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Payments

Charge money for what you built.

Picks changed this week: none. These picks were first published on 2026-10-15.

Top pick

Stripe

2.9% + fee per domestic card transaction

Why it wins: The default payments API; the most docs and AI familiarity.

Pick something else if you want a merchant of record to handle sales tax for you (Polar, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle).

Visit Stripe →Last verified 2026-10-16

Alternatives

Polar

Merchant of record built for developers and open source.

Starter free, 5% + 50¢ per transaction · Pro $20/moLast verified 2026-10-16

Lemon Squeezy

Merchant of record that handles sales tax for digital products.

5% + 50¢ per transaction, no monthly feeLast verified 2026-10-16

Paddle

Merchant of record for SaaS at scale.

5% + 50¢ per checkout transactionLast verified 2026-10-16

Compare at a glance

Tool	Pricing	Open source	Platform	Best for (our take)	Last verified
Stripe top	2.9% + fee per domestic card transaction	No	API	Default payments	2026-10-16
Polar	Starter free, 5% + 50¢ per transaction · Pro $20/mo	Yes (Apache-2.0)	API	Dev tools and open source	2026-10-16
Lemon Squeezy	5% + 50¢ per transaction, no monthly fee	No	API	Digital products, tax handled	2026-10-16
Paddle	5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction	No	API	SaaS at scale	2026-10-16

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