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Paddle pricing and limits

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www.paddle.com · Payments
SEPT 2026 audit

Merchant of record for software and SaaS: becomes the seller, handles global sales tax registration and remittance, and charges one worldwide rate.

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Free tierNo
CategoryPayments

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 7 criteria comparedSources last checked

Paddle pricing at a glance

Pricing model
One rate per checkout transaction, worldwide, with custom pricing offered to high-volume sellers source ↗
Per-transaction fee
5% + 50 cents per checkout transaction, the same worldwide, with no migration fees, monthly fees or hidden extras source ↗

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01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

SaaS sold worldwide by a team that does not want tax registrations. One rate — 5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction, the same everywhere — with Paddle as the seller of record and the sales-tax liability its problem rather than yours.

Consider something else if…

Your volume makes the percentage the dominant cost. At scale the gap to a plain processor is measured in points of revenue, and Dodo Payments asks 4% + 40¢ for the same merchant-of-record arrangement.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Paddle pricing

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Free tierNo
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Pricing modelOne rate per checkout transaction, worldwide, with custom pricing offered to high-volume sellers. Sales-tax compliance is included rather than billed separately.
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Per-transaction fee5% + 50 cents per checkout transaction, the same worldwide, with no migration fees, monthly fees or hidden extras.
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Infrastructure

1 criteria
Countries servedNot given as a number on the pricing page. Paddle describes end-to-end global tax and compliance without stating a country count, so none is recorded.
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Support

1 criteria
Support on entry paid planA support team on hand 24/7 for you and for your customers — the second half matters, because as merchant of record Paddle is the party your buyer transacted with. Paddle reports a 93% CSAT score.
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  • Paddle Pricing ↗

    “Customer supportOur support team are on hand to assist you and your customers 24/7 with a 93% CSAT score”

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Compliance

2 criteria
PCI DSSPaddle is PCI DSS SAQ A compliant - this means that we do not directly store card information and are PCI Compliant for web transactions only.
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Paddle pricing questions

How does Paddle charge?

One rate per checkout transaction, worldwide, with custom pricing offered to high-volume sellers. Sales-tax compliance is included rather than billed separately.

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Does Paddle have a free tier?

No.

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Comments

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