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Stripe Payments Review

What is Stripe and is it legit? Stripe is a powerful tool for businesses that want to sell online, but is it a quality product at a fair price? Read our full Stripe review to find out.

    Chris Motola
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  • Shannon Vissers
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    Shannon Vissers

    Lead Staff Writer

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Stripe Payments

Total Rating 4.7
Fees & Rates4.7

Products & Services4.5

Contract5.0

Sales & Advertising Transparency5.0

Customer Service4.5

User Reviews4.1

Stripe Payments At A Glance

  • Stripe’s massive eCommerce platform provides a strong alternative to PayPal
  • Stripe’s developer support and ecosystem are among the best in its class, though this comes with a tradeoff in user-friendliness for non-programmers
  • If you’re looking to dabble in international sales, Stripe has excellent support for foreign payment methods and currencies

Chris Motola

Chris Motola

Senior Staff Writer at Merchant Maverick
Chris has been writing about small business topics since 2003. In 2015, he joined Merchant Maverick, where he writes about business financing, payment processing, and demographic trends in entrepreneurship. Chris has been featured in Fox Business, ABC News, Yahoo Finance, GoBankingRates, Newsweek, BizJournals, and other publications. He has a Bachelor’s of Arts in English Writing Arts from SUNY Oswego, and a Masters of Science in Interactive Media from the University of Central Florida. He currently resides in the Hudson Valley region of New York.
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Credit Card Processor Review Methodology

We evaluate and test each payment processor that we review at Merchant Maverick, placing special emphasis on certain key characteristics in order to generate our granular ratings for merchant accounts and credit card processors.

For payment processing reviews, we use a 24-point rubric to evaluate the provider. First, we look at pricing structure – interchange plus, subscription-based, tiered, or hybrid – giving the most points to providers that provide fair, transparent pricing and docking those that rely on tiered models. Then we examine rates, the presence and transparency of early termination fees, and any additional fees.

We also look at contract length and fairness and test out sales staff and customer service channels ourselves to ensure that the company uses reputable, above-the-board sales techniques. Finally, we take the company’s online reputation into account, reading customer reviews and comments.

Read more about how we rate payment processors.




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After hours of in-depth research and evaluation, we can confidently recommend this brand to our readers. Get started today and see Stripe Payments for yourself.

The Merchant Maverick Seal of Approval 🏆

Stripe Payments


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After hours of in-depth research and evaluation, we can confidently recommend this brand to our readers. Get started today and see Stripe Payments for yourself.

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