Pricing that grows with your software business
We only make money when you do
“Freemius is an outstanding platform. The best feature is its seamless EU VAT collection, which saves developers time and hassle"
"Freemius handles all sales tax, so I don't have to. Now I can focus on improving my product and helping customers—exactly what I wanted."
“Freemius streamlines payments and automates licensing, cutting my admin work. With detailed analytics, I can make data-driven decisions to grow my business."
“Freemius is super easy to implement and has very low fees compared to alternatives. If you run into problems, the support is very quick and helpful.”
“The integration is super easy. The support is really fast and always helpful. All the VAT-mess is taken away from us. Freemius takes care of everything”
“Freemius has helped us focus on Plugin development and save us a huge burden of licensing, checkout and vat management.”
“As a solopreneur, finding a platform that truly supports and understands indie devs is invaluable—Freemius does just that.”
“Freemius has been a game changer for our software licensing and payment processing.”
“The Freemius platform is amazing. It makes selling WP plugins so easy and streamlined.”
“Freemius keeps improving, helping devs focus on what matters. Support is quick and helpful. Highly recommended.”
“Licensing, payment processing, refunds management, prorating, taxes, analytics — it's all taken care of by Freemius”
“Fullworks plugins have been using Freemius for over 7 years. Their solution is great and support even better.”
“Freemius is straightforward to integrate, offering excellent support and detailed documentation. The features are extensive.”
“What a great service! I have been working with them for over two years and have built a whole new business out of it.”
“Using Freemius since 2017! They keep improving the platform over and over again and have an active community to work with.”
“Freemius makes it easy to add payments to your products, with built-in analytics and marketing tools as a bonus.”
“I've used Freemius for 5+ years, and they keep impressing me with new features, fast support, and a great community..”
“Absolutely fantastic platform. Takes care of every detail of selling software products.”
“We’ve been working with Freemius for almost 2-3 years, and it’s been an absolutely amazing experience!”
“Freemius significantly simplifies the sales of our products. It's very convenient to manage subscriptions and lifetime customers, their sites, and licenses.”
“Very happy overall with the package and support service quality! Always ready to help and in constant growing as a whole!”
Trusted by thousands of software makers around the world
Join 1000+ of software businesses to start selling in minutes.
Whether you are an established software business or a bootstrapped indie hacker, Freemius helps unlock your product’s full financial potential with integrated CRO, marketing automation, and advanced analytics. As your merchant of record, we take financial and legal tasks like global sales tax, payments, fraud, and billing off your hands.
4.7%
+ gateway fees
- Immediate account approval
- Avg 24-hour support ticket turnaround
- Free¹ wire payouts² wherever you are
- Automated sales tax compliance
- Focused exclusively on selling software
- Hands-on migration assistance
¹ Wire payouts may incur intermediate bank fees.
² Supported payouts through Wire, Wise, Payoneer, and PayPal.
- 0% fee on the tax component
- No extra % for cart recovery
- No extra % for failed renewals recovery
- No setup fees, monthly fees, or hidden fees
Processing large payment volumes?
What’s included?
Merchant of record
- Global payment processing
- Credit cards & PayPal
- Automated sales tax and VAT
- Fraud protection & risk management
- Localized checkout & multi-currency
- Simplified reporting & reconciliation
- Chargeback & dispute management
- PCI compliance out-of-the-box
Subscriptions & recurring billing
- Automated renewal reminders
- Multi-seat and multi-license support
- Smart card updates
- Failed renewals recovery
- Trials
Selling software
- Webhooks
- REST API
- Software licensing
Self-Served customer portal
- Plan changes and upgrades
- Payment method updates
- Retention flow
Marketing
- Affiliate Platform
- Cart abandonment recovery
- Coupons and discounts
- Subscription recovery campaigns
- Verified reviews collection
Solution
SaaS & Software
SaaS, Desktop Apps, Chrome Extensions, Electron Apps
WordPressi+2.3%
Plugins, Add-ons, Themes, Templates, Widgets, Kits
- Software licensing
- Multi-site licenses
- Automatic updates
- Release management
- Beta versions
- Staged rollouts
- Single sign-on with WordPress
- Sell from WP Admin Dashboard
- Sell add-ons & bundles
- Opt-in & usage tracking
- Audience analytics
- Deactivation feedback
- WP.org compliant GPL SDK
- WP.org review automation
Freemius features and benefits
Sell software smarter by streamlining payments, boosting revenue, and setting your business up to scale successfully
Accept payments and subscriptions in a secure checkout form
The Freemius Checkout is optimized for conversions, mobile-friendly, and fully secure, giving buyers confidence in every transaction. Plus, with recurring subscriptions billing, makers can easily manage and grow revenue without any extra (manual) hassle.
Software licensing that protects your code
Whether you sell a desktop app, Chrome extension, or a WordPress plugin, our flexible software licensing engine allows you to enable/disable features based on the customer’s plan.
Subscriptions-first approach for a sustainable revenue stream
Recurring billing options strengthen customer relationships by encouraging ongoing engagement and retention. With Freemius handling the complexities of subscription management behind the scenes, you can focus on scaling your business while ensuring a steady, long-term source of revenue.
