Lemon Squeezy: features, limits and alternatives

What it is

Lemon Squeezy is a platform for selling digital products, subscriptions, and software license keys, as the Lemon Squeezy pricing page describes. It acts as a Merchant of Record. It takes on tax collection and calculation liability, files and pays taxes for the seller, and handles billing support issues, according to the same page. Hosted checkout, webhooks, and license keys are covered in the Lemon Squeezy documentation.

When it fits

Lemon Squeezy fits creators and software companies that want to sell internationally without handling sales tax and VAT registration and reporting themselves, as the pricing page describes. Recurring SaaS subscriptions and automated license key issuance are covered in the documentation. There is no monthly fee for payment processing. You pay only when sales occur, according to the pricing page.

What to watch

Lemon Squeezy supports digital products, including SaaS, digital downloads, and subscriptions, according to the pricing page. Transactions outside the United States may carry small extra fees, according to the same page.