# PCI Compliance Checklist for SaaS and Digital Products

DevFeed: [PCI Compliance Checklist for SaaS and Digital Products](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pci-compliance-checklist-for-saas-and-digital-products-10273.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/pci-compliance-checklist-saas/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [network security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network-security.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tls.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [data-protection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-protection.md>), [digital-products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-products.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [merchant-of-record](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merchant-of-record.md>), [network-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-security.md>), [requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/requirements.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [scope](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scope.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

## AI overview

A practical PCI DSS compliance checklist for SaaS companies and digital product sellers. It explains how checkout architecture determines SAQ requirements, how hosted checkouts and merchant-of-record services can reduce compliance scope, and which network security, data protection, and access-control practices are required.

## Source excerpt

A practical PCI compliance checklist for SaaS companies selling digital products. Understand SAQ types, scope reduction, and how a merchant of record simplifies compliance.