Merchant of records for downloadable software

Accounting & Taxes
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Topic summary

A user is seeking a merchant of record service that integrates with Shopify for selling software globally while handling international taxation.

Services evaluated but rejected:

  • 2Checkout: Lacks Shopify integration documentation
  • FastSpring: No Shopify integration documentation found
  • Digital River: Missing Shopify integration documentation
  • Glopal-e: Doesn’t support digital products and has high revenue entry threshold
  • Paddle: Cannot integrate with third-party shopping carts
  • EZ plan: Cannot integrate with third-party carts

Current status: The discussion remains open with no solutions or recommendations provided yet. The user is looking for suggestions from the community.

Summarized with AI on November 18. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi everyone.

I’m looking for a merchant of records that can be integrate seamlessly with Shopify in order to sell globally my software without having to deal myself with international taxation.

I did some research but can’t seem to find one, do you have any suggestion?

As of now I evaluated:

  • 2Checkout (2MONETIZE plan): Can’t be integrated with 3rd party carts.
  • Paddle: Can’t be integrated with 3rd party carts.
  • Global-e: No digital products and high revenue entry threshold.
  • Digital River: Can’t find documentation on integration with Shopify.
  • FastSpring: Can’t find documentation on integration with Shopify.

Thanks!