# Articles tagged "Payments"

Alex Cloudstar, senior full-stack developer (https://alexcloudstar.com/)

1 article.

- [Merchant of Record in 2026: Paddle vs Stripe vs Polar, and the Lemon Squeezy Question](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/merchant-of-record-indie-saas-2026/): Polar raised its rates 25% this year. Lemon Squeezy is quietly being folded into Stripe. Paddle still charges 5%. Here is the actual merchant of record math for a solo founder in 2026, and the honest answer about when paying that tax is worth it.