How to Build Your Own Lemon Squeezy
Replace Lemon Squeezy with a custom build. Payments, tax & subscriptions for software companies
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 37 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 37 features
Marketing(7 features)
Intelligent segments automatically update based on how customers interact with products and lists
Segment customers based on their interaction with brand and gain insights about customer behavior
Generate unique coupon codes to reward customers and nudge visitors toward purchase with centralized management
Integrated email marketing combining ecommerce and email data to send contextual emails to customers
Create freebies and pay-what-you-want offerings to grow email list and convert subscribers into customers
+2 more in this category
Reporting(7 features)
Accept and reconcile up to 21 payment methods under one roof with automated VAT/tax handling
Gain insights from centralized ecommerce and customer data to better connect with audience
Learn how messages are received and course correct email strategy quickly
Track abandoned carts and failed payment recovery to identify and fix revenue leaks
View subscriber behavior including purchase history, frequency, spending, and lifetime value
+2 more in this category
Ecommerce(6 features)
Add custom domain to store for full branding control
Build ecommerce website in minutes without coding or design skills, with customizable, SSL secured, mobile-optimized storefront
Automatically issue, deactivate, and re-issue license keys for software and apps after each sale with full control
Embed checkouts or share unique checkout links across any website platform without coding
Create and embed secure ecommerce checkout without worrying about design, mobile optimization, or payment integrations
+1 more in this category
Payments(6 features)
Support for per seat, usage-based, and customizable pricing models without merchant account management
Accept payments from 135+ countries with zero setup required
Support for bank wire and PayPal payouts globally across 200+ countries, processed twice monthly
Offer products in local currency across 130+ countries to increase checkout conversions
Support for 95+ different currencies with global currency conversion
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Tax & Compliance(4 features)
Merchant of record handling payments, merchant fees, fraud, and sales tax compliance across jurisdictions
Full merchant of record services handling payment processing, tax liability, and regulatory compliance
Automated sales tax and VAT collection and compliance handling
Lemon Squeezy registers and files VAT/sales tax on behalf of merchants across jurisdictions
Billing Management(3 features)
Built-in recovery system with timed event-triggered emails to increase conversion
Dunning management system with card retries and customer emails to combat involuntary churn from subscriptions
Charge customers on weekly, monthly, or yearly basis with management of upgrades, downgrades, cancellations, free trials, and discounts
Developer Tools(3 features)
Comprehensive API documentation allowing integration in minutes rather than months
Full REST API with predictable URLs, valid responses, standard codes, authentication, and verbs
Webhooks for asynchronous events to integrate with external systems
Fraud Prevention(1 features)
Real-time AI detection of anomalous patterns across signups, logins, refunds, and other actions to prevent malicious attacks
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