Stripe
Our pickNo monthly fee, hosted checkout, works almost everywhere.
What is the best way to accept payments in a web app?
Stripe is the best way to accept payments in your own app. It has no monthly fee, takes a fee per payment, and hosted Checkout pages mean card details never touch your code. If you sell digital products worldwide, a merchant of record such as Paddle, Lemon Squeezy or Polar charges a higher fee but handles sales tax and VAT for you.
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Our pick
Also good
Paddle
GoodMerchant of record, handles global tax.
Lemon Squeezy
GoodMerchant of record for digital products, owned by Stripe.
Polar
GoodOpen source merchant of record for developers.
Good to know
- Use test mode and test cards until everything works. Real keys only in production settings.
- Sales tax and VAT on digital goods is your job with Stripe alone. A merchant of record does it for you.