Stakk vs SamCart
SamCart puts bumps and upsells on its $199 plan. Stakk has no plan.
The short answer
SamCart costs $79 a month for Core or $199 a month for Pro, after a 7 day free trial. It adds no fee of its own on SamPay, its payment processor, where card processing is 2.9% + $0.30. Stakk has no monthly fee and charges from 10% + $0.50 per sale, card processing included.
SamCart is a full checkout and funnel tool, with courses, subscriptions, A/B tests and an AI page builder. Its order bumps and one-click upsells come with Pro. On Stakk both are on every account, with no monthly fee.
How do Stakk and SamCart compare side by side?
| What | Stakk | SamCart |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $0 | $79 (Core) or $199 (Pro), after a 7 day free trial. 25% off yearly |
| Fee per sale from your own link | From 10% + $0.50, card processing included | No SamCart fee on SamPay. Card processing 2.9% + $0.30. Tax collection 0.5% on Core |
| Fee back when you refund | No | No. SamPay's card fees apply to refunds too |
| Order bump before paying | Yes, on every account | Yes, on Pro ($199 a month) only |
| One-click upsell after paying | Yes, on every account | Yes, on Pro ($199 a month) only |
| Where the buyer's money goes | Your own Stripe account | A Stripe account SamCart sets up for you (SamPay). Other processors on Pro |
| When you get paid | On Stripe's schedule. No minimum and no hold by Stakk | Daily, weekly or monthly, you choose. Instant payouts too |
| Who is the legal seller | You | You. Its terms call buyers your customers |
| Subscriptions and memberships | No | Yes, plus courses and physical goods |
| Where your files live | Where you keep them. Stakk emails the buyer your link | You upload them to SamCart |
When is SamCart the better pick?
Pick SamCart if any of these is you.
- You sell a lot each month. On SamPay, SamCart adds no fee to each sale. You pay the plan and card processing, 2.9% + $0.30. The more you sell, the more a flat plan can work out cheaper than a fee on every sale.
- You want a full sales system. SamCart has sales pages, an AI assistant that writes copy and designs pages, cart abandonment emails, and on Pro, A/B tests and an affiliate center.
- You sell subscriptions, courses or physical goods. SamCart sells all of these and has a members area for courses. Stakk does none of these. It has no course player, no booking calendar and no file hosting, and every price is one-off, $1 to $999.
- Your buyers want other ways to pay. SamCart takes Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo and buy now pay later. On Stakk, buyers pay by card.
- You want SamCart to host your files. You upload the download to SamCart. Stakk sends a link to a file you keep elsewhere.
Who should pick Stakk over SamCart?
- You want bumps and upsells without a $199 plan. Stakk has an order bump before paying and a one-click upsell after paying, on every account. On SamCart they come with Pro, at $199 a month.
- You don't want a monthly bill. Stakk has no monthly fee and no setup fee. Its fee is from 10% + $0.50 per sale, card processing included, so a month with no sales costs you nothing.
- You want a store at one link. Your store is stakk.store/yourname, your link in bio, built for phones. Buyers need no account. They give a name and an email, pay by card, and get the download by email.
- You keep your files where they are. Paste a share link from Google Drive, Dropbox or Notion. The moment a buyer pays, Stakk emails them that link with a receipt.
Questions people ask
Is SamCart cheaper than Stakk?
On one $20 sale through SamPay, SamCart adds no fee and card processing is $0.88, but you also pay $79 a month for Core. Stakk's fee on the same sale is $2.50, with no monthly fee. SamCart's rates were checked on 22 October 2026.
Which SamCart plan has order bumps and upsells?
Pro, at $199 a month. SamCart's Core plan, at $79 a month, has neither. Stakk has an order bump and a one-click upsell on every account.
How does SamCart compare with ThriveCart?
Both charge a monthly plan and take no cut of each sale on their own payment setup. SamCart puts order bumps and upsells on Pro, at $199 a month, while ThriveCart Standard, at $47 a month, already has one order bump and one-click upsells. Both were checked on 22 October 2026.
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