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Creem vs Paddle

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Creem

Merchant of Record built for indie hackers.

Payments & BillingPaid · 4% + 40¢ as MoRBootstrapped
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Paddle

Merchant of Record billing for SaaS.

Payments & BillingPaid · 5% + 50¢ as Merchant of Record
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At a glanceCreemPaddle
Pricing
4% + 40¢ as MoR
5% + 50¢ as Merchant of Record
Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Founded
2012
Location
Madrid, Spain
London, UK
Bootstrapped
Yes
Open source
Category
Payments & Billing
Payments & Billing
Indie alternatives
7
4
Founders
Christian Owens, Harrison Rose

Key differences

  • Funding

    Creem is bootstrapped; Paddle is venture-backed.

  • Category

    Both compete in Payments & Billing.

  • Indie alternatives

    Creem has 7 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Paddle has 4.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Creem

No founder details documented yet.

Founders of Paddle

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