Paddle
FeaturedPaidComplete payments infrastructure for SaaS — billing, tax, and compliance in one
💳Payment InfrastructureAbout Paddle
Paddle acts as your merchant of record, handling payments, subscription billing, global tax compliance, and fraud protection as a single platform. Unlike Stripe (where you're the merchant of record), Paddle takes on the legal and tax responsibility for selling your software globally. This means Paddle handles VAT, sales tax, and compliance in 200+ markets — you don't need to register for tax in each country. Paddle recently acquired ProfitWell for analytics and retention.
What's Great
- ✓Merchant of Record model eliminates global tax and compliance burden
- ✓Handles VAT, sales tax, and remittance in 200+ markets automatically
- ✓ProfitWell analytics and retention tools included
- ✓Reduces legal complexity of selling software internationally
- ✓One platform for billing, payments, tax, and compliance
Watch Out For
- !Higher transaction fees than Stripe (5%+ vs 2.9%)
- !Less control over the payment experience since Paddle is the seller
- !Fewer payment method options than Stripe in some regions
- !Migrating away from Paddle is more complex due to MoR model
Common Use Cases
SaaS companies selling globally wanting to avoid tax registration complexity
Small teams without resources to manage international tax compliance
B2C SaaS and developer tools needing simple global sales
Pricing Model
Paid
Paid subscription required. Check the website for current pricing and free trials.
Category
Payment Infrastructure
Payment processing platforms that support subscription and recurring payments.
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