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Paddle — Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS
Merchant of Record for SaaS. Handles global VAT and tax remittance across 190+ countries.
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5% + $0.50 per Checkout transaction, all-inclusive (tax compliance, billing, fraud protection included). Custom pricing for $2M+ ARR or sub-$10 products.
Best for
- SaaS
- B2B
- global
- Teams scaling up
- web
- Usage-based billing
- Global tax & VAT compliance
Pros
- ✓Handles global sales tax and VAT
- ✓Advanced billing (usage, dunning, entitlements)
Cons
- —Limited conversion / paywall optimization
Alternatives
Lemon Squeezy5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.
Payments, subscriptions and MoR for indie SaaS
Compare Paddle vs Lemon Squeezy →Stripe BillingPay-as-you-go: 0.7% of billing volume. Or from €500/month (pay monthly, up to €80k volume/mo, 1-year contract, 0.67% beyond). Plus standard Stripe payment processing (1.5%+€0.25 EU cards).
Subscription billing with full developer control
Compare Paddle vs Stripe Billing →Polar4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)
Open-source monetization for developers
Compare Paddle vs Polar →FastSpring5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate)
Global payments and MoR for software companies
Compare Paddle vs FastSpring →Stacks that include Paddle
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