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Merchant of Record

Full-service payment providers that act as the seller of record, handling tax compliance, fraud prevention, and global payments.

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Dodo Payments

A developer-first merchant of record for digital products and SaaS. Tax, compliance, and global payments — handled.

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Paddle

The established merchant of record for scaling SaaS. Tax, subscriptions, revenue recovery, and compliance — in one platform.

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Lemon Squeezy

The fastest path to selling digital products. Now part of Stripe, evolving into Stripe Managed Payments.

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FastSpring

The veteran merchant of record for global software sales. Decades of tax compliance experience, traditional in approach.

Polar

Open-source merchant of record for developers. GitHub-native monetization, subscriptions, and funding — with full tax handling.

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Gumroad

The original creator commerce platform. Simple digital product sales, but not built for SaaS billing.