Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record for selling software, subscriptions and digital goods
Lemon Squeezy is a payments and storefront platform for software companies and creators. It acts as merchant of record, so it handles international sales tax and VAT, fraud and chargebacks on your behalf. It supports one-time products, subscriptions, software license keys, affiliate programs and email marketing. Stripe acquired it in 2024, and it charges a fee per transaction rather than a monthly plan.
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- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Acts as merchant of record and handles global sales tax and VAT for you
- Built-in license keys and subscriptions for software sellers
- No monthly plan, only fees per transaction
Cons
- Fees are higher than using a payment processor directly
- Product direction is less clear since the Stripe acquisition
- Storefront customization is fairly limited
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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