Lemon Squeezy
By Link, LLC (formerly Lemon Squeezy LLC)
Lemon Squeezy is a merchant of record owned by Stripe that charges 5% plus 50 cents per transaction, with surcharges for international cards, PayPal and subscription payments. Its January 2026 update said it aims to move users to Stripe Managed Payments.
- From
- 5% + $0.50 per transaction
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- No
Pricing
Taken from the vendor's pricing page.
| Plan | Price | Charged | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 5% + $0.50 per transaction | per transaction | No monthly fee |
| Volume pricing | On request | per account | On request |
Costs not in the plan price
- Transactions outside the US add 1.5%, and PayPal transactions add 1.5%.
- Subscription payments add 0.5%.
- Payments recovered through abandoned cart emails add 5%.
- Disputes cost $15 each, and the platform fee is kept when an order is refunded.
- Bank payouts outside the US cost 1% per payout.
Categories it qualifies for
Facts we checked
- Stripe acquired Lemon Squeezy in July 2024, and Lemon Squeezy had processed its payments on Stripe since it began. Source
- Lemon Squeezy's January 2026 update said its goal is an easy migration to Stripe Managed Payments and acknowledged slower support responses and less frequent product updates. Source
- Card statements show LEMSQZY* followed by the store name, because Lemon Squeezy is the merchant of record. Source
- Failed subscription payments are retried four times over two weeks, and renewal reminders go out seven days ahead. Source
- Net sales are held for 13 days and paid out on the 1st and 15th of each month, with a $50 minimum. Source
- The terms make sellers responsible for copying their data before termination. We found no documented way to move saved cards out to another provider. Source
Security and compliance
- SOC 2
- Not stated
- ISO 27001
- Not stated
- GDPR
- Yes
- HIPAA
- Not stated
- Single sign-on
- Not stated
Taken from the vendor's security page.
Contract terms
- Annual contract required
- No
- Minimum seats
- None stated
- Renews automatically
- Not stated
- Cancellation
- Lemon Squeezy can delay payouts, suspend accounts and refund payouts without warning if there is evidence of fraud.
- Data export
- Subscriptions and subscription invoices as CSV.source
Taken from the vendor's terms.
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Who pays us
Link, LLC (formerly Lemon Squeezy LLC) does not pay us anything.