# The Best Payment Provider for SaaS Starter Kits

DevFeed: [The Best Payment Provider for SaaS Starter Kits](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-best-payment-provider-for-saas-starter-kits-9667.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/best-payment-provider-saas-starter-kits/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

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>), [stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stripe.md>), [Boilerplate](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/boilerplate.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [api-keys](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-keys.md>), [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [merchant-of-record](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merchant-of-record.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stripe.md>)

## AI overview

A comparison of payment approaches for SaaS starter kits. The article argues that a Merchant of Record can reduce founders' responsibility for VAT, GST, US sales tax, and chargeback liability compared with a typical Stripe integration, and discusses replacing Stripe with Dodo Payments.

## Source excerpt

Comparison of payment providers for SaaS boilerplates and starter kits. Why a Merchant of Record beats Stripe for ShipFast, supastarter, Makerkit, and other SaaS starters.