Macropay vs Xsolla

Macropay9.3Visit Xsolla8.9Visit

Higher score Macropay #2 in Merchant of Record Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Macropay

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Xsolla #5 in Merchant of Record Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Xsolla

• Macropay fits best

  Global SaaS with complex billing

• Xsolla fits best

  Large global game and digital-content businesses

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Side by side

Feature	Macropay 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Xsolla 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Merchant of Record Software	#5 in Merchant of Record Software
Best for	Global SaaS with complex billing	Large global game and digital-content businesses
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.50/unit usage-based	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, Windows, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	5 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Macropay 2/2 · Xsolla 2/2
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Digital delivery	✓	✓
Specs
Tax handling	Full	Full
Checkout options	Multi-channel	Multi-channel
Payout currencies	135	160 (best)
Supported countries	142	200 (best)
Our review
Pros	Full tax registration, filing, collection, and remittance Usage metering with exactly-once event deduplication Checkout, payouts, disputes, and digital delivery in one platform	Full tax calculation, collection, remittance, and filing Supports 200+ regions and 160+ currencies Checkout, subscriptions, delivery, fraud, and chargeback tools
Cons	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	The listed 5% fee applies to the PSP offering Traditional merchant-of-record pricing requires a sales discussion The platform is focused on digital commerce rather than general retail
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 →	Xsolla is a merchant-of-record and game-commerce platform for developers, publishers, creators, and other gaming businesses. It supports digital-content sales, payment processing, tax calculation and filing, fraud prevention, refunds,… 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

• Xsolla — where it wins

  • Full tax calculation, collection, remittance, and filing
  • Supports 200+ regions and 160+ currencies
  • Checkout, subscriptions, delivery, fraud, and chargeback tools

  Where it doesn't

  • The listed 5% fee applies to the PSP offering
  • Traditional merchant-of-record pricing requires a sales discussion
  • The platform is focused on digital commerce rather than general retail

• Macropay9.3/10 · Paid

  A broad MoR platform for global SaaS with subscriptions, usage billing, and digital delivery.

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• Xsolla8.9/10 · Paid

  A broad global commerce stack for businesses that need tax handling, delivery, and game-platform integrations.

  Visit XsollaFull verdict →