Stripe

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Online payment processing for internet businesses

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4.6 /5
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Value for Money
4.4/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.5/5
Customer Support
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Danny
Danny
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

It simply does the job.

Reviewed on 24/07/2023

The fees are basically the same across the board with the various payment processors.

The fees are basically the same across the board with the various payment processors.

Pros

Stripe is easy to get up and going with. It is geared toward developers, which was helpful for me.

Cons

The invoicing feature seems like an afterthought compared to some of the other features, even though that's one of the primary features I use. It still gets the job done, but it's a little cumbersome to get started with.

Alternatives Considered

PayPal Invoicing

Reasons for Switching to Stripe

Stripes developer documentation seems more polished and "up to date". PayPal's documentation was not as intuitive to find appropriate answers.
Niccolò
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Endless possibilities, quick to implement, and great with integrations, but at a cost

Reviewed on 09/07/2024

Stripe works very well, it's not free, and the fees stack up quite quickly, especially if you're...

Stripe works very well, it's not free, and the fees stack up quite quickly, especially if you're selling internationally. However, I think it's such a complete platform and setting up everything is free, that it's worth the cost of transactions.
We mainly use it with low-code solutions such as Bubble.io. The documentation and support is excellent. Also, should you expand to full code, the documentation is so complete that's always a safe bet.
It does the job, it's a "set-it-and-forget-it" product great for starting with very low budget, and scales tremendously well as you grow.

Pros

We work a lot with no code, especially with Bubble.io apps. I've had the chance to integrate Stripe on various project and the speed of implementations, support and seamlessness is really what makes this solution stand out.
The user portal in which you can create your products, set up discount codes and coupons, personalize subscriptions etc. is really useful and it allows to set up your shop in a few hours.
We mainly use it for SAAS subscriptions and we've never had any problem with payments, processing speed or process clarity.

Cons

Although setting up and starting out is free, the credit card commissions, exchange commissions and service for processing are quite high. Stripe eats a noticeable amount in fees, but still, it saves you so much time during the implementation and payment setup. As a startup it is really important to act quickly and have "set it and forget it" solutions for your infrastructure

Alternatives Considered

Shopify

Reasons for Switching to Stripe

Easy to integrate with Bubble.io apps, that are our main focus.
Marko
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Stripe review

Reviewed on 15/11/2024

My overall experience with Stripe is positive but not really standout, I’ll be continuing use of...

My overall experience with Stripe is positive but not really standout, I’ll be continuing use of the program

Pros

What I liked most about stripe is it’s compatibility with many online marketplaces

Cons

What I liked least about stripe is it’s weak layout when compared to its competitors

Bianca
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Fraud prevention is important!

Reviewed on 18/07/2024

Not at all good. After my issue with transaction fraud, I could not speak to customer service. It’s...

Not at all good. After my issue with transaction fraud, I could not speak to customer service. It’s virtually impossible to get someone on the phone or just get help in general as a small business owner.

Pros

The ease of use, there are times when I can’t talk on the phone with a customer because I had one with me in person. I could send them to my website to make their payment and it would process immediately.

Cons

The fees taken per transaction and then the fees on top of that to transfer the funds and then the fees on top of that to keep the product. Too many fees

Also, I had a customer dispute a transaction with her bank and won $2K. Stripe collected $2k from me and didn’t help me. I had the customer on camera, I had the contract with her signature and I had all emails/text messages from the customer. Stripe processed the dispute and lost. After that, I didn’t trust stripe. I stopped using them.

Alternatives Considered

Square Payments and Cash App

Reasons for Choosing Stripe

I thought stripe would be cheaper. It turned out the same but I went back to square because I can always get someone on the phone to help.

Switched From

Square Payments

Reasons for Switching to Stripe

I thought the process was easier. The sign up was easy but it cost me more in the long run because of the amount of loss I ran.
Kiran
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Why Stripe

Reviewed on 01/10/2024

I find Stripe offers many benefits to its customers.
Stripe allows businesses to start accepting...

I find Stripe offers many benefits to its customers.
Stripe allows businesses to start accepting payments almost instantly however refunds are a different story.
I like the fact Stripe exepts many patment methods.

