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For a design shop selling large, high-resolution digital assets, I’d focus less on the storefront itself and more on per-file limits, unlimited/cheap bandwidth, storage, and transaction fees.

Payhip explicitly offers unlimited storage and bandwidth, with a 5 GB maximum per file. Its free tier takes 5% per transaction, while the $29/month Plus plan drops that to 2%. Payhip Payhip Payhip

Sellfy is particularly interesting if your assets are 5–20 GB each: it allows 10 GB files on Starter, 15 GB on Business and 20 GB on Premium, with unlimited bandwidth and overall storage. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

Shopify's native Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB and has no bandwidth limit, but you'd be paying for the broader Shopify commerce platform as well. Shopify Help Center

My practical take

• Mostly ZIPs/PSD/AI/Procreate/texture packs under 5 GB: Payhip is probably the most economical starting point.
• Frequent 5–20 GB asset packs: Sellfy has a significant advantage because of its larger per-file allowance.
• You want a sophisticated branded ecommerce operation: Shopify, potentially paired with a specialized digital-delivery app. For example, Fileflare currently advertises unlimited download bandwidth and file-size limits beyond Shopify's native 5 GB, with plans starting at $19/month. Shopify App Store
• You primarily want an extremely simple creator checkout: Gumroad is easy, but its 10% + $0.50 direct-sale fee makes it less attractive as volume grows. Gumroad

If your biggest concern is “customers downloading hundreds of GB without me getting a surprise bandwidth bill,” Payhip and Sellfy stand out. Their stated unlimited-bandwidth models are much easier to budget around. Payhip Sellfy Help Center

If you tell me roughly how big your typical asset is (e.g. 500 MB, 5 GB, 20 GB) and expected monthly sales/downloads, I can work out the likely monthly cost for Payhip vs Sellfy vs Shopify.

For a shop selling high-res digital assets, I’d narrow it to Payhip, Sellfy, or Shopify + a dedicated download app. The key is not just file size—it’s bandwidth pricing, because a 2 GB asset sold 500 times means ~1 TB of downloads.

Payhip explicitly says it has unlimited storage and bandwidth, with a 5 GB per-file limit. Its free tier is $0/month with a 5% transaction fee, making it unusually attractive if you're starting out. Payhip Payhip

Sellfy also provides unlimited bandwidth, and its current documentation allows files up to 10 GB on Starter and up to 20 GB on higher plans. Its annual Starter pricing is currently $348/year (~$29/month). Sellfy Help Center Sellfy Help Center

Shopify's own Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB with no bandwidth limit. If you need bigger files, the Fileflare Shopify app advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with storage-based plans starting at $19/month for 50 GB. Shopify Help Center Shopify App Store

What I'd choose

If you're primarily selling PSDs, AI/PSD templates, fonts, brushes, textures, mockups, SVGs, etc.: → Payhip.

It's hard to beat $0/month + unlimited bandwidth/storage while you're validating the shop. The 5 GB individual-file ceiling is the main limitation. Payhip

If your typical product is 5–20 GB: → Sellfy is more straightforward than building a Shopify stack. Sellfy Help Center

If you're building a serious branded ecommerce business: → Shopify + Fileflare is worth considering. You get Shopify's broader ecommerce infrastructure while outsourcing the heavy digital-file delivery to a specialized app. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

One important distinction: storage isn't usually the expensive part—bandwidth is. If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can calculate the approximate monthly cost for Payhip vs Sellfy vs Shopify and tell you where the break-even points are.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, Illustrator packs, 3D assets, fonts, texture libraries, mockups, etc.), I’d avoid platforms that treat downloads like ordinary small files. The main cost trap is bandwidth charges when a popular asset gets downloaded hundreds or thousands of times.

Here are the strongest options:

My top picks for your use case

1. Shopify + a dedicated digital delivery app — best overall

If you want your shop to feel like a real design brand (collections, bundles, discounts, email marketing, customer accounts), Shopify is usually the easiest path.

Shopify’s built-in digital product tools support files up to 5 GB and do not charge bandwidth fees for downloads through that app. Shopify Help Center Shopify For larger libraries, many sellers add apps such as Fileflare that are designed for large digital downloads and can use external storage options. Shopify App Store

Good setup:

• Shopify storefront
• Digital download app
• External storage/CDN if your catalog grows into hundreds of GBs

Best for:

• Fonts
• UI kits
• Template packs
• Brand bundles
• Creative marketplaces

2. WordPress + Easy Digital Downloads — best economics at scale

If you are comfortable managing a site, this can be cheaper long term.

A common architecture:

• WordPress + Easy Digital Downloads for checkout/licensing
• Object storage (such as S3-compatible storage)
• CDN delivery

This avoids paying ecommerce platforms to store your entire asset library. Easy Digital Downloads is specifically built around digital products and has plans without platform transaction fees. Easy Digital Downloads

Best for:

• Thousands of assets
• Large customer libraries
• Advanced licensing
• Memberships

3. Gumroad — easiest launch, not ideal for a big catalog

Gumroad is great if you want to upload a few products and start selling immediately. It has no monthly subscription, but takes a percentage of sales (currently 10% + $0.50 for direct sales). Gumroad

I’d use it for:

• A creator launching their first 5–20 products
• Testing demand
• Selling through an existing audience

I would not choose it as the backbone of a large asset shop.

