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Lemon Squeezy vs Stripe

Lemon Squeezy and Stripe are free.

Lemon Squeezy logo: A merchant of record that sells your software and handles the sales tax.
Lemon Squeezy logo: A merchant of record that sells your software and handles the sales tax.

Lemon Squeezy

Free

A merchant of record that sells your software and handles the sales tax.

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Pros of Lemon Squeezy

  • Sales tax is their job, not a spreadsheet

  • License keys and subscriptions are included

  • A store can go up without building Checkout yourself

Cons of Lemon Squeezy

  • Their fee is higher because they are the seller

  • Less flexible than Stripe if you need custom billing

Stripe logo: Card payments, subscriptions, and Checkout for an app you run yourself.
Stripe logo: Card payments, subscriptions, and Checkout for an app you run yourself.

Stripe

Free

Card payments, subscriptions, and Checkout for an app you run yourself.

Try it

Pros of Stripe

  • The API and test mode are well documented

  • Subscriptions and one-time payments use the same account

  • Webhooks tell your app when a payment succeeds

Cons of Stripe

  • You handle tax, invoices, and chargebacks

  • Global tax gets messy without extra setup