongly favor an unlimited-bandwidth arrangement.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of assets, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can calculate the likely monthly cost and tell you which platform is cheapest at your scale.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d prioritize unlimited/very high bandwidth + large file limits, rather than choosing a platform based on its storefront features alone.

My picks

My strongest recommendation: Sellfy if your main concern is "I don't want bandwidth bills or download limits to surprise me." Sellfy currently advertises unlimited bandwidth and allows files up to 20GB each, with up to 50 files per product. Its paid plans start at $39/month, although the platform doesn't charge an additional transaction fee beyond your payment processor's fees. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy Help Center

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If you want a more sophisticated design-shop storefront

I'd choose Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare is particularly interesting for your use case because it advertises no file-size limits and unlimited download bandwidth, including high-speed delivery for large downloads. Its Shopify plans currently range from free/low-cost storage options up through $39/month for 1TB storage with unlimited bandwidth. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

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That gives you Shopify's much stronger ecosystem for things like collections, discounting, upsells, custom themes, email/marketing integrations, analytics, and potentially physical products later—while Fileflare handles the heavy digital-file delivery.

The sleeper option: Shopify + ABC Digital Downloads

If keeping costs down is the priority, ABC Digital Downloads is worth a look. Its free tier includes 1GB storage with unlimited bandwidth, while $18/month gets 50GB storage and $49/month gets 500GB, again with unlimited bandwidth. Shopify App Store

So, roughly:

• Under 10–20GB of total assets: Sellfy is extremely simple.
• 50–100GB catalog + lots of downloads: Shopify + Fileflare is attractive.
• Huge catalog / potentially viral downloads: Shopify + Fileflare or Sellfy, because bandwidth isn't metered in the usual way.
• You want maximum storefront customization: Shopify wins.
• You just want to sell assets without building a complicated store: Sellfy wins.

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are separate problems. A 500GB asset library isn't necessarily expensive to serve if bandwidth is unlimited, whereas a platform giving you only 500GB/month of transfer can become painful if, say, a 2GB asset gets downloaded 1,000 times—that's 2TB of bandwidth.

If you tell me roughly (1) how big your typical asset is, (2) total catalog size, and (3) expected monthly downloads, I can work out the cheapest setup—including Shopify/Sellfy vs. a Shopify + S3/Cloudflare-style architecture—for your actual numbers.

If you want a more sophisticated design-shop storefront

I'd choose Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare is particularly interesting for your use case because it advertises no file-size limits and unlimited download bandwidth, including high-speed delivery for large downloads. Its Shopify plans currently range from free/low-cost storage options up through $39/month for 1TB storage with unlimited bandwidth. apps.shopify.com apps.shopify.com

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That gives you Shopify's much stronger ecosystem for things like collections, discounting, upsells, custom themes, email/marketing integrations, analytics, and potentially physical products later—while Fileflare handles the heavy digital-file delivery.

The sleeper option: Shopify + ABC Digital Downloads

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Sellfy vs. Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

My pick: Sellfy if you're starting out

Sellfy currently offers unlimited digital products, with files up to 10 GB on Starter, 15 GB on Business, and 20 GB on Premium, and charges 0% platform transaction fees on those plans. The tradeoff is the monthly subscription and the plan's annual sales ceiling. sellfy.com

That's a particularly good fit for things like:

• 2–10 GB Photoshop/Illustrator bundles
• high-res TIFF/JPEG packs
• 3D assets
• font families
• texture/material libraries
• ZIP collections containing hundreds of assets

If you expect the shop to become a real brand: Shopify + Fileflare

Shopify itself supports digital products up to 5 GB per file. www.shopify.com But I'd pair Shopify with Fileflare on the Shopify App Store if your files are particularly large or downloads could become heavy.

Fileflare advertises unlimited download bandwidth, no file-size limit, and no bandwidth overage fees. Its $19/month plan includes 50 GB storage and unlimited bandwidth, while its $29/month Growth plan includes 100 GB. apps.shopify.com

That combination gives you Shopify's much stronger ecommerce/branding ecosystem while moving the expensive part—large-file delivery—to a service specifically designed for it.

