Digital Downloads & PDF ‑ BIG vs Tevello Courses & Communities
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Tevello Courses & Communities is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Digital Downloads & PDF: 291 vs 108 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Digital Downloads & PDF 4.9 from 883 reviews and Tevello Courses & Communities 5.0 from 761 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Digital Downloads & PDF and $29/month for Tevello Courses & Communities.
- Digital Downloads & PDF lists 10 features Tevello Courses & Communities’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk upload, Download limits, Email delivery.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Germany
- United Kingdom
Momentum
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Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · 250MB Storage
- · 50 Orders
- · Download files by URL
- · Unlimited License keys
- · Unlimited product
Starter
- · 15GB Storage
- · 50GB Bandwidth
- · Download files by URL
- · Download limits
- · PDF Stamping
- · Unlimited License keys
Pro
- · 500GB Bandwidth
- · 50GB Storage
- · Download files w URL
- · Download limit
- · PDF Stamping
- · Unlimited Keys
Growth
- · 1TB Bandwidth
- · 1TB Storage
- · Custom Sender
- · Download files by URL
- · PDF Stamping
- · Unlimited License keys
Development
- · Available for development stores
- · Includes access to all features
Tevello
- · Certificates, Bundles
- · Drip Content
- · Limited Time Access
- · Memberships & Subscriptions
- · Quizzes, Videos
- · ∞ Communities
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBIG Digital Downloads app helps Shopify merchants sell digital products, digital downloads, digital file and game codes, license key, and serial keys. Any merchant can start their own digital business selling games, gift cards, software licenses key, digital attachment and codes. Your customers will see a page where they can download their files once they've paid on top of receiving an email containing everything.
Connect with your audience by offering online courses & digital products effortlessly with Tevello. Boost sales & keep your audience engaged by integrating your online courses within your eCommerce store without sending them to a separate site. Build a community & encourage repeat purchases. Offer digital downloads, including PDF documents, text boxes, and videos. Lock courses for upselling.
- Sell any kind of digital product & digital file ( pdf,jpeg,mp4,zip,rar, etc.)
- Sell any kind of digital download. Unlimited storage,unlimited digital downloads
- Make the files downloadable all at once or individually. Sell license keys.
- Limit how many hours/days a file can be downloaded and how many times it can be
- User-friendly digital content creation, feature-rich, with no code required
- Create online video courses & digital products in your preferred language
- Integrates with your products and uses the native Shopify checkout for purchases
- Customers can access your online courses & products without leaving your store
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Digital Downloads & PDF |  Tevello Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 108 | 291(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 23% |
| Top store categories | Media, Arts & Entertainment, Apparel & Accessories | Health & Beauty, Services, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | United States, Germany, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Digital Downloads & PDF | Tevello Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 883(ahead) | 761 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 19 | 25(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 16%(ahead) | 14% |
Pricing
| Measure | Digital Downloads & PDF | Tevello Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Digital Downloads & PDF | Tevello Courses & Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #8 | #2(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #4 in Digital products |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Nov 17, 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Languages | 5 | 19 |
| Developer | Penida | Tevello |
FAQ
Digital Downloads & PDF and Tevello Courses & Communities: common questions
- Which is more popular, Digital Downloads & PDF or Tevello Courses & Communities?
- Tevello Courses & Communities is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Digital Downloads & PDF: 291 vs 108 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Digital Downloads & PDF or Tevello Courses & Communities cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Digital Downloads & PDF and $29/month for Tevello Courses & Communities. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Digital Downloads & PDF or Tevello Courses & Communities?
- On the Shopify App Store: Digital Downloads & PDF 4.9 from 883 reviews and Tevello Courses & Communities 5.0 from 761 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Digital Downloads & PDF lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk upload, Download limits, Email delivery, Externally hosted. Tevello Courses & Communities lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Access code, Streaming. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.