Payments & billing platforms — pricing & changelog tracker

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• Stripe

  stripe.com

  Financial infrastructure for the internet.

  2 plansUpdated May 15
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• Lemon Squeezy

  www.lemonsqueezy.com

  Free plan

  The all-in-one platform for selling software.

  2 plansUpdated May 14
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• Paddle

  www.paddle.com

  Merchant of record for SaaS.

  2 plansUpdated May 15
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• Chargebee

  www.chargebee.com

  Subscription billing and revenue operations platform.

  Pricing pending
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• Recurly

  recurly.com

  Recurring billing for subscription businesses.

  Pricing pending
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• FastSpring

  fastspring.com

  Merchant of record for global software sales.

  Pricing pending
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• Braintree

  www.braintreepayments.com

  Payments infrastructure for cards, wallets, and PayPal.

  Pricing pending
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• Polar

  polar.sh

  Billing and monetization for modern software businesses.

  Pricing pending
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Popular comparisons in payments

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• Stripe vs Chargebeepricing & features →
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• Stripe vs FastSpringpricing & features →
• Stripe vs Braintreepricing & features →

Frequently asked

Is Lemon Squeezy cheaper than Stripe?

Lemon Squeezy is merchant-of-record so its 5% + 50¢ rate is all-in (handles tax/VAT). Stripe is cheaper headline (2.9% + 30¢) but you handle sales tax. For solo founders selling globally, Lemon Squeezy usually nets cheaper.

What is a merchant of record?

A merchant of record (MoR) is the legal seller — they collect, file, and remit sales tax/VAT on your behalf. Paddle and Lemon Squeezy are MoRs; Stripe is not.

Does Stripe support subscriptions for SaaS?

Yes — Stripe Billing handles subscriptions, trials, prorations, and dunning. Pricing is built into the standard transaction fee plus a small Billing surcharge. Live rates on the Stripe product page.

Paddle vs Lemon Squeezy — which is cheaper?

Paddle's headline rate is lower (5% + 50¢ vs Lemon Squeezy's similar fee) but the practical difference is small for indie SaaS. The bigger choice is dashboard / API quality — see the head-to-head compare page.

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