Paymentsintermediate setup

Stripe

Developer-friendly online payments and billing

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Online payments platform with checkout, subscriptions, invoices, and payouts. Deepest developer tooling in the space; also has no-code checkout links and hosted billing portals for non-technical owners.

Pricing: Pay-as-you-go; processing roughly 2.9% + 30¢ online

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Best for

Online sales and subscriptions
Any business using a modern website or app
Owners who want no fixed monthly software fee

Not the best fit for

In-person point-of-sale-first businesses (Square is often simpler)
Owners uncomfortable with any technical setup

Pros

Best-in-class developer tooling
No monthly base fee
Reliable payouts and dashboard

Cons

Some in-person hardware options are more limited than Square
Dispute handling requires attention

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