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Adalo vs Gumroad

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Adalo and Gumroad. We'll compare pricing, the benefits, the drawbacks, give examples of what you can and can't build, as well as our overall recommendation.

What is Adalo?

Adalo makes creating apps as easy as putting together a slide deck.
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What is Gumroad?

Sell music, comics, software, books, and films directly to your audience.
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Pricing

Adalo pricing

  • Free plan with unlimited apps, an Adalo domain and Adalo branding, with up to 50 rows of data
  • $50/month - $200/month for custom domains, publishing to Apple and Google Stores, connecting to external data collections, custom actions, and additional data storage

Gumroad pricing

  • Free plan to list unlimited products has a 5% transaction fee with Gumroad branding
  • $10/month - $250/month based on number of customers ($10 plan includes up to 1,000 customers) to remove Gumroad branding, add your own CSS, use your own domain, HD streaming, and a lower fee (3.5% + 30 cents per transaction).

Benefits

Adalo benefits

  • Can build native apps that can be downloaded in app store
  • Can also build desktop apps
  • In-app purchases
  • Can build just about any app experience
  • Can connect to APIs

Gumroad benefits

  • Extremely easy to get started and use
  • Low fees
  • Active community

Drawbacks

Adalo drawbacks

  • Higher learning curve
  • Seems to be going through some growing pains. I’ve noticed published apps run a bit slower than I’d like.

Gumroad drawbacks

  • Less features and complexity than Shopify offers for e-commerce

What you can build

Adalo use-cases

  • MVP versions of mobile apps like Tinder and Zillow
  • Desktop apps
  • Apps with user accounts and complex logic
  • Complex apps that require API connections
  • Publish apps to the app store

Gumroad use-cases

  • A simple landing page to collect emails
  • Sell digital products online, with lots of customization in how you can sell
  • Sell a membership
  • Sell physical products

What you can't build

What you can't build with Adalo

  • Desktop web apps (check out Bubble)

What you can't build with Gumroad

  • A marketplace (check out ShareTribe)
  • A custom web app (check out Glide or Bubble)

Overall Recommendation

Adalo recommendation

Adalo is best for building mobile apps that require one of the following: being published in an app store, in-app purchases, or connection with APIs.

In most other cases, I'd suggest Glide as it's easier to use and runs faster for end-users.

Gumroad recommendation

Gumroad is the best option for selling digital products online.

For selling physical products, Gumroad is a great simple option, but if you want a scalable e-commerce solution for physical products I'd recommend Shopify.

Squarespace and Webflow also have e-commerce functionality, but it’s more limited than Shopify.

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