Pros

I find Stripe cheaper then PayPal for most merchants.
I like these no set up or montly fees.
Stripe charges 1.50 % for online payments for all slandered u.k cards.

Cons

Stripe has Inadequate Customer Support whichbis a shame for such a popular company.
Refunds can take months.

Whitney
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Stripe is the Payment Processor To Fit Any Business Needs

Reviewed on 02/05/2024

Pros

The various feature embedded in Stripe for multiple different payment option capabilities is phenomenal. They have detailed outline of payment intents to look back at immediately should there be a problem with a debit or credit card that was ran for payment and they have security detection on transactions that don't feel genuine especially if running it manually. I love it. You also have the ability to send out invoices and payment links to customers saving the hassle of leaving their own home for a phone in order to deliver gifts to family/friends from miles away!

Cons

The only cons is the whole Ruby Gem and developer code setup if you don't know how to implement this on your own website you're building or even in your own cloud server or network server. It takes alot of research and how-to articles to read to start learning it as you go and if you're a beginner thats unfamiliar with command line basics and a terminal to launch from then you're in trouble! Ha!Ha!

Alternatives Considered

PayPal and Wave

Reasons for Choosing Stripe

Square has a tendency to just freeze accounts and not even allow legitimate appeal of the decision and they do so without warning. If you have money in the account when they do decide to just cut you off they hold onto it for at least 180 days if I remember correctly and there is nothing you can do about it. That's unacceptable.

Switched From

Square Payments

Reasons for Switching to Stripe

For the same reason I chose Stripe over Square.... they have the same bad habit of freezing accounts just on a whim with no notice and keep business owners from revenue just because they can and are in no hurry to allow you access to your funds even if proven legitimate long before they'll release their hold on them.
Josh
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

Thieves they don’t have a contact us button for a reason

Reviewed on 07/03/2024

Brutal experience they still owe my corporation. Go to moneris. You’ll be happier.

Brutal experience they still owe my corporation. Go to moneris. You’ll be happier.

Pros

Hated every moment of its wasted 3 weeks uploading products. Then steals money from your account of 98.65 per transaction or invoices + 3.99%

Cons

Absolutely Everything, worst experience

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I really like Stripe

Reviewed on 23/02/2024

Stripe has been very useful in my business to receive payment from customers all over the world. I...

Stripe has been very useful in my business to receive payment from customers all over the world. I also like that they have implemented faster payouts

Pros

I like that you can use Stripe to take debit and credit card payments and the charges are not as high as some other payment platforms. It is also easy to set up.

Cons

Some of the functionality seems clunky, especially for recurring payments. You have to manually set the end date.

Jason
Jason
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Very disappointed

Reviewed on 22/05/2024

Abysmal. The customer support is appalling.

Abysmal. The customer support is appalling.

Pros

In theory this was supposed to be a convenient and cost-effective alternative to getting paid via PayPal.

Cons

Within a week of receiving payments I was locked out of my account and almost a week later I still haven't been given access. Customer service is conspicuous for its absence and I have no idea when I will have access to my funds.

Maria
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

An easy way to make online business

Reviewed on 12/09/2024

I use stripe for online payments and subscriptions, besides it helps us to work with other...

I use stripe for online payments and subscriptions, besides it helps us to work with other countries.

Pros

It’s very easy to use and offers everything you need for online payments

Cons

Its price is way higher than other softwares.

Alternatives Considered

PayPal

Reasons for Switching to Stripe

It was easier to use And cheaper for the needs I had
David
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

No customer support

Reviewed on 27/07/2024

NO customer support. It is only through emails, you only get a response at night which makes me...

NO customer support. It is only through emails, you only get a response at night which makes me think it is outsourced, and the response is always the same even when you tell them it doesn't work.

Pros

linking bank account was the only thing of ease

Cons

NO customer support. It is only through emails, you only get a response at night which makes me think it is outsourced, and the response is always the same even when you tell them it doesn't work.

Billie
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Stripe for Online Business Owners

Reviewed on 22/07/2024

I really have enjoyed using stripe! I am so grateful for a secure place to take clients payments.

