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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.

10 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 Checkout transaction, all-inclusive (tax compliance, billing, fraud protection included). Custom pricing for $2M+ ARR or sub-$10 products..

Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 2/5MoR
Best if:saas, b2b, global, scaling

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

3. Polar

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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

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

5. Gumroad

percentage

Sell anything digital, instantly

Merchant of record — they're the seller of record. 10% + $0.50 per transaction (direct). 30% via Gumroad marketplace. MoR since January 2025 — handles all global tax..

Ease 5/5Fees 2/5Conv 3/5MoR
Best if:ebooks, templates, courses, indie creators

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Patreon

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Membership platform for creators

Tax calculation + remittance. Lite: 8% of earnings. Pro: 12%. Premium: 15%. Stripe fees on top..

Ease 5/5Fees 2/5Conv 4/5
Best if:creators, memberships, podcasts, artists

Quick comparison

ToolPricingMoRA/BEaseFees
Paddle5% + $0.50 per Checkout transaction, all-inclusive (tax compliance, billing, fraud protection included). Custom pricing for $2M+ ARR or sub-$10 products.Yes3/53/5
Lemon Squeezy5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.Yes5/54/5
Polar4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)Yes5/55/5
FastSpring5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate)Yes3/52/5
Gumroad10% + $0.50 per transaction (direct). 30% via Gumroad marketplace. MoR since January 2025 — handles all global tax.Yes5/52/5
MaxioCustom pricing (contact sales)2/52/5
ChargebeeFrom $249/month2/52/5
RecurlyFrom $249/month2/52/5
ZuoraCustom pricing (enterprise only)1/51/5
PatreonLite: 8% of earnings. Pro: 12%. Premium: 15%. Stripe fees on top.5/52/5
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Paddle the most complete tax compliance. Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS.

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