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Fiken vs Paddle

Fiken logo

Fiken

Accounting & Finance

Norwegian accounting software for sole proprietors and small companies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Paddle logo

Paddle

Accounting & Finance

The complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Fiken core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK); Paddle paddle charges 5% plus 50 cents on every checkout transaction, which is well above a bare payment processor rate

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fiken and Paddle actually diverge.

Attributes where Fiken and Paddle differ
AttributeFikenPaddle
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWebWeb, Api
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Fiken

Nothing recorded that Paddle does not also cover.

Only in Paddle

  • Payment processing
  • Sales tax handling
  • Subscription management
  • Checkout
  • Revenue metrics
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Various

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Fiken

No use cases recorded yet. See the Fiken review.

Paddle

  • Selling SaaS or digital products with a merchant of record handling taxnot Fiken
  • Global subscription billing and checkoutnot Fiken
  • Offloading sales tax and VAT compliance for cross border salesnot Fiken

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Fiken

  • Core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK)
  • Tax filing is a separate annual add-on costing 1,290 kr for sole proprietors or 1,590 kr for AS companies, not included in the monthly subscription (NOK)

Paddle

  • Paddle charges 5% plus 50 cents on every checkout transaction, which is well above a bare payment processor rate
  • The 50 cent fixed component falls heavily on low value sales, and products under $10 require custom pricing agreed with sales
  • Invoicing is not covered by the published rate and requires custom pricing
  • As a merchant of record Paddle sits between the seller and the customer, so payouts and tax handling run through Paddle rather than the seller's own processor

Pricing, plan by plan

Fiken

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Fiken review.

Paddle

$29/month
  • Standard$5/transaction
    • Payment processing
    • Tax compliance
    • Billing

Which should you pick?

Choose Fiken if

Nothing in the data separates Fiken from Paddle on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Fiken review

Choose Paddle if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want sales tax handling.
Paddle review

Questions people ask

Is Fiken or Paddle better?
Neither clearly leads. Fiken starts at On request and Paddle at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fiken or Paddle?
Fiken starts at On request and Paddle at $29/month.
Does Fiken or Paddle run on more platforms?
Fiken runs on Web. Paddle runs on Web, Api.
What can Fiken do that Paddle cannot?
Paddle covers Payment processing, Sales tax handling, Subscription management, Checkout.
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