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      "description": "Launch a supported checkout flow without writing code.",
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      "name": "For indie makers",
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      "slug": "license-keys",
      "name": "License keys",
      "description": "Generate or manage software licenses; verify the specific integration.",
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    {
      "slug": "affiliates",
      "name": "Affiliates",
      "description": "Tools for running your own affiliate program.",
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      "description": "Products with published entry plans and room to investigate growth.",
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      "slug": "marketplace",
      "name": "Marketplaces",
      "description": "Multi-seller onboarding, split payments and seller payouts.",
      "icon": "⊞"
    },
    {
      "slug": "crypto",
      "name": "Crypto",
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    },
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      "slug": "membership-websites",
      "name": "Memberships",
      "description": "Recurring payments and access workflows, sometimes via integrations.",
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    },
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      "slug": "productized-services",
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    },
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      "slug": "stripe-wrapper",
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      "slug": "usage-based-billing",
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      "slug": "paypal",
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      "slug": "upi",
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      "scope": "PayPal is available through Paddle checkout. Paddle collects software payments; automated file delivery has not been established as a built-in product feature here.",
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      "scope": "Metered billing is a separate Stripe Billing feature with its own pricing. WooCommerce uses the Stripe extension; merchant eligibility still follows Stripe.",
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        "stripe-compatibility-0",
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        "merchant-of-record-mor",
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      "scope": "License, file, GitHub and Discord benefits are documented. Metered events require integration. Membership access can use the documented benefits, not a complete course/community website.",
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      "provider_id": "creem",
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        "merchant-of-record-mor",
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        "usage-based-billing",
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      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-10-17",
      "scope": "Official product pages describe usage meters, credits, PayPal, payment links and affiliates; the API documents license operations. Digital fulfillment can require integration.",
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        "license-keys",
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      "provider_id": "dodo-payments",
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        "merchant-of-record-mor",
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      "checked_at": "2026-10-17",
      "scope": "Hosted checkout, storefront, license entitlements and metered billing are documented. UPI AutoPay/RuPay subscriptions are distinct from card checkout. Membership access uses entitlements/integrations; SDK method support differs.",
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      "provider_id": "gumroad",
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        "merchant-of-record-mor",
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      "checked_at": "2026-10-17",
      "scope": "Recurring creator memberships are supported, with different features from SaaS billing. PayPal Connect excludes several seller countries. UPI is a buyer-local checkout method; it does not establish seller eligibility.",
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        "recurring-saas",
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      "checked_at": "2026-10-17",
      "scope": "Payment Links provide no-code collection. WooCommerce subscriptions use an integration and may need a paid subscription plugin. Multi-seller payments use the distinct Mollie Connect product.",
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      "scope": "India Payment Pages/Links are no-code; UPI and WooCommerce are documented. Multi-party transfers use Razorpay Route. The US product has separate eligibility and fees; Indian methods are not assumed to transfer to it.",
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      ],
      "checked_at": "2026-10-17",
      "scope": "India gateway provides payment links/forms and WooCommerce. Easy Split is a separate marketplace product. PayPal checkout requires an eligible connected PayPal business account.",
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      "provider_id": "sellfy",
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      "provider_id": "sendowl",
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        "digital-downloads",
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      ]
    },
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      "provider_id": "podia",
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        "courses-and-books",
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      "provider_id": "checkout-page",
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      "scope": "Hosted/embedded no-code checkout uses Stripe. Digital-product delivery is advertised. Additional payment methods depend on the Stripe configuration; PayPal is not inferred from a generic wallets category.",
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