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Stripe vs Paddle

Payments API vs Merchant of Record — which fits your SaaS?

18,201 views 0 community votesCommunity winner: Stripe
Overall winner
Stripe logo
Stripe
4.7 · 11,240 reviews

Edges ahead by 0.2 pts in overall rating across 2 compared products.

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Last 6 months
Stripe logo
Stripe
11,240 reviews
4.7
+0.30
Paddle logo
Paddle
3,210 reviews
4.5
+0.36

Product comparison

Comparing 2 products

Stripe logo

Stripe

Payments infrastructure for the internet

4.7
(11,240)
Winner
Paddle logo

Paddle

Merchant of record for SaaS and digital products

4.5
(3,210)
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Overall rating
4.7
4.5
Review volume
11,240
3,210
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Payments API vs Merchant of Record — which fits your SaaS?