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What is Stripe?

Stripe makes it easy for developers to accept credit cards on the web.
Stripe is a tool in the Payment Services category of a tech stack.

Who uses Stripe?

Companies
4478 companies reportedly use Stripe in their tech stacks, including Udemy, Instacart, and reddit.

Developers
13936 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Stripe.

Stripe Integrations

Slack, Intercom, iOS, Squarespace, and Gravity Forms are some of the popular tools that integrate with Stripe. Here's a list of all 189 tools that integrate with Stripe.
Pros of Stripe
302
Easy setup
292
Developer friendly
248
Well-designed api
191
Great documentation
169
Clear pricing
75
Secure
74
Reliable
63
Full integration with webhooks
43
Amazing api
38
Great customer support
11
Easy
6
Credit cards never hit your server - no pci worries
5
Recurring billing
4
No merchant account/gateway required
3
BitCoin
3
Easy to integrate
2
Support for SCA (Strong Customer Authentication)
2
Fast UI
2
Great app
1
Beautiful
1
Payments without own backend (using Stripe Products)
1
Connect
1
Checkout.js
1
Great UI
1
So easy to use
Decisions about Stripe

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Stripe in their tech stack.

Needs advice
on
CyberSourceCyberSource
and
StripeStripe

Hi Dears,

I am based in Germany and I need to choose between CyberSource or Stripe. Which one would you recommend when working with Netsuite?

I look forward to your advice.

Regards, Jean de Dieu

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Needs advice
on
FirebaseFirebaseFlutterFlutter
and
SupabaseSupabase

Hello,

I'm in the midst of reviewing an old CRUD SAAS I have running on Angular 7 with a MariaDB backend and Laravel PHP. Presently is hosted on a couple of Linode servers- and really feeling the weight, especially with the looming need to upgrade to A15 and meet the pace and scalability occurring (for context, the SAAS turns in over 24k USD monthly in subscriptions- so I have concerns around the impact of a new stack on existing clients). Additionally, I manage a Kotlin and Swift codebase for appdev.

I'm looking at moving towards Flutter for a singular codebase, and something serverless but still relational- like Supabase. In the past, I ran my own Auth services- but it was a ton of work to setup and maintain, so looking at using Firebase for Auth services (I know Supabase has Auth as well, but I wonder if it's as reliable and frequently maintained as Firebase?) Supabase has a FlutterSDK as well which makes things much simpler. Planning on maintaining microservices like Stripe etc for functional aspects.

I would love some insight from those who have done a tech stack transition, what should I be aware of- those who have produced in Flutter or a similar stack, what am I walking into without knowing?

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Needs advice
on
DjangoDjangoPHPPHP
and
RailsRails

I'm really interested in building minimalistic web products with extra stuff like Stripe, MongoDB, solidity, WebAssembly and three.js.

Want to choose my backend lang but am unable to choose, my requirement is:

  • fast dev
  • minimal
  • easy to learn
  • good for saas
  • huge community
  • scalable
  • fast and interactive
  • good job market (not important)
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Needs advice
on
AdyenAdyen
and
StripeStripe
at

We're looking for a payment gateway with a robust and dependable API. We will be accepting recurring payments for premium plans on our website, preferably in as many regions as possible.

While looking for Stripe alternatives, we found Adyen, which seemed like a viable option - we would love to hear your thoughts!

I appreciate your time reading this message and hope to hear back from you about your experiences with payment gateways!

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Rodlene Paul
Founder at Grace and Paul Llc · | 2 upvotes · 44K views
Needs advice
on
AdyenAdyen
and
StripeStripe

I am developing an MVP; our app will accept money transfers for cross-border payment. Any advice on using Adyen for cross-border payments over Stripe? Please advise

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Vincenzo Belpiede
CEO at StellarTalents.com · | 7 upvotes · 116.5K views
Needs advice
on
ChargebeeChargebeePaddlePaddle
and
StripeStripe

Stripe or Paddle for payment processing for SaaS?

we used Stripe + Chargebee once and will NEVER use them again (they charge too much (300usd/month while offering way fewer integrations than Stripe)

Furthermore, Chargebee doesn't support managing disputes. We still need to go to stripe for that.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts

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Stripe's Features

  • Full-stack payments- You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. Stripe handles everything, including storing cards, subscriptions, and direct payouts to your bank account. Stripe.js lets you build your own payment forms while still avoiding PCI requirements.
  • An API that gets out of your way- It’s so easy, we’ve embedded a bunch of examples right here. Copy some of these requests into your terminal and check out what happens. With wrappers in Ruby, PHP, Python and more, you can get started in minutes.
  • Pricing like it should be- 2.9% + 30 cents per successful charge. No setup fees, no monthly fees, no card storage fees, no hidden costs: you only get charged when you earn money.
  • We’re developers too- Our team is full of developers and entrepreneurs who have been there and seen the problems in this industry firsthand.
  • Used by thousands of sites & apps- Stripe powers commerce for thousands of sites across the web. Our users include large companies, rapidly-growing start-ups, side projects, and everything in between.

Stripe Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Stripe?
Braintree
Braintree replaces traditional payment gateways and merchant accounts. From one touch payments, to mobile SDKs and international sales, we provide everything you need to start accepting payments today.
PayPal
PayPal is an online payments and money transfer service that allows you to send money via email, phone, text message or Skype. They offer products to both individuals and businesses alike, including online vendors, auction sites and corporate users. PayPal connects effortlessly to bank accounts and credit cards. PayPal Mobile is one of PayPal’s newest products. It allows you to send payments by text message or by using PayPal’s mobile browser.
WePay
WePay helps people sell tickets to events, send invoices, sell items online, and accept donations online. WePay also provides an API that allows developers to access its payments platform.
Recurly
Recurly is the leading pay-as-you-go recurring billing service because setup is easy, integrations are quick, and our service grows with the needs of your business.
Shopify
Shopify powers tens of thousands of online retailers including General Electric, Amnesty International, CrossFit, Tesla Motors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Foo Fighters, GitHub, and more. Our platform allows users to easily and quickly create their own online store without all the technical work involved in developing their own website, or the huge expense of having someone else build it. Shopify lets merchants manage all aspects of their shops: uploading products, changing the design, accepting credit card orders, and viewing their incoming orders and completed transactions.
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Stripe's Followers
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