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Taking payments · 9 of 110 stories
Lemon Squeezy
A merchant of record for digital products: it is the legal seller to each customer, so it collects the payment, pays the sales tax, and sends the business the rest.
Price: 5% plus US$0.50 for each sale; no monthly fee (read 13 October 2026)
Free plan: no monthly fee
www.lemonsqueezy.com
Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TypingMind | Merchant of record for license sales: checkout, license keys and sales tax. New subscriptions moved to Stripe in 2024. | until 2024, replaced by Stripe | A | A public page outside the story's source list | |
| AI Toolbox | Took the earlier subscription payments; some legacy subscriptions are still billed through it. | replaced by Polar | A | TrustMRR markdown profile: AI Toolbox, synced 14 October 2026 | |
| GenPPT | Took payments in 2025 and ran the affiliate script on the site; TrustMRR still reads its revenue by API key. store 'genppt', with its affiliate script on the 2025 site | A | TrustMRR profile of GenPPT, revenue read from Stripe and Lemon Squeezy by API key | ||
| SuperbulletAI | A checkout for the plans and token top-ups in the website code, next to the Stripe and Tebex checkouts. | B | SuperbulletAI pricing, downloads, roadmap and FAQ pages, read 15 October 2026 | ||
| AudioPen | Processes the web payments for the lifetime deal and the passes. | C | AI Makers newsletter, 16 May 2023: 500 paying customers in 1 month | ||
| BoltAI | Payment provider named next to Stripe in the 2024 stack. | C | Daniel Nguyen's newsletter, 29 September 2024: Sep 2024: Interview on Indie Hackers | ||
| Revid.ai | Took the payments until November 2025; older subscriptions were still billed through it in June 2026. | until November 2025, replaced by Stripe | C | A public page outside the story's source list. Also seen in the home page code on 13 October 2026 | |
| Vid.AI | Second checkout, with its own affiliate tracking; these sales are outside the Stripe figure. | C | Vid.AI privacy policy and terms, last updated 27 September 2026 | ||
| AudioNotes | Runs the affiliate program: gives each affiliate a unique link and tracks the referred sales. | C | AudioNotes: Affiliate program |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
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