I really have enjoyed using stripe! I am so grateful for a secure place to take clients payments.

Pros

I really love that Stripe integrates with so many different platforms. I love that you can set up autopayments so that I can set up memberships with ease, and don't have to chase anyone down for their monthly fees.

Cons

I wish that it was easier for folx to pay with debit, or paypal with stripe, so that all integrations could be in one place.

Angelica
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

We are very happy with Stripe

Reviewed on 17/07/2024

Pros

We used a lot of payment gateways over the years and Stripe is the most reliable and easy to use. We highly recommend Stripe.

Cons

That there is no recourse if someone unjustly demands a refund, but that is a bank issue, not a Stripe issue. But it is something the industry needs to address. :)

Dan
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Run if your Transactions are high 3 and 4 figures.

Reviewed on 25/06/2024

Nightmare, from the beginning to the end.No customer support no reasoning behind their decisions

Nightmare, from the beginning to the end.No customer support no reasoning behind their decisions

Pros

I didn't like a single thing about stripe. As far as I'm concerned their big con company.

Cons

I held a stripe account for 6 years.Mostly smaller transactions.Then we started getting into government contracting and running 4 figures transactions.They were froze all of them for ninety days

Svetlana
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Robust online payment option

Reviewed on 20/02/2024

My overall experience has been positive. I received prompt support when setting up my account and...

My overall experience has been positive. I received prompt support when setting up my account and have had no issues.

Pros

Stripe is easy to set up and use. They provide comprehensive monthly reports and have many features that can meet organizations' needs at different growth stages.

Cons

Like any new technology platform, learning to navigate the portal and get used to the format takes time. The reports are extremely detailed, so it takes time to figure out what information to look for and what to filter out.

Greg
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Appalling Service

Reviewed on 26/06/2024

Appalling. I have spent a month trying to get someone, anyone to help. All I received were...

Appalling. I have spent a month trying to get someone, anyone to help. All I received were dismissive emails sending me off to solve the problems on your site.

Pros

The logo is nice. The name is also nice.

Cons

Customer support is non existent. The arrogance of big business treats to customer as a problem rather than an asset.

Dylan
Dylan
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Absolutely Essential

Reviewed on 16/12/2023

Stripe is a absolutely essential. You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you use anything other...

Stripe is a absolutely essential. You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you use anything other than Stripe when building payments into your business. I've worked in many different industries at this stage that use Stripe in different ways, and it works flawlessly every time.

Pros

The developer experience is by far the best of any software I have ever used. Their documentation is crystal clear for even financial novices, and walks you through every possible eventuality. They make it trivial to build payments into your app.

Cons

I don't particularly have any complaints at all. If I had to pick one gripe, it's that the fees can be quite high, but they're about on par with the rest of the market from what I can see, and they are well worth the money.

Mayank
Mayank
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  • Industry: Writing & Editing
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Stripe: Empowering Businesses with Secure, Seamless Payment Processing

Reviewed on 07/05/2024

My overall experience with Stripe has been overwhelmingly positive. The platform offers an...

My overall experience with Stripe has been overwhelmingly positive. The platform offers an intuitive user interface, comprehensive features, and reliable payment processing capabilities. The integration process was smooth, and Stripe's documentation and support resources were helpful in resolving any issues that arose. Overall, Stripe has provided a seamless and efficient payment solution for my needs. But as i said the i didn't like its fee structure so yeah that's all.

Pros

What I like most about Stripe is its user-friendly interface and making payment processing seamless and efficient for businesses of all sizes with all the required features and Data security.

Cons

One downside of using Stripe which i think is its fee structure, which might be considered slightly higher compared to some other payment processing platforms, especially for smaller businesses (not with the multi billion dollar company )with lower transaction volumes.

Milat Sayra
Milat Sayra
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Stripe Support Nightmare

Reviewed on 06/03/2024

It is literally the worst experience that I have ever encountered how can a company of this size...

It is literally the worst experience that I have ever encountered how can a company of this size can get away with no technical or general support is beyond me. My suggestion to anyone, avoid this entity with a passion but if you are ok with no tangible support then by all means utilize their services.

