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Paddle

The complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

PaidAdded Jan 1, 2012

About

Paddle is a Merchant of Record platform that handles billing, payments, tax compliance, and subscription management for SaaS companies. As MoR, Paddle is the seller of record — they collect payment, handle global sales tax, and remit to you. Supports subscriptions, one-time payments, upgrades/downgrades, dunning, and revenue analytics. Used by thousands of SaaS companies worldwide.

Tags

paymentsmerchant-of-recordsubscriptionstaxsaasbillingdunning

Origin Story

By Christian Owens & Harrison Rose

The Problem

Selling software internationally meant dealing with payment methods, sales tax, and VAT compliance in every country. It was a nightmare for small software companies.

Building It

Founded in 2012. Grew to process billions in revenue for SaaS companies. Acquired ProfitWell in 2022 for revenue analytics.

What It Means

Taking the operational burden of payments, tax, and compliance off the shoulders of software founders.

The Dream

To be the complete payments infrastructure that every software company uses.

Pricing

ModelPaid

5% + $0.50 per transaction for the complete platform. Covers checkout, tax, subscriptions, and dunning. Custom pricing for high-volume sellers.

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Category

Payments Finance

Problems Solved

  • Saas Subscription Billing
  • Global Tax Compliance
  • Merchant Of Record

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