Creem vs FastSpring
Creem
creem.ioFastSpring
fastspring.comSide by side
| Figure | Creem | FastSpring |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Merchant of Record Software | 8.0 (#8) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Frictionless Checkout Software | 7.9 (#12) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Checkout | Checkout can run on a merchant's own domain and be styled with its logo, colors, and theme. | FastSpring offers hosted web checkouts that handle localization, taxes, and payments without embedded scripts or code on the seller’s website. |
| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia | The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. |
| Integrations | Creem's homepage identifies Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client as compatible with its MCP setup. | Listed integrations include Google Tag Manager, Zapier, Nalpeiron, LicenseSpot, Soraco QLM, SoftwareKey, Drip, AdRoll, Bing Ads and multiple licensing services. |
| Merchant of record | Creem says it is the legal seller on each transaction and handles payment processing, tax calculation and remittance, invoices, fraud, and chargebacks. | FastSpring processes transactions, collects and remits sales taxes, manages subscriptions, monitors fraud and handles tax-audit responses for sellers. |
| Support | The standard offering lists human support, while the Partner plan includes a dedicated account manager and weekly payments concierge sessions. | FastSpring directs sellers to its Support & Documentation resources and provides developer documentation and a support case portal. |
Plans
FastSpring
- Free test modeFree
- Custom quotePriced on request
- Custom revenue-sharePriced on request
In their own words
Creem
Creem is a payments and monetization platform for selling software and digital products worldwide. It says it acts as the legal seller for each transaction, handling payment processing, tax calculation and remittance, invoices, fraud, and chargebacks. Billing features include subscriptions, credit wallets, usage-based pricing, custom meters, free trials, discounts, and seat-based charges. Partner tools provide affiliate commissions, automatic revenue splits, and short links with click and conversion tracking. Developers can use an API, SDKs, CLI, webhooks, and an MCP server for agent-driven store management; listed compatible options include Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client. Creem says merchants can sell in 190+ countries and lists cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Checkout can use a merchant’s domain and branding. Native iPhone and Android apps provide real-time sales notifications. Pay as you go costs $3.94, paid once per successful transaction, with no monthly or setup fees and no minimum volume. A Partner plan has custom pricing for higher-volume businesses.
FastSpring
FastSpring has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.