Sendclap vs Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy charges 5% + 50¢ per sale and acts as your merchant of record, so it collects and pays sales tax and VAT for you. Sendclap charges a flat 1% plus Stripe's card fee, pays you straight to your own Stripe account or wallet, and leaves taxes to you. On a $10 sale you keep about $9.00 with Lemon Squeezy and about $9.31 with Sendclap by card, or $9.90 by crypto.
What you keep from a sale
| Sale | Lemon Squeezy (5% + 50¢) | Sendclap, card (1% + Stripe 2.9% + 30¢) | Sendclap, crypto (1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | $4.25 | $4.51 | $4.95 |
| $10 | $9.00 | $9.31 | $9.90 |
| $50 | $47.00 | $47.75 | $49.50 |
Lemon Squeezy's pricing page says "5% + 50¢" per transaction and that "some payments may be subject to additional fees" without listing them, so its column is the base fee only. The Sendclap card column uses Stripe's US rate (2.9% + 30¢) and ignores any extra Stripe charges for international cards or currency conversion. Source: lemonsqueezy.com/pricing, read on 2026-11-14.
What is different besides the fee
- Taxes. Lemon Squeezy says it is your merchant of record and takes on "the liability of tax collection and calculation" and pays taxes on your behalf. Sendclap is not a merchant of record: you stay the seller, and you handle sales tax and VAT yourself. For a business selling to buyers in many countries, this is most of what Lemon Squeezy's fee pays for.
- Who holds the money. With Sendclap, card payments go to your own Stripe account (Stripe Connect Standard) and crypto payments go to your wallet through a public smart contract. Sendclap never holds your funds.
- License keys. Both issue license keys for software after a sale. Sendclap has activate, validate and deactivate endpoints that need no API key, plus SDKs in seven languages (docs).
- Memberships and tips. Lemon Squeezy lists recurring billing and subscriptions. Sendclap adds a creator page with members-only posts, tips with a supporter wall and a monthly goal, so one page covers what you would otherwise split between a store and a Patreon-style page.
- Crypto and agents. Sendclap accepts crypto (USDC on Base) at the same 1%, and exposes an API, an MCP server and x402 payments so AI agents can buy a product or tip. Lemon Squeezy's page lists card, PayPal and other payment methods.
Where Lemon Squeezy is the better choice
If you sell software or downloads to customers across countries and don't want to register for VAT or file sales tax, a merchant of record is worth its fee, and Sendclap is not one. Lemon Squeezy also has an email marketing product, a store builder, coupons and bundles, which Sendclap does not. Choose Sendclap when you are comfortable handling your own taxes, want the payout straight to your own accounts, or want memberships, tips and products in one page with a lower fee and a crypto option.
A flat 1%, and nothing else from Sendclap
One page for memberships, tips and products with license keys, by card or crypto. No monthly fee.
See every platform's fees side by side and how the 1% works.