One important distinction

Don't optimize only for storage. For a digital-asset shop, the potentially expensive number is bandwidth.

For example, if you have a 4 GB asset and 1,000 customers download it:

4 GB × 1,000 = ~4 TB of downloads

So I'd prioritize unlimited/uncapped download bandwidth and predictable pricing over simply finding the platform with the most storage.

Bottom line:

• <$10k/year in sales + want maximum simplicity → Sellfy
• Building a premium design brand + expect significant traffic → Shopify + Fileflare
• Files consistently >20 GB → I'd look at a custom Shopify/S3-style setup rather than forcing everything through a standard creator platform.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of assets, and (3) expected monthly downloads, I can calculate which setup would be cheapest at your actual scale.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, AI/EPS vectors, 3D models, texture packs, mockups, fonts, etc.), the key issue is usually not the storefront — it’s file delivery, storage limits, bandwidth, and piracy controls. A cheap ecommerce plan can become expensive if you end up paying for a separate file host or getting throttled.

Here are the strongest options:

My shortlist for a high-res asset shop

1. Sellfy — probably the best match

Good if you sell things like:

• 500MB–10GB asset packs
• design bundles
• fonts
• templates
• recurring memberships

It includes digital delivery, download protection features, and avoids building a separate storage pipeline. Sellfy specifically markets support for large files and digital product delivery. Sellfy

Choose it if: you want to spend your time making assets, not maintaining servers.

2. Shopify + external storage — best if you want a premium brand

Shopify is excellent for:

• polished storefronts
• SEO
• email marketing
• bundles/upsells
• multiple sales channels

But for very large downloads, I would not rely on basic file delivery alone. Many high-volume digital sellers pair Shopify with a dedicated digital delivery app or cloud storage/CDN setup. Shopify is better when your shop becomes a broader ecommerce brand rather than just a download store. TechRadar

Typical architecture:

• Shopify → storefront + checkout
• Cloud storage/CDN → files
• Digital delivery app → secure links

3. Gumroad — best for testing demand

Great if you are:

• launching your first 10–50 products
• selling through Instagram, Behance, YouTube, newsletters
• unsure of revenue

Its advantage is zero monthly overhead; its downside is transaction fees can become expensive as sales grow. Shopify InsightRaider

4. WooCommerce + cloud storage — best margins at scale

A common pro setup:

• WordPress + WooCommerce
• Amazon S3 / Cloudflare R2 storage
• CDN delivery
• download management plugin

This can handle huge libraries cheaply, but you become responsible for:

• updates
• security
• backups
• performance

What I would avoid

• Regular web hosting downloads (shared hosting often collapses under bandwidth spikes)
• Uploading 20GB asset packs directly into your website CMS
• Marketplaces as your only home if you care about branding and customer ownership

My recommendation by stage

• Under ~$2k/month revenue: Sellfy or Gumroad
• $2k–$20k/month: Sellfy or Shopify + dedicated file delivery
• $20k+/month or massive catalog: Shopify/WooCommerce + cloud storage/CDN

For a serious design asset shop, I’d lean Sellfy first for simplicity, or Shopify + Cloudflare R2/S3-style storage if you’re building a premium brand with thousands of products. Sellfy TechRadar

A useful deciding factor: what’s your typical file size — under 500MB, 1–5GB, or 10GB+ per product? That changes the best choice quite a bit.

For a design shop selling high-res digital assets (PSD files, Procreate brushes, 3D models, texture packs, fonts, templates, stock images, etc.), the key question is not just “can it sell downloads?” — it’s file size limits, bandwidth handling, download security, and cost as sales grow.

