On paper, Lemon Squeezy looks well suited to software sellers. The documentation is clear, the licence key feature and License API fit a desktop application well, and test mode lets you build products and try the integration before your store is approved. If they had approved our store and explained their decisions, it could have been a good fit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Generic rejection with no reason given, and no reply to our appeal
We are a UK software publisher and applied to Lemon Squeezy in October 2026 to sell a downloadable Windows application for businesses, delivered through Lemon Squeezy's own licence keys. Their documentation says this is the type of store they normally approve.
The application was refused with a template email saying only that the decision was based on "multiple data points". No specific concern was mentioned. Their help pages say you can resubmit if you believe there was a mistake, so we replied with a full description of the business, the product and how it would be fulfilled, offered company documents and a demo, and asked what the concern was. We never received a reply.
We accept that platforms must vet sellers, but giving no reason and then ignoring an appeal leaves an honest business with nothing to fix. We have since moved to another provider. If you are a new software business considering Lemon Squeezy, have a backup plan in place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
