Which payment platforms does AI recommend?
October 2026. We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews the same 20 buyer questions, as a buyer in the US, and counted the questions where each product was recommended.
#ProductRecommended in
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Stripe20 of 20 questions172018172018
2
Paddle17 of 20 questions151513151513
3
Lemon Squeezy15 of 20 questions6131061310
4
Adyen9 of 20 questions395395
5
Chargebee8 of 20 questions475475
6
FastSpring8 of 20 questions136136
7
PayPal7 of 20 questions364364
8
Braintree7 of 20 questions154154
9
Recurly5 of 20 questions133133
10
Dodo Payments4 of 20 questions122122
11
Freemius4 of 20 questions032032
12
Lago4 of 20 questions130130
13
Maxio3 of 20 questions132132
14
Square3 of 20 questions222222
15
Checkout.com3 of 20 questions031031
16
TaxJar3 of 20 questions031031
17
Solvimon3 of 20 questions030030
18
Orb2 of 20 questions022022
19
Zuora2 of 20 questions112112
20
Airwallex2 of 20 questions012012
21
GoCardless2 of 20 questions020020
22
Gumroad2 of 20 questions011011
23
Wise Business2 of 20 questions020020
24
Metronome2 of 20 questions020020
25
Payoneer1 of 20 questions111111
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The 20 questions we ask every month
- What's the best payment platform for a SaaS startup?
- Which payment provider is best for selling software subscriptions worldwide?
- What's the best merchant of record for a small SaaS?
- How can a solo founder sell software globally without registering for sales tax and VAT everywhere?
- Which payment platform handles EU VAT and US sales tax automatically?
- What's the best way to take SaaS payments for a founder based outside the US?
- Which billing platform is best for usage-based pricing?
- What's the best payment provider for selling digital products and software licenses?
- Which payment platform has the lowest fees on a $20 a month subscription?
- What's the best subscription billing tool for a B2B SaaS that sends invoices?
- Which payment provider is best for an indie hacker launching a first product?
- What's the best payment platform for a developer tool with seat-based pricing?
- Which payment providers support free trials, coupons and plan upgrades out of the box?
- What should a founder tired of handling tax compliance switch their payments to?
- Which payment platform is best for an AI app with credit-based pricing?
- What's the best way to add checkout and billing pages to a SaaS without building them?
- Which payment provider has the best API for developers?
- What payment platform should a startup in Africa or Asia use to charge US customers?
- Which payment provider is best at recovering failed card payments?
- What's the best open source billing tool to use alongside a payment processor?
One answer per engine per question, collected on one day. AI answers vary between runs and people, so read this as a monthly snapshot. See the methodology.