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Sentra by Dodo Payments

Sentra by Dodo Payments

Monetize your software with prompts

Website dodopayments.com
Overview

What it is

Dodo Payments is a Payments & Billing platform designed for SaaS, AI, and digital product companies. With Dodo Payments, businesses can: - Accept payments in 190+ countries with 40+ local/global methods. - Automate billing, subscriptions, usage-based, and one-time payments. - Stay compliant with VAT, GST, and Sales Tax in 190+ countries. - Deliver digital goods instantly with secure fulfillment. - Track growth with real-time analytics across MRR, ARR, and churn.

Intent

I need it when

Accept global payments from 190+ countries with automatic tax compliance

Dodo Payments acts as a Merchant of Record, handling tax calculation and filing across 190+ jurisdictions automatically. Sentra simplifies setup by allowing developers to configure global payment acceptance through natural language prompts, supporting 80+ currencies and 30+ local payment methods without manual compliance work.

Embed payments directly in a web or mobile app without redirects

Dodo Payments offers embedded checkout components and React Native SDKs for in-app payments that keep users in-flow. Sentra accelerates integration by allowing developers to configure embedded payment experiences through natural language, reducing checkout abandonment and improving conversion.

Implement usage-based or credit-based billing for AI/SaaS products

Dodo Payments provides built-in credit-based billing, usage metering, and token tracking designed for AI companies. Sentra enables developers to set up these billing models via prompts, automatically handling credit issuance, overage billing, and invoicing without custom code.

Launch a digital product storefront with affiliate programs and license key delivery

Dodo Payments' distribution module includes no-code storefronts, affiliate program management, digital product delivery, and automated license key generation. Sentra enables developers to set up these distribution features via prompts, eliminating the need to integrate multiple tools.

Integrate billing and payments into an AI product without building custom infrastructure

Sentra is an AI-first IDE assistant that lets developers prompt natural language requests to integrate Dodo's billing, payments, and distribution platform directly into VS Code. Users approve the plan and Sentra executes the integration, eliminating weeks of custom billing development and enabling monetization in minutes.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User needs a traditional monthly subscription model with fixed pricing tiers rather than transaction-based billing
  • User operates in a jurisdiction where Dodo's Merchant of Record coverage is unavailable or restricted
  • User requires on-premise or self-hosted payment infrastructure due to compliance or data residency requirements
  • User needs extensive custom billing logic beyond credit-based, usage-based, and subscription models
  • User is building a payment processor or competing payments platform rather than monetizing a SaaS or AI product
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Pricing

Transaction-based: 4% + $0.40 per transaction. Subscriptions add 0.5% per transaction. Usage-based billing adds $1 per million events. No monthly fees or setup costs. View pricing