Founder services to price your product
The services every startup pays for sooner or later. Everything below helps you price your product, ranked by editor score.
Updated October 2026 · 7 listings
How to choose founder services to price your product
Pick founder services by the total cost at your size in a year, the startup perks they bundle, how easy it is to leave, and whether they serve your country. Open the account or start the trial only when you need it; most charge monthly from day one.
Stripe 🧾 ServicePaid
Online payments, subscriptions and invoicing with no monthly fee: 2.9% + 30c per US card payment.
QuickBooks Online 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Intuit's cloud accounting for US small businesses, with a free plan and paid plans from $38 a month.
🔥 50% off paid plans for three months (shown on the US pricing page on 11 October 2026).Xero 🧾 ServicePaid
Cloud accounting for small businesses: invoices, bills, bank reconciliation and payroll add-on, from $27 a month.
🔥 80% off for three months for new US customers (code DC80325309US, base plan only).Paddle 🧾 ServicePaid
Merchant of record for SaaS, apps and digital products: 5% + 50c per transaction, global tax handled.
Chargebee 🧾 ServicePaid
Subscription billing on top of your payment gateway, free for partner-backed startups up to $1M billed.
🔥 Startup Program: Billing free until $1M cumulative revenue billed (partner-backed, under $5M raised)Polar 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Merchant of record and usage billing for AI and software companies, free plan at 5% + 50c.
🔥 Startup Program: Scale plan free for 12 months for early-stage AI startups (application)Lemon Squeezy 🧾 ServicePaid
Merchant of record for digital products and SaaS, owned by Stripe: 5% + 50c per transaction.