What I would avoid

• Hosting 100GB+ of assets directly inside a basic ecommerce plan
• Unlimited-download promises without checking storage pricing
• Consumer cloud links (Google Drive/Dropbox) as your primary delivery system
• Platforms that charge heavily per GB transferred

A practical low-cost architecture

For a growing design asset store:

Starter (<50 GB assets)

• Shopify + digital download app

Growing shop (50GB–1TB)

• Shopify or WordPress
• Files stored separately on object storage
• CDN delivery
• Ecommerce platform handles payments and customer access

Large marketplace (1TB+)

• WordPress/Easy Digital Downloads or custom storefront
• Dedicated storage/CDN layer

If your typical asset bundle is 5–20 GB (for example, 8K textures, 3D scenes, video assets), I’d lean toward Shopify + external storage or WordPress + Easy Digital Downloads, rather than relying on native uploads alone.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD packs, Procreate brushes, fonts, 3D files, mockups, templates, LUTs, video assets, etc.), the cheapest platform is usually not the one with the biggest built-in storage. The sweet spot is a storefront + specialized file delivery layer.

Here are the strongest options:

Shopify SendOwl## My recommendation by shop size

If you’re just launching (under ~100GB of assets)

Shopify + a digital delivery app is probably the best balance.

Why:

• Professional storefront and checkout
• Strong branding options
• Easy upsells (“bundle this texture pack with the full collection”)
• You can move heavy files off-platform if needed

Apps such as apps.shopify.com or similar tools can provide more storage/bandwidth flexibility than basic downloads. Shopify App Store

If your files are huge (5GB–50GB each)

Look at:

• SendOwl
• WooCommerce + Amazon S3/Cloudflare R2-style storage
• A Shopify storefront connected to external file hosting

For example, SendOwl’s business plans advertise support for files up to 50GB and include bandwidth allowances. SendOwl

If you expect thousands of downloads/month

I’d avoid platforms that charge heavily per GB downloaded. A common scalable setup is:

• Frontend: Shopify or WooCommerce
• File storage: object storage (S3-compatible)
• Delivery: CDN
• Checkout/license system: ecommerce platform

That way a viral texture pack sale doesn’t create a surprise hosting bill.

Setup I’d choose for a high-end design asset shop

Best overall:

• Shopify storefront
• Digital download app
• Files stored separately once your library grows
• ZIP bundles with previews/watermarks
• Customer accounts with download history

Lowest long-term cost:

• WooCommerce
• Cloud storage + CDN
• More technical maintenance

Fastest to start:

• Gumroad, especially if you’re validating products before building a full brand. Rupa

A few details would change the recommendation:

1. Average file size (500MB? 5GB? 20GB?)
2. Expected monthly downloads (hundreds vs thousands)
3. Whether you need subscriptions, memberships, or license keys
4. Whether you already have a website/domain brand established

If your main concern is large high-res files + lots of downloads without a nasty bandwidth bill, I’d narrow it to Sellfy vs. Shopify.

My pick: Sellfy

Sellfy is probably the better fit if your shop is primarily digital assets.

• Up to 20 GB per file on higher-tier plans, versus Shopify's 5 GB limit. Sellfy Help Center Shopify
• Unlimited bandwidth, so a popular asset going viral doesn't create a separate bandwidth charge. Sellfy Help Center
• Unlimited number of products.
• Designed around digital delivery rather than physical ecommerce.
• Files are hosted for you, so you don't need to maintain S3/Cloudflare infrastructure yourself. Sellfy Help Center
• Particularly good for PSD/AI files, texture packs, fonts, 3D assets, stock imagery, video, and large ZIP bundles. Sellfy

Shopify is better if you want a bigger brand/store

Shopify's native digital-products functionality supports files up to 5 GB and explicitly has no bandwidth limit for downloads. Shopify Help Center

That's excellent if you expect to eventually sell physical products, memberships, subscriptions, or build a more sophisticated ecommerce operation. The catch is that you may end up paying for a third-party digital-download app as your requirements grow; Shopify's App Store has numerous digital-delivery apps offering unlimited bandwidth and larger-file functionality. Shopify App Store

What I'd choose

One important distinction: "unlimited bandwidth" doesn't necessarily mean unlimited abuse. Sellfy, for example, recommends keeping individual files below 5 GB for the best customer download experience even though its technical limit can be much higher. Sellfy Help Center

For a high-res digital-asset shop specifically, I'd start with Sellfy unless you already know you need Shopify's broader ecommerce ecosystem.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) expected monthly sales/downloads, and (3) whether you're selling things like PSDs, fonts, 3D models, video, or photography, I can work out which platform is likely to be cheapest at your actual scale.

For a design shop selling large PSDs, TIFFs, 3D assets, texture packs, fonts, and ZIP bundles, I’d narrow it to Sellfy, Shopify, or WooCommerce + cloud storage.

My ranking

1. Sellfy — probably your best fit.
Sellfy specifically accommodates digital products: current documentation says files can be up to 10 GB on Starter and 20 GB on Business/Premium, with unlimited bandwidth and no overall product-count limit. It hosts the files for you, so you don't have to separately configure S3/CDN infrastructure. Sellfy Sellfy

2. Shopify — best if the storefront/brand matters most.
Shopify's Digital Products app supports files up to 5 GB and says there is no bandwidth limit for downloads. That's plenty for most design bundles, but less attractive if you're routinely selling 10–20 GB asset libraries. Shopify Shopify Help Center

3. WooCommerce + Cloudflare R2/S3 — best economics at scale.
This is the option I'd consider if you're expecting hundreds of GB or TB of downloads per month. WooCommerce itself doesn't impose a maximum file size; you can point products at external storage. Its S3/R2 integration can send downloads directly from cloud storage rather than making your WordPress server handle the bandwidth. WooCommerce WooCommerce

What I'd choose

If you're a solo designer/creative shop and want to launch without becoming your own IT department: Sellfy.

If you want a premium-looking brand/store that could eventually sell physical products too: Shopify + a digital-download app.