Here are the strongest options:

My shortlist for your use case

1. Sellfy — best “upload huge files and sell” option

• Designed around digital creators.
• Handles digital delivery without you building a complicated stack.
• Better value if you’re selling many assets and want a simple storefront.
• Good for bundles like “5000 texture pack,” “complete branding kit,” or large ZIP downloads. saaspicious.com

2. Shopify + external file storage — best long-term brand option

• Better if you want:
  • a polished storefront
  • collections/categories
  • email marketing
  • upsells
  • affiliates
  • future physical products
• Shopify’s own Digital Downloads tool supports files up to 5GB and does not charge bandwidth fees for downloads, but very large asset libraries often use dedicated storage/delivery tools instead. saaspicious.comwww.shopify.com

A common pro setup:

• Shopify = storefront + checkout
• Cloud storage/CDN = asset delivery
• App = license keys, download protection, customer accounts

3. Gumroad — best for validating demand

• Almost zero setup.
• Good if you have a few flagship packs.
• Less attractive once you have hundreds of products because transaction fees can become expensive. rupa.pro

What I would avoid

• Basic shared web hosting + WordPress downloads: cheap at first, but high-resolution assets can eat bandwidth quickly.
• Hosting 50–500GB of ZIP files directly on your ecommerce server: usually the wrong architecture.

A practical stack for a serious design asset shop

Under ~$1k/month revenue
→ Sellfy or Gumroad

$1k–$20k/month revenue
→ Shopify + dedicated digital delivery/storage

Large library (100GB+ assets, thousands of customers)
→ Shopify/WooCommerce frontend + object storage/CDN (such as cloud storage with download acceleration)

If your typical product size is:

• under 1GB → almost any digital platform works
• 1–5GB → Shopify/Sellfy territory
• 5GB+ per product → prioritize platforms or storage setups built for large files

For a design shop specifically, I’d lean Sellfy if you want simplicity and Shopify + external storage if you’re building a serious asset brand. www.shopify.comsaaspicious.com

A useful next step is deciding based on your catalog size: How large are your typical downloads (e.g., 500MB, 5GB, 20GB), and roughly how many assets do you expect to sell?

If your shop is primarily high-res digital assets—large PSDs, AI files, textures, fonts, mockups, ZIP bundles—the big thing to optimize for is file size + unlimited/cheap bandwidth, not just the storefront.

My picks

\*Prices/features can change; these are the current figures I found.

Sellfy is probably the sweet spot for you. Its Starter plan supports files up to 10GB, Business up to 15GB, and Premium up to 20GB, with unlimited bandwidth. It also has no platform transaction fee, although Stripe/PayPal processing still applies. docs.sellfy.com

The particularly attractive part is that you don't have to separately engineer S3/CDN storage. Sellfy hosts the products for you, and it explicitly says bandwidth is unlimited. docs.sellfy.com

When I'd choose Shopify instead

If you're building a serious design brand rather than just a download storefront, I'd consider Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify's native Digital Downloads supports files up to 5GB with no bandwidth limit, but Fileflare is much better suited to huge asset libraries: its Shopify app advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with storage plans from 5GB for $9/month to 1TB for $39/month. help.shopify.com

That gives you a very nice architecture:

Shopify = storefront, checkout, branding, customers
Fileflare = massive asset storage + download delivery

For example, if you're selling 8–15GB environment packs or giant texture libraries, I'd take this approach over trying to force everything through Shopify's native downloader.

One I'd probably skip for your use case

Lemon Squeezy is excellent for straightforward digital products, but its current limit is 5GB total per product, so you'll hit that ceiling sooner with professional design bundles. docs.lemonsqueezy.com

My recommendation

If you're starting lean:

🥇 Sellfy — cheapest/simple option for big files
🥈 Shopify + Fileflare — best if you want a premium, scalable design-shop brand
🥉 Lemon Squeezy — best if your files are relatively small and you value simplicity/tax handling

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products/files, and (3) expected monthly downloads or customers, I can work out which one will actually be cheapest at your scale—including storage and bandwidth.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Payhip, Sellfy, or Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

Payhip is particularly compelling: it explicitly offers unlimited storage and bandwidth, with a 5GB-per-file limit. Its free plan is $0/month with a 5% transaction fee, while Plus is $29/month + 2%. payhip.compayhip.com

Sellfy is stronger if your individual asset bundles are routinely 5–10GB+. Its Starter plan allows 10GB files and unlimited bandwidth for $29/month; Business goes to 15GB and Premium to 20GB. docs.sellfy.com

My pick for your situation

I'd start with Payhip if your files are under 5GB each. You get essentially the thing you're worried about—storage and bandwidth that don't balloon as sales grow—without paying for infrastructure yourself. It also supports custom domains and embedding its checkout into an existing site. payhip.compayhip.com

If you're selling things like 10GB Photoshop/3D/texture bundles, I'd go Sellfy instead.

