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Paddle vs Conta Azul

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Paddle

Software

The complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Conta Azul

Software

Brazilian ERP for micro and small businesses to manage finances and operations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Paddle paddle charges 5% plus 50 cents on every checkout transaction, which is well above a bare payment processor rate; Conta Azul entry Essencial plan is restricted to businesses earning up to R$81K annually and only 1 user access, so it does not scale with the company

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paddle and Conta Azul actually diverge.

Attributes where Paddle and Conta Azul differ
AttributePaddleConta Azul
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb
Founded2012Unknown

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

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 Paddle

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

Only in Conta Azul

Nothing recorded that Paddle does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Paddle

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

Conta Azul

No use cases recorded yet. See the Conta Azul review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Conta Azul

  • Entry Essencial plan is restricted to businesses earning up to R$81K annually and only 1 user access, so it does not scale with the company
  • Plan eligibility is tied to annual revenue bands (up to R$81K, R$81K-R$360K, R$360K-R$1.5M, R$1.5M+), not just feature needs, so a fast-growing business must upgrade plans as revenue crosses thresholds

Pricing, plan by plan

Paddle

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

Conta Azul

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Conta Azul review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Paddle if

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

Choose Conta Azul if

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

Conta Azul review

Questions people ask

Is Paddle or Conta Azul better?
Neither clearly leads. Paddle starts at $29/month and Conta Azul at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paddle or Conta Azul?
Paddle starts at $29/month and Conta Azul at On request.
Does Paddle or Conta Azul run on more platforms?
Paddle runs on Web, Api. Conta Azul runs on Web.
What is Paddle best used for?
Paddle is most often used for selling saas or digital products with a merchant of record handling tax, global subscription billing and checkout, offloading sales tax and vat compliance for cross border sales. Of those, selling saas or digital products with a merchant of record handling tax and global subscription billing and checkout are not what Conta Azul is typically brought in for.
What can Paddle do that Conta Azul cannot?
Paddle covers Payment processing, Sales tax handling, Subscription management, Checkout.
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