A question buyers ask AI

I'm a solo developer launching a paid app and I don't have a finance team — what kind of payment processor should I start with?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 10, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Paddle100%100%100%1
Lemon Squeezy100%0%100%2
Stripe100%0%100%3

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 10, 2026 · 5 sources cited
Paddle#1RecommendedSite citedpositive
“My recommendation mor.paddle.com”
+ Merchant of Record handling of VAT, sales tax, payment processing and chargebacks

“- Merchant of Record. - Handles VAT, sales tax, payment processing and chargebacks.”

+ Supports recurring subscriptions

“- Supports recurring subscriptions.”

+ Best starting point

“Best starting point”

+ Published standard price: 5% + $0.50 per transaction

“- Published standard price: 5% + $0.50 per transaction.”

Lemon Squeezy#2Site citedpositive
“2. Lemon Squeezy Good for indie developers”
+ Good for indie developers

“Good for indie developers”

+ Designed for digital products and software

“- Designed for digital products and software.”

+ Merchant of Record

“- Merchant of Record.”

+ Built-in subscriptions, license keys and checkout

“- Built-in subscriptions, license keys and checkout.”

+ Base price: 5% + $0.50, with additional fees in some situations

“- Base price: 5% + $0.50, with additional fees in some situations.”

Stripe#3Site citedpositive
“3. Stripe Best for flexibility”
+ Excellent APIs and developer experience

“- Excellent APIs and developer experience.”

+ Flexible subscription and payment infrastructure

“- Flexible subscription and payment infrastructure.”

+ Lower basic processing fees

“- Lower basic processing fees.”

+ Best for flexibility

“Best for flexibility”

− You retain more responsibility for tax compliance unless you use additional services such as Managed Payments

“- You retain more responsibility for tax compliance unless you use additional services such as Managed Payments.”

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