If you're building a serious design brand where the storefront itself needs to be highly customized, I'd consider Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify's native Digital Downloads app caps individual files at 5GB, but Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans starting free and $19/month for 50GB storage. help.shopify.com

One important distinction: don't choose based only on "unlimited bandwidth." For digital assets, the big questions are maximum file size, total storage, download protection, CDN/download speed, and whether you're charged for bandwidth overages.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) largest file, (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, and (4) whether you already have a website, I can tell you which one will likely be cheapest at your actual scale.

For a design shop selling large ZIPs, PSDs, AI files, 3D assets, fonts, or high-res bundles, I’d prioritize file-size limits + unlimited bandwidth + predictable pricing over the ecommerce platform itself.

My picks

1. Shopify + Fileflare — my recommendation.
Shopify's native digital-download system supports files up to 5 GB and has no download-bandwidth limit. help.shopify.com But if your assets regularly exceed 5 GB, the Fileflare Shopify app is much more attractive: it advertises no file-size limit, unlimited download bandwidth, and no overage fees. Its paid plans currently start around $19/month for 50 GB storage, with $29/month for 100 GB and $39/month for 1 TB. apps.shopify.com

Shopify

2. Sellfy — easiest if you don't want to assemble a stack.
Sellfy hosts the files itself, gives you unlimited bandwidth, and supports files up to 10 GB on Starter, 15 GB on Business, and 20 GB on Premium. Current monthly pricing is $29/$79/$159 respectively, with 0% Sellfy transaction fees. docs.sellfy.com

Sellfy

What I'd choose for your shop

If your typical asset is:

• Under 5 GB: Shopify native downloads are probably sufficient.
• 5–20 GB: Shopify + Fileflare gives you much more headroom without worrying about bandwidth.
• 20+ GB: I'd still lean Shopify, but use a specialized digital-delivery/storage setup rather than relying on a traditional ecommerce platform's native file hosting.
• Lots of downloads / viral products: prioritize unlimited bandwidth. A cheap platform with a 100–500 GB bandwidth ceiling can become surprisingly expensive or disruptive when a popular asset takes off.

For a professional design shop, Shopify + Fileflare is probably the sweet spot: polished storefront and checkout from Shopify, while the specialist app handles the expensive/problematic part—large-file delivery.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) total library size, and (3) expected monthly downloads, I can calculate which option is likely to be cheapest at your actual scale.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, Procreate brushes, fonts, mockups, 3D files, texture packs, etc.), you generally want to separate storefront from file delivery. The cheapest platforms are often not the ones with the best large-file handling.

Here are the strongest options:

Best overall: Shopify + external asset hosting

For a design asset shop, I’d lean toward:

Shopify storefront + dedicated digital delivery/storage layer

Shopify’s native digital downloads are convenient, but the built-in system has a 5 GB per-file limit. It can handle digital products and has no bandwidth limit for downloads, but very large asset libraries usually benefit from a dedicated delivery app or external storage. www.shopify.com

Good Shopify add-ons:

• Fileflare — built specifically for digital downloads; it advertises unlimited bandwidth, large-file delivery, and storage tiers aimed at digital product sellers. apps.shopify.com
• Shopify + your own Amazon Web Services S3 or Cloudflare R2 bucket — usually the lowest cost when your catalog gets huge. Some Shopify apps can connect to your own storage. apps.shopify.com

A common scalable setup:

Shopify ($) → digital delivery app → Cloudflare R2/S3 storage → CDN downloads

That way:

• your website handles checkout, customers, marketing, SEO
• cheap object storage holds terabytes of assets
• bandwidth spikes don’t kill your hosting bill

If you want the cheapest at scale: WooCommerce + cloud storage

WooCommerce can be cheaper if you’re comfortable managing WordPress.

