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Paddle

Merchant of record for software companies

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Paddle is a Merchant of Record platform for digital product businesses, handling payments, subscriptions, sales tax, and regulatory compliance across 300+ markets. It takes on the operational and regulatory complexity of selling globally, including tax collection and remittance, fraud prevention, chargebacks, and buyer billing support.

The platform includes branded Checkout, Subscriptions, Payments with multiple currencies and routing logic, Tax and compliance, Fraud protection, Reporting, and Upsell insights. Additional modules include ProfitWell Metrics for subscription and retention analytics, Retain for failed payment recovery and cancellation reduction, Invoicing, and services such as migration, implementation, and advisory support. It integrates with your website or application.

Paddle is aimed at software and digital product companies selling internationally. Pricing is pay-as-you-go with no monthly or migration fees, charged per Checkout transaction, with custom pricing available for high-volume businesses or lower-value orders. There is no lock-in period, and data can be migrated to another provider.

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