# Lemon Squeezy as a Stripe alternative Title: Lemon Squeezy: Stripe alternative Description: Lemon Squeezy: 5% + $0.50, before add-ons. Dispute Not on the pricing page we read. Merchant of record. Checked November 9, 2026 on the provider page. Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record. On November 9, 2026 the rate line is 5% + $0.50, before add-ons. The dispute line is Not on the pricing page we read. Confirm the billed row before you leave Stripe. The provider's own page is the figure a contract will follow. ## What is Lemon Squeezy? Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record for digital products. Stripe acquired it in 2024. The headline fee is 5% + $0.50. International cards, PayPal, and subscriptions add further percentages on Lemon Squeezy's fees page. ## Who should choose Lemon Squeezy? Lemon Squeezy fits: Small software and digital-product sellers who want a merchant of record and can live with the add-on fees. A listing here is not an approval, and a published rate is not a quote. ## Who should look elsewhere? What Lemon Squeezy replaces: Stripe plus tax, for digital goods. Read the add-ons before comparing the headline with Paddle. Look elsewhere when you need something outside that. Underwriting: Product review. Ownership by Stripe does not mean a Stripe-rejected business will be accepted here. ## How does Lemon Squeezy charge? Lemon Squeezy has 6 fee lines in this dataset, each read on November 9, 2026. Headline rate: 5% + $0.50, before add-ons. | Fee | Amount | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Platform fee | 5% + $0.50 per transaction | [Source](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | | International payments | +1.5% | [Source](https://docs.lemonsqueezy.com/help/getting-started/fees?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | | PayPal | +1.5% | [Source](https://docs.lemonsqueezy.com/help/getting-started/fees?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | | Subscription payments | +0.5% | [Source](https://docs.lemonsqueezy.com/help/getting-started/fees?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | | US bank payout | Free | [Source](https://docs.lemonsqueezy.com/help/getting-started/fees?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | | Ownership | Stripe acquired Lemon Squeezy in 2024. A January 2026 company update describes Stripe Managed Payments as related work, and Lemon Squeezy still publishes its own pricing. | [Source](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/blog/stripe-acquires-lemon-squeezy?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com) | ## What does Lemon Squeezy cost at $10,000, $100,000, and $1 million a month? The arithmetic below uses a $50 average ticket and successful charges only. It is not a quote for international cards or disputes. | Monthly volume | Stripe US cards | Lemon Squeezy, US one-time card | | --- | --- | --- | | $10,000.00 | $350.00 (200 × $0.30 + 2.9% of $10,000.00) | $600.00 (200 × $0.50 + 5% of $10,000.00) | | $100,000.00 | $3,500.00 (2000 × $0.30 + 2.9% of $100,000.00) | $6,000.00 (2000 × $0.50 + 5% of $100,000.00) | | $1,000,000.00 | $35,000.00 (20000 × $0.30 + 2.9% of $1,000,000.00) | $60,000.00 (20000 × $0.50 + 5% of $1,000,000.00) | Excludes the +0.5% subscription add-on and the +1.5% international add-on. A subscription sold outside the US is not this row. ## Where does Lemon Squeezy operate? Coverage: Global digital sales. Lemon Squeezy is the seller. That is where Lemon Squeezy operates, not a list of industries it accepts. Do not treat a processor logo as an industry approval. If the business is on Stripe's prohibited list, switching the logo does not make the card payment lawful. The [restricted-business guide](/guides/stripe-restricted-businesses) is the map of Stripe's own words. ## How does Lemon Squeezy differ from Stripe? Stripe is a payment service provider at 2.9% + $0.30 for US domestic cards, read November 9, 2026, and it can review an account after you have started processing. Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record with the rate line 5% + $0.50, before add-ons and the dispute line Not on the pricing page we read. Lemon Squeezy stands in the seller's place for the sale. Stripe leaves you as the merchant. The higher percent, when one is published, is the price of that shift, not a discount on Stripe's card rate. ## How do you switch from Stripe to Lemon Squeezy? Stripe's data export page, read November 10, 2026, says Stripe transfers saved cards only to a PCI DSS Level 1 processor and does not export subscriptions or payment history. The [switching guide](/guides/switching-from-stripe) covers what moves, what needs Stripe's approval, and how to keep subscriptions billing. Read it before you cancel the Stripe account. 