Typical stack:

• WooCommerce checkout
• WordPress hosting
• S3/R2 for files
• CDN for delivery

The downside is maintenance: updates, security, plugins, backups.

What I would avoid

• Basic web hosting downloads — a few customers downloading 5–20 GB bundles can slow or crash the site.
• Google Drive/Dropbox as your main delivery system — okay for testing, but less professional and harder to control access.
• Marketplaces if you care about branding — they take fees and own much of the customer relationship.

My recommendation by shop size

Starting (<100 GB assets, low traffic)

• Shopify + Fileflare
• Keep it simple

Growing (100 GB–2 TB library)

• Shopify + Fileflare + Cloudflare R2/S3
• Best cost/performance balance

Large catalog (multiple TB, lots of downloads)

• Shopify or WooCommerce + custom storage/CDN architecture

For a premium design asset brand, I’d choose Shopify + Cloudflare R2/S3-backed delivery. It gives you a polished storefront while keeping storage and bandwidth costs predictable. apps.shopify.com

If you tell me roughly average file size, total library size, and expected monthly downloads, I can estimate the monthly hosting cost.

For a design shop selling large ZIPs, PSDs, Illustrator files, textures, fonts, mockups, etc., I’d narrow it to Sellfy vs. Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

My pick: Sellfy

Sellfy is probably the best value if file hosting + bandwidth are your biggest concerns.

• 10 GB per product/file on Starter; up to 20 GB on higher plans
• Unlimited bandwidth—no download-bandwidth overage charges
• Up to 50 files per product
• Hosts the files for you, so you don't have to bolt S3/Cloudflare onto your store
• Built specifically around digital products
• Current pricing starts around $22/month. docs.sellfy.com

That's a particularly good fit if your assets are, say, 500 MB–5 GB each and customers may download them repeatedly.

Shopify: better storefront, but I'd add a download app

Shopify is excellent if you want a more sophisticated brand/store and expect to eventually sell physical products, subscriptions, bundles, etc.

Shopify's own Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB and says there is no bandwidth limit. www.shopify.com

But for a design-asset business, I'd seriously consider Fileflare instead of Shopify's native downloader. It advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with storage-based plans starting at $19/month; the free tier includes 1 GB, with 5 GB available for $9/month. apps.shopify.com

That gives you roughly:

Shopify + Fileflare = polished ecommerce platform + purpose-built large-file delivery.

What I'd choose

One important distinction: don't confuse website media storage with digital-product delivery. Shopify's general Files area has much smaller limits for some file types, while its Digital Downloads system handles customer downloads differently. help.shopify.com

If you tell me roughly (1) average asset size, (2) number of assets, (3) expected monthly downloads/traffic, and (4) whether you're starting from scratch, I can calculate the likely monthly cost of Sellfy vs Shopify + Fileflare vs a cheap S3/Cloudflare setup and tell you which is cheapest at your scale.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Payhip, Sellfy, or Shopify + a digital-download app.

My pick: Payhip

If your assets are things like 300–800 MB Photoshop/Illustrator files, texture packs, LUTs, fonts, mockups, or ZIP bundles, Payhip is hard to beat initially. It has no storage or bandwidth limits, with a 5 GB limit per individual file, and you can upload unlimited files to a product. payhip.com

That's particularly attractive because you don't have to worry about a popular asset suddenly generating a huge bandwidth bill.

If your files are really huge: Sellfy

Sellfy is probably the better fit if you're routinely selling multi-gigabyte bundles. Its current limits are 10 GB per file on Starter and 20 GB on Business/Premium, while bandwidth is unlimited. Starter is $29/month. docs.sellfy.com

So, for example, a 12 GB collection that you'd have to split on Payhip could be a single product file on Sellfy.

