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Corksy alternative

The UK & European alternative to Corksy

Corksy is a US-focused, all-in-one wine platform with a transaction-fee model. Marzipan is leaner software built for UK and EU producers: flat pricing, no cut of your sales, hosted in the EU.

Why choose Marzipan

Corksy is a capable, US-focused all-in-one with a strong managed-services arm. Marzipan is built for UK and European wineries: a flat monthly fee with no cut of your sales, EU-hosted and GDPR-native, priced in sterling, with founder-led support.

Built for wineries

Marzipan is purpose-built for wineries and is designed to support how you sell, ship, and grow.

GDPR Compliant

Built in the UK and hosted on EU based servers we are privacy focussed and GDPR compliant.

Eco-friendly

We use data centres powered by 100% renewably generated energy where possible.

No lock-in

You can switch to another provider at any time. We'll ensure you get a full copy of all your data.

Feature comparison

Corksy and Marzipan both run a proper wine club. The difference is the model: an all-in-one US service versus leaner software built for the UK and EU. Here's how the capabilities line up.

Marzipan compared with Corksy
Feature Corksy Marzipan
Online shop (ecommerce)
Yes Yes
Wine clubs & subscriptions
Yes Yes
Curated / variable shipments
Yes Yes
Member self-service (pause / skip / swap)
Yes Yes
Events, tastings & reservations
Yes Yes
Cellar-door / in-person POS
Yes Coming (iOS event POS)
CRM & customer segmentation
Yes Yes
Email & marketing
Yes Yes
Analytics & reporting
Yes Yes
Website builder / CMS
Yes Headless CMS + components
Managed / growth services
Extensive (website, migration, marketing) Founder-led support
No transaction fee on order value
No Yes
EU data residency
No Yes
Priced in sterling
No Yes

Pricing comparison

Corksy pairs a monthly fee with a transaction fee on your sales. Marzipan is one flat monthly fee with no cut of your sales, billed in sterling.

Marzipan compared with Corksy
How you pay Corksy Marzipan
Monthly fee
From $129/mo From £199/mo
Fee on your sales
1.25%, easing at higher tiers None
Hosting & data
US focus UK-built, EU-hosted, GDPR
Pricing currency
USD ($) GBP (£)

What the transaction fee adds up to

Smaller producer

£250k of DtC sales a year

Save £3,125/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Corksy
~£3,125 in fees

Corksy 1.25% of sales (entry plan)

Growing

£500k of DtC sales a year

Save £6,250/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Corksy
~£6,250 in fees

Corksy 1.25% of sales (entry plan)

At scale

£1M of DtC sales a year

Save £12,500/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Corksy
~£12,500 in fees

Corksy 1.25% of sales (entry plan)

Figures show the transaction fee on total DtC sales at Corksy's entry rate of 1.25%, on top of each platform's monthly fee. Corksy's rate eases at higher revenue tiers, so savings at larger volumes will be smaller; both exclude card-processing fees. Corksy's plans and rates change, so check corksy.io/pricing before relying on these. Correct as of June 2026.


Frequently asked questions

Don't just take our word for it

“We made the switch from WooCommerce to a custom solution powered by Marzipan. Managing our orders is a breeze and the flexibility of the subscriptions API has allowed us to enhance our old vine adoptions offering.”

Katie Jones holding a Tuchan rake
Katie Jones
Owner, Domaine Jones

“Marzipan is incredibly easy to use, and extremely flexible and configurable. It makes recurring subscription wine clubs much easier than any other system I have used, and copes with pretty much everything we have thrown at it.”

Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Owner, Domaine of the Bee