Path 01 · Provider is seller

Merchant of Record providers

The provider becomes the documented seller for approved transactions. Compare the exact responsibility boundary, not only the headline fee.

8 provider profiles · independently reviewed
Merchant of Record growth

Creem

A newer Merchant of Record built for indie SaaS, AI tools, and digital products, combining global tax handling with product and growth tooling.

Public pricing 3.9% + $0.40 per transaction on tax-inclusive order value; chargebacks are $25 and payout fees can apply.
  • Indie SaaS
  • AI builders
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Merchant of Record growth

Dodo Payments

A developer-oriented Merchant of Record focused on SaaS and digital products, with particular attention to sellers in India and other emerging markets.

Public pricing Public marketing pricing starts at 4% + $0.40; international cards add 1.5%, subscriptions 0.5%, and disputes $30.
  • Developer-led SaaS
  • AI products and digital tools
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Merchant of Record established

FastSpring

A sales-assisted Merchant of Record platform for SaaS, downloadable software, apps, games, and digital goods.

Public pricing Revenue-share pricing is quoted based on transaction type and volume.
  • Established software vendors
  • Games and downloadable software
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Merchant of Record established

Gumroad

A creator-commerce platform and marketplace for digital products, courses, memberships, and simple software sales.

Public pricing Standard direct card sales combine Gumroad's 10% + $0.50 fee with a documented 2.9% + $0.30 processing fee.
  • Solo digital creators
  • Ebooks, courses, and downloads
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Merchant of Record established

Lemon Squeezy

A Merchant of Record and creator-commerce platform for digital products, software, subscriptions, downloads, and license keys.

Public pricing 5% + $0.50 per transaction, with additional fees in documented edge cases and volume pricing by request.
  • Indie SaaS
  • Digital downloads
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Merchant of Record established

Paddle

A full Merchant of Record platform built primarily for software, SaaS, subscriptions, and digital products.

Public pricing 5% + $0.50 per checkout transaction; custom pricing is available.
  • Subscription SaaS
  • Established software companies
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Merchant of Record growth

Polar

A developer-focused Merchant of Record for software, digital products, subscriptions, usage billing, and built-in benefits.

Public pricing Current Starter pricing is 5% + $0.50; eligible Early Member organizations retain grandfathered pricing.
  • Developer tools
  • Open-source businesses
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Merchant of Record public preview

Stripe Managed Payments

Stripe's Merchant of Record mode for eligible digital products, layered onto Stripe Payments and Checkout.

Public pricing 3.5% per Managed Payments transaction in addition to Stripe Payments fees.
  • Existing eligible Stripe Checkout businesses
  • Digital-product companies testing specific markets
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Responsibility boundary

What usually moves—and what does not.

ProviderLegal sale, covered indirect-tax calculation and remittance, payment processing, transaction fraud and disputes
SharedBilling questions, refunds, invoices, customer communication, evidence, privacy, and incident response
Your businessProduct, delivery, product support, entitlements, bookkeeping, income tax, vendor oversight, and excluded transactions
Tradeoffs to model

The fee buys an operating role—not magic.

Eligibility

MoRs approve sellers and products. Services, marketplaces, physical goods, regulated categories, and some billing flows may be excluded.

Buyer identity

The MoR entity can appear on receipts, invoices, card statements, terms, and support communications.

Cash timing

You receive net payouts under the provider schedule rather than settling each payment directly to your merchant balance.

Dependence

Checkout, subscriptions, tax evidence, customer records, and payment credentials can become expensive to move later.

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Important

MoR does not mean “nothing left to do.”

You still own the product, product support, entitlements, bookkeeping, income tax, vendor oversight, and every responsibility outside the contract. Coverage can also change by seller country, buyer location, and product type.

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