Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Instantly sell digital products & downloads such as pdf, ebooks, videos, courses, & license keys
| Shopify Digital Products | EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Digital Products makes selling digital products and downloads simple, right from your Shopify store.
| Metric | Shopify Digital Products | EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.2k | 8 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 3 | — |
| Languages | 21 supported | 5 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2012 | May 2025 |
EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks edges out Shopify Digital Products on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Shopify Digital Products at Free plan available, EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Shopify Digital Products has the larger user base (1,249 reviews vs 8), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Shopify Digital Products's 1,249-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Shopify Digital Products audit • EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks audit
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| Keyword | Shopify Digital Products | EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks |
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| sell digital | #4 | #7 |
| downloads | #1 | #11 |
| sell digital products | #9 | #4 |
| digital | #1 | #14 |
| digital product downloads | #10 | #5 |
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Both Shopify Digital Products and EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks offer paid plans only. Shopify Digital Products starts at Free plan available; EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 8 reviews) compared to Shopify Digital Products (4.8★ from 1,249 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Shopify Digital Products has the deeper published review base (1,249 vs 8), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Shopify Digital Products typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,249 reviews). EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Shopify Digital Products and EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from EZ Digital Downloads | Ebooks" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
