--- title: "Courses Plus vs Shopify Digital Products: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare Courses Plus and Shopify Digital Products on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/courses-plus-vs-digital-downloads" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/courses-plus-vs-digital-downloads.md" data_as_of: "Nov 2, 2026" --- # Courses Plus vs Shopify Digital Products Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026. ## At a glance - Shopify Digital Products is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Courses Plus: 760 vs 278 as of Nov 2, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 326 reviews and Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,785 reviews. - Only Courses Plus lists a free plan. - Courses Plus lists 16 features Shopify Digital Products’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access subscriptions, Amazon S3 storage, Custom download pages. ## Adoption | Measure | Courses Plus | Shopify Digital Products | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 278 — as of Nov 2, 2026 | 760 — as of Nov 2, 2026 | Shopify Digital Products | | Net store change, 28 days | −4 — estimated | 0 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | 3 — new and returning | Not enough data | | | Big-brand share | 22% — of stores of known size | 18% — of stores of known size | | | Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Services, Media | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Media | | | Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | | ## Reviews | Measure | Courses Plus | Shopify Digital Products | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.8 ★ | Courses Plus | | App Store reviews | 326 | 1,785 | Shopify Digital Products | | New reviews, 28 days | 6 | 88 | Shopify Digital Products | | Reviewers a year or more in | 24% | 43% | Shopify Digital Products | ## Pricing | Measure | Courses Plus | Shopify Digital Products | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Yes | Not listed | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | No monthly plan listed | | | Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed | | | Plans listed | 4 | Not published | | ## Listing | Measure | Courses Plus | Shopify Digital Products | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#13 — in Digital products | \#10 — in Digital products | Shopify Digital Products | | Shopify App Charts | \#2 in Digital products | Not on this week’s charts | | | Built for Shopify | Yes | No | | | Launched | Jan 9, 2020 | Nov 16, 2012 | | | Languages | 1 — English | 20 — English, Danish, German | | | Developer | Architechpro OÜ | Shopify | | ## Listed features - 29 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 8 are listed by both. - Courses Plus lists 24 of them (83%). Listed only by Courses Plus: Access subscriptions, Amazon S3 storage, Custom download pages, Custom links, Custom subscriptions, Digital products, Externally hosted, Fixed pricing, Freemium, Memberships, One-time payment, Product bundles, Recurring payments, SMTP, Subscribe and save, Thank you page. - Shopify Digital Products lists 13 of them (45%). Listed only by Shopify Digital Products: Download limits, Email delivery, File hosting, Games, Software. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | Courses Plus | Shopify Digital Products | | --- | --- | --- | | Digital products | 14/19 | 13/19 | | Digital products › Download management | 7/9 | 3/9 | | Digital products › File security | 0/1 | 1/1 | | Digital products › Product types | 7/9 | 9/9 | | Subscriptions | 10/10 | 0/10 | | Subscriptions › Pricing you can set | 5/5 | 0/5 | | Subscriptions › Subscription types | 5/5 | 0/5 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations - Both list: Customer accounts. - Only Courses Plus lists: Checkout, Shopify Flow, Facebook Comments, Weglot, Zoom, Anti-Theft, Commentify, YouTube. - Shopify Digital Products lists no platform the others don’t. ## Pricing plans ### Courses Plus | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Demo | Free | Not listed | None listed | | Basic | $19.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | | Professional | $79.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | | Enterprise | $199.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | ### Shopify Digital Products Free ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, Courses Plus or Shopify Digital Products? Shopify Digital Products is detected on 2.7× as many Shopify stores as Courses Plus: 760 vs 278 as of Nov 2, 2026. ### Is Courses Plus or Shopify Digital Products cheaper? Only Courses Plus lists a free plan. 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, Courses Plus or Shopify Digital Products? On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 326 reviews and Shopify Digital Products 4.8 from 1,785 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? Courses Plus lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Access subscriptions, Amazon S3 storage, Custom download pages, Custom links. Shopify Digital Products lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Download limits, Email delivery, File hosting, Games. 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 2, 2026; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [Courses Plus vs Shopify Digital Products on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/courses-plus-vs-digital-downloads) - [Courses Plus on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/courses-plus) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/courses-plus.md)) - [Shopify Digital Products on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/digital-downloads) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/digital-downloads.md)) ## Methodology 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 for Courses Plus and Shopify Digital Products are as of Nov 2, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).