If you want the strongest ecommerce brand: Shopify

Shopify's native Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB and has no bandwidth limit. www.shopify.com

The interesting option, though, is Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans starting around $19/month for 50 GB storage and $39/month for 1 TB. apps.shopify.com

That gives you Shopify's much stronger ecosystem while moving the heavy lifting of digital-file delivery to a specialized app.

What I'd choose for your shop

• Starting out / minimizing costs: Payhip
• Assets regularly >5 GB: Sellfy
• Building a serious premium design brand: Shopify + Fileflare
• Expecting viral/high-volume downloads: Shopify + Fileflare is probably the most scalable of these choices.

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are different. For a design shop, I'd prioritize unlimited bandwidth because a single popular 2 GB asset downloaded 1,000 times represents roughly 2 TB of data transfer. You don't want your platform charging you based on that traffic.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can work out which option would be cheapest for your particular shop.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Sellfy, Shopify, and Lemon Squeezy. The big differentiator is whether you care more about cheap/unlimited delivery or a sophisticated ecommerce storefront.

My pick: Sellfy. It looks unusually well suited to a design-asset shop: individual files can be up to 20 GB, storage is unlimited, and Sellfy says there are no upload or bandwidth limits. Its Starter plan is $29/month monthly ($22/month annually), with no transaction fee. sellfy.com

Sellfy pricing

When I'd choose the others

Lemon Squeezy is compelling if you're starting small and don't want another monthly bill. It hosts the files and handles secure delivery, with no monthly ecommerce fee; the tradeoff is 5% + $0.50 per transaction and a 5 GB total-file limit per product. www.lemonsqueezy.com

Lemon Squeezy pricing

Shopify is better if your design shop is going to become a serious branded ecommerce operation—collections, upsells, analytics, marketing, physical products later, etc. Shopify's current digital-products tooling supports files up to 5 GB and automatic delivery. www.shopify.com

Shopify digital products

And if you love Shopify but your assets are routinely bigger than 5 GB, Fileflare is worth considering: its $19/month plan provides 50 GB storage and unlimited download bandwidth, while the $39/month plan provides 1 TB and unlimited bandwidth. apps.shopify.com

The simple decision

• Mostly ZIPs of Photoshop/Illustrator/Procreate assets, fonts, textures, 3D files: Sellfy
• Just getting started, low sales volume: Lemon Squeezy
• Building a premium, highly branded ecommerce business: Shopify
• Huge files + Shopify: Shopify + Fileflare

One important distinction: storage isn't the expensive part—download bandwidth is. If you expect a few hundred customers downloading 2–10 GB asset packs each month, I'd prioritize a platform explicitly offering unlimited delivery rather than choosing based solely on storage quotas.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file/bundle size, (2) expected monthly sales/downloads, and (3) whether you want your own branded storefront, I can calculate the likely monthly cost for Sellfy vs Shopify vs Lemon Squeezy.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d prioritize file-size limits, unlimited/cheap download bandwidth, storage costs, and download protection over the usual ecommerce features.

My picks

My choice for your use case: Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify's native digital-download system tops out at 5GB per file, whereas Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans ranging from free to $39/month for 1TB of storage. www.shopify.com

If your typical products are, say, 2–10GB ZIPs containing Photoshop/Illustrator files, textures, 3D assets, or huge image collections, Sellfy is particularly compelling: its current plans allow files up to 10GB, 15GB, or 20GB depending on tier, with no transaction fee. sellfy.com

What I'd do

• Under ~5GB/product: Shopify native downloads is probably sufficient.
• 5–20GB/product: Sellfy is the simplest.
• 20GB+ or potentially enormous download volume: Shopify + Fileflare, or a custom storefront backed by object storage/CDN.
• You want a premium, highly customizable brand/store: Shopify + Fileflare wins.
• You just want to upload assets and start selling: Sellfy wins.

