Head-to-head · Merchant of Record Software
Macropay vs Tebex
Macropay leads on 1 check, Tebex on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreMacropay · 9.3/10
- Free planonly Tebex
- Free trialonly Tebex
Macropay scores higher on our rubric for merchant of record software: 9.3 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #15.
Tebex offers free plan; Macropay doesn't. Macropay leads on payout currencies: 135 versus 9.
Macropay is the better fit for global SaaS with complex billing. Tebex is the better fit for game-server and community monetization.
- Macropay fits best
Global SaaS with complex billing
- Tebex fits best
Game-server and community monetization
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Side by side
| Feature | Macropay 9.3/10 Visit ↗ | Tebex 7.9/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.3 | 7.9 |
| Ranking | #2 in Merchant of Record Software | #15 in Merchant of Record Software |
| Best for | Global SaaS with complex billing | Game-server and community monetization |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | $0.50/unit usage-based | £119.90/yr |
| Free plan | — | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | 90 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, iOS | Web |
| Support | Email, Docs | Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 |
| Compliance | SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML | GDPR |
| Integrations | 5 integrations | 8 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Macropay 2/2 · Tebex 2/2 | ||
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital delivery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Tax handling | Full | Full |
| Checkout options | Multi-channel | Multi-channel |
| Payout currencies | 135 (best) | 9 |
| Supported countries | 142 | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Macropay is a merchant-of-record platform for AI-native and digital businesses, including software companies, digital-product sellers, and platforms. It becomes the legal seller, manages global tax registration, filing, collection, and… Read the review → |
Tebex is a merchant-of-record and monetization platform for game studios, server operators, and digital game creators. It combines hosted webstores with embedded and API-based checkout, recurring subscriptions, automatic digital-product… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Macropay — where it wins
- Full tax registration, filing, collection, and remittance
- Usage metering with exactly-once event deduplication
- Checkout, payouts, disputes, and digital delivery in one platform
Where it doesn't
- No free plan for evaluating the product
- Transaction pricing adds a 4.5% fee plus $0.50 per successful transaction
- Enterprise terms require a custom arrangement
Tebex — where it wins
- Free Starter plan with unlimited packages and global payment processing
- Handles sales tax calculation, collection, and remittance
- Supports webstores, APIs, subscriptions, delivery, and game-server tools
Where it doesn't
- Custom HTML and CSS editing requires the Plus plan
- Its feature set is specialized toward games and communities
- Advanced storefront features are concentrated in the paid tier
- Macropay9.3/10 · Paid
A broad MoR platform for global SaaS with subscriptions, usage billing, and digital delivery.
Visit MacropayFull verdict → - Tebex7.9/10 · Free plan · 90-day trial
A focused merchant-of-record platform for game servers and digital communities.
Visit TebexFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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