Adyen or Paddle?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

Adyen

for SMEs and large companies

Payment platform for larger businesses, online and in store, with iDEAL, cards and wallets through one integration.

from €0 /month

4 of 6 NL check

Paddle

for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

Payment platform for software companies that sells as Merchant of Record and handles VAT and sales tax itself.

from €0 /month

1 of 6 NL check

The differences

Adyen is a Dutch company, Paddle is not.
Only Adyen integrates with Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, PrestaShop, BigCommerce and Mirakl.
Only Paddle integrates with HubSpot, Intercom and Databox.

Side by side

Adyen compared with Paddle
	Adyen	Paddle
Price	from €0/month	from €0/month
Support in Dutch	✓ Yes	Unknown
App in Dutch	Unknown	Unknown
Data in the EU	Unknown	Unknown
Data processing agreement	✓ Yes	Unknown
iDEAL	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Company in the Netherlands	✓ Yes	✕ No
Integrations	Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, PrestaShop, BigCommerce, Mirakl	HubSpot, Intercom, Databox
Free trial	None	None
Stackwijs verdict	No verdict yet	No verdict yet
User reviews	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
For whom	SMEs, large companies	freelancers, SMEs, large companies

Facts checked between 3 November 2026 and 4 November 2026 on the vendors' websites.

Adyen or Paddle: questions

What is the difference between Adyen and Paddle?

Adyen is a Dutch company, Paddle is not. Only Adyen integrates with Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, PrestaShop, BigCommerce and Mirakl. Only Paddle integrates with HubSpot, Intercom and Databox.

Which suits a freelancer better?

Paddle is aimed at freelancers, Adyen at SMEs and large companies.

Which one do you choose?

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Adyen

Payment platform for larger businesses, online and in store, with iDEAL, cards and wallets through one integration.

Suits larger webshops and retailers that want to take payments online and in store through one platform.

Price: from €0 /month
Try it: No trial
NL check: 4 of 6

View Adyen

On the Adyen website

Paddle

Payment platform for software companies that sells as Merchant of Record and handles VAT and sales tax itself.

Suits software companies that sell subscriptions worldwide and do not want to handle VAT in other countries themselves.

Price: from €0 /month
Try it: No trial
NL check: 1 of 6

View Paddle

On the Paddle website

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