One important distinction: storage isn't the same as bandwidth. A shop with 500GB of assets but thousands of customers downloading them repeatedly can rack up much more delivery traffic than its storage footprint suggests. That's why I'd favor a service explicitly offering unlimited bandwidth rather than one that merely gives you lots of storage.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products, and (3) expected monthly downloads/sales, I can calculate which option is likely to be cheapest for your particular shop.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Sellfy vs. Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

🥇 My pick: Sellfy

If your main concern is “I don't want bandwidth charges to explode when a popular 4–10 GB asset sells hundreds of times,” Sellfy is particularly attractive. Its documentation says bandwidth is unlimited, and current limits allow up to 10 GB per file on Starter and 20 GB on Business/Premium. docs.sellfy.com

That's a very good fit for things like:

• 4K/8K texture packs
• Photoshop/Illustrator asset bundles
• Huge ZIP collections
• LUTs and video assets
• 3D models
• high-resolution photography
• font/design-resource collections

🥈 Shopify if you want a more serious storefront

Shopify's native Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB and explicitly says there is no bandwidth limit, which is excellent for high-volume downloads. help.shopify.com

The catch is that 5 GB can become restrictive for premium design bundles.

I'd therefore consider Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limits, with plans ranging from a free tier to $19/month for 50 GB, $29 for 100 GB, and $39 for 1 TB of storage. apps.shopify.com

That gives you the more sophisticated Shopify storefront while moving the heavy lifting of digital-file delivery to a service designed for it.

What I'd choose based on your shop

Starting out / mostly digital:
→ Sellfy. Less infrastructure to think about, generous file sizes, unlimited bandwidth.

Building a premium design brand:
→ Shopify + Fileflare. Better storefront/ecosystem, while Fileflare handles the giant downloads.

Files mostly under 5 GB and you already like Shopify:
→ Shopify Digital Downloads. The native app is surprisingly capable and doesn't charge for download bandwidth. help.shopify.com

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are different costs. A shop with 500 GB of assets but relatively few downloads needs lots of storage; a shop with 50 GB of assets that goes viral needs relatively little storage but potentially enormous bandwidth. For digital design assets, I'd prioritize unlimited bandwidth + predictable storage pricing over simply looking for the cheapest ecommerce subscription.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file/bundle size, (2) how many products you expect, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can calculate which option would actually be cheapest for your shop.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d prioritize file-size limits, bandwidth/overage pricing, download protection, and storage cost over the usual ecommerce feature checklist.

My shortlist

My pick: Shopify + Fileflare if you expect your shop to grow.

Shopify's own digital-product system handles files up to 5GB, but Fileflare is particularly interesting for your use case: its Shopify app advertises unlimited download bandwidth, no file-size limits, and no bandwidth overage fees. Its free tier includes 1GB storage (5GB for $9/month), while $19/month gives 50GB and $29/month gives 100GB, with unlimited bandwidth. www.shopify.com

If you want one service rather than assembling Shopify + an app, I'd choose Sellfy. It allows up to 10GB files on Starter and 20GB on Premium, with unlimited overall storage. Annual pricing currently starts at $22/month equivalent ($29 monthly), and Sellfy advertises no transaction fees. sellfy.com

Lemon Squeezy is compelling if you're starting small and want almost no fixed cost: there's no monthly ecommerce fee and pricing is 5% + $0.50 per transaction, but its per-product file allowance is 5GB total, so I'd avoid it if your individual asset bundles are routinely several GB. docs.lemonsqueezy.com

What I'd do for a design-asset shop

• Files mostly <5–10GB: Sellfy is probably the simplest.
• Lots of 10GB+ bundles / enormous download volume: Shopify + Fileflare.
• Just starting, low sales volume: Lemon Squeezy.
• Want a highly branded, extensible storefront: Shopify + dedicated digital-delivery app.

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are separate costs. A platform giving you 100GB of storage isn't necessarily expensive when customers download terabytes of files; unlimited/included bandwidth is what can save you from an unpleasant bill when one popular asset suddenly gets thousands of downloads.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) total library size, and (3) expected monthly downloads/sales, I can calculate the likely monthly cost for Shopify/Fileflare vs Sellfy vs Lemon Squeezy and tell you which is cheapest at your scale.