Prompt
What should I use to handle taxes, invoices, and subscriptions across regions?
Latest observation
If you need to manage taxes, invoices, and subscriptions across multiple regions, the best choice is usually a merchant-of-record (MoR) platform or a global billing platform with strong tax compliance.
Best fit if you want the easiest option
Merchant of Record providers handle:
- Sales tax / VAT / GST calculation and remittance
- Local invoicing requirements
- Subscription billing
- Payment processing
- Chargebacks and compliance in many regions
Examples:
- Paddle
- Lemon Squeezy
- FastSpring
- 2Checkout (Verifone)
Best fit if you want more control
If you already handle payments and just need tax/invoicing/subscriptions:
- Stripe Billing + Stripe Tax
- Chargebee
- Recurly
- Orb or Metronome for usage-based billing
Simple recommendation
- SaaS / digital products / global B2C: use Paddle or FastSpring
- Need deeper customization and already use Stripe: use Stripe Billing + Stripe Tax
- Enterprise subscription management: use Chargebee or Recurly
If you want, I can also give you a side-by-side comparison by region, pricing, and ease of implementation.
Observation history
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