Best Payments & billing for developers
We list 8 Payments & billing tools, ranked by community votes and market presence (how often other tools are positioned as alternatives to them). Top picks right now: Stripe, Craftgate, Lemon Squeezy.
| # | Tool | Pricing | Starts at | Best for | Platforms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stripe Payments infrastructure for the internet | Paid | — | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise | web | 0 |
| 2 | Craftgate One-stop payment orchestration platform | Paid | — | Small businesses, Enterprise, Developers | web | 0 |
| 3 | Lemon Squeezy Merchant of record for digital products | Paid | — | Freelancers, Developers | web | 0 |
| 4 | Paddle Merchant of record for software companies | Paid | — | Small businesses, Developers | web | 0 |
| 5 |  Anyway Agent-ready payments and billing for SaaS teams | Paid | $0/mo | Small businesses, Developers | web, api | 0 |
| 6 | Clocknext Usage metering, credits and margin tracking for billing AI agents | Freemium | $300/mo | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise | web | 0 |
| 7 | Mercury Banking built for startups | Freemium | $30/mo | Small businesses, Developers | web, ios, android | 0 |
| 8 | Polar Open-source monetization platform for developers | Freemium | $20/mo | Developers | web | 0 |
All 8 tools
1.Stripe
▲ 0Payments infrastructure for the internet
PaidDeveloperschecked Oct 20
2.Craftgate
▲ 0One-stop payment orchestration platform
PaidSmall businesseschecked Oct 20
Merchant of record for digital products
PaidFreelancerschecked Oct 20
4.Paddle
▲ 0Merchant of record for software companies
PaidSmall businesseschecked Oct 20
5.Anyway
▲ 0Agent-ready payments and billing for SaaS teams
PaidSmall businesses6.Clocknext
▲ 0Usage metering, credits and margin tracking for billing AI agents
Freemium · $300Developerschecked Nov 6
7.Mercury
▲ 0Banking built for startups
Freemium · $30Small businesseschecked Oct 20
8.Polar
▲ 0Open-source monetization platform for developers
Freemium · $20Developerschecked Oct 20