Paddle, like Lemon Squeezy, is a merchant of record — it takes on tax and compliance handling globally, popular with SaaS products selling internationally.
Paddle and Lemon Squeezy solve the same problem (tax compliance). The real choice between them usually comes down to which one's subscription-management UI and integrations fit your stack better — check both against your exact use case rather than picking on reputation alone.
| Provider | Best for | Starters |
|---|---|---|
| Stripe | Teams that want full control over checkout and billing logic, and the widest ecosystem of integrations. | 80 |
| Polar | Indie hackers and open-source maintainers who want subscription billing without configuring Stripe themselves. | 5 |
| Lemon Squeezy | Solo developers selling internationally who want to never think about VAT or sales tax filings. | 24 |
| Paddle | SaaS products selling to many countries that want MoR simplicity with more subscription-management tooling. | 5 |
| Revenuecat | Mobile apps that need unified subscription logic across iOS and Android. | 4 |
| Chargebee | Billing that has outgrown flat subscriptions: usage-based tiers, enterprise contracts, complex proration. | 1 |
| Paypal | Reducing checkout friction for buyers who already trust and use PayPal. | 2 |
| Superwall | Mobile apps that want to A/B test and iterate on paywall design without app-store review cycles. | 1 |