Paddle Payment Platform

Merchant of Record for SaaS and digital products. Handles payments, tax, compliance, and global sales. B2B and B2C.

Target Market

Paddle serves SaaS and digital product companies wanting to outsource payments, tax, and compliance.

Subscriptions, one-time. Paddle is Merchant of Record—sells on your behalf. Handles tax.

Sell globally. Paddle handles VAT, GST, sales tax. Local compliance. 200+ countries.

Invoicing. POs. Payment terms. B2B checkout. Paddle Billing for complex B2B.

Paddle excels in SaaS, Merchant of Record, and global tax compliance.

Paddle sells on your behalf. Handles tax, compliance, chargebacks.

Recurring billing. Plans, trials, proration. Usage-based.

Invoicing, POs, payment terms. Paddle Billing.

API, SDKs. Checkout overlay. Native integrations.

How Paddle compares to Stripe and other payment processors.

vs. Stripe:
Merchant of Record: Paddle handles tax, compliance. You focus on product. No Stripe Tax setup.
vs. DIY:
Outsource compliance. Global tax. Chargeback handling. Less operational burden.

vs. Stripe:
Higher fees (5% + 50¢ or similar). Less control. MoR model means Paddle is seller of record.
vs. Stripe:
Less flexible for custom checkout. Paddle Checkout is more branded. Less developer control.

Percentage + fixed fee. Includes tax handling.

Pricing: ~5% + 50¢ (varies by plan)

Higher fee than Stripe, but includes tax compliance.

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