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Paddle

Complete payments infrastructure. Tax handling and compliance included.

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What is it?

A global payment platform that handles taxes and compliance across 200+ countries automatically.

Why use it at a hackathon?

If your app needs to sell in many countries with different tax rules, Paddle handles all of that automatically.

Common use

Global SaaS tools, digital products sold internationally, subscription services.

Tags
subscriptionstaxglobal
At a glance
Setup time: 25 minutes
Difficulty: intermediate
Skill: Intermediate. More complex setup than LemonSqueezy but handles more edge cases for global payments.
Impact context
Challenge domains
Economic EquityEducation & Access
SDGs
Decent WorkReduced Inequalities
Related components
Stripe
Industry standard payment processing. Subscriptions, one-time payments, invoicin
LemonSqueezy
Merchant of record. Handles payments, taxes, and compliance for you.
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