E-commerce
Paddle
From Custom
Software, SaaS and digital product sellers who sell to many countries and want someone else to handle sales tax, VAT, fraud and chargebacks.
Quick overview
- Pricing
- 5% + 50¢ per transaction, no monthly fee
- Plans
- Pay as you go: 5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction. No monthly fees, migration fees or listed extras. This covers payment processing, merchant-of-record tax collection and filing, fraud protection, chargebacks and buyer support. Retain (dunning and cancellation flows) is included for Paddle Billing customers at no extra cost. Custom pricing for high-volume, low-value transactions and products under $10. USD.
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- Comparisons
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Key features
- Merchant of record: Paddle is the legal seller and handles global sales tax and VAT
- Subscription management with built-in customer portal
- Retain dunning, cancellation flows and annual-plan upgrade prompts included
- Fraud protection, chargeback handling and buyer support
- Real-time payment and revenue analytics
Pros
- Merchant of record removes most sales tax and VAT registration and filing work
- One all-in price includes payments, tax, dunning and chargebacks
- No monthly fee, so cost scales with sales
- Retain dunning is included rather than a paid add-on
Cons
- 5% + 50¢ is the highest per-transaction cost here once you compare like for like at volume
- Software and digital products only: physical goods are prohibited
- Less control over checkout and customer relationship because Paddle is the seller
- No ASC 606 revenue recognition module listed on its pricing or Billing pages
Marcus Williams