Accept payments

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# I want to accept payments

Let customers pay safely through checkout, subscriptions, invoices, or usage-based billing.

## Recommended products
- Tyrodesk: Public product evidence: “Invoices and payments are explicitly named in both the product profile and captured page description.” First step: Visit mydentify.com to explore Tyrodesk.
- ChatDash: Public product evidence: “The profile explicitly confirms Stripe billing and usage-based billing, making the existing accept-payments intent a genuine match.” First step: Visit mydentify.com to explore ChatDash.
- Creem: Public product evidence: “Smooth payments for SaaS and Indie Hackers that don't break the bank” First step: Visit mydentify.com to explore Creem.
- Stripe Checkout: Editorial fit review: Builders who need reliable payments without building every checkout edge case. First step: Create a product price and redirect users to a hosted checkout session.
- Lemon Squeezy: Editorial fit review: Builders who want a managed checkout and tax-handling layer before building a custom billing stack. First step: Create one product, configure the checkout, and test the post-purchase access flow end to end.
- Supabase: Editorial fit review: Builders who want a production-capable backend quickly while keeping Postgres as the system of record. First step: Create one project, model the core table, and ship the smallest authenticated workflow.
- Paddle: Editorial fit review: Software businesses that want recurring billing and global tax obligations handled in one platform. First step: Create one recurring product and test checkout, renewal, cancellation, and webhook handling in the sandbox.
- NextApp: NextApp appears relevant to accept payments, build a demo video, write better landing page copy based on its public positioning and metadata. First step: Visit mydentify.com to explore NextApp. Leaderboard awards: [Leaderboard winner · Week 33, 2026](https://mydentify.com/leaderboards/managing-your-time-2026-08-10), [Leaderboard winner · Week 31, 2026](https://mydentify.com/leaderboards/organizing-your-life-2026-07-27).

## Optional approach context
No approach context available.

## Related intents
- Create a waitlist (adjacent)