Officially Recommended

Paddle Payment for Easy Digital Downloads

Selling WordPress themes, plugins or designs using Easy Digital Downloads? Connect with Paddle and accept one-time and subscription payments easily with Easy Digital Downloads.

  • Subscriptions
  • One-time Payments
  • Automated Renewals
  • Refund Syncing
  • VAT Invoicing
  • License Keys

Recommended and used by top WordPress brands

#1 Paddle Integration Plugin for Easy Digital Downloads

We're the only officially recommended Paddle integration for Easy Digital Downloads — built specifically for merchants selling themes, plugins, software, and digital goods.

  • Plug-and-play setup, no coding required
  • Works with EDD Recurring Payments
  • Paddle is the Merchant of Record — VAT handled
245+
Countries supported
13
Payout currencies
14 days
Money-back guarantee
4
Fraud protection layers

Subscription & Recurring Billing Built In

Seamlessly works with Easy Digital Downloads's subscription and recurring billing plugins. Plug-and-play setup — no extra configuration needed.

  • Free or paid trial periods before billing starts
  • Automatic dunning retries on failed payments
  • Customers can pause & resume from their account

Distraction-Free Checkout That Converts

Paddle provides a seamless payment gateway for Easy Digital Downloads. Your customers stay on your site to complete the purchase — no redirects, no distractions, no extra tools.

  • 20+ alternative methods incl. PayPal, Apple & Google Pay
  • Seat-based and usage-based billing supported
  • Popup cart for multi-item checkout

All the Features Your Easy Digital Downloads Store Needs

Seamless Checkout

Take payments by credit card or any billing cycle seat-based, usage-based through Paddle Payment gateway for Easy Digital Downloads. Your customers don't have to leave the site at all to complete the purchase.

mystore.com
SUBSCRIPTION Paddle Pro Plan $49/mo
Secure checkout via Paddle
Email jane@acme.com
•••• 4242 12/27 •••

You stay on mystore.com — no redirect.

Recurring & Subscription Billing

Paddle has built-in recurring billing so you can sell software on subscription as well as 1-time purchases. Set up recurring payment plans with Paddle and made payment more easier.

Pro Plan $49/mo
Active
  • Feb 14 $49.00
  • Mar 14 $49.00
  • Apr 14auto-renew $49.00

License Plugin Support

Automatic license creation after successful payment using Easy Digital Downloads license plugin.

PAD-83JK-29MX-A7Q4
Active 1 / 3 sites
Renewed Apr 14, 2026

PayPal, Apple Pay and Cards

Accept a wide range of global payment methods (including PayPal) in one integration with Paddle. Take payments through credit card, wire transfer, and alternative payment methods.

Visa Mastercard American Express PayPal Apple Pay Google Pay iDEAL SEPA
PayPal SEPA Apple Pay Visa iDEAL American Express Google Pay Mastercard

Refund Syncing

You can initiate refund from either Easy Digital Downloads or Paddle. Auth sync between both platform.

W Easy Digital Downloads
Order #4287 $49.00
Paid Refunded
P Paddle
Order #4287 $49.00
Paid Refunded

No Dealing with Invoices

Paddle Invoicing is integrated and reconciled on payment with your subscriptions too — no "split brain" for finance, sales. Paddle easily drafts and sends invoices to your customers.

INVOICE #INV-2487
Easy Digital Downloads Plugin$49.00
VAT (20%)$9.80
Total$58.80

Discount Support

Utilize Easy Digital Downloads discount feature that works on cehckout with Paddle payment gateway.

SAVE20 -20%

Popup Cart + Checkout Experience

Easy Digital Downloads allows you to create more standard shop (or even a marketplace) where users can add items to your cart and then complete the purchase via Paddle Checkout.

Handle Fraud Protection and Chargebacks

Smart risk tooling and fighting "friendly fraud" to minimize fraudulent payments and chargebacks. By maintaining four layers of fraud protection Paddle ensures best possible transactions.

$49.00 Jane Doe · •••• 4242
  • Device fingerprint
  • Velocity check
  • BIN reputation
  • 3D Secure

From Install to Selling — in Three Steps.

