Paddle vs Stripe
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Paddle | Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | As the Merchant of Record for digital product businesses, Paddle manages payments, tax, compliance, and billing across 300+ markets. paddle.com | Financial infrastructure to grow your revenue. stripe.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | Not observed |
| Integrations | RevenueCat, Braintree, Chargebee, Maxio, Recharge, Recurly, Stripe, Zuora, Uscreen, Hubspot, Intercom, Databox paddle.com | Not observed |
| Compliance | GDPR, SOC 2 paddle.com | SOC 2 stripe.com |
| Free plan | Yes paddle.com | Not observed |
| Plans | Pay-as-you-go, Custom pricing paddle.com | Custom, Standard, Tax Complete, Tax Basic, Starter, Startup stripe.com |
| Pricing basis | 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction paddle.com | Integrated per-transaction pricing with no hidden fees. stripe.com |
| Customers (their claim) | 10,000+ customers using Paddle paddle.com | Not observed |
Where they differ
- Paddle’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Stripe’s pages.
- Paddle claims GDPR on its own pages; Stripe’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.