If you're already comfortable with WordPress and want the lowest long-term infrastructure cost for a high-volume asset library: WooCommerce + Cloudflare R2.

One important distinction: file size and bandwidth are separate problems. A platform can accept a 20 GB file but become expensive when thousands of customers repeatedly download it. For a high-res asset business, I'd optimize for cheap/zero egress + CDN/cloud delivery, not just maximum upload size.

If you tell me roughly (a) average file size, (b) total library size, and (c) expected monthly downloads/revenue, I can calculate which of the three is likely to be cheapest for your specific shop.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, 4K/8K textures, fonts, mockups, LUTs, 3D files, asset packs, etc.), I’d avoid choosing purely by “ecommerce features” and focus on storage pricing, bandwidth policy, download protection, and scaling costs.

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by business stage

1. Small-to-medium design shop (best balance)

Shopify + a dedicated digital delivery app is probably the sweet spot.

A setup like Shopify + Fileflare lets you keep a polished storefront while moving heavy files away from basic hosting. Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and support for large digital files, with options including external storage such as Amazon S3. Shopify App Store

Good if you sell:

• $10–$200 asset packs
• recurring releases
• bundles
• memberships
• commercial licenses

2. Huge asset libraries (hundreds of GB to TB)

I’d lean toward:

WooCommerce + object storage + CDN

Example architecture:

• Website: WordPress/WooCommerce
• Files: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, etc.
• Delivery: signed URLs/CDN

This usually beats paying an ecommerce platform to store terabytes of ZIP files.

3. Cheapest “just sell files”

Sellfy is attractive because you don’t have to build infrastructure. It hosts products and handles delivery, and its plans support large uploads with no bandwidth restrictions. Sellfy Help Center

What I would avoid

• Hosting 20GB+ ZIP files directly on normal web hosting
• Platforms that charge heavily for bandwidth overages
• Building a custom download system too early

My recommendation for a high-res design asset shop

• Under ~100GB total library: Shopify + digital delivery app
• 100GB–2TB library: Shopify/WooCommerce + external storage
• Multi-terabyte marketplace: WooCommerce/custom frontend + cloud storage/CDN

If you tell me roughly:

1. your average file size (e.g., 500MB, 5GB, 20GB),
2. expected monthly downloads, and
3. whether you need subscriptions/memberships,

I can narrow this to the cheapest setup that won’t collapse under bandwidth costs.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, Procreate brushes, fonts, 3D assets, texture packs, mockups, video files, large ZIP bundles), the biggest issue is usually not the storefront — it’s file delivery infrastructure. You want a platform that won’t punish you when a product goes viral and thousands of customers download 2–10 GB files.

Here are the strongest options:

My recommendation by shop stage

If you’re starting out (under ~500 products/month)

Go with:
Sellfy or Shopify + a digital delivery app

Sellfy is attractive because you don’t have to build the infrastructure yourself; it hosts files and handles delivery. Sellfy Help Center

If you’re building a serious design brand

Go with:
Shopify + external asset storage

A common setup:

• Shopify → storefront, checkout, customer accounts, marketing
• Amazon S3 / Cloudflare R2 → master file storage
• Digital delivery app → secure download links

For Shopify specifically, apps such as Fileflare are designed around large digital downloads, unlimited bandwidth options, and integrations with external storage like S3. Shopify App Store

If your assets are huge (10GB+)

Avoid relying on built-in uploads. Use:

• Shopify/WooCommerce for sales
• Cloudflare R2 or Amazon S3 for storage
• A download-management layer for expiring links and protection

This keeps bandwidth costs predictable instead of paying a platform premium.

What I’d choose for a high-end design asset shop

My ranking:

1. Shopify + S3/R2 + digital delivery app — best balance of brand, scalability, and cost
2. Sellfy — easiest if you don’t want technical setup
3. WooCommerce + cloud storage — cheapest at scale if you’re comfortable managing it
4. Gumroad — excellent for testing demand, but fees hurt as sales grow

A few questions would change the recommendation:

• Average file size (500MB? 5GB? 50GB?)
• Expected monthly downloads?
• Are you selling mostly one-off packs or a subscription/library model?
• Do you need customer accounts and lifetime access to updates?

• Average file size (500MB? 5GB? 50GB?)
• Expected monthly downloads?
• Are you selling mostly one-off packs or a subscription/library model?
• Do you need customer accounts and lifetime access to updates?

If you’re selling high-res digital assets—large PSDs, 3D files, texture packs, fonts, huge ZIP bundles, etc.—I’d prioritize bandwidth economics and file-size limits over the storefront itself.

My shortlist

My pick: Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare currently advertises unlimited download bandwidth and no file-size limit. Its free tier includes 1 GB storage, while $19/month gives 50 GB and $39/month gives 1 TB, with unlimited bandwidth on those plans. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

That combination is particularly attractive for a design shop because you get Shopify's polished storefront, checkout, discounts, customer accounts, etc., while Fileflare handles the expensive part: delivering big files repeatedly. Shopify itself supports digital files up to 5 GB with unlimited download bandwidth, so you could even start without an additional app. Shopify Help Center Shopify

One important distinction

Suppose you sell a 4 GB asset pack and 500 customers download it:

4 GB × 500 = 2 TB of bandwidth.

That's where platforms with bandwidth caps can become surprisingly expensive.

