# Paddle alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Paddle 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/gtm/vendors/paddle/alternatives

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

- Zuora: 50
- Chargebee: 44
- Stripe Billing: 18
- BillingPlatform: 7
- Maxio: 7
- Zoho Billing: 6

## Billing and subscription management

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Paddle (Paddle is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Stripe Billing: first choice in 15 of those 50
- Chargebee: first choice in 12 of those 50
- Zoho Billing: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Invoice Ninja: first choice in 1 of those 50
- MoonClerk: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Pabbly Subscription Billing: first choice in 1 of those 50
- PayPal Subscriptions: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Recurly: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Paddle (Paddle is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Chargebee: first choice in 26 of those 67
- Maxio: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Stripe Billing: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Zoho Billing: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Wave: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Billsby: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Pabbly Subscription Billing: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Recurly: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Paddle (Paddle is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Zuora: first choice in 50 of those 80
- BillingPlatform: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Chargebee: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Maxio: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Aria Systems: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Aria: first choice in 1 of those 80
- ChargeOver: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Metronome: first choice in 1 of those 80

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