Payments & POS
Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record for digital products, SaaS, and subscriptions.
4.6· 14 reviews· via G2Founded 2020 · Salt Lake City, UT
What is Lemon Squeezy?
Lemon Squeezy is a merchant-of-record platform for selling digital products, software, and subscriptions. As the seller of record it handles payments, global sales tax and VAT, billing, and license keys. It was acquired by Stripe in 2024.
Best known for: Merchant of record for digital products and SaaS
Key features
- Merchant-of-record payments
- Global tax and VAT compliance
- Subscription and recurring billing
- Digital product and file delivery
- License key management
- No-code storefronts and checkout
Who Lemon Squeezy is best for
- Indie makers and creators selling digital products or software
- Small SaaS teams wanting tax/VAT and compliance handled
- Sellers who want licensing, checkout, and subscriptions bundled
Ideal team: Solo founders and small digital businesses that want a simple flat MoR fee instead of assembling payments, tax, and licensing themselves.
Lemon Squeezy pricing
Popular
Standard (merchant of record)
$0
- 5% + 50¢ per transaction
- Global tax compliance included
- No monthly fee or tiered plans
Costs to watch before you commit
- Add-on fees stack: +1.5% international, +1.5% PayPal, +0.5% subscriptions, +5% cart recovery, +3% affiliate referrals.
- The effective rate on a small sale can exceed 6% once the fixed 50¢ is included.
- As with any MoR, accounts can be reviewed or held pending document verification.
- Payouts follow a schedule rather than instant settlement.
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