--- title: "Fungies as a Stripe alternative · Fungies" description: "Fungies vs Stripe: Stripe Managed Payments adds 3.5% on top of payment fees, with Billing and Tax priced separately. Fungies is one rate, 5% + 50¢." image: "https://fungies.io/og-image.jpg" canonical: "https://fungies.io/alternatives/stripe/" --- Stripe alternative # One rate, not a stack of them Stripe now has a Merchant of Record product of its own. The question is no longer whether it can file your VAT — it is what the whole thing adds up to. [Start free](https://app.fungies.io/register) [Book a demo](https://calendly.com/duke-vuh/fungies-io-demo-clone) No upfront costs. No credit card required. Already selling with Fungies [![Leadsin.io](/logos/clients/leadsin.png)](/customer-story/hosted-checkout-solution-for-leadsin-io-a-saas-business "Leadsin.io — read the story")[![RenderAI](/logos/clients/renderai.png) ](/customer-story/helping-renderai-reduce-their-ai-saas-payment-integration-from-days-to-just-a-couple-of-minutes "RenderAI — read the story")[![SuperScale](/logos/clients/superscale.png) ](/customer-story/nimblebits-revenue-boost-with-a-web-store-solution "SuperScale — read the story")[![FreeVocals](/logos/clients/freevocals.png) ](/customer-story/freevocals-com-and-fungies-io-a-seamless-solution-for-digital-e-commerce "FreeVocals — read the story")![STATSCORE](/logos/clients/statscore.png)![SimFabric](/logos/clients/simfabric.png)![BotRix](/logos/clients/botrix.png)![Enhance AI](/logos/clients/enhance-ai.png)![The Humanize AI](/logos/clients/humanize-ai.png)![Kenerate AI](/logos/clients/kenerate.png) The short answer Plain Stripe is a payment processor and you stay the seller of record. Stripe Tax calculates and files, but you are still the one liable. Since April 2026 Stripe Managed Payments is a true Merchant of Record — and it is priced as a 3.5% surcharge on top of the usual payment fees, with subscriptions billed separately again through Billing. We are a single rate that already contains all of it. If you sell mostly at home and have someone who handles tax, plain Stripe is cheaper than either of us. Comparison of Fungies with Stripe. ## Fungies and Stripe, side by side Fungies Stripe 01 Who is the seller of record ✓ Us, on every sale. You, on Payments and Tax. Stripe, only on Managed Payments. 02 Headline rate ✓ 5% + 50¢ per sale, covering everything below. Negotiable at higher sales volume. 2.9% + 30¢ domestic cards, before any add-on. 03 Merchant of Record ✓ Included. Managed Payments adds 3.5% on top of the payment fee — about 6.4% + 30¢ on a domestic US card by our arithmetic from Stripe's published parts. 04 Subscriptions ✓ Included. Stripe Billing, priced separately at 0.7% of billing volume or from $620 a month. 05 Tax without an MoR ✓ Not applicable — we file as the seller. Stripe Tax, from $90 a month or 0.5% per transaction. You remain liable. 06 Storefront ✓ Store builder, hosting, and your own domain are included. Not offered. Checkout and payment links only. 07 Where you can sell from ✓ Sellers worldwide, buyers in 150+ countries. Managed Payments covers 39 seller countries, and is subject to an eligibility review. 08 What you can sell ✓ Digital goods, subscriptions, games, and game assets. Managed Payments is digital-only — no physical goods, services, marketplaces, or anything needing a human in the loop. Stripe publishes Managed Payments as a 3.5% surcharge rather than an all-in rate, so the combined figure above is our own arithmetic from their components, not a number Stripe quotes. Stripe figures from [Stripe pricing ↗](https://stripe.com/pricing) [Stripe Managed Payments docs ↗](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/managed-payments) checked 1 August 2026. Their pricing can change. ## Why teams move across 01 ### The bill stops being three bills Selling subscriptions worldwide through Stripe as a Merchant of Record means Payments, plus the Managed Payments surcharge, plus Billing. Each is reasonable alone. Together they are hard to forecast. Ours is one number that does not change when you add a subscription plan or a new country. 02 ### No eligibility review standing between you and launch Managed Payments is gated on a review of your business type and geography, and covers 39 seller countries. If Stripe later decides your product was not eligible, their docs put the tax liability back on you. We onboard you and take the liability from the first sale. 03 ### A storefront, not just a checkout Stripe gives you excellent payment primitives and expects you to build the shop. If what you actually need is a place to sell three products under your own domain by Friday, that gap is the whole project. The other side of the argument ## When Stripe is the better call No provider wins every case, and a comparison that pretends otherwise is not worth your time. Here is where Stripe is the better answer. ### You sell mostly domestically and have someone handling tax At 2.9% + 30¢ with no MoR surcharge, plain Stripe costs roughly half what any Merchant of Record does. If your revenue sits in one or two jurisdictions where you are already registered, you are paying us for cross-border compliance you do not need. Add Stripe Tax when you near a threshold. ### You need something the model cannot do Marketplaces paying out to third parties, physical goods, in-person terminals, live human services, issuing cards. Stripe Managed Payments excludes all of these and so do we — but Stripe Connect does not. That is the honest sign you have outgrown the