Stripe

Founded by Patrick Collison in 2010

Accept payments, manage billing, and move money globally for businesses

Cost

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Stripe to accept online and in-person payments in 135+ currencies, set up subscription billing with custom pricing models, issue cards, move money across borders using stablecoins and crypto, and embed financial tools into your own product. It provides APIs and no-code options for businesses of all sizes—from solo founders to large enterprises—to handle transactions, manage payouts, prevent fraud, and track revenue from a single dashboard.

What Stripe does

Create a payment link and share it with customers via email or SMSSet up automatic recurring billing for subscription productsConfigure fraud rules to block high-risk transactionsView real-time revenue and transaction data in the dashboardIssue virtual cards to employees for expense managementIntegrate payment processing into a mobile or web app using Stripe's APIManage payouts to multiple sellers or contractors on a marketplaceGenerate financial reports and reconcile transactions with accounting softwareAccept payments in 135+ currencies and payment methods worldwideSet up subscription billing with usage-based, flat, or tiered pricing modelsIssue physical and virtual cards to customers or employeesBuilt-in fraud detection that analyzes every transaction using machine learningEmbed payments into your own product for marketplace or SaaS platforms via ConnectNo-code dashboard lets you create payment links and manage billing without writing codeMove money using stablecoins and crypto across borders99.999% historical uptime with ability to handle 10K+ API requests per second