Lemon Squeezy vs Tebex (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Lemon Squeezy grades higher than Tebex: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lemon Squeezy grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record checkout for software, subscriptions and downloads
Tebex
Webstores and payments for game servers and studios
Which one is for you
Pick Lemon Squeezy if
- Fits if you sell software licenses or subscriptions to buyers worldwide
- Works for makers who want sales tax and VAT filed for them, with no monthly bill
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a platform with a clear road ahead, as Stripe plans to move users to Managed Payments
- Pricey if most buyers are abroad or pay by PayPal, as each adds 1.5%, and subscriptions add 0.5%
- Watch out: recovered carts add 5%, affiliate referrals 3%, and payouts to non-US banks 1% each
- Not for you if your products cost under $10, as Lemon Squeezy asks you to contact sales
- Tight if your email list grows: free to 500, then $10 a month at 1,000, $24 at 3,000 and $60 at 10,000
Pick Tebex if
- Fits if you run a game server and sell ranks or items
- Makes sense if you want someone else to handle sales tax
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay for Plus, because the 5% fee still applies on top of £12.49
- Tight if you want a custom domain, the HTML and CSS editor or abandoned basket recovery, all of which need Plus
- Watch out: prices on the server page are in pounds, and the studio offering has no published prices
- Skip it if you want an app, as there are no desktop or phone apps listed
How we grade them
| 2.8GPALemon SqueezyGood | 2.6GPATebexGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo monthly fee. Each order costs 5% + 50¢, which covers card fees and sales tax, so $1,000 of sales costs $50 plus 50¢ an order. Buyers abroad add 1.5%, PayPal 1.5% and subscriptions 0.5%. That's above this category's dearer quarter, short of its dearest tenth. | CPlus is £12.49 a month, in the middle of the category, and the 5% fee is charged on top of it. Starter has no monthly fee. |
| Free plan and trial | ASelling is free to start with every ecommerce feature, and you only pay as orders come in. Email marketing is free up to 500 subscribers too, then $10 a month at 1,000. | BStarter has no monthly fee, unlimited packages and fraud and chargeback cover, for a flat 5% of every sale. |
| Features | BMerchant of record, subscriptions with usage billing, license keys, signed download links, a store on your own domain, affiliates, upsells, cart recovery and email marketing. It covers the whole job. | BWebstore and in-game store, headless API, merchant of record, sales tax, subscriptions and basket recovery. Basket recovery and the editor are Plus, but nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a web dashboard where you set up products, checkouts and a store before your first sale, with nothing in the listing to say it's quicker than that. | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is setting up the store and its packages, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Zapier, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, WordPress and Laravel, checkout overlays for any site and a public API. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb plus an in-game store, with a headless API and six listed integrations. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | selling software and subscriptions worldwide | webstores for game servers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Lemon Squeezy and Tebex. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lemon Squeezy starts at $10 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tebex starts at about $16.74 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Lemon Squeezy starts $6.74 a month lower. Of the other tools for selling digital products on the chart, 2 score higher than Lemon Squeezy for less, and 2 score higher than Tebex for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Lemon Squeezy also covers email campaigns and affiliate tracking.
At a glance
| Lemon Squeezy | Tebex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month for email marketing to 1,000 subscribers | £12.49 per month, plus a 5% fee on every transaction |
| Free plan | Selling is free to start with every ecommerce feature included; Lemon Squeezy keeps 5% + 50¢ of each order. Email marketing is free up to 500 subscribers. | Starter plan: no monthly subscription, with a flat 5% fee on all transactions, unlimited packages and fraud and chargeback protection. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Link, LLC (formerly Lemon Squeezy LLC) | Tebex |
| Price read from | lemonsqueezy.com | tebex.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Lemon Squeezy
- Stripe's 2026 update admits slower support and fewer updates while the team builds Stripe Managed Payments, and plans a migration path for users.
- Each order costs 5% + 50¢, plus 1.5% for buyers outside the US, 1.5% for PayPal and 0.5% for subscription payments.
- Recovered abandoned carts add 5% and affiliate referrals add 3% to the fee; payouts to non-US banks cost 1% each.
- Products priced under $10 and high-volume sellers are asked to contact sales for custom pricing.
Tebex
- Prices on the server page are in pounds sterling, and a 5% fee applies to every transaction on both plans.
- The server pricing page lists named games such as Minecraft, ARK, Rust and Garry's Mod; Tebex also has a separate studio offering with no published prices.
- A custom domain, HTML and CSS editor and abandoned basket recovery need the paid Plus plan.
- Runs in a browser and inside games through the in-game store; no desktop or mobile apps are listed.
Key features
Lemon Squeezy
- Merchant of record
- Lemon Squeezy is the seller on each order: it calculates, collects, files and pays sales tax and VAT, and takes on the tax liability.
- Subscriptions and usage billing
- Weekly, monthly or yearly plans with upgrades, downgrades, free trials, PayPal subscriptions, usage-based billing and a customer portal.
- License keys and secure files
- License keys are issued after each sale and can be deactivated or reissued; download links are signed and throttled.
- Checkout anywhere
- Hosted checkout links, an overlay checkout for any website, or a store on a custom domain, taking cards, PayPal and payments in many currencies.
- Email marketing
- Broadcasts, signup forms, segments that update from purchase behavior and email reports, free up to 500 subscribers.
- Affiliates and recovery
- A built-in affiliate program, discount codes, bundles and upsells, plus abandoned cart emails and failed payment recovery.
Tebex
- In-game and web stores
- Sells items, subscriptions, season passes and DLC through a themed webstore or an in-game store connected to the server.
- Headless API
- Lets a studio keep its own storefront while Tebex runs packages, subscriptions, coupons and creator codes in the background.
- Merchant of record
- Tebex says it takes responsibility for payments, taxes, compliance and disputes on every transaction.
- Sales tax handling
- Calculates, collects and remits local and global sales tax automatically, according to the vendor.
- Payment methods and payouts
- Lists 130+ payment methods, with payouts to a bank account or PayPal.
- Subscriptions and recovery
- Handles billing cycles, renewals and plan changes, with abandoned basket recovery and purchase follow-ups on the Plus plan.
Plans
Lemon Squeezy
Ecommerce$0
No monthly charge. The seller pays 5% + 50¢ of each order, covering card fees and tax, plus 1.5% abroad, 1.5% on PayPal and 0.5% on subscriptions.
Email marketing$10
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly
Free up to 500 subscribers. The price rises with the list: $24 a month at 3,000 subscribers and $60 a month at 10,000.
Tebex
Starter£0
No monthly subscription and a flat 5% fee on all transactions. Unlimited packages, global payment processing, sales, coupons and gift cards, team accounts and statistics.
Plus£12.49
per month
Starter plus a webstore HTML and CSS editor, abandoned basket recovery, purchase follow-ups, a custom domain and free SSL. The 5% fee still applies.
Ways to pay less
Lemon Squeezy
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly email marketing
Lemon Squeezy prices yearly email marketing at ten times the monthly rate: $100 a year instead of $10 a month at 1,000 subscribers.
Tebex
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lemon Squeezy or Tebex?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Lemon Squeezy is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against about $16.74 a month for Tebex. Lemon Squeezy starts at $10 per month for email marketing to 1,000 subscribers, and Tebex starts at £12.49 per month, plus a 5% fee on every transaction.
Which has a free plan, Lemon Squeezy or Tebex?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Lemon Squeezy and Tebex have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.