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Dodo Payments

Global payments & billing platform for SaaS and AI-native businesses.

dodopayments.com ↗Profile compiled July 202615 source pages read
Category
Fintech AI
Headquarters
Dover, County of Kent
Sells to
Mixed
Business model
SaaS subscription, Usage-based API
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS, API, Mobile
Pricing
Standard Plan: 4% + 40¢ per transaction. Enterprise: Custom. Dodo for Startups: up to 12 months free credits and forever startup pricing. Additional fees for international payments, BNPL, PayPal, subscriptions, invoicing, tax management, analytics & reporting, usage-based billing, BYOP, storefront, license keys, digital product delivery, recovery features, refunds, disputes, payouts, USD SWIFT Payouts, and adaptive currency FX fees.
Builds own models
Yes
Modalities
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What Dodo Payments does

Dodo Payments is a global Payments & Billing platform helping SaaS and AI-native businesses scale across 150+ countries. It handles payments, subscriptions, compliance, and tax, allowing founders to focus on building rather than operations. The platform offers credit-based billing, usage metering, subscriptions with add-ons, and one-time payments, designed for the monetization needs of AI and SaaS companies. It supports global payment collection from over 190+ countries with 80+ currencies and 40+ payment methods. Dodo Payments also provides developer resources including APIs, SDKs, and adapters for seamless integration, and an AI agent called Sentra for billing assistance.

Products

  • Dodo Payments PlatformAn all-in-one engine to launch, scale, and monetize worldwide, designed for digital and AI products. It encompasses billing, global payments, and distribution functionalities.
  • SentraAn AI agent and IDE-first assistant that integrates billing and payments, provides insights, and executes actions inside VS Code. It allows users to prompt what they want, approve a plan, and Sentra handles the rest.
  • Dodo for StartupsA program offering up to 12 months of free credits and forever startup pricing for the full Merchant of Record platform, including billing, tax, compliance, and 40+ payment methods, ready to sell in 220+ countries.
  • MCP ServerConnects AI models to Dodo Payments. Available as a hosted server for instant setup or can be run locally.
  • Billing SDKProduction-ready, accessible billing components, including pricing cards and subscription dashboards, built for React and ShadCN.
  • In-App Payments IntegrationLightweight payment links and secure React Native SDKs optimized for iOS and Android for building rich in-app payment experiences.
  • Digital Product DeliveryAutomated file and download fulfillment for digital products after checkout, including attaching files or links, sending instant download emails, and providing customer access through a self-serve portal.

Key capabilities

  • Credit-based billing
  • Usage metering
  • Subscriptions with add-ons
  • One-time payments
  • Global Merchant of Record
  • Tax compliance (VAT, GST, sales tax)
  • Fraud prevention
  • Automated credit tracking
  • Overage billing
  • Invoicing
  • Full lifecycle management for billing
  • Local payment methods
  • Multiple currencies (80+)
  • Storefronts
  • Digital product delivery
  • Affiliate programs
  • Powerful APIs and SDKs
  • Adapters for various frameworks (BetterAuth, Convex, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Remix, TanStack, Hono, Express, Fastify)
  • Plugins & Integrations
  • PCI DSS Level 1 certified
  • Automated invoice generation
  • Automated tax calculation, filing, and reporting in 190+ countries
  • Comprehensive payment, revenue, customer, and churn analytics
  • Usage-based billing for events (e.g., token usage, customer credits)
  • BYOP (Bring Your Own Processor) option
  • Automated license key generation and delivery
  • Secure digital product distribution
  • Abandoned cart recovery
  • Subscription dunning
  • Payment retries
  • Refund processing
  • Chargeback and dispute handling
  • Payout processing and settlements
  • Adaptive currency acceptance
  • AI-powered billing assistant (Sentra)
  • Developer-first & No-Code options
  • Flexible billing models (usage-based, credit-based, subscriptions, one-time)
  • Optimized for AI products (credits, seats, tokens, usage metrics)
  • SDKs for TypeScript, Python, PHP, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, React Native
  • Test Mode and Live Mode environments
  • API Key Management and Authentication (Bearer token)
  • Webhooks for real-time notifications
  • Checkout Sessions (secure, hosted checkout)
  • Overlay Checkout (in-page modal)
  • Inline Checkout (embedded)
  • Static Payment Links
  • Dynamic Payment Links
  • Multi Brand Setup
  • Purchasing Power Parity

Use cases

  • Monetizing AI products
  • Monetizing SaaS products
  • Collecting payments globally
  • Managing subscriptions
  • Handling tax compliance for digital goods
  • Preventing fraud in transactions
  • Automating billing infrastructure
  • Launching storefronts
  • Delivering digital products
  • Running affiliate programs
  • Integrating billing and payments into IDEs
  • Building mobile payment experiences
  • Tracking API calls and billing overages
  • Issuing and managing credits for customers
  • Automating workflows based on payment events
  • Syncing customer data to CRM
  • Triggering email campaigns
  • Generating professional 3D websites using AI
  • Building mobile apps with no-code AI agents
  • Selling software globally from regions with payment provider restrictions (e.g., China)
  • Managing license keys for software products
  • Recovering abandoned carts and lapsed subscriptions

AI approach

Dodo Payments offers 'Sentra', an AI agent that integrates, analyzes, and acts on billing and payments directly in an IDE, allowing users to prompt for integrations and billing architectures. It also provides an MCP Server to connect AI models to Dodo Payments. The platform is designed for AI-first companies, handling credit-based billing, usage metering, and token tracking.

Tech named: AI agent, LLM, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, MCP Server

Industries served

  • Financial Services
  • SaaS
  • AI-native businesses
  • Digital products
  • E-commerce

What it says sets it apart

  • Specifically designed for AI and SaaS companies' monetization models (credit-based, usage metering)
  • All-in-one platform for payments, billing, and distribution, eliminating the need for fragmented tools
  • Global Merchant of Record functionality, handling tax, compliance, and payment acceptance in 190+ countries
  • AI-powered billing assistant (Sentra) for integration and insights within IDEs
  • Developer-first approach with seamless APIs and SDKs, alongside no-code options
  • Faster monetization, enabling revenue collection in minutes
  • Support for a wide range of flexible billing models
  • Ability to operate globally without requiring a legal entity in every country
  • Simplified international tax compliance (VAT, GST, sales tax) for global sales
  • Comprehensive support for Chinese developers to sell globally
  • Strong focus on developer experience and well-written documentation

This profile was compiled from Dodo Payments's own public pages in July 2026 and reflects what the company states about itself — not an endorsement or an independent audit of those claims. Facts are extracted with AI and filtered by an automated check that drops any named product, customer or certification missing from the source pages. Full method. Something out of date? Tell us.