Tebex

Tebex is a game-focused storefront and payment service for studios and server operators selling digital goods. It suits teams that want game integrations, tax administration, and dispute handling in one service. The central compromise is a sales percentage that remains on the free plan and rises for FiveM.

Overview

Tebex combines customizable webstores and in-game shops for items, subscriptions, season passes, and downloadable content. It supports more than 130 local and global payment methods, with multi-channel checkout and payouts in nine currencies. As Merchant of Record, Tebex calculates, collects, and remits sales tax, while also covering fraud detection, chargebacks, and end-to-end dispute management. PCI, GDPR, and worldwide sanctions compliance are part of the service.

This bundle is practical for a game business that would otherwise need separate commerce, tax, and risk systems. It is not intended for physical-goods sellers or marketplace services, so those businesses should look elsewhere.

Key features

Storefronts and integrations

Developers can choose Webstore Builder, a Headless API, or the Checkout API. Official server plugins support Minecraft, Hytale, Rust, ARK, and FiveM, with FiveM also offering a native integration. That coverage makes Tebex a strong match for communities built around those games. Checkout API projects need prior compliance-team approval, and access is unavailable to some user-generated-content creators, including FiveM and RedM creators; that restriction can rule out a preferred implementation.

Operations and support

Subscription billing and digital delivery are supported, while 24/7 assistance covers payment, integration, and technical questions. The service handles the administrative burden of tax and payment disputes, but the platform fee is charged alongside the underlying cost of selling.

Pricing

Tebex uses a freemium model. New stores receive a 90-day Plus trial without entering payment details, giving teams time to assess paid features before committing.

Starter

Starter costs £0 per month and permits unlimited packages. It charges a 5% platform fee for most games and 15% for FiveM. This is the sensible entry point for small communities that can use standard storefront capabilities and accept transaction-based pricing, but it does not include the Plus customization and domain options.

Plus

Plus costs £12.49 per month, with the same 5% fee for most games and 15% for FiveM, plus unlimited packages. Custom templates, HTML/CSS editing, and custom-domain support make it the better choice for operators that need a branded store rather than a standard presentation. The monthly charge is additional to the platform percentage.

Prepaid Plus terms reduce the effective monthly cost: £33.72 upfront for three months (15% savings versus monthly), £63.70 upfront for six months (15% savings), or £119.90 upfront for 12 months (20% savings). Prepayment suits an established store confident it will remain on Plus; Starter avoids that commitment.

Platforms

Tebex is offered through web, API, and extension channels. Its game-server plugins and FiveM native integration are particularly relevant to server operators, while API routes serve studios building their own commerce flows.

Who it's for

Choose Tebex if you sell digital game goods and want storefronts, broad payment coverage, Merchant of Record tax handling, and chargeback administration together. It is especially well aligned with Minecraft, Hytale, Rust, ARK, and FiveM communities. Avoid it for physical products, marketplace models, or projects that depend on Checkout API access but cannot pass the required approval.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Merchant of Record service calculates, collects, and remits sales tax.
• More than 130 payment methods support international checkout.
• Fraud, chargebacks, and disputes are managed within the platform.
• Free Starter access and a payment-detail-free 90-day Plus trial lower the barrier to evaluation.
• Unlimited packages are included on both Starter and Plus.

Cons

• The platform takes 5% on most games and 15% on FiveM, including on Starter.
• Checkout API access requires approval and excludes some UGC creators.
• Physical-goods and marketplace projects are ineligible.
• Custom templates, code editing, and custom domains require the paid Plus plan.

Alternatives

Merchant of Record Software is the broader category to explore when game-specific integrations are not your priority. For a wider comparison of game commerce tools, see Game Monetization Software.

• Coda is worth considering if you need Android, iOS, web, and API coverage with a free personal-documents tier.
• Polar offers a free tier with all features to sell and charges 5% plus 50¢ per transaction on Starter.
• Aquadratic provides API and web access with no monthly fee and a 7% per-transaction platform charge on its platform plan.
• Fungies suits sellers wanting unlimited products, plans, and assets with no monthly, setup, or per-seat charge, at 5% plus 50¢ per sale.
• Lemon Squeezy has no monthly ecommerce fee, charging transaction fees when sales occur.
• Freemius uses transaction pricing of 3.8% plus 50¢ and gateway fees, with no setup or monthly fee.
• Gumroad is an alternative with direct-sale and marketplace transaction pricing.
• Whop offers tailored rates for high-volume businesses through custom pricing.

Verdict

Tebex is a strong choice for digital game sellers that value supported server integrations and having checkout, tax, fraud, and disputes handled together. Pick Starter to minimize fixed cost or Plus for branded storefront control. Look elsewhere if the 5% or 15% platform fee erodes your margins, your business sells physical goods or runs a marketplace, or your integration requires Checkout API access that approval rules may deny.