Seamless sales tax collection, EU VAT payment, and invoicing
Freemius takes care of US sales tax, EU VAT, and UK VAT handling and automatically issues invoices on all purchases. No need to worry about compliance with ever-changing global sales tax requirements — we ensure you're always up to date so you can focus on growing your business without the stress of managing taxes.
Choose your favorite payout method
We support Wise, PayPal, Payoneer, and wire transfers (SWIFT/IBAN) with competitive currency conversion rates. For high-volume transactions, we can transfer your earnings in your local currency, eliminating international wire fees and making it easier and more cost-effective to receive payments globally.
Buyers can choose their favorite payment methods too
Customers can check out with PayPal or major debit and credit cards like Visa, MasterCard, and Amex. All necessary integrations are included and we keep the APIs up to date to ensure a smooth checkout flow for buyers.
Secure and compliant
Security is a top priority. We adhere to modern security standards — including PCI DDS 4.0 compliance — to give buyers peace of mind their details and transactions are safe. We integrate with trusted gateways like Stripe and PayPal, which have built-in fraud protection and prevention. Credit card information never gets anywhere near our servers, so customers can rest assured that sensitive data is never stored and is always protected.
Give customers full control
Freemius offers a simple self-service Customer Portal where users can access their order history, subscriptions, billing details, license keys, and more. They can easily change plans, update payment methods, or cancel subscriptions, giving them full control over their account.
Tap into new revenue opportunities with affiliate marketing
Reward loyal customers by letting them earn income by promoting your software products. Easily convert users into affiliates through your Affiliate Platform via the Customer Portal. Monitor performance, manage commissions, and expand your network with advanced tools to streamline and optimize your affiliate marketing efforts.
Top-notch support and access to a helpful, like-minded community
We always have your back
Life can get in the way and there’ll be times when your online software shop is unattended. No stress — our engineering team is on hand to take care of any unforeseeable changes. For example, if PayPal or Stripe suddenly change their APIs, we’re there to address those changes while you’re “out of office”.
We’re here when you need us
With a 93 happiness score, a 4.7 rating on G2, and a 9-hour resolution time for more than half of our tickets, we pride ourselves on offering the highest quality support in the software ecosystem. Remember — your success is our success, so we’re always ready to help.
Connect and be inspired by fellow makers
Join the exclusive Freemius Slack community of 1600+ software sellers. Connect with like-minded makers, exchange valuable insights, seek advice, and share your expertise. It’s a collaborative space designed to help you grow and succeed alongside others in the software ecosystem.
Automate your marketing and customer interactions
Retrieve lost sales with cart abandonment recovery
Freemius offers a built-in automated cart abandonment recovery feature. We've designed a series of three smart emails — informed by best practices we’ve observed — that gradually increase incentives to complete the purchase. We’ve seen this feature alone increase revenue by 7.5%.
Recover failed payments
An automated, high-performing dunning mechanism reduces churn rate and recovers failed subscription renewals. We notify customers about failed payments and provide them with detailed instructions tailored to their issue, both for PayPal and credit cards, including direct links to a hosted payment method update form, making it easy for them to update their details.
Promotions, upsells, and discounts
Selling bundles, multi-site, or bulk licenses? We’ve got you covered with our fully featured Developer Dashboard. You can also offer conditional upsells like coupons and renewal discounts by simply adjusting a few settings.
Enjoy powerful automation to simplify your marketing
Use our webhooks mechanism to connect your e-commerce efforts with your favorite marketing and automation tools, such as Zapier, Segment, Customer.io, and HubSpot. We also have an out-of-the-box MailChimp integration to sync customer emails with your MailChimp lists.
Let customers try before they buy
Set up free trials for 7, 14, or 30 days, and offer a money-back guarantee to build trust and help customers feel at ease when they purchase. Customize which features remain accessible after the trial expires.
What Freemius customers have to say
Switching to Freemius led to an increase in sales and let me focus on product development. Their support team feels like having developers and consultants on call.
57% increase in revenues on the first month says it all. Freemius is a real business partner, not just a company you buy some plugins from. They genuinely care about my success.
After only a few months of using Freemius my NET revenues surpassed the NET revenues from CodeCanyon, and in less than a year I doubled my revenues.
The Freemius effect
Software companies with large payment volumes
Freemius offers everything needed to run a software product business at scale:
- Account management
- Volume discounts
- Migration assistance
- Dedicated support
Migrating from a marketplace or an alternative solution? Our team will take care of the migration process at no charge.
Software product makers trust Freemius
FAQ
No! We don’t believe in “locking” our customers in. We want you to stay with us because you find value in what we do. If you need to move on, we’ll make it easy and still champion your success.
Nope — Freemius serves as your reseller.
You can start selling immediately after registration! Using our advanced risk assessment, fraud detection and prevention systems, and payout schedule, we’ve developed a robust process where you can launch your product in five minutes.
Freemius comes with a fully-featured Affiliate Platform that you can use to onboard and manage affiliates.
We do. Avoid the hassles of EU VAT compliance by having Freemius handle VAT collection, compliance, and payments. Enjoy real-time VAT number validation and exemption when selling to businesses.
The minimum account balance required for payout is $100.00.
Yes. Because we resell your products, you don’t need to set up payment gateways. The payments will be processed via our gateways and we’ll pay out your earnings once a month via PayPal, Payoneer, or bank wires (IBAN/SWIFT).