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Paddle

Acts as merchant of record, handling payments, sales tax and subscription billing for software and app sellers.

Pay per useActively maintained

At a glanceswept Oct 19, 2026

≈ 143kvisits/mo

Use not read yet · estimate, read Oct 20, 2026

For
Software and mobile app businesses selling subscriptions or digital products globally, who want payments and tax handled
Price
Pay per usepricing page, read Oct 20, 2026
Activity
Actively maintainedrelease 8 months ago · site updated 7 days ago · 15 open roles
Runs as
API
Used for
  • Collect payments and remit sales tax for software sales
  • Recover failed subscription payments automatically
  • Send international invoices without handling sales tax
read off paddle.com on Oct 20, 2026
Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
  • Used more than 99% of the 641 tools on its shelfINITE Atlas →
  • On the web since 1998, older than 99% of its shelfINITE Atlas
  • Hiring: 15 open rolescareers page
  • Has an MCP server (2 in the registry)public registry →
Pricingpricing page, read Oct 20, 2026

Pay per use

Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read Oct 20, 2026

These are Paddle's own statements, read from its pages. We did not audit them. A line that is missing was not found on the pages we read; it does not mean the practice is absent.

How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Oct 20, 2026
  • MCP servercom.paddle/mcpverified in the MCP registry
  • Stateanswers, requires sign-inchecked 2026-10-20
  • Address to connectmcp.paddle.com/mcp
  • API docsdeveloper.paddle.com/build/products/create-products-pricesthe vendor's page ↗

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Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.

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  • What is Paddle?

    Acts as merchant of record, handling payments, sales tax and subscription billing for software and app sellers. It is listed in the Atlas under Commerce.

  • Who is Paddle for?

    Software and mobile app businesses selling subscriptions or digital products globally, who want payments and tax handled

  • How much does Paddle cost?

    Paddle charges per use, per its pricing page on 2026-10-20.

  • Is Paddle free?

    No. Its pricing page showed no free plan on 2026-10-20.

  • Is Paddle still maintained?

    Actively maintained: release 8 months ago · site updated 7 days ago · 15 open roles.

  • Is Paddle safe?

    We do not audit vendors. What Paddle publishes, read 2026-10-20: SOC 2, GDPR stated on its privacy policy.

  • What are alternatives to Paddle?

    In Commerce, by use: Payments AI, Dodo Payments.

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