Payments · ranked 03
Lemon Squeezy
A merchant of record for software sales.
Best for Selling software without becoming the merchant of record
Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record aimed at software companies. They process the payment and handle sales tax in the regions they support, which is the reason to pick them over Stripe. Fees and country coverage: check site.
Best use cases
- A digital product or SaaS where tax is the scary part
- Checkout and license keys for indie software
- Skipping a pile of tax registrations
Pros
- + Merchant of record is the feature
- + Built for software rather than every kind of commerce
- + Less tax paperwork than raw Stripe for many indie sellers
Cons
- − Fees are higher than card processing alone, because the tax handling is the product
- − Coverage and prices: check site
Pricing
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Merchant-of-record fees. Current rates and supported countries: check site.