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2Checkout vs. Stripe vs. FastSpring: Comparing Payments, Taxes, and Platform Features (+ Pricing)

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TL;DR : Stripe markets themselves as a payment services provider (PSP), 2Checkout is a payment service provider with an upgrade option to make them your merchant of record (MoR), and FastSpring is a comprehensive merchant of record from the outset. Payment Gateways , Payment Processing , PSPs, MoRs — What’s the Difference?

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How to Sell a Mobile App or Game Outside App Stores

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If you’re not sure how to sell an app direct to consumer (D2C) outside the app stores — or if you’re looking for a new way to monetize your mobile app or game — you may be wondering what options you have. Various tools you can use to monetize apps and games outside app stores. Thanks to Tony Markov for contributing to this article!

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Top 6 Recurly Competitors and Alternatives: An In-Depth Review

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In this guide, we compare six Recurly competitors and alternatives according to several categories: Subscription management and recurring billing Checkout Global payment processing Reporting and analytics Pricing Customer reviews We’ll start with a deep dive into FastSpring — our end-to-end payment solution (i.e.,

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8 Top Stripe Alternatives: In-Depth 2023 Guide

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Most Stripe alternatives fall into one of two categories: (1) payment processors, or (2) a billing solution that covers payment processing and other aspects of billing such as fraud detection, checkout, and more. can provide payment processing, order fulfillment, financing options, and more.

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A Detailed Comparison of Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring (With Reviews)

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To help you choose between Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack.

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Cyber Weekend Benchmarking Data: 2023 SaaS and Software Holiday Spend Report

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And does it improve B2B sales too, or is it more just a B2C advantage? We’ve analyzed aggregate sales data to give you insights into just how important Q4 can be for your software, SaaS, or other digital goods business. How B2B vs. B2C sales compare. could mean a lot more revenue if it’s a slice of a much larger pie.

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Billing and Subscription Management: A Detailed Comparison of 5 Options

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Send invoices and/or payment notifications. View reports on the key performance indicators that drive revenue. Table of Contents FastSpring Chargebee Recurly Chargify Zoho Subscriptions FastSpring handles the entire monthly recurring billing process from subscription management to remitting end-of-year taxes for SaaS companies.