FastSpring vs Wix

FastSpring is a payment processing and subscription billing platform built for companies selling software, SaaS, digital products, and games globally. As a merchant of record, it takes on responsibility for calculating and remitting sales tax and VAT across more than 200 regions and 35+ currencies, which removes a major compliance burden for companies expanding into new international markets. Beyond payments, it offers subscription and recurring billing management, a customizable localized checkout, fraud prevention tools, a built-in affiliate marketing network, and B2B sales quoting with e-signatures. FastSpring reports over 3,200 customers including Adobe, Intel, and Rovio, processing more than $2 billion in annual transactions, and provides REST APIs and webhooks for developers building custom purchase flows.

Wix is a beginner-friendly website builder with pixel-level drag-and-drop freedom, an app market, and AI site-generation tools. It suits small businesses and individuals who want control without code.

• Merchant-of-record model removes the burden of tracking global tax law changes in-house.
• All-inclusive flat-rate pricing avoids the per-feature fee stacking some competitors use.
• Proven scale with 3,200+ customers and over $2B processed annually.
• Combines B2C subscription billing and B2B quoting in one platform.

• Very flexible editor
• Beginner-friendly
• Large template and app selection
• Free tier to start

• No public pricing; exact fees require a sales conversation to determine.
• Merchant-of-record model means less direct control over payment processor relationships than a standard PSP.
• Best suited to software, SaaS, and digital goods sellers rather than general physical retail.

• Can’t switch templates easily
• Free tier shows ads
• Sites can get bloated