For example, SendOwl's current plans include 20–50 GB/month on lower tiers and charge $1/GB for overages; its larger business plans include substantially more bandwidth. SendOwl SendOwl

So for your particular business, I'd rank them:

1. Shopify + Fileflare — best balance of professional storefront + essentially worry-free large-file delivery.
2. Shopify Digital Downloads — cheapest/simple starting point if your files are ≤5 GB.
3. Shopify + Alva — interesting budget alternative; its $18.99/month Pro tier currently advertises 350 GB storage and unlimited bandwidth. Shopify App Store
4. SendOwl — compelling if individual files can get really large, but bandwidth costs matter.
5. Shopify + BIG — reasonable if your bandwidth needs are moderate; its $19.99 tier lists 50 GB storage/500 GB bandwidth. Shopify App Store

If you tell me roughly (a) average file size, (b) how many GB you expect to sell/download per month, and (c) your monthly budget, I can calculate the cheapest setup—including Shopify/payment fees—and compare it against alternatives like WooCommerce, Gumroad, and Lemon Squeezy.

My pick: Shopify + Fileflare. Fileflare currently advertises unlimited download bandwidth and no file-size limit. Its free tier includes 1 GB storage, while $19/month gives 50 GB and $39/month gives 1 TB, with unlimited bandwidth on those plans. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

That combination is particularly attractive for a design shop because you get Shopify's polished storefront, checkout, discounts, customer accounts, etc., while Fileflare handles the expensive part: delivering big files repeatedly. Shopify itself supports digital files up to 5 GB with unlimited download bandwidth, so you could even start without an additional app. help.shopify.com shopify.com

One important distinction

Suppose you sell a 4 GB asset pack and 500 customers download it:

4 GB × 500 = 2 TB of bandwidth.

That's where platforms with bandwidth caps can become surprisingly expensive.

For example, SendOwl's current plans include 20–50 GB/month on lower tiers and charge $1/GB for overages; its larger business plans include substantially more bandwidth.

So for your particular business, I'd rank them:

If your shop sells high-res digital assets—large ZIPs, PSDs, 3D files, textures, fonts, video, etc.—I’d prioritize unlimited bandwidth or very high bandwidth limits over the storefront itself.

My picks

1. Sellfy — easiest choice.
Sellfy supports files up to 20 GB each, says bandwidth is unlimited, and hosts the files for you. Its current documentation says there is no restriction on data transfer. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

2. Shopify + Fileflare — my choice if you're building a serious design brand.
Shopify gives you the polished storefront, while Fileflare handles the heavy lifting. Fileflare currently advertises no file-size limit and unlimited bandwidth, with plans ranging from 1 GB storage on its free tier to 1 TB for $39/month. It also supports S3 storage, download limits, IP restrictions and PDF protection. Shopify App Store

3. Shopify + LDT — potentially the best storage/$ option.
LDT lists 300 GB for $19.99/month and 1 TB for $49.99/month, both with unlimited download bandwidth. Shopify App Store

4. Shopify + ABC Digital Downloads — excellent low-cost alternative.
Its $18/month Professional plan includes 50 GB storage + unlimited bandwidth, while $49/month gets 500 GB + unlimited bandwidth. Shopify App Store

What I'd choose

If you're starting from scratch:

• Want minimal hassle: Sellfy
• Want a premium branded design shop: Shopify + Fileflare
• Expect hundreds of GB/TB of assets: Shopify + LDT
• Want to spend as little as possible initially: Shopify + a low-tier digital-download app

One important distinction: don't choose based solely on the ecommerce platform's own file storage. Shopify, for example, becomes much more attractive for your use case when you pair it with a specialized digital-delivery app that provides the storage/CDN/bandwidth.

If you tell me roughly (a) average file size, (b) total library size, and (c) expected monthly downloads, I can calculate which option would be cheapest for your specific shop.

3. Shopify + LDT — potentially the best storage/$ option.
LDT lists 300 GB for $19.99/month and 1 TB for $49.99/month, both with unlimited download bandwidth.

4. Shopify + ABC Digital Downloads — excellent low-cost alternative.
Its $18/month Professional plan includes 50 GB storage + unlimited bandwidth, while $49/month gets 500 GB + unlimited bandwidth.

What I'd choose

If you're starting from scratch:

If your shop is mainly high-res digital assets—large ZIPs, PSDs, TIFFs, 3D files, texture packs, etc.—I’d prioritize file hosting + unlimited/cheap bandwidth over the storefront itself.

My picks

Sellfy is probably the sweet spot for you. Its current plans support files up to 10 GB, 15 GB, or 20 GB per file, depending on plan, with unlimited bandwidth and no Sellfy transaction fee. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

That matters if, for example, you sell a $30 texture pack and suddenly 500 customers download a 4 GB ZIP. You don't want your hosting bill to scale dramatically with every download.

Sellfy also specifically supports design-oriented files such as JPG, PNG, TIFF, software, 3D models, presets, etc. Sellfy

When I'd choose Shopify instead

If your priority is building a premium design brand rather than keeping the tech simple, I'd use Shopify for the storefront and add Fileflare for the actual digital delivery.

Fileflare currently advertises unlimited download bandwidth and no file-size limits, with plans ranging from 1 GB included storage on its free tier to 1 TB on its $39/month Premium tier. Shopify App Store

That's a particularly attractive setup if your assets are going to get really large or your catalog will eventually become substantial.

I wouldn't rely on Shopify's native file storage for this: Shopify's generic downloadable files are currently limited to 20 MB per file, which is nowhere near what you'd want for high-res asset packs. Shopify Help Center

What I'd do in your shoes

• Starting out / want minimal hassle: Sellfy
• Building a serious branded design marketplace: Shopify + Fileflare
• Assets routinely >20 GB: I'd look at a custom S3/R2-style storage + CDN setup rather than forcing everything through a traditional ecommerce platform.
• Lots of customers downloading huge files: prioritize unlimited bandwidth; storage is usually much cheaper than bandwidth overages.

