How much does Paddle charge SaaS founders?

Paddle charges a transparent 5% + $0.50 per transaction with no monthly subscription fees.

Why use Paddle over Stripe for SaaS?

Paddle handles global VAT and US state sales tax compliance automatically as Merchant of Record.

2026 Fee Rates Updated

Calculate Paddle's 5% + $0.50 all-in Merchant of Record fee for SaaS subscriptions and software licenses.

Marketplace / Platform

Sale Price ($)

Item Cost / COGS ($)

Shipping Charged ($)

Your Ship Cost ($)

Ad / Promo (%)

Estimated Net Profit

$0.00

Total Revenue $0.00

Platform & Processing Fees -$0.00

Ad / Promoted Fee -$0.00

Item + Shipping Cost -$0.00

Net Margin

0.0%

ROI

0.0%

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