Paddle
the broadest tax definition in the category, at a flat rate with nothing bolted on top.
the most complete tax coverage here and a genuinely flat fee — you just can't see the payout terms or liability caps until you're inside.
paddle's master services agreement appoints it as your 'non-exclusive reseller of the product across all territories' and names it merchant of record, with the structure explicitly there so paddle 'can handle all sales tax collection, reporting and remittance'. its definition of sales tax is the broadest here — vat, gst, sales and use tax, digital service taxes and corporate withholding — which matters as more jurisdictions introduce digital levies.
the pricing is genuinely flat: 5% plus $0.50 with no international, subscription or card-type surcharge, so a $50 eu sale costs 6.0% and a $500 us sale 5.1%. against polar and dodo, which both add 1.5% on non-us cards, paddle gets cheaper the more international you are.
the description above is ours, condensed from the ranking. pricing moves — check it on the vendor's own page before you rely on it.
- category
- merchant of record providers
- pricing
- 5% + $0.50
- website
- paddle.com
the most complete tax coverage here and a genuinely flat fee — you just can't see the payout terms or liability caps until you're inside.
we researched this category against vendors' own pricing pages and licence files. that is where this line comes from — not from the vendor, and not from anything they paid for.
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