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FastSpring

All-In-One Payments, Subscriptions, and Automated Tax Compliance Platform

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FastSpring is a merchant-of-record platform for selling software, SaaS, games, mobile apps, and other digital products worldwide. Acting as the seller of record, it handles checkout, payment processing, subscription billing, and fraud prevention, and collects and remits sales tax and VAT on the seller's behalf, reducing the compliance burden of selling across regions.

The platform includes global online payments, subscription management and billing, a branded checkout, tax compliance, fraud prevention, affiliate marketing, reporting and analytics, digital invoicing, and interactive quotes with e-signatures and CRM integrations. For developers, it offers REST APIs, JSON-based webhooks, JavaScript libraries for storefront and checkout customization, and AI-powered documentation with an integration planning agent.

FastSpring is aimed at digital product companies and their development teams. Pricing is based on a custom quote built from product type, monthly transaction volume, and geographic split, with flat-rate pricing that includes payment processing, subscriptions, tax collection and remittance, fraud prevention, invoicing, and reporting. A free trial and demo are available, and discounted rates apply to ACH and wire transfer transactions.

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