Kribana: a Paddle alternative.
Paddle is a merchant of record handling payments, tax and compliance for software sellers.Here’s how Kribana compares if you’re evaluating both.
Paddle trades control for simplicity by becoming your merchant of record. Kribana keeps you as the merchant with the automation to make that easy.
- ✕Being merchant of record means giving up the direct customer billing relationship
- ✕Usage-based pricing is possible but not the primary design center
- ✕Less flexibility on invoice format and payment terms than owning it yourself
Will my historical usage data carry over from Paddle?
Yes — we import historical usage and invoice history during onboarding, so your ledger and customer portal have continuity from day one.
Do I need to switch payment processors to move off Paddle?
No. Kribana is processor-neutral — keep Stripe, Razorpay, Adyen or Braintree, or run more than one at once.
What happens if I'm still under contract with Paddle?
Most teams run Kribana in parallel until the existing contract lapses, then cut over billing at the start of a cycle with no gap in invoicing.
How long does switching from Paddle actually take?
Most teams go live in one to two weeks: connect your event stream, mirror your current pricing, validate a billing cycle side-by-side, then cut over.