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Lemon Squeezy

Merchant of record for SaaS founders

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Paddle

Complete payments platform for SaaS

Lemon Squeezy
Paddle
Pricing
freemium

Has free plan

freemium

Has free plan

Pros
Handles sales tax and VAT for you
No monthly fee
Great for indie digital products
Simple setup
Subscriptions built in
Handles global tax and compliance
No monthly fee
Built for SaaS billing
Reduces operational overhead
Global payment support
Cons
Per-transaction fees higher than raw processors
Less flexible than Stripe for custom flows
Smaller ecosystem
Best suited to digital goods
Per-transaction fees higher than raw processors
Less granular control than Stripe
Approval process to onboard
Best suited to software businesses
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