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Circle vs Paddle
| Circle | Paddle | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Build a home for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand. | Increase revenue, reduce risk and reduce cost with Paddle, the payment solution powering global revenue for n8n, Letterboxd & AdGuard. One platform that handles billing, tax and compliance. |
| Pricing | Professional $89/mo (2% transaction fee); Business $199/mo (1% fee); Scale $419/mo; Circle Plus custom; prices billed annually; 14-day free trial, no card required (official) | Pay-as-you-go 5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction, no monthly fee (Merchant of Record: sales tax, fraud and buyer support included); custom pricing for high volume; contact sales for products under $10 (official) |
| Website | https://circle.so/ | https://www.paddle.com/ |
Which to use
Circle wins when you want a polished, branded home for a paid community with courses and events. Paddle wins when you want a Merchant of Record with no monthly fee that handles global tax, fraud and buyer support for you.
- Choose Circle if you want a branded community with courses, events and paid memberships in one place.
- Choose Paddle if you sell software or SaaS worldwide and want someone else to handle sales tax and billing.
This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.
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