Paddle
Merchant of record for SaaS payments, tax and subscriptions
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Paddle is a Merchant of Record platform that handles payments, tax, compliance and subscription billing for digital products.
- for
- SaaS and digital product companies needing global payment and tax automation.
- pricing
- paid
Key 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.
Use cases
- Sell SaaS subscriptions globally without handling tax registrations.
- Recover failed payments automatically to reduce churn.
- Launch a new digital product with built-in compliance and fraud protection.
- Scale an existing business into new markets with unified checkout.
- Generate real-time revenue metrics for growth planning.
Paddle vs alternatives
 Paddle |  Stripe |  Polar |  Lemon Squeezy |  Payflow.dev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | All-in-one payment, tax and subscription platform | Payment processing infrastructure | Self-hosted billing | Simple SaaS billing | One-line payment API |
| Pricing | Paid | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — | Dec 2024 |
- Paddle vs Stripe: Stripe provides payment processing but requires separate tax and compliance handling.
- Paddle vs Polar: Polar is open-source and self-hosted, whereas Paddle is a fully managed Merchant of Record service.
- Paddle vs Lemon Squeezy: Lemon Squeezy offers similar payments, tax and subscriptions but targets smaller SaaS and creators.
- Paddle vs Payflow.dev: Payflow.dev offers a payment API with a single-line integration, lacking Paddle's full tax and compliance suite.
Paddle FAQ
How does the pricing work?+
Pricing is all-inclusive with no monthly fee; you pay 5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction, or get a custom quote for larger businesses.
Do you provide premium support?+
Premium advisory support is available for SaaS businesses with high transaction volume.
Do you take care of tax remittance?+
Paddle collects, files and remits sales tax and VAT, handling all compliance requirements.
Is there a different fee for low-value orders?+
For products under $10 you can contact Paddle for bespoke pricing.
Are there lock-in periods?+
There are no lock-in periods; data remains yours and can be migrated away at any time.
Summarized by DevHunt from paddle.com · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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