My default recommendation: Sellfy first. It's unusually well matched to a design shop because the hosting and bandwidth problem is essentially handled for you, rather than requiring you to bolt together ecommerce + object storage + download delivery. Sellfy Help Center

If you tell me roughly (1) average file/ZIP size, (2) number of products, (3) expected monthly downloads, and (4) your monthly budget, I can work out the cheapest setup and compare Sellfy vs Shopify + Fileflare vs Gumroad vs WooCommerce/S3 with estimated monthly costs.

Sellfy also specifically supports design-oriented files such as JPG, PNG, TIFF, software, 3D models, presets, etc. Sellfy

When I'd choose Shopify instead

If your priority is building a premium design brand rather than keeping the tech simple, I'd use Shopify for the storefront and add Fileflare for the actual digital delivery.

Fileflare currently advertises unlimited download bandwidth and no file-size limits, with plans ranging from 1 GB included storage on its free tier to 1 TB on its $39/month Premium tier. apps.shopify.com

That's a particularly attractive setup if your assets are going to get really large or your catalog will eventually become substantial.

I wouldn't rely on Shopify's native file storage for this: Shopify's generic downloadable files are currently limited to 20 MB per file, which is nowhere near what you'd want for high-res asset packs.

If your design shop sells large ZIPs, PSDs, TIFFs, fonts, 3D assets, or other high-res files, I’d prioritize unlimited bandwidth + generous file-size limits over the storefront itself.

My picks

🥇 Best overall for your use case: Sellfy. It hosts the files for you, gives you unlimited bandwidth, and supports files up to 20 GB on its higher tiers. Its Starter plan currently starts at $22/month when billed annually. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

🥈 Best budget option: Payhip. It has no storage or bandwidth limits, supports files up to 5 GB each, and its free plan charges 5% per transaction. Plus is $29/month with a 2% transaction fee. Payhip Payhip For design assets that are generally <5 GB, this is extremely hard to beat.

🥉 Best if you want a premium branded ecommerce operation: Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify's own digital-download app caps individual uploads at 5 GB, but Fileflare is a Shopify app specifically designed for large digital downloads, advertising unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit. Its plans currently range from free to $19/month for 50 GB storage, $29/month for 100 GB, and $39/month for 1 TB. Shopify Help Center Shopify App Store

What I'd choose

If you're starting the shop now, I'd go:

Payhip → if most assets are under 5 GB.
Sellfy → if you're regularly selling 5–20 GB bundles.
Shopify + Fileflare → if building a serious brand with lots of products, marketing, integrations, and future scale.

One particularly attractive thing about Payhip is that bandwidth isn't something you'll have to budget for as your successful products get downloaded thousands of times. Payhip

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) total library size, (3) expected monthly downloads, and (4) your monthly budget, I can calculate which option would actually be cheapest for your shop—including transaction fees and storage.

If your main concern is large high-res digital files + lots of downloads without a surprise bandwidth bill, I’d narrow it to Payhip, Sellfy, and Shopify.

My pick: Payhip

payhip.com is probably the best value for a design shop starting out.

• Unlimited storage
• Unlimited bandwidth
• 5 GB max per individual file, with multiple files allowed per product
• Supports ZIPs and essentially all common design-asset formats
• You can start on its free plan, so you're not paying a monthly hosting bill just to see whether your shop takes off. Payhip Help Center Payhip Payhip

That makes it particularly attractive if you're selling things like 300–800 MB Photoshop packs, Lightroom presets, fonts, textures, mockups, SVG bundles, 3D assets, or large ZIP collections.

How I'd rank them

Sellfy is the strongest alternative if your assets can exceed 5 GB. Its current plans support files up to 10 GB on Starter and 20 GB on higher plans, with unlimited bandwidth. The tradeoff is a substantially higher monthly subscription: currently $39/month for Starter, $79 Business, and $159 Premium. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy Help Center

Shopify is interesting if you want a serious branded storefront. Its free Digital Downloads app supports files up to 5 GB and has no bandwidth limit. Shopify Help Center You can also use a specialized Shopify app such as Fileflare if your catalog gets huge; that app currently advertises unlimited bandwidth and plans up to 1 TB of storage. Shopify App Store

What I'd do for your shop

If you're primarily selling high-resolution design assets, I'd start with Payhip unless your individual ZIPs routinely exceed 5 GB.

The important distinction is that file size and bandwidth are separate problems. A 2 GB asset downloaded 10,000 times represents roughly 20 TB of data transfer. Payhip and Sellfy's unlimited-bandwidth model means that kind of success doesn't suddenly turn into a giant bandwidth-hosting bill. Sellfy Help Center Payhip

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products, (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, and (4) whether you want your own domain/brand, I can work out which platform is cheapest at your expected scale.

For a design shop selling large, high-res ZIPs, PSDs, AI files, textures, mockups, fonts, etc., I’d prioritize unlimited bandwidth and a generous/no file-size cap over the ecommerce platform itself.

My picks

🥇 Best value: Shopify + Fileflare

Shopify itself doesn't impose a bandwidth limit on digital downloads, but its basic digital-download functionality isn't really the part I'd use for a serious high-res asset catalog. Shopify Help Center

Instead, Fileflare is particularly interesting for your use case. It advertises no file-size limits, unlimited download bandwidth, and no bandwidth overage fees. Its $19/month plan provides 50 GB storage, $29 gets 100 GB, and $39 gets 1 TB. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

So, for example, if you have:

• 300 design bundles
• 200–500 MB per bundle
• occasional 2–10 GB "mega packs"
• hundreds or thousands of customer downloads

…you're paying primarily for storage, rather than getting punished as your successful products get downloaded more often.

