Merchant of record payments for SaaS — simplifies global tax compliance, not without tradeoffs
3 documented complaints against Paddle — paraphrased from BBB filings, Trustpilot reviews, Reddit threads, and public forum posts. Newest complaints first.
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Sourced from public platforms across US, UK, and global markets — each report links to the original source.
| Platform | Reports | Who's reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | US & global users | |
| G2 | 1 | Global B2B buyers |
SaaS companies on Paddle paying 5% per transaction describe the cost as meaningful at scale — a company doing $100K MRR pays $5,000+ monthly to Paddle vs $2,900+ to Stripe for the same volume, a $25,000+ annual difference.
Sellers on Paddle describe situations where Paddle, as merchant of record, issued refunds or handled chargebacks in ways the seller disagreed with — and had limited recourse since Paddle controls the customer relationship for payment purposes.
Sellers who want fully branded checkout experiences describe Paddle's hosted checkout as less customizable than native Stripe or Braintree integrations, with limited ability to match the checkout to their product's design language.