Stripe
Stripe is the leading online payment processing platform that powers millions of businesses worldwide, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. It provides a comprehensive suite of payment and financial infrastructure APIs that enable businesses to accept payments, manage subscriptions, handle payouts, and build complex financial workflows with developer-friendly tools and extensive documentation.
Features include payment processing for 135+ currencies, subscription and recurring billing management, Stripe Connect for marketplace payments, Stripe Atlas for business incorporation, invoicing, Stripe Tax for automated tax calculation, fraud prevention with Radar, terminal for in-person payments, financial reporting, revenue recognition, identity verification, issuing for creating custom cards, treasury for embedded banking, and Link for one-click checkout. Its webhook system and comprehensive API support virtually any payment scenario.
Stripe is essential for any internet business that needs to accept payments, from solo developers launching their first SaaS to large platforms building complex financial products. Its developer experience is unmatched — clean APIs, excellent documentation, and extensive libraries for every programming language make integration straightforward, while its breadth of financial products means businesses rarely need to look elsewhere as their payment needs grow more complex.
