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Paddle

Overview

What is Paddle?

London-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.

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Recent Reviews

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Paddle is utilized by Nice Mohawk's mac software titles and other mobile products for comprehensive analytics. Users appreciate how it …
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Been great so far

9 out of 10
December 01, 2022
Incentivized
We wanted to be able to get to more users and to scale without having to worry about how we are going to receive payments from our users, …
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Popular Features

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  • Website integration (6)
    8.4
    84%
  • Order processing (6)
    7.8
    78%
  • Product management (5)
    7.4
    74%
  • Checkout user experience (6)
    7.4
    74%
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Pricing

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Custom

custom pricing

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.paddle.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Online Storefront

Features for creating an online storefront with a browse-able product catalog.

5.6
Avg 7.7

Online Shopping Cart

Features that facilitate the collection of items so that customers can purchase them as a group.

7.5
Avg 7.6

Online Payment System

Features related to processing online payment for eCommerce purchases.

7.3
Avg 8.3

eCommerce Marketing

Features related to marketing for eCommerce websites

6
Avg 7.5

eCommerce Business Management

Features related to business management and administration of eCommerce operations

5.5
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is Paddle?

Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.

The Paddle Platform provides an optimal checkout experience will convert more inbound leads, scale sales-assisted invoicing to more business accounts, and add subscription billing to better retain and expand customer base. The Finance Layer ensures companies get as much revenue as possible, while remaining secure and globally compliant. Transactions between multiple payment partners dealing with sales tax compliance are covered and proteced against fraud. The Revenue Data Layer acts as a single "source of truth." So whether reports are run through Paddle or connect to another tool, data is reliable.

Paddle Screenshots

Screenshot of Padddle Payment Gateway

Paddle Video

Paddle: The Best Way to Sell Software

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Paddle Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

London-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.

IBM Digital Commerce and Chargebee are common alternatives for Paddle.

Reviewers rate Promotions & discounts highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Paddle are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Paddle is utilized by Nice Mohawk's mac software titles and other mobile products for comprehensive analytics. Users appreciate how it provides an integrated sales experience, handling payment processing, subscriptions, analytics, and multiplatform SDKs. Paddle streamlines and optimizes the purchase journey for customers, making it highly attractive compared to other offerings in the market. Indian startup Iconscout relies on Paddle for recurring billing and all transactions, while browser extensions employ it to provide in-app purchase functionality. It also integrates with DevMate to facilitate the sale of licenses for a macOS application by managing trials and blocking app usage without a license. Additionally, Paddle is utilized for in-app analytics in a Mac App Store app to gather user behavior data. However, some users have reported progressively deteriorating support from Paddle, including delayed vendor payments and difficulties receiving meaningful responses. Nevertheless, the majority find that Paddle simplifies the payment process by handling various country legislations and VAT requirements. Despite some negative experiences with seller support and certain areas lacking in API documentation, many users find implementation relatively straightforward.

Easy Implementation: Multiple users found implementing SDKs across different platforms to be super easy. This has allowed them to seamlessly support modern interface paradigms without any hassle.

Excellent Customer Support: Many reviewers praised the company's customer support, mentioning that their issues were promptly addressed and taken seriously by a real team of backend support members. Users appreciated the assistance provided in resolving purchase-related issues and being directed to helpful FAQs and update links.

Transparent VAT Navigation: The company's approach to navigating VAT was highly praised by users. They mentioned that they never had to worry about making mistakes in this complex area of international sales, thanks to the transparent guidance provided by the company.

Flexibility and Customization: Some users have expressed a desire for more flexibility in analyzing reported data and better customization of custom events. They feel that the current options are limited and would like to have more control over their data analysis.

Confusing User Interface: A number of users found the drop-in purchase user interface on the web confusing. They mentioned that it could be difficult to navigate and suggested adding more options for customization without requiring a full custom site integration.

Communication Issues: There have been instances where communication from the front-line support staff was sent to the wrong address, indicating a need for improved internal processes. This has caused inconvenience to some users who were waiting for important information or assistance.

Reviews

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December 01, 2022

Been great so far

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Paddle is a great way to expand quickly to other countries without the barrier of how you charge your users in different parts of the globe. Also, the way they manage the relations with country legislations, so you don't have to, is a no-brainer (the only throwback is that you cannot recover that VAT to use in your company as a credit).
In our case is not 100% suited for us. In the idea of just implementing and starting working with it, we had to create some way of showing prices in CLP to our users, and that convert to USD and charge that to our users. The fees are an area where Paddle can improve, considering that other providers like Stripe have fees of almost half.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
In my experience as a seller, I did not receive my payout for a month, now I'm in the 2nd month of not getting it including this month which might also not be paid out. I did not get any information about it before I contacted them through email (beforehand contacted thru live chat). Generally would not recommend it to anyone searching for a stable company with good communication.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I wouldn't recommend them to anybody because their support is getting worse and worse and their business processes require you to contact support whether you want to or not. You will be forced to contact support and then wait for days to get any meaningful response that's not a copy/pasted sentence from FAQ.
June 14, 2018

Paddle Review

Ben Lachman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We feel that Paddle is well suited in any software offering that requires an in-app purchase flow or a custom built subscription model. It's ease of set up and low overhead make it particularly attractive to small and medium businesses and software vendors that manage multiple products with a similar purchase pipeline.

In very large platform scenarios, a fully custom solution might provide more flexibility since direct integration with the underlying payment processor can be built in-house. With this of course comes the cost of initial engineering and maintenance.
Andrew Liakh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Paddle is perfect if you want to sell your macOS app from your website. It’s also very good if you want to provide in-app purchases in your web application or browser extension. It’s easy to integrate and the integration rarely needs any changes. It won’t be as good for e-commerce.
Tarun Mangukiya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Paddle is adequate for Indian SaaS companies who have a majority of their customer base outside of India. It's really easy to integrate and has good customer support. If your targeted audience is regional then you should probably look for a local alternative.
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