Payment Tools with Tax Compliance (1970)

Tools that handle global tax compliance — either as a merchant of record (they're the seller) or via integrated tax calculation and remittance.

9 tools matched

Why it matters

Selling internationally means VAT in the EU, GST in Australia, and sales tax in 45+ US states. Merchant of record platforms remove the entire problem; tax-handling tools automate it.

1. Paddle

percentage

Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 5% + $0.50 per transaction.

Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 2/5MoR

Best if:saas, b2b, global, scaling

View profile →Alternatives

2. Lemon Squeezy

percentage

Payments, subscriptions and MoR for indie SaaS

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024..

Ease 5/5Fees 4/5Conv 2/5MoR

Best if:saas, indie dev, digital products, license keys

View profile →Alternatives

3. Polar

percentage

Open-source monetization for developers

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market).

Ease 5/5Fees 5/5Conv 2/5MoR

Best if:indie dev, open source, developers, digital products

View profile →Alternatives

4. FastSpring

percentage

Global payments and MoR for software companies

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate).

Ease 3/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5MoR

Best if:saas, software, global, b2b

View profile →Alternatives

5. Maxio

custom

B2B SaaS billing and revenue management

Tax calculation + remittance. Custom pricing (contact sales).

Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5

Best if:b2b, saas, enterprise, usage based billing

View profile →Alternatives

6. Chargebee

flat monthly

Subscription management for scaling SaaS

Tax calculation + remittance. From $249/month.

Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5

Best if:saas, b2b, enterprise, usage based billing

View profile →Alternatives

7. Recurly

flat monthly

Enterprise subscription management

Tax calculation + remittance. From $249/month.

Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 1/5

Best if:enterprise, b2b, scaling, usage based billing

View profile →Alternatives

8. Zuora

custom

Enterprise subscription management platform

Tax calculation + remittance. Custom pricing (enterprise only).

Ease 1/5Fees 1/5Conv 1/5

Best if:enterprise, b2b, usage based billing, complex pricing

View profile →Alternatives

9. Gumroad

percentage

Sell anything digital, instantly

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 10% flat. 30% if sold via Gumroad marketplace..

Ease 5/5Fees 2/5Conv 3/5MoR

Best if:ebooks, templates, courses, indie creators

View profile →Alternatives

Quick comparison

Tool	Pricing	MoR	A/B	Ease	Fees
Paddle	5% + $0.50 per transaction	Yes	—	3/5	3/5
Lemon Squeezy	5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.	Yes	—	5/5	4/5
Polar	4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)	Yes	—	5/5	5/5
FastSpring	5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate)	Yes	—	3/5	2/5
Maxio	Custom pricing (contact sales)	—	—	2/5	2/5
Chargebee	From $249/month	—	—	2/5	2/5
Recurly	From $249/month	—	—	2/5	2/5
Zuora	Custom pricing (enterprise only)	—	—	1/5	1/5
Gumroad	10% flat. 30% if sold via Gumroad marketplace.	Yes	—	5/5	2/5

Our pick

Paddle — the most complete tax compliance. Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS.

MoR ranking →All MoR tools →

Find your full monetization stack

Answer 3 questions and get a personalized recommendation.

Answer 3 questions→