Lemon Squeezy
MoR peer to Polar/Paddle for digital products. Depot ai-merchant-of-record pick stays Polar for AI…
MoR peer to Polar/Paddle for digital products. Depot ai-merchant-of-record pick stays Polar for AI usage/credit ladders; Lemon for classic digital-goods DX. Strengths: Simple MoR fee for digital/SaaS makers; License keys + checkout + tax handled; Fast indie onboarding vs building Stripe Tax.
Lock-in risk: higher = more lock-in (worse). Overall already inverts this dimension.
MoR peer to Polar/Paddle for digital products. Depot ai-merchant-of-record pick stays Polar for AI usage/credit ladders; Lemon for classic digital-goods DX.
Strengths
- · Simple MoR fee for digital/SaaS makers
- · License keys + checkout + tax handled
- · Fast indie onboarding vs building Stripe Tax
Weaknesses
- · MoR fee higher than raw Stripe for US-only
- · Less AI-usage-metering native than Polar
- · Additional fee edge cases need reading the fee docs
Pricing notes
As of 2026-09-14 (lemonsqueezy.com/pricing): Merchant of Record at **5% + $0.50**/txn; $0/mo platform fee for ecommerce features. Edge-case adders (intl/PayPal/subscriptions) documented. Email marketing separate by subscriber count (free ≤500).
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