What is the best alternative to Sellix ? (since its shutdown by the FBI πŸš“)?

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Hello everyone,

I’m starting this discussion to ask you what the best alternative to Sellix is, now that the platform has been shut down by the FBI.

I never found anything as good as Sellix. I loved that platform, it was really great. Everything was well thought out, even the design, and everything was super easy to use. Now, I can’t find a viable alternative for my digital products.

Can you help me, please? Thank you!

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i need something semilar to sellix so it should be lifetime deal

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Litterly the same thing https://selly.io/ sellix copied this site

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But this site, it’s not a lifetime deal. I mean, it’s extremely expensive: I have to pay every month, etc. Plus, all the features I want to get are in the highest plan, which costs dozens of dollars per month.

I want something lifetime. I mean, I pay once, and then I use it as if it’s for life like sellix,i payed it $50. I could do everything I wanted: I could create multiple stores and I had access to all the features.

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Then honestly , you’re better off self hosting something

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https://payhip.com/blog/selly-alternatives/

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Sell.app

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a lot of free here What are the best websites where we can set up an online store/shop for free that sells only digital products? - #7 by Emanuel_Branson

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Real talk first: Sellix didn’t just β€œgo down” β€” the FBI seized it in Operation Talent (Jan 2025, same sweep as Cracked & Nulled), and on their new site they admit the platform’s future is β€œlikely irreparably compromised.” It’s not coming back.

So here’s the thing nobody in this thread actually said out loud :backhand_index_pointing_down:

Selly, Sell.app, Sellup β€” they’re all the exact same thing that just bit you: a rented storefront on someone else’s server, billed monthly, that any agency can switch off overnight. Chasing β€œthe next Sellix” is re-buying the same trap. The move that gives you a real lifetime deal β€” pay once, unlimited stores, every feature, and nobody can seize it β€” is to own the stack yourself. Rent a $4/month box (or a free tier), drop an open-source Sellix-clone on it, done. That’s the β€œpay $50 once and it’s yours forever” feeling you’re chasing β€” except now it’s genuinely yours.

The thread said β€œself-host something” and named nothing. Here’s the something :backhand_index_pointing_down:

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:star: The gem outside China β€” 发卑 (β€œfaka”) auto-vending shops

There’s an entire mature ecosystem of free, self-hosted Sellix-equivalents from the Chinese scene. They’re built for exactly your job β€” sell digital goods, auto-deliver keys/accounts/files the second crypto lands β€” and they never show up in English β€œSellix alternative” lists.

:1st_place_medal: dujiaoka (独角数卑) β€” the flagship, 12kβ˜…. Multi-product, key-pool auto-delivery, USDT + Alipay/WeChat, clean UI, one-command Docker. This is self-hosted Sellix.
β†’ use the maintained fork: https://github.com/hiouttime/dujiaoka
β†’ one-command deploy: https://github.com/smallfawn/dujiaoka-modify

:department_store: emshop β€” same idea but with multi-store / sub-sites built in (εˆ†η«™) β€” your β€œmultiple stores” requirement in one package β†’ https://github.com/ihehe1996/emshop

🧩 More faka engines (Go rewrite, plugin-payments, MIT) β€” pick your flavor

β†’ 独角Next β€” modern Go single-binary rewrite, adds Stripe/PayPal alongside USDT β†’ https://github.com/dujiao-next/dujiao-next
β†’ acg-faka (异欑元) β€” plugin payment system + sub-stores β†’ https://github.com/lizhipay/acg-faka
β†’ mcy-shop β€” MIT, any payment method, virtual + physical, multi-store β†’ https://github.com/lizhipay/mcy-shop
β†’ kamiFaka (Vue3) β†’ https://github.com/Baiyuetribe/kamiFaka Β· ZFAKA (USDT) β†’ https://github.com/ZFAKA/ZFAKA

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:globe_showing_europe_africa: Prefer it in English? Real open-source Sellix clones:
β”œβ”€ :wrench: sellox β€” literally β€œlike Sellix, but open-source”: auto-deliver serials, NOWPayments crypto + PayPal + bank, Docker β†’ https://github.com/sadidft/sellox
β”œβ”€ :package: open-payment-host β€” self-hosted Gumroad (Stripe/PayPal + auto file delivery) β†’ https://github.com/abishekmuthian/open-payment-host
└─ :gear: Phonix (one-file store) β†’ https://github.com/AbolfazlTafakori/Phonix

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β‚Ώ The part that actually matters after a seizure β€” a checkout THEY can’t touch

Sellix held your crypto. BTCPay Server doesn’t β€” it’s self-hosted, 0% fees, no KYC, non-custodial (coins hit your wallet directly), and runs forever. Bolt on BTCPayWall and it auto-delivers the file/key after payment β€” a full store on its own.
β†’ BTCPay: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver Β· 5-min one-click: https://launchbtcpay.lunanode.com/
β†’ auto-delivery add-on: https://github.com/coincharge-io/BTCPayWall

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:robot: Don’t even want a website? Sell straight from a bot (free, you run it)

πŸ“² Telegram + Discord auto-delivery shop bots (crypto, instant hand-off)

Telegram (these speak RU too):
β†’ Autoseller (crypto + YooMoney) β†’ https://github.com/PavelShaura/Autoseller_bot_aiogram_3
β†’ TG-MARKET-BOT (CryptoBot auto-deliver) β†’ https://github.com/exfador/TG-MARKET-BOT
β†’ TelegramGoodsInbot (USDT/TRX/BTC/LTC/ETH, multi-language) β†’ https://github.com/rashidovich2/TelegramGoodsInbot

Discord:
β†’ ShopBot β†’ https://github.com/DragonJules/ShopBot
β†’ ShoppyBot (product keys + wallets, no website at all) β†’ https://github.com/ShoppyBot/discord-bot

πŸ”‘ Need proper license keys / activation like Sellix issued? Self-host the key server

β†’ keygen (self-host, full licensing API) β†’ https://github.com/keygen-sh/keygen-api
β†’ license-gate (issue + validate keys) β†’ https://github.com/DevLeoko/license-gate
β†’ KeyAuth source (auth + licenses) β†’ https://github.com/KeyAuth/KeyAuth-Source-Code

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:computer_mouse: β€œBut I’m not a coder.” You don’t touch a terminal β€” these deploy any of the above in a few clicks:
β†’ Elestio managed BTCPay ($20 free credit) β†’ https://elest.io/open-source/btcpay
β†’ PikaPods (pick-and-host) β†’ https://www.pikapods.com/apps/ Β· Coolify (280+ one-click) β†’ https://coolify.io/services

πŸ•ΈοΈ Want the truly unseizable endgame? Nostr-native stores

Your listings live on the Nostr network signed by your key β€” there’s literally no central server to seize. Overkill for most, but it’s the logical end of β€œnobody can take it down”:
β†’ Shopstr β†’ https://github.com/shopstr-eng/shopstr Β· Plebeian Market β†’ https://github.com/PlebeianApp/market

Sellix taught the whole scene one lesson the hard way: if someone else can switch it off, you never owned it. Host it once, hold your own keys, and there’s nothing left to seize.

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