“Strong choice for SaaS memberships”
“Handles international VAT, GST and sales tax.”
“Subscription management, recurring billing, refunds and chargebacks.”
“Particularly suited to software and digital subscription businesses.”
“Simplest SaaS subscription setup | Paddle”
“Pricing | Usually higher transaction fees | Usually lower fees”
“Handles VAT and sales tax as Merchant of Record.”
“Supports recurring subscriptions and digital products.”
“Worth considering if you want a relatively straightforward setup.”
“Straightforward digital memberships | Lemon Squeezy”
“Additional fees can apply, including international and subscription surcharges.”
“This offers greater control and flexibility, but requires more tax administration.”
“Stripe Billing handles recurring subscriptions.”
“Stripe Tax can calculate tax and help monitor registration obligations.”
“Maximum control over payments | Standard Stripe”
“More tax administration”
“You generally remain the seller and responsible for tax filing and remittance under the standard setup.”
“## 4. An important alternative: Stripe Managed Payments”
“Stripe becomes the Merchant of Record for covered transactions.”
“It handles certain fraud, disputes and billing support.”
“It supports subscriptions through Stripe Billing.”
“Existing Stripe integration | Stripe Managed Payments”
“Its advertised additional fee is 3.5% on top of standard Stripe processing fees.”