Lemon Squeezy alternative

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The fee math, checked against Lemon Squeezy's published pricing, September 2026. Compare payment fees, tax handling, hosting, and maintenance before switching.

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Compare the payment fees

Lemon Squeezy's published base rate is 5% + $0.50 per transaction, with card processing included. Additional fees can apply to particular payment methods, international payments, and subscriptions. Check its current fee schedule for your sales mix.

Fees on one $49 sale: $2.95
Lemon Squeezy fees per month at 20 sales: $59
Pagemage Pro license: $99
Platform fee per sale, with Pagemage: $0

For a $49 product at 20 sales per month, the illustrated Lemon Squeezy fees are $59. Stripe processing at 2.9% + $0.30 would be $34.42. The $24.58 difference covers a $99 license during month five. This calculation excludes hosting, tax tools, maintenance, and additional payment fees.

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Lemon Squeezy fees per month: $59.00
Your Stripe processing per month: $34.42
Monthly payment-fee difference: $24.58
License cost covered by fee difference: Month 5
Fee difference over 12 months, after the license: $195.96

Default example: at $49 and 20 sales per month, the illustrated fees are $59.00 for Lemon Squeezy and $34.42 for Stripe. The difference is $24.58 per month, or $195.96 over a year after subtracting a $99 license. The fee difference covers the license in month 5. Hosting and other operating costs are excluded.

Lemon Squeezy fee formula: sales × (price × 5% + $0.50). Your route: sales × (price × 2.9% + $0.30) per month. The payment-fee difference is Lemon Squeezy's fees minus your route, and the one-time license is subtracted once from the horizon total, not amortized per month. All per US domestic card rates.

One-time digital products on US domestic cards. Check Lemon Squeezy's fee schedule for subscription charges.
Tax handling isn't priced in either column: Lemon Squeezy handles supported taxes as merchant of record. On your own store, check collection, registration, and filing obligations. Stripe Tax needs account configuration and checkout integration.
Rates checked 2026-09-25: lemonsqueezy.com/pricing (US). Lemon Squeezy notes some payments may be subject to additional fees.

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Lemon Squeezy vs Pagemage, side by side

Feature	Pagemage	Lemon Squeezy
Platform fee per sale	$0	5% + $0.50
Card processing	Stripe's rate only (~2.9% + $0.30), paid to Stripe	Included in the 5% + $0.50
One-time cost	One-time license payment	None
Sales tax	You are the seller of record. Tax collection requires setup and checkout integration.	Merchant of record, collected and filed for you
Subscriptions	Via Stripe Billing, your setup	Built in: billing, dunning, trials
Email marketing	Your own provider	Available under its current email plan
Storefront	Your own website, your code, your brand	Your Lemon Squeezy store
Delivery	Verified instant delivery	Instant

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When Lemon Squeezy may suit you better

Lemon Squeezy includes services you would otherwise need to manage yourself:

You want someone else to handle sales tax worldwide. Lemon Squeezy is the merchant of record. It collects, calculates, and files VAT and sales tax for you. With Pagemage you sell direct through Stripe, so you're the seller of record.
You sell subscriptions. Lemon Squeezy includes subscription management and license-key tools, subject to its fee schedule. Pagemage supports recurring Stripe prices and a billing portal; you manage your own Stripe account and service fulfillment.
You prefer a hosted store. Lemon Squeezy hosts the product page, payment flow, and delivery. Compare its fees with the cost of hosting and maintaining your own site.

Choose Pagemage if you want to edit and host the storefront yourself. Compare the payment-fee difference with your hosting, maintenance, and tax-handling costs. A merchant-of-record service may be worth its fee.

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Is Lemon Squeezy really 5% + 50¢ per sale?

This example uses 5% + $0.50 per transaction, including card processing. Additional fees can apply. Check lemonsqueezy.com/pricing for the current rate before deciding.

What does Pagemage take from each sale?

Pagemage charges no fee per sale. You pay for the starter license, Stripe processing, hosting, and any other services you choose. The calculator uses 2.9% + $0.30 as a US domestic-card processing assumption.

What about sales tax?

Lemon Squeezy handles supported sales taxes as merchant of record. With Pagemage, you sell through your own Stripe account and remain the seller of record. Stripe Tax needs account configuration and checkout integration. Check your registration and filing obligations before selling internationally.

Can I use Lemon Squeezy and Pagemage together?

Yes. Some sellers keep Lemon Squeezy for subscription products (built-in billing, dunning, and license keys) and run their own Pagemage site for one-time products. Both can point at the same products.