🥈 Simplest: Sellfy

Sellfy is attractive if you don't particularly care about having Shopify's broader ecosystem. Sellfy says bandwidth is unlimited, with a 20 GB per-product file-size limit on its Business/Premium plans. Larger files require contacting them about a custom plan. Sellfy Help Center

For most individual design assets, 20 GB is enormous. I'd choose this if you want "set up store → upload files → sell" with minimal technical tinkering.

🛠️ Cheapest at serious scale: WooCommerce + object storage

If you're comfortable being more technical, WooCommerce + S3-compatible object storage + CDN can become extremely cost-effective. You separate the storefront from file hosting, so you aren't paying an ecommerce platform a premium to store terabytes of assets.

The downside is that you become responsible for the infrastructure—storage, CDN configuration, download security, backups, etc. Shopify's managed approach is considerably easier. Shopify's own comparison describes WooCommerce as self-hosted, whereas Shopify is fully managed. Shopify

What I'd choose for your shop

If you're starting now:
Shopify + Fileflare.

It gives you the polished storefront/checkout/marketing ecosystem of Shopify while putting the large-file delivery problem into a service specifically designed for digital downloads.

And if your catalog eventually reaches hundreds of GB or multiple TB, I'd revisit the architecture and consider moving the actual asset storage to S3-compatible storage while keeping Shopify as the storefront.

One important distinction: don't confuse storage with bandwidth. A shop with 500 GB of files could easily generate several TB of monthly downloads if a popular bundle takes off. For high-res assets, unlimited bandwidth/no overage fees can be much more valuable than an extra 500 GB of storage.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) total library size, and (3) expected monthly downloads, I can calculate the approximate monthly cost for Shopify vs Sellfy vs WooCommerce/S3 for your specific shop.

If your main concern is large high-res files + lots of downloads without surprise bandwidth bills, I’d narrow it to Payhip, Sellfy, and Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

Payhip is particularly attractive for a design shop: it has no storage or bandwidth limit, allows unlimited files per product, and charges only a 5% transaction fee on its free plan. Payhip Payhip

Sellfy is better if your individual bundles get huge. Its current documentation says bandwidth is unlimited and supports files up to 10 GB on Starter, 15 GB on Business, and 20 GB on Premium. Sellfy Help Center

My pick for your use case

Start with Payhip if you're selling things like:

• 1–5 GB Photoshop/Illustrator/Procreate asset bundles
• High-resolution textures and photographs
• Fonts
• Mockup packs
• Brush packs
• ZIP collections
• 3D/design asset libraries

You get unlimited bandwidth, so a product suddenly going viral doesn't create a bandwidth bill. The main limitation is the 5 GB per-file ceiling, which you can work around by splitting a huge collection into several ZIPs. Payhip Help Center Payhip

If you expect 10+ GB individual downloads, I'd lean toward Sellfy instead.

One option I'd seriously consider

If you want the storefront power of Shopify but don't want Shopify's native 5 GB digital-file ceiling, Shopify + Fileflare is interesting. Fileflare advertises unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans starting free and paid storage tiers from $19/month. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

Shopify's own Digital Products app is actually quite good for smaller assets: 5 GB per file and no bandwidth limit. Shopify Help Center

Bottom line:
Payhip = cheapest/easiest.
Sellfy = better for very large files.
Shopify + Fileflare = best if you're building a serious branded design-commerce business.

If you tell me roughly how many GB your typical product is, how many products you expect, and your expected monthly downloads/revenue, I can calculate which one will be cheapest at your scale.

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

My ranking

🥇 Best value: Sellfy

sellfy.com is probably the sweet spot if your priority is large files without getting surprised by bandwidth bills.

• Files up to 20GB each on the higher plans.
• Unlimited bandwidth and unlimited overall storage.
• Up to 50 files per product.
• No transaction fees from Sellfy itself.
• Starter is currently $22/month when billed annually; monthly pricing is higher. Sellfy Sellfy Sellfy

For things like 4K textures, PSD/AI files, Lightroom packs, 3D assets, fonts, mockup bundles, or huge ZIP collections, that's a very good proposition.

🥈 Best if you want a more serious brand: Shopify + Fileflare

shopify.com gives you the stronger ecommerce ecosystem, but I'd avoid relying solely on Shopify's native digital-download hosting if your assets regularly exceed 5GB.

Shopify's native Digital Products app supports files up to 5GB and is free with Shopify plans. Shopify

Instead, an app such as Fileflare provides unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans starting free and paid tiers based primarily on storage. Its $19/month tier currently includes 50GB storage and unlimited download bandwidth. Shopify App Store Shopify App Store

That makes Shopify + Fileflare particularly attractive if you expect your shop to grow into a real design brand with email marketing, bundles, upsells, affiliates, discount codes, etc.

One I'd probably skip for your use case: Big Cartel

bigcartel.com is inexpensive—Platinum is $15/month—but its native digital uploads are limited to 1GB per file. Diamond gives you 250GB total storage, but still doesn't solve the 1GB individual-file limit. Big Cartel Big Cartel

You can link to externally hosted files, but once you're doing that, you're essentially building your own file-delivery infrastructure.

What I'd choose

If you want the simplest setup: Sellfy.

If you want to build a premium design shop that could become a substantial business: Shopify + Fileflare.

The key thing I'd optimize for isn't just storage—it's bandwidth + download delivery + protection against customers sharing your files + ability to handle sudden download spikes. A 10GB asset downloaded 1,000 times is 10TB of bandwidth, so a platform advertising cheap storage but charging for transfer can become painful surprisingly quickly.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) how many assets you expect, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can calculate the likely monthly cost of Shopify, Sellfy, Gumroad, Big Cartel, and a self-hosted S3/Cloudflare setup side-by-side.

For a design shop selling large, high-res digital assets, I’d put Sellfy at the top of the shortlist—especially if keeping hosting/bandwidth costs predictable is the priority.

