Paddle

Paddle is a merchant-of-record platform designed to handle the full revenue lifecycle for SaaS and software businesses. It centralizes global payments, recurring billing, tax compliance, and reporting so companies can sell internationally without building and maintaining complex in-house billing and finance infrastructure. By acting as the legal seller of record, Paddle absorbs much of the operational, tax, and compliance burden that typically falls on software companies as they scale across markets.

Key capabilities include subscription management with support for trials, upgrades, downgrades, proration, and automated renewals, as well as one-time purchases and usage-based billing. Paddle provides built-in payment processing with support for major cards and alternative payment methods, localized checkout, and multi-currency pricing to improve conversion in different regions. It also manages global sales tax and VAT calculation, collection, and remittance, reducing compliance risk and administrative overhead. Additional features such as dunning management, churn analytics, and customer self-service tools help optimize retention and recurring revenue performance.