Install Connect Start Selling

Install

  • One-click install from your WordPress dashboard
  • Activate without touching a single line of code
  • Works with Easy Digital Downloads out of the box

Connect

  • Sign in to your Paddle account
  • Paste your API keys — takes about a minute
  • We auto-map your products and pricing — zero manual work

Start Selling

  • Accept cards, PayPal, Apple & Google Pay
  • VAT and invoicing handled automatically
  • Refunds and renewals sync both ways
You're in good company

Loved by Stores Running on Paddle for Easy Digital Downloads.

G GrayGrid

“Accepting payments online from a single gateway without any old-fashioned TAX and VAT compliance issues is a big deal. Paddle for EasyDigitalDownloads made it possible for us, it provides almost all common payment methods. It's very easy to set up with existing EDD store also loving the white-labeled checkout experience of Paddle.”

MC Musharof Chowdhury Founder, GrayGrid

Choose Your Plan

All plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee and one site license.

Basic

Everything you need to start taking payments with Paddle.

$89 /year
  • Use on 1 Site
  • Unlimited Products
  • Unlimited Transactions

All Essential Features

  • One-time & Subscription Payments
  • Instant Product Sync with Paddle
  • Order Sync with Paddle
  • Refund Sync with Paddle
  • Coupon Management from Easy Digital Downloads
  • License Management

Standard Support

Standard

Great for businesses that want to reduce work and stay compliant.

$99 /year
  • Use on 1 Site
  • Unlimited Products
  • Unlimited Transactions

All Essential Features

  • One-time & Subscription Payments
  • Instant Product Sync with Paddle
  • Order Sync with Paddle
  • Refund Sync with Paddle
  • Coupon Management from Easy Digital Downloads
  • License Management

Extra Addons

  • VAT Invoice

Standard Support

Best Deal

Pro

Premier solution for smart business owners who want a frictionless checkout.

$129 /year
  • Use on 1 Site
  • Unlimited Products
  • Unlimited Transactions

All Essential Features

  • One-time & Subscription Payments
  • Instant Product Sync with Paddle
  • Order Sync with Paddle
  • Refund Sync with Paddle
  • Coupon Management from Easy Digital Downloads
  • License Management

Extra Addons

  • Instant Checkout
  • VAT Invoice

Priority Support

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Each month Paddle generates a "Reverse Invoice" for each of our vendors, detailing how much is owed to you by Paddle. This amount is paid out to you each month, with no work required on your end. We auto-email the Reverse Invoice to all Admins at the point that the given payout is marked as paid.

Paddle will not charge any fees on payouts made to you. Any charges that are made against these payouts will be from your bank or payment provider, depending on the method of payment. We fulfil payouts of your Current Balance (with Paddle fees already deducted) for all payment methods.

Paddle supports software businesses and can payout to anywhere in the world with the exception of the unsupported countries listed below.

Paddle currently support payouts in the following currencies: Australian Dollar (AUD), British Pound Sterling (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Chinese Yuan (CNY), Czech Koruna (CZK), Danish Krone (DKK), Euro (EUR), Hungarian Forint (HUF), Polish Zloty (PLN), South African Rand (ZAR), Swedish Krona (SEK), Swiss Franc (CHF), US Dollar (USD).

Paddle entirely handles VAT (sales tax) for all digital products sold to countries where this is a legal requirement, eg. EU member states, India, Australia and more. VAT registered businesses who purchase products through Paddle will not pay VAT if the transaction is cross-border (they do this by entering their VAT ID at the time of purchase). Paddle acts as a Digital Platform for the purposes of EU VAT. Put simply, Paddle acts as a re-seller of your product, meaning that we can collect the relevant information about your customer, charge them the correct amount of tax, and return it to the relevant authority. No additional work is required on your part.

Yes, this plugin has full support for Recurring Payments official EDD add-on. Actually, it's a required plugin if you will be selling auto-renewing subscriptions.

Yes, this plugin has full support for Software Licensing official EDD add-on.

Absolutely. In case you are not satisfied with the plugin and it doesn't suit your needs, get in touch within 14 days from the purchase and we'll provide a full refund if we cannot provide a solution for you.

Certainly! We invest significant effort in diligently maintaining our plugin to ensure flawless compatibility with Paddle and Easy Digital Downloads. It's crucial to acknowledge the heightened security risks associated with using an outdated plugin. This is precisely why an annual renewal is imperative to consistently update the plugin and fortify the security of your website. Failure to renew on time will result in the plugin becoming inactive.