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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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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.

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Pricing
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Free tierNo
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    “No migration fees, monthly fees, or hidden extras5% + 50¢per Checkout transaction”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

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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  • Paddle Pricing ↗

    “5% + 50¢per Checkout transactionGet startedCustom pricingTailored pricing for rapi”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Per-transaction fee5% + 50 cents per checkout transaction, the same worldwide, with no migration fees, monthly fees or hidden extras.
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    “No migration fees, monthly fees, or hidden extras5% + 50¢per Checkout transaction”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Infrastructure
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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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    “Tax & compliance Eliminate sales tax headaches with full, automatic global tax compliance”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Support
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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”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

Compliance
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Merchant of recordSupported
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    “The only complete Merchant of Record solution purpose-built for SaaS and apps”

    Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing

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