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Payment processing & MoR calculators

Select your merchant country or global Merchant of Record checkout below to calculate net payouts, cross-border FX surcharges, and exact reverse-invoice amounts.

US United States

4 schedules

UK United Kingdom

4 schedules

EU European Economic Area

3 schedules

AU Australia

4 schedules

CA Canada

3 schedules

Global Cross-Border USD

12 schedules
[+] stripe-international.calc [*]

Stripe International & FX Fee Calculator

Cross-Border USD (USD)

Founders selling globally to buyers outside their home banking country

4.4% + $0.30 open ↗
[+] paypal-international.calc [*]

PayPal Cross-Border & FX Fee Calculator

International Cross-Border (USD)

Agencies and remote contractors accepting global client invoices

4.99% + $0.49 open ↗
[+] lemon-squeezy-standard.calc [*]

Lemon Squeezy Fee Calculator (5% + $0.50)

Global Merchant of Record (USD)

Indie SaaS, Notion/Figma templates, WordPress plugins, and digital downloads

5% + $0.50 open ↗
[+] lemon-squeezy-international.calc [*]

Lemon Squeezy International & Payout Fee Calculator

Non-US Seller / International Cards (USD)

Non-US solo founders who cannot open a US LLC but need global VAT/GST handled automatically

6.5% + $0.50 open ↗
[+] lemon-squeezy-subscriptions.calc [*]

Lemon Squeezy Recurring SaaS Fee Calculator

Global Recurring Billing (USD)

Micro-SaaS subscriptions needing dunning, trials, license keys, and global sales tax included

5.5% + $0.50 open ↗
[+] paddle-standard.calc [*]

Paddle Fee Calculator (5% + $0.50)

Global Merchant of Record (USD)

B2B and B2C SaaS companies scaling across US, EU, and UK without extra cross-border card surcharges

5% + $0.50 open ↗
[+] paddle-enterprise-volume.calc [*]

Paddle vs Custom MoR High-Volume Calculator

Scale SaaS ($25k+ MRR) (USD)

SaaS teams above $25,000 MRR negotiating custom Merchant of Record rates

4.2% + $0.40 open ↗
[+] paddle-microtransactions.calc [*]

Paddle Micro-Transaction (<$10) Fee Calculator

Low-Ticket SaaS (<$10 Plans) (USD)

Apps testing $5–$9/month plans where fixed $0.50 fees eat 10%–15% of revenue

5% + $0.50 open ↗
[+] gumroad-direct.calc [*]

Gumroad Fee Calculator (10% + $0.50 + Card Fees)

Global Creator Checkout (USD)

First-time digital product launches before migrating steady volume to lower-fee checkouts

12.9% + $0.80 open ↗
[+] gumroad-discover.calc [*]

Gumroad Discover 30% Fee Calculator

Marketplace Referral Sales (USD)

Creators opting into Gumroad marketplace promotion for incremental customer discovery

30% + $0.00 open ↗
[+] ko-fi-gold-vs-free.calc [*]

Ko-fi Fee Calculator (Free 5% vs Gold 0%)

Creator Tips & Memberships (USD)

Illustrators, writers, and indie devs taking tips, commissions, and shop sales

7.9% + $0.30 open ↗
[+] whop-checkout.calc [*]
Whop logo

Whop Seller Fee Calculator

Paid Communities & Digital Access (USD)

Discord communities, trading/cohort memberships, and software license gating

5.7% + $0.30 open ↗

Payment processor comparisons

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