ThemeForest sells your template as a license, over and over, to whoever buys it — after it clears a review process. Siterifty sells the template outright, once, to a single buyer, with no approval queue in the way.
Fee figures below reflect ThemeForest's publicly published pricing as of 2026 — always confirm current rates directly with the platform before deciding.
| Siterifty | ThemeForest | |
|---|---|---|
| What's being sold | The template/kit, outright, to one buyer | A license, resold to many buyers over time |
| Typical deal size | Up to $1,000,000 | $8 – $100+ per license |
| Review before listing goes live | None — publish directly | Required quality review, can take days to weeks |
| Seller listing fee | Free (all plans) | Free to submit |
| Platform cut | 30% (free plan) down to 3%, one-time on sale | ~37.5–55% author commission, varies by exclusivity/tier, ongoing per license |
| Built for | One-time sale of a template or kit to a single buyer | Ongoing multi-buyer licensing of one item |
These solve different problems for a template or UI kit creator, not just different prices for the same thing.
ThemeForest sells regular or extended licenses to a single item, and the same template can be licensed to many different buyers indefinitely. Before any of that can happen, every submission goes through a quality review — items get rejected or sent back for revisions if they don't meet ThemeForest's standards, which can add real time before a first sale is even possible.
Siterifty is built for a different moment: selling the template or kit itself, once, to one buyer — the source files and the right to it change hands, similar to selling any other digital asset outright. There's no review queue; a listing meeting the basic requirements (title, description, price) goes live immediately, and escrow protects the handoff when a buyer pays.
ThemeForest pays authors a commission per license sold — roughly 37.5% to 55%, depending on exclusivity and the author's tier — meaning ThemeForest keeps the remainder of each sale. This recurs on every license sold, for as long as the item stays listed and approved. Submission is free, but every item must pass review first.
Siterifty has no listing fee on any plan and no review queue — sellers on the free Standard Creator plan pay a 30% fee only when the template or kit sells; paid plans ($29–$299/mo) lower that to 15%, 7%, or 3%. This is a one-time fee on the single sale, not a recurring commission on repeated licenses.
ThemeForest has a large built-in buyer base actively shopping for templates — real distribution you'd have to build yourself elsewhere.
Siterifty exists for creators who'd rather sell a template or kit outright than maintain it as an ongoing licensed product.
List for free, no review queue — or browse live listings. No subscription required on either side.
Related reading: Siterifty vs. Flippa vs. Acquire.com, Sell on Siterifty, Pricing & Fees Guide.
This guide compares Siterifty to ThemeForest for template and UI kit creators. ThemeForest is a licensing marketplace: one item can be licensed to many buyers over time, with author commissions roughly 37.5–55% of each sale depending on exclusivity and tier, and every submission must pass a quality review before it's approved for sale.
Siterifty is built for a different transaction: selling a template or UI kit outright to a single buyer, as a one-time deal, with no review queue before a listing goes live. Siterifty has no listing fee, and charges a one-time completed-sale fee from 30% (free plan) down to 3% (paid plans), with escrow built into every deal by default. Listings can be priced from $0 up to $1,000,000.