Payments · for Django

Payments for Django

Among 14 makers' products we track that are built with Django, here's what they chose for payments — each counted from a live-product source.

Payment processor or merchant of record (MoR). With a processor you are the seller and must register for and remit sales tax/VAT yourself. An MoR resells your product, so tax and compliance are theirs, for a higher fee.

What makers on Django chose

Counts are live products with a source, not market share; a product using two options counts in both.

StripePayment processor

llms.txt MCP CLIIn Bolt, Lovable, Replit, v0

Best forFull control over checkout and billing, lower fees than a merchant of record, and the widest integration ecosystem.

Trade-offYou are the merchant of record — tax registration and filings are on you.

11 of the 14 Django products here

PayPalPayment processor

llms.txt MCP

Best forAdding PayPal and Venmo as a checkout option for buyers who won't type in a card.

Trade-offYou are still the merchant of record for tax; disputes and account holds are a common complaint, and its developer tools are clunkier than Stripe's.

6 of the 14 Django products here

RazorpayPayment processor

llms.txt

Best forSelling to customers in India, with UPI, cards, net banking and wallets in one checkout.

Trade-offBuilt around Indian businesses and payment methods; you handle GST and other taxes yourself.

1 of the 14 Django products here

PaddleMerchant of record

In Lovable

Best forEstablished SaaS businesses that want a mature MoR.

Trade-offStricter onboarding and domain review before you can sell.

1 of the 14 Django products here

OrbMetering and billing on top

llms.txt

Best forHigh-volume usage billing with many pricing models, for products whose revenue depends on it.

Trade-offNo free tier and sales-priced — built for funded teams, not side projects.

1 of the 14 Django products here

Also real options for payments, not seen among these Django products yet: Polar, Lemon Squeezy, Dodo Payments.