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Paddle vs PayHook.co
Paddle is a payment processor; PayHook works alongside processors to debug webhook issues.
PaddleMerchant of record for SaaS payments, tax and subscriptions
PayHook.coSee why a customer paid but still has no accessWhich to pick
Pick Paddle if you want…
- All-in-one payment, tax and subscription platform
- Payment processing
Pick PayHook.co if you want…
- Payment webhook debugging with AI-generated fixes
- A free plan to start with
Side by side
- What it is
- Paddle:Paddle is a Merchant of Record platform that handles payments, tax, compliance and subscription billing for digital products.
- PayHook.co:PayHook copies payment webhooks, diagnoses failures in plain English and provides fix prompts.
- Best for
- Paddle:All-in-one payment, tax and subscription platform
- PayHook.co:Payment webhook debugging with AI-generated fixes
- Who it’s for
- Paddle:SaaS and digital product companies needing global payment and tax automation.
- PayHook.co:Developers building SaaS apps with Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar or Dodo payments.
- Pricing
- Paddle:Paid
- PayHook.co:Freemium
- Plans
- Paddle:Pay-as-you-go 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transact
- PayHook.co:Free $0
- Works with
- Paddle:—
- PayHook.co:Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Dodo Payments
Paddle features
- Unified billing. Payments, subscriptions, localized checkout and revenue recovery in one system.
- Global tax compliance. End-to-end sales tax, VAT filing and remittance across 300+ markets.
- Fraud & chargeback protection. Built-in fraud screening and chargeback defense.
- Revenue recovery. Automatic failed-payment retries and churn reduction tools.
- Real-time reporting. ProfitWell metrics and single source of truth financial reports.
- Invoicing & advisory services. International invoicing and optional advisory/implementation support.
- Customer support. 24/7 support with 93% CSAT and billing support for end users.
- Migration service. Assisted migration of existing subscribers without downtime.
PayHook.co features
- Multi-provider webhook copy. Receives a copy of every event from Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar and Dodo.
- Signature verification. Verifies each provider's webhook signature automatically.
- Plain-English diagnosis. Shows why a payment failed to activate and which part of your handler broke.
- Fix prompt generation. One-click copy of a ready-to-paste prompt for Cursor or Claude Code.
- Event replay (future). Will allow replaying events with re-signed payloads and edited data.
- CLI forwarding (future). Will forward events to localhost for local development.
Paddle vs PayHook.co FAQ
Is Paddle or PayHook.co free?+
Paddle is paid. PayHook.co has a free plan and paid plans.
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