Pick Lemon Squeezy if
indie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders list, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat.
Read the Lemon Squeezy pageLemon Squeezy vs Stripe
Our take
Pick Lemon Squeezy if indie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders list, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat. Pick Stripe if product teams who will stay on no monthly platform fee (2.9% + 30¢ per successful US card) while they open a first Payments analytics chart, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat.
Best for
Lemon Squeezy Paid rows you start at $0 platform
Stripe Success rate you chart at a public $
Free plan
Lemon Squeezy $0 · / month. No monthly seat
Stripe No free plan
Lowest paid
Lemon Squeezy Not published by the vendor
Stripe Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Lemon Squeezy Hosted
Stripe Hosted
Watch out
Lemon Squeezy The 5% + 50¢ is per paid checkout, not a seat
Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ is per successful card, not a seat
Last checked
Lemon Squeezy 2026-10-23 · lemonsqueezy.com/pricing
Stripe 2026-10-23 · stripe.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Stripe if
product teams who will stay on no monthly platform fee (2.9% + 30¢ per successful US card) while they open a first Payments analytics chart, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat.
Read the Stripe page