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  "slug": "paddle",
  "name": "Paddle",
  "url": "https://www.paddle.com",
  "cat": "pay",
  "group": "back",
  "tagline": "Merchant of record for SaaS",
  "price": "5% + $0.50 all-inclusive MoR (custom pricing for items under $10)",
  "tier": "paid",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "Merchant of record aimed at software companies, charging 5% + $0.50 all-inclusive. That single fee covers payment processing, global tax registration and filing, subscription billing, fraud handling, chargebacks and buyer support. Products priced under $10 require custom pricing arranged with sales.",
  "why": "The most mature merchant of record for SaaS — enterprise invoicing, dunning and multi-currency have worked for years, so nothing breaks when you start selling annual plans to companies.",
  "warn": "Onboarding is a genuine approval process with compliance review, unlike Stripe's instant signup, so expect to justify your product. The $0.50 floor punishes cheap items: on a $5 sale the effective rate is about 15%.",
  "install": "npm i @paddle/paddle-js",
  "category": {
    "key": "pay",
    "name": "Payments & billing",
    "desc": "Merchant-of-record versus gateway is the choice that actually matters.",
    "group": "back",
    "groupName": "Give it a backend"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://www.paddle.com/",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T16:48:12.002+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}