# Digital River alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Digital River holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/digital-river/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Paddle: 87
- FastSpring: 24
- Creem: 23
- Cleverbridge: 19
- Lemon Squeezy: 13
- PayPro Global: 13

## Merchants of record

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Digital River.

- Paddle: first choice in 32 of those 84
- Creem: first choice in 16 of those 84
- FastSpring: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Lemon Squeezy: first choice in 7 of those 84
- PayPro Global: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Polar: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cleverbridge: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Dodo Payments: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Digital River (Digital River is #8 of 12 at 2%).

- Paddle: first choice in 32 of those 81
- FastSpring: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Creem: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Lemon Squeezy: first choice in 6 of those 81
- PayPro Global: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Cleverbridge: first choice in 3 of those 81
- 2Checkout: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Helcim: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Digital River (Digital River is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Paddle: first choice in 23 of those 74
- Cleverbridge: first choice in 15 of those 74
- FastSpring: first choice in 8 of those 74
- PayPro Global: first choice in 5 of those 74
- 2Checkout: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Adyen: first choice in 1 of those 74
- InflowPay: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Stripe: first choice in 1 of those 74

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