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2 options ranked by Trust Score · April 2026
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Merchant of Record payment platform for SaaS companies. Paddle handles all global tax compliance, VAT, and sales tax automatically — you never touch tax complexity.
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Stripe
Trust Score 82 · Good
82
The gold standard for payments infrastructure. Handles subscriptions, one-time charges, invoicing, tax, and fraud detection. Used by millions of businesses globally — the default choice.
TypeScriptPythonREST
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LemonSqueezy
Trust Score 42 · Caution
42
Simple Merchant of Record for indie developers and small SaaS. LemonSqueezy handles payments, subscriptions, and global tax with a developer-friendly API and zero monthly fees.
TypeScriptSaaSSimple
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