Resources
Payments
Getting paid should not be a second product. Start with a processor you trust, then only add merchant-of-record or specialty billing when taxes, VAT, or platform rules force the issue. This list favors tools solo founders actually wire into SaaS and digital products, not enterprise billing suites.
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Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record for digital products, taxes, checkout, and EU VAT handled for you.
Stripe
Default payments and subscriptions API for SaaS, Checkout, Billing, and webhooks.
ByeDispute
Marc Lou’s tool to help digital sellers fight and reduce Stripe chargebacks.
Creem
Merchant-of-record payments aimed at indie SaaS with simple global checkout.
Dodo Payments
Global payments platform increasingly used by indie SaaS for simpler tax-aware checkout.
Gumroad
Simple checkout for info products, courses, and digital downloads.
Paddle
Merchant-of-record billing popular with indie SaaS selling globally.
Polar
Open-source monetization for developers, subscriptions, one-time purchases, and GitHub-friendly flows.