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Paddle vs Fiken

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Paddle

Software

The complete payments infrastructure for SaaS

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fiken

Software

Norwegian accounting software for sole proprietors and small companies

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; 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)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paddle and Fiken actually diverge.

Attributes where Paddle and Fiken differ
AttributePaddleFiken
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 Fiken

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 Fiken
  • Global subscription billing and checkoutnot Fiken
  • Offloading sales tax and VAT compliance for cross border salesnot Fiken

Fiken

No use cases recorded yet. See the Fiken 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

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)

Pricing, plan by plan

Paddle

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

Fiken

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Fiken 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 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

Questions people ask

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