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Paddle
Complete billing platform as Merchant of Record
paidFrom 5% + 50¢/transactionpaymentsmerchant-of-recordsaassubscriptions
Overview
Paddle is a billing platform that handles payments, tax, and subscriptions as your Merchant of Record. Built specifically for SaaS companies.
Key Features
- ✓Merchant of Record
- ✓Subscription management
- ✓Revenue recovery
- ✓Tax compliance (200+ countries)
- ✓Checkout overlay
- ✓ProfitWell metrics (included)
Pros
- +Excellent tax compliance
- +ProfitWell included free
- +Revenue recovery built in
Cons
- −Higher fees than Stripe
- −Less flexible than Stripe
- −Approval process required
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