category rather than the vendor. ## What sellers say once they have switched [★★★★★ 4.8/5 from 10 reviews on G2 →](https://www.g2.com/products/fungies-io/reviews) [Vadim Finayev Head of Growth, Leadsin.io “We work with quite a few merchants of record, but none comes close to the support and speed of implementation of Fungies. If you want a payment partner that actually gives you the feeling they want to work with you — rather than leaving you on read for three days or randomly restricting your account — you are in the right place.” Read the story →](/customer-story/hosted-checkout-solution-for-leadsin-io-a-saas-business) [David Elliott Creative Director, Freevocals.com “I researched the options and Fungies was the best fit for functionality and customisation within a store builder you can connect to your own domain. Taking a small percentage of sales, instead of charging a subscription for every environment and plugin, is refreshing.” Read the story →](/customer-story/freevocals-com-and-fungies-io-a-seamless-solution-for-digital-e-commerce) [Elnura Abdimanap Kyzy Founder, TextToVideo.bot “The platform is user-friendly, integrates easily with APIs and webhooks, and simplifies managing digital products and subscriptions. We were up and running quickly and support has been responsive throughout. Fungies is clearly tailored to the needs of SaaS businesses.” Read the story →](/customer-story/how-fungies-enabled-texttovideo-bot-to-integrate-payments-in-minutes) [Francisco Magnone Rienzi Founder, Renderai.app “Fungies has been a great partner — fast setup, competitive pricing, and real humans providing quick answers. They are constantly rolling out new features, and I am excited to see what is next.” Read the story →](/customer-story/helping-renderai-reduce-their-ai-saas-payment-integration-from-days-to-just-a-couple-of-minutes) Pricing 5% + 50¢ per sale, and nothing else Negotiable at higher sales volume. [See full pricing →](/pricing) [Start free →](https://app.fungies.io/register) ## No monthly fee. No minimum. No card to get started. One rate covers the whole stack. There is no tier that unlocks tax filing and no add-on for the store builder. - ✓ Payment processing - ✓ Tax calculation and filing - ✓ Fraud screening - ✓ Chargeback handling - ✓ Store builder and hosting - ✓ Every platform feature ## Teams who made the move [All customer stories →](/case-studies-customers) [ SaaS United Arab Emirates ### Viewbot.tv Merchant of Record billing, live in one session The engagement platform for Twitch and Kick streamers moved its whole subscription business onto a checkout that matches its own dark theme. 1 session from first API call to live payments Read the story →](/customer-story/viewbot-customizable-checkout-merchant-of-record-payment)[ AI SaaS Uruguay ### RenderAI From days of integration to a couple of minutes An AI image platform replaced a slow manual payment process with three subscription tiers and an overlay checkout. Minutes to replace a days-long integration Read the story →](/customer-story/helping-renderai-reduce-their-ai-saas-payment-integration-from-days-to-just-a-couple-of-minutes)[ AI SaaS Canada ### TextToVideo.bot Weeks of payment work, done in minutes An AI video generation platform launched its subscription business without writing a payment integration at all. Minutes to stand up subscription plans Read the story →](/customer-story/how-fungies-enabled-texttovideo-bot-to-integrate-payments-in-minutes) ## Compare us with the others - [01 ### Paddle Same headline rate, daily payouts instead of monthly, and a storefront in the box. Compare →](/alternatives/paddle) - [02 ### Lemon Squeezy A flat rate with no surcharges for selling abroad or billing monthly. Compare →](/alternatives/lemon-squeezy) - [03 ### Dodo Payments A lower headline that adds surcharges. Ours is flat, with disputes absorbed. Compare →](/alternatives/dodo-payments) - [04 ### Creem Cheaper per sale. Read their docs on chargebacks and payouts before deciding. Compare →](/alternatives/creem) - [05 ### Gumroad Half the commission, and AI products are welcome here. Compare →](/alternatives/gumroad) - [06 ### FastSpring Their rate is quote-only. Ours is on the pricing page. Compare what is published. Compare →](/alternatives/fastspring) - [07 ### Chargebee They bill. You still need a gateway, a merchant account and your own tax filings. Compare →](/alternatives/chargebee) - [08 ### Xsolla Their 5% is 5% plus cost of channel. Ours is the whole number. Compare →](/alternatives/xsolla) - [09 ### Cleverbridge Enterprise merchant of record, sales-gated. Start selling today instead. Compare →](/alternatives/cleverbridge) - [10 ### Nexway Enterprise merchant of record that lists early-stage businesses as limited support. Compare →](/alternatives/nexway) ## You are not switching processors. You are switching who is liable. Payouts still land in an account that is yours, daily by default. What changes is who is the seller of record, who calculates and files the VAT, and who answers the chargeback. [Start free](https://app.fungies.io/register) [Book a demo](https://calendly.com/duke-vuh/fungies-io-demo-clone) No upfront costs. No credit card required. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://fungies.io/#organization","name":"Fungies","legalName":"Fungies Inc.","url":"https://fungies.io/","description":"Merchant of Record for SaaS, games, and digital products. Fungies handles global payments, VAT and sales tax, and checkout. 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