My ranking

Why Sellfy stands out: its current plans allow files up to 10 GB on Starter and 20 GB on Business/Premium, with no bandwidth restriction. It also hosts the files and handles delivery rather than making you configure your own CDN/storage. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

That makes it particularly attractive if you're selling things like 4K/8K textures, massive PSD/AI files, 3D assets, font families, stock-photo packs, or 5–15 GB design bundles. Sellfy also supports up to 50 files in a product. Sellfy Help Center

Shopify is more compelling if the storefront/brand experience matters more than minimizing infrastructure complexity. Shopify now advertises digital products up to 5 GB, but its native file-storage limits can be restrictive, so serious digital-asset sellers often use a dedicated download app. Shopify's app ecosystem includes options advertising unlimited bandwidth. Shopify Shopify App Store

What I'd choose

If your priority is:

• “I want to upload huge assets and not worry about bandwidth bills” → Sellfy
• “I want the strongest ecommerce/marketing ecosystem and can add a digital-download app” → Shopify
• “I want complete control and don't mind managing storage/CDN” → WooCommerce + object storage/CDN

For your particular use case, Sellfy is probably the sweet spot. Its current annual Starter pricing is advertised at $22/month, with 10 GB individual files and unlimited bandwidth. Sellfy

If you tell me roughly how big your typical files are (e.g. 2 GB, 10 GB, 50 GB) and expected monthly downloads, I can compare the actual monthly cost of Sellfy vs Shopify + a storage/CDN setup.

Shopify is more compelling if the storefront/brand experience matters more than minimizing infrastructure complexity. Shopify now advertises digital products up to 5 GB, but its native file-storage limits can be restrictive, so serious digital-asset sellers often use a dedicated download app. Shopify's app ecosystem includes options advertising unlimited bandwidth.

What I'd choose

If your priority is:

For a design shop selling large ZIPs, high-res TIFFs/PSDs, fonts, mockups, 3D assets, etc., I’d narrow it to Sellfy vs. Shopify + a dedicated digital-download app.

🥇 Best bang for the buck: Sellfy

Sellfy is unusually well suited to your use case. Its current plans allow up to 20 GB per individual file, up to 50 files per product, and unlimited bandwidth—so you don't get punished because one popular asset suddenly generates a huge number of downloads. docs.sellfy.com

That's particularly attractive for a design shop because your customers may download, say, a 4 GB texture pack hundreds of times without you having to calculate CDN bandwidth charges.

🥈 Best if you want a more powerful storefront: Shopify + Fileflare

I'd choose this if branding, SEO, apps, merchandising, and eventually selling physical products matter as much as file delivery.

Shopify's native generic-file upload is only 20 MB, so I would not rely on Shopify's built-in file hosting for your assets. help.shopify.com

Instead, Fileflare's Shopify app currently offers unlimited download bandwidth and no file-size limit, with plans starting free and paid tiers at $19/mo for 50 GB storage, $29/mo for 100 GB, and $39/mo for 1 TB. apps.shopify.com

That gives you a pretty compelling architecture:

Shopify = storefront + checkout + customer management
Fileflare = asset storage + high-speed downloads

What I'd pick for your shop

• Starting out / want minimum overhead: Sellfy
• Already building a premium brand / expect lots of products: Shopify + Fileflare
• Huge catalog + complex ecommerce requirements: BigCommerce, but I wouldn't pick it specifically for large digital-file delivery.

One important distinction: storage and bandwidth are different problems. If you're expecting something like 500 GB–multiple TB of assets and millions of downloads, I'd design the storage/delivery layer separately rather than choosing an ecommerce platform based solely on its native hosting.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) total library size, and (3) expected monthly downloads/revenue, I can calculate which setup is likely to be cheapest for you.

For a design shop selling large, high-resolution digital assets—PSD/AI files, texture packs, 3D assets, large ZIPs, etc.—I’d prioritize file-size limits + included bandwidth + delivery reliability, not just the storefront price.

My picks

Sellfy is particularly interesting for your use case because it explicitly supports files up to 10 GB on Starter and 20 GB on Business/Premium, with up to 50 files per product. Sellfy Docs

Payhip is probably the best low-risk starting point: its current plans are $0 + 5%, $29/mo + 2%, or $99/mo with no Payhip transaction fee, and it supports unlimited products/revenue. Payhip

What I'd choose for a design shop

If your typical asset is 1–5 GB: go with Payhip initially. The free plan means you don't pay anything until you sell, which is hard to beat while you're validating demand.

If you're regularly selling 5–20 GB packs: I'd choose Sellfy. Its larger file allowances make it much better suited to heavy design assets without having to cobble together separate storage and download infrastructure. Sellfy Docs

If you're building a serious branded design marketplace: I'd lean toward WooCommerce + object storage/CDN. It's more technical, but you gain much more control over storage, download delivery, licensing, bundles, customer accounts, and bandwidth economics.

One important distinction: “unlimited bandwidth” doesn't necessarily mean unlimited cheap storage/traffic in every practical scenario. If you expect, say, 10,000 customers downloading a 5 GB asset every month, that's ~50 TB/month of delivery traffic. At that scale, a dedicated object-storage/CDN setup can become substantially more economical than an all-in-one ecommerce platform.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) number of products, (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, and (4) whether you want your own branded website, I can calculate the approximate monthly cost for Payhip vs Sellfy vs Shopify vs WooCommerce + Cloudflare/R2 and tell you which is cheapest at your expected scale.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, AI files, fonts, texture packs, 3D assets, large ZIP bundles, mockups, etc.), the key is separating storefront from file delivery. Many ecommerce platforms are great at checkout but become expensive or restrictive when files get huge and customers download repeatedly.