Pros

We were sold on the seamless aspect of the connect capability which is working well until you a get bug then you start facing unbelievable problems.

Cons

Technical or general support is non existant, for the entire country of UAE, you are lucky if you can get an account manager, whatever support you can find is online and god forbid if your company documents are questioned. It is 3 monts and counting and still trying to be onboarded as well as solve our technical issues.

Patrick
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Efficient online payment facility.

Reviewed on 09/07/2024

Efficient and user friendly. Well recognised and trusted by customers.

Efficient and user friendly. Well recognised and trusted by customers.

Pros

Payments Links are easy to create. Ability to send via WhatsApp/email useful.

Cons

Fees.

Can be unclear when looking at reports when searching for certain details.

Giorgio
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Stripe highly not recommended

Reviewed on 10/01/2024

I do not recommend Stripe to all e-commerce operators. Buyers can dispute transactions without...

I do not recommend Stripe to all e-commerce operators. Buyers can dispute transactions without providing any proof of the faults they are complaining about or disown the purchases they have made. On my [sensitive content hidden] site I made two purchases of about 4500€. the first one was marked as not risky, luckily the product the scammer ordered... arrived late so I didn't send it to him... otherwise I would have lost 4500€.
In any case they always make money because even if the purchase is really a scam they keep the commission. In my case 180€.
The second suspicious operation, I reported it to the support service (I have the email) and they advised me to return it and as a reason 'scam'..to avoid paying 181€. Stripe in any case charged me their commission as if it was a successful purchase. Basically..you defend them from scammers and they make money from it. They exclude themselves from any problems because they are based in the UK.
AVOID THEM
The proof of their totally questionable behaviour lies in the answer they gave! EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU GET COMMISSION ON A FAILED SALE? IT'S NOT THE €10 OR €20 BANK CHARGES. THEY ARE COMMISSIONS ON NOTHING!!! ON TWO TRANSACTIONS I HAVE LOST 360€.
TO ME IT IS A FRAUD

Pros

they don't think about anything, they just take money even if you receive a scam

Cons

take the money even if you are cheated is not correct.

Bruce
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

Stripe Misrepresents It's Features, Horrible Support

Reviewed on 05/02/2024

The tax system does not perform as advertised, nor does the top-up, or balance management capabiliti...

The tax system does not perform as advertised, nor does the top-up, or balance management capabilities. The help system describes (inaccurately) several important features. Because of this, the software doesn't behave the way it is advertised. When you call for support, you end up dealing with an off-shore, under-trained, and maddeningly incompetent service team whose default position is "you are wrong". I've worked in and around the payment processing industry since 1999, and with over 25 years of payment processing experience (processing hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions), I can tell you that STRIPE is overpriced, under-supported, and inaccurate. Users of the software are left in the dark, and without support. STRIPE will hold your money for too long, and not reply to customer service requests promptly. But they will reply to negative reviews promptly. Think about that - they are more concerned that they are perceived as giving great service than they are actually delivering great service.

Pros

It was the only payment processing option to use with our specialty event software provider's system.

Cons

Stripe's lack of transparency about pricing, its lack of accuracy in reporting of transactions such as refunds, it's inability to show accurate transaction logs, and the support and customer service was horrific.

DUncan
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Stripe os a payment collection system

Reviewed on 23/07/2024

Pros

Ease of use, simple dashboard and great value for money

Cons

I can't fault Stripe - for what we need it for it is perfecr

Michelle
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Stripe Refview

Reviewed on 18/12/2023

Pros

payments are processed swiftly and we like the option of being able to draw down on the funds immediately if required.
The level of security is also good offering both ourselves and our customers peace of mind

Cons

it is not very user friendly
the overall fee structure is quite confusing and we are disappointed that the first 25 invoices per month are no longer free.

Diane
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Stripe is great!

Reviewed on 25/07/2024

Overall it has been very good. Convient and easy to use.

Overall it has been very good. Convient and easy to use.

Pros

Ease of use. That it would integrate with my website. Transfer is easy to my bank account.

Cons

I had a chargeback and they weren’t too helpful with that.