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Lemon Squeezy 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.

Lemon Squeezy

Merchant of Record for digital products.

Paid · 5% + 50¢ as MoRBootstrapped
Visit Lemon Squeezy
Paddle

Merchant of Record billing for SaaS.

Payments & BillingPaid · 5% + 50¢ as Merchant of Record
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At a glanceLemon SqueezyPaddle
Pricing
5% + 50¢ as MoR
5% + 50¢ as Merchant of Record
Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Founded
2021
2012
Location
London, UK
Bootstrapped
Yes
Open source
Category
Payments & Billing
Indie alternatives
0
4
Founders
JR Farr, Saud Razzak
Christian Owens, Harrison Rose

Key differences

  • Funding

    Lemon Squeezy is bootstrapped; Paddle is venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Paddle (2012) is 9 years older than Lemon Squeezy (2021).

  • Indie alternatives

    Lemon Squeezy has 0 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.

Founders of Lemon Squeezy

  • JR FarrCo-founder & CEO
  • Saud RazzakCo-founder

Founders of Paddle

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