1. Export Stripe customers, prices, and dispute history while the dashboard still allows it. 2. Ask Lemon Squeezy, in writing, whether it can receive a card transfer from Stripe. The switching guide names the providers whose own pages describe one. 3. Recreate plans and the next billing date. Run five real customers in a test mode, including one annual plan and one past-due plan. 4. Map webhooks and payout reconciliation before the cutover. Do not bill the same period on both systems. 5. If Stripe has already closed the account, plan for customers to enter cards again. ## What usually goes wrong? The dispute fee is the small line. The disputed amount and the card-network ratio are the ones that close accounts. The other failure is comparing a different product, such as a merchant-of-record percent or a gateway monthly fee, to Stripe's card rate as if they were the same line. ## Which providers are similar? These listings share Lemon Squeezy's type. The order is alphabetical, not a rank. - [Paddle](/alternatives/paddle): 5% + $0.50. - [PayPro Global](/alternatives/paypro-global): Quoted. - [Polar](/alternatives/polar): See Polar. - [Whop](/alternatives/whop): 2.7% + $0.30. Also read [Stripe's fee breakdown](/guides/stripe-fees-explained) and the [pricing dataset](/data/pricing). ## Questions ### What does Lemon Squeezy publish as its card rate? Lemon Squeezy's rate line in this directory is 5% + $0.50, before add-ons, read on November 9, 2026. Use that line only for the product it describes. ### What is Lemon Squeezy's dispute fee? Lemon Squeezy's dispute line is Not on the pricing page we read. Stripe's published fee to receive a dispute is $15 on the same date, November 9, 2026. ### Is Lemon Squeezy the merchant of record? Lemon Squeezy is listed as a merchant of record. The buyer is contracting with that seller model, which is why the price is not Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 card rate. ### Where does Lemon Squeezy operate? Global digital sales. Lemon Squeezy is the seller. That is the coverage note stored with the November 9, 2026 reading. It is not a list of merchant category codes Lemon Squeezy has approved. ### Should you leave Stripe for Lemon Squeezy? Only when this is the fit: Small software and digital-product sellers who want a merchant of record and can live with the add-on fees. If the Stripe account is healthy and Stripe's other products are part of why you chose it, staying is often the smaller move. Lemon Squeezy does not become a yes just because it is on this page. ### How much is Lemon Squeezy at $10,000 a month? At $10,000 a month and a $50 ticket, Lemon Squeezy, US one-time card is $600.00 using the published rate read on November 9, 2026. Stripe on the same assumptions is $350.00. Excludes the +0.5% subscription add-on and the +1.5% international add-on. A subscription sold outside the US is not this row. ## Sources Last verified November 9, 2026. - Lemon Squeezy pricing: https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com - Lemon Squeezy website: https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com - Lemon Squeezy: International payments: https://docs.lemonsqueezy.com/help/getting-started/fees?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com - Lemon Squeezy: Ownership: https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/blog/stripe-acquires-lemon-squeezy?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com - Stripe pricing: https://stripe.com/pricing?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com - Stripe: payment data export: https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/data-migrations/pan-export?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripealternatives.com ## Related - [Stripe pricing profile](/alternatives/stripe.md) - [Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy](/compare/stripe-vs-lemon-squeezy.md) - [How Stripe's US fees add up](/guides/stripe-fees-explained.md) - [How to switch from Stripe](/guides/switching-from-stripe.md) - [Merchant of record alternatives](/best/merchant-of-record.md) - [Pricing dataset for November 9, 2026](/data/pricing.md) - [All provider profiles](/alternatives.md) - [Paddle profile](/alternatives/paddle.md)