Aquadratic vs Number X
Aquadratic
aquadratic.comNumber X
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| Figure | Aquadratic | Number X |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Merchant of Record Software | 9.1 (#2) | 6.8 (#29) |
| Payment methods | The platform supports card payments through Stripe and PayPal plus Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App and cryptocurrency payments. | Number X says it supports more than 200 major and local payment methods across the US, LATAM, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. |
| Tax handling | Aquadratic says it calculates, collects and files sales tax and VAT worldwide as merchant of record. | It handles local taxes in 50+ countries, including collecting, accounting for, and paying them to tax authorities. |
| What it does | Aquadratic is a merchant-of-record platform for creators, developers and digital-product suppliers, handling payments, fulfillment, refunds, disputes and payouts. | Number X is a cross-border merchant of record for global digital businesses. |
Plans
Aquadratic
- Aquadratic platformFree
- AquaDrop StarterFree
- AquaDrop Pro$19 a month
- AquaDrop Scale$49 a month
In their own words
Aquadratic
Aquadratic is a merchant of record for selling digital products. It handles payment, product delivery, tax compliance, fraud protection, and payouts for independent creators, developers, and digital product suppliers. Sellers can provide a hosted checkout, an embeddable widget, or REST API access. After payment, the service can email license keys and digital products. Listed payment methods include cards through Stripe, PayPal, and cryptocurrency; named processing integrations are Stripe, PayPal, and NOWPayments. Aquadratic says it calculates, collects, and files sales tax and VAT worldwide, and manages disputes and chargebacks. The core platform has no monthly fee and costs nothing, billed at 7% per transaction; processor fees may apply. AquaDrop Starter is free, while AquaDrop Pro is $19 a month and AquaDrop Scale is $49 a month. Aquadratic says payment data is primarily handled by processors, and that it does not store complete card numbers. Its support response time is 24–48 business hours.