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by shop size

1. Starting out (under ~500 products/month)

Sellfy is probably the least headache. It hosts files, handles delivery, and supports large individual files (depending on plan) without you building a storage system. Sellfy Help Center

Good for:

• Lightroom presets
• Canva templates
• fonts
• SVG packs
• illustration bundles
• mockup kits

2. Building a serious design brand

Shopify + a dedicated digital asset delivery app is usually the strongest setup.

Shopify’s native digital tools support automatic delivery and files up to 5GB, but very large asset libraries often benefit from specialized apps or external storage. Shopify Shopify Help Center Apps such as Fileflare are designed around large downloads, bandwidth handling, download limits, and storage options. Shopify App Store

A common architecture:

• Shopify → storefront, checkout, customer accounts
• S3-compatible storage → master files
• CDN → fast global downloads
• Digital delivery app → secure links

This avoids your ecommerce plan becoming your file server.

3. Very large files (10GB+ packs, video assets, 3D libraries)

Consider:

• WooCommerce + Amazon S3/Cloudflare R2
• Shopify + external storage integration
• A custom headless storefront

The goal is to pay for actual storage and bandwidth usage, not a platform’s premium tier.

What I would avoid

• Hosting giant ZIP files directly on cheap web hosting
• Google Drive/Dropbox links as your main delivery system (poor branding, sharing issues)
• Marketplaces as your only channel (less customer ownership and weaker branding)

A cost-efficient setup I’d choose for a design asset shop

Shopify + digital download app + Cloudflare R2/S3 storage once you start getting real traffic.

For a smaller shop:
Sellfy first → migrate to Shopify later if your catalog and brand grow.

The deciding question is your average asset size: are you selling mostly under 1GB bundles, 1–5GB packs, or 10GB+ libraries? That changes the best choice quite a bit.

For a design shop selling large ZIPs, PSDs, RAW files, fonts, textures, mockups, etc., I’d prioritize unlimited bandwidth + a high/no per-file limit over raw storefront features.

My picks

My recommendation: Shopify + Fileflare. Shopify's native Digital Downloads app handles files up to 5 GB with no download-bandwidth limit, but Fileflare removes that 5 GB ceiling: its current plans advertise unlimited bandwidth and no file-size limit, with storage ranging from 50 GB at $19/month to 1 TB at $39/month. Shopify Help Center Shopify App Store

That combination is particularly attractive for a design shop because you get a polished, customizable storefront while letting a specialized download service deal with the expensive part—repeated delivery of big files.

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When I'd choose Sellfy instead

If you don't care as much about building a highly customized brand/store, Sellfy is probably the simplest solution. Its current plans support 10 GB files on Starter, 15 GB on Business, and 20 GB on Premium, with unlimited bandwidth. Current advertised pricing starts around $22/month, and Sellfy charges 0% transaction fees on its plans. Sellfy Help Center Sellfy

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One important cost consideration

For a digital-asset shop, bandwidth can become much more expensive than storage. For example, a 5 GB asset downloaded 1,000 times is roughly 5 TB of data transfer. That's why I'd avoid a platform where you're charged per GB downloaded or where bandwidth gets throttled.

If you tell me roughly (1) average file size, (2) how many assets you expect to host, and (3) expected monthly sales/downloads, I can work out which setup would be cheapest at your actual scale.

For a design shop selling high-resolution digital assets (PSD files, AI files, Procreate brushes, texture packs, 3D assets, fonts, mockups, large ZIP bundles), the biggest mistake is choosing a platform optimized for small PDFs and templates. You want cheap storage + fast CDN delivery + secure downloads + room to scale.

Here are the strongest options:

Dola Profitvana## My recommendations by shop stage

If you’re under ~$1k/month in sales

Use:

• Gumroad or Payhip

Why:

• No infrastructure headaches
• Handles checkout, payments, and download delivery
• You can validate which asset packs sell before building a bigger system

The downside: percentage fees become painful once you have volume. Profitvana AlexSignal

If you’re building a real design brand

Use:

• Shopify + a digital delivery solution

A common setup:

• Storefront: Shopify
• Files: cloud storage/CDN (for example, Amazon S3 + CloudFront or similar)
• Delivery app: sends secure download links after purchase

This avoids filling your ecommerce platform with terabytes of assets and gives you:

• better branding
• upsells (“complete texture bundle,” “designer license upgrade”)
• email marketing
• customer accounts
• bundles and subscriptions

Shopify is usually overkill for a single $5 template, but makes more sense once you have a catalog and repeat customers. TechRadar Profitvana

If your files are huge (5GB–50GB+)

Consider separating:

• commerce platform = checkout/customer management
• asset storage = object storage/CDN

Example architecture:

Customer buys asset
        ↓
Shopify / WooCommerce checkout
        ↓
Secure download link generated
        ↓
Cloud storage delivers ZIP files

This is usually cheaper than paying an ecommerce platform to be your file server.

Platforms I would be cautious about

• Etsy: great for discovery of smaller design products, but not ideal for massive asset packs and professional licensing workflows. Profitvana
• Basic website builders: convenient, but large-file delivery can become expensive or limited.
• Hosting your own ZIP files on normal web hosting: cheap initially, but bandwidth spikes can hurt when a product goes viral.

My pick for a high-res design asset shop

• Starting out: Payhip or Gumroad
• Growing catalog (hundreds of assets): Shopify + external file storage
• Technical founder who wants maximum margins: WooCommerce + S3/CDN

If you tell me your typical asset size (e.g., 500MB, 5GB, 20GB), expected monthly downloads, and whether you need subscriptions/licensing, I can narrow this down to the cheapest architecture.

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.