# Paddle vs Quaderno

| Attribute | Paddle | Quaderno |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.4 (61% (medium)) | 59.8 (39% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An all-in-one payment processing and billing platform for digital product companies that manages subscriptions, invoicing, tax compliance, and payment recovery across 300+ global markets. | Worldwide tax compliance platform that automates sales tax, VAT, and GST calculations, invoicing, and tax return filing for online businesses. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"smart","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Subscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing","merchant_of_record":true,"subscription_billing":true}` | `{"gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","pricing_model":"flat_subscription","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Tiered subscription with transaction-based limits","usage_metering":"basic","subscription_billing":true,"eu_vat_cross_border_calculation":true,"us_sales_tax_address_validation":true,"digital_goods_software_tax_rules":true,"real_time_checkout_calculation_api":true,"automated_return_filing_and_payment":true,"economic_nexus_jurisdiction_tracking":true,"exemption_certificate_management_b2b":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Drift"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Intercom"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"Braintree"},{"name":"Hotmart"},{"name":"PEPPOL"},{"name":"TicketBAI"},{"name":"Facturae"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"Amazon"},{"name":"WooCommerce"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["US","GB","EU","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","CA","GB","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"ES","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction","features":["Global compliance","24/7 customer support","Revenue recovery","Cross-border sales tax compliance","Fraud and chargeback protection"],"components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},"rate":5}],"description":"Global payments and billing seamlessly unified","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom pricing","summary":"Custom pricing for enterprise","features":["Premium services","Success management","Custom migration services","Implementation support"],"description":"Tailored pricing for rapidly scaling and established large-scale businesses","contactSales":true}],"summary":"5% + 50¢ per transaction. No hidden fees or migration costs.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.paddle.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:12:23.793Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Hobby","summary":"$29/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"1","integrations":"1","transactions":"25/month","jurisdictions":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"$49/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"250/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$99/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"1,000/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$149/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"2,500/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","description":"For 2,500+ transactions per month","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $29/month. 7-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://quaderno.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:23:20.173Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | Paddle | Quaderno |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | - | Basic |
| Pricing models | Subscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing | Tiered subscription with transaction-based limits |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | - | - |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✓ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | - | - |
| Tax handling | Native | Native |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | Smart | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:26:37.661Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*