Gumroad vs Lemon Squeezy vs Stripe – best payment platform for indie hackers in 2026?

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launching a paid product soon. need to figure out payments.

these are the options i’m seeing:

  • Gumroad – indie favorite, simple
  • Lemon Squeezy – newish, handles global taxes?
  • Stripe – enterprise standard, but complex

for solo founders selling digital products. what’s the play in 2026?

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sold $10k+ on all three platforms:

  • Gumroad – simple, takes a cut (10%). indie darling.
  • Lemon Squeezy – handles global taxes, 5% + $50c. good for EU.
  • Stripe – 1.5% + 25c. cheapest, but setup is painful.

for indie hackers:

  • US only → Stripe (cheapest)
  • Global → Lemon Squeezy (taxes handled)
  • Quick → Gumroad (easiest)
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