Paddle Pricing 2026

Paddle starts at 5% + $0.50 per checkout transaction. What follows is what that figure does and does not cover, what drives the total, and what comparable billing & subscriptions tools charge.

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Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go per-transaction; custom enterprise pricing
Starting price: 5% + $0.50 per checkout transaction
Free trial: No

No monthly fee on the standard plan; fee includes payment processing, global tax compliance, fraud protection, chargeback coverage, and support. Products under $10 or deals requiring invoicing use custom pricing. Custom/enterprise pricing for high-volume businesses.

What does Paddle cost?

Paddle prices by quote, like most of this category. Here is what actually drives your number — and what to ask before you get one.

Licence basis — ask whether you are billed per named user, per active user, or per entity — the same headline rate can differ several-fold between them.
Implementation — ask for the one-off setup, data-migration and configuration fee as a separate line from the subscription.
ERP integration — ask whether the connector for your ERP is included, a paid add-on, or custom work quoted per interface.
Contract term & uplift — ask for the annual uplift cap in writing; an uncapped renewal is where multi-year savings disappear.
What is not included — ask which features sit in a higher tier — sandbox environments, SSO, audit logs and API access are common upsells.

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8 of the 15 vendors we track in this category publish no list price at all.

Paddle pricing FAQs

How much does Paddle cost?

Paddle starts at 5% + $0.50 per checkout transaction. No monthly fee on the standard plan; fee includes payment processing, global tax compliance, fraud protection, chargeback coverage, and support. Products under $10 or deals requiring invoicing use custom pricing. Custom/enterprise pricing for high-volume businesses.

What drives the cost of Paddle?

Is Paddle pricing negotiable?

Published list rates are the starting point, not the floor. Annual commitment, multi-year terms and seat volume are the usual levers, and vendors in this category commonly discount for committed seat counts. Bring a competing published rate to the conversation.