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From payments infrastructure to revenue performance
As businesses scale globally, managing payments, tax, and compliance becomes increasingly complex, and harder to optimize efficiently. That's why 10,000+ digital product businesses choose Paddle to unlock true global growth, increase revenue, reduce cost and manage risk.
From payments infrastructure to revenue performance
Increase revenue, reduce cost, and manage risk from day one - powered by 12+ years of data and continuous optimisation.
- +2–6% higher authorization rates and up to +16% conversion improvement
- Replace stacked tools that often reach ~7–10%+ of revenue
- Tax, compliance, and liability handled across 270+ jurisdictions
180 million
transactions processed
$6 billion
in sales taxes remitted last year
10,000+
customers using Paddle
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Move beyond stitching together Stripe products
Complete Merchant of Record
A complete Merchant of Record, built to run the system behind your revenue - across payments, billing, tax, compliance, fraud, retention and buyer support. One system. One fee. Full coverage.
Increase revenue
+2–6% higher authorization rates and up to +16% conversion improvement.
Reduce cost
Stacked solutions reach ~7–10%+ total cost. No layered tools, no hidden operational drag.
Manage risk globally
Tax and regulatory compliance handled in 270+ tax jurisdictions.
Built over 12+ years and trained on billions of transactions, Paddle continuously optimizes the system behind your revenue
Paddle | Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
Full tax registration, filing and remittance | Add-on (+0.5%) | |
Advanced churn recovery | Add-on ($0.02 to $0.07/txn) | |
Subscription billing & payments | Up to 3.9% + 30¢ | |
International card payments | Up to 4.4% + fixed fee | |
Smart payment routing | Limited (add-ons) | |
Chargebacks and fraud protection | Limited (add-ons) | |
Currency localization as standard | Limited (add-ons) | |
24/7 billing support | Limited (add-ons) |
Start improving revenue in 12 days or less
Dedicated migration support, from kickoff to go-live, trusted by large enterprises. Learn more
Phase 1: Set up
Scope and configure Paddle (Day 1-2)
Phase 2: Build and validate
Implement key flows and test safely using the webhook simulator (Day 3-7)
Phase 3: Go live and migrate
Run new customers on Paddle and migrate legacy subscriptions in parallel (Day 8-12)
The migration from Stripe was way easier than I thought it would be... It was so so nice to have a five-step process laid out for us”
Stripe Managed Payments vs Paddle
Stripe Managed Payments introduces Merchant of Record capabilities within Stripe’s payments infrastructure. It’s a positive step that reflects how important Merchant of Record has become for global growth. The model is a hybrid approach, operating as part of a broader payments stack.
Paddle is a complete Merchant of Record, purpose-built for digital product businesses. It’s designed to increase revenue, reduce cost, and manage risk through one connected system that improves performance from day one and continues to optimise over time.
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The ex-Stripe customers unlocking meaningful growth with Paddle