Best SaaS & Web Apps in 2026.

Payment infrastructure and billing tools for web products

Paddle

5% + $0.50 per transaction

Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

Merchant of Record for SaaS. Handles global VAT and tax remittance across 190+ countries.

Ease 3/5 · Fees 3/5 · Conversion 2/5

Lemon Squeezy

5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.

Payments, subscriptions and MoR for indie SaaS

Default choice for indie SaaS founders. Tax compliance out of the box, license key management, excellent DX. Acquired by Stripe in 2024.

Ease 5/5 · Fees 4/5 · Conversion 2/5

Polar

4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)

Open-source monetization for developers

Lowest MoR fees on the market (4% + $0.40). Open source, built for developers and OSS projects.

Ease 5/5 · Fees 5/5 · Conversion 2/5

FastSpring

5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate)

Global payments and MoR for software companies

Established MoR for software and SaaS companies. Strong in desktop software, games, and B2B. Higher fees than Paddle but deep feature set.

Ease 3/5 · Fees 2/5 · Conversion 2/5

Stripe Billing

0.5–0.8% on top of standard Stripe fees. You handle taxes.

Subscription billing with full developer control

Maximum flexibility and lowest fees at scale. You own tax compliance. Best for technical teams building complex billing.

Ease 2/5 · Fees 4/5 · Conversion 2/5

Lago

Self-hosted: free. Cloud: from $100/month

Open-source metering and usage-based billing

Open source Stripe Billing alternative with powerful metering and usage-based pricing. Self-hostable (free) or cloud. Built for AI apps and SaaS with complex pricing models.

Ease 2/5 · Fees 5/5 · Conversion 1/5

Orb

Custom pricing (contact sales)

Usage-based billing for AI and SaaS

Purpose-built for usage-based billing. Handles credits, seats, metered usage, and hybrid pricing. Designed specifically for AI products and modern SaaS.

Ease 2/5 · Fees 3/5 · Conversion 1/5