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Paddle vs SendOwl
| Paddle | SendOwl | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | 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. | Sell digital products, subscriptions, and memberships from anywhere you can paste a link. SendOwl handles checkout, secure delivery, upsells, affiliates and discount codes. |
| Pricing | 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) | Launch $39/mo ($32.50/mo billed annually; up to $10k sales/yr); Grow $87/mo ($72.50 annually; $36k sales/yr); Scale $159/mo ($132.50 annually; $100k sales/yr); Business from $299/mo; no transaction fees; all features on every plan; free trial (official) |
| Website | https://www.paddle.com/ | https://www.sendowl.com/ |
Which to use
Paddle wins when you want a Merchant of Record with no monthly fee that handles global tax, fraud and buyer support for you. SendOwl wins when you sell digital products and want no transaction fees, with affiliates and upsells included.
- Choose Paddle if you sell software or SaaS worldwide and want someone else to handle sales tax and billing.
- Choose SendOwl if you sell digital downloads, memberships or subscriptions and want checkout and delivery without fees per sale.
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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