Comparison

Paddle vs Lemon Squeezy

Overview

The complete payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for software companies

Paddle is a merchant of record payments platform for SaaS and software companies, handling global payments, subscription billing, tax compliance, and fraud so you can focus on building.

Lemon Squeezy

Sell digital products and software licenses, beautifully

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Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record platform for selling digital products, SaaS subscriptions, and software licenses with built-in global tax handling and affiliate management.

Which should you choose?

Both are merchant-of-record platforms handling global tax compliance, and both are usage-based/custom priced. Paddle serves startups through enterprise with a broader analytics dashboard and fraud prevention; Lemon Squeezy focuses on startups and SMBs selling digital products and software licenses, with built-in affiliate management. Choose Paddle if you expect to scale into enterprise territory; choose Lemon Squeezy if you're a smaller software or digital-product business that wants affiliate tools baked in.

TLDR

—If you expect to scale into larger, enterprise-level sales, choose Paddle.
—If you're a smaller software or digital-product business that wants built-in affiliate management, choose Lemon Squeezy.