Stripe vs Worldpay

Round by round

1. Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotWorldpay wins
   Stripe5/10

   1.6 out of 5

   TrustScore from 17,521 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.6 out of 5, against 4.2 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Worldpay8/10

   4.2 out of 5

   TrustScore from 10,510 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Worldpay wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2How many countries you can sell toStripe wins
   Stripe8/10

   195+ countries

   Standard pay-as-you-go pricing (US)

   Source: stripe.com ↗

   Worldpay5/10

   170+ countries

   No public US pricing (custom quote); non-price facts from worldpay.com product pages

   • 170+ countries, against 195+ countries

   Source: worldpay.com ↗

   Stripe wins this round on what the published sources say.

3. Round 3How many ways customers can payWorldpay wins
   Stripe5/10

   100+ payment methods

   Standard pay-as-you-go pricing (US)

   • 100+ payment methods, against 300+ payment methods

   Source: stripe.com ↗

   Worldpay8/10

   300+ payment methods

   No public US pricing (custom quote); non-price facts from worldpay.com product pages

   Source: worldpay.com ↗

   Worldpay wins this round on what the published sources say.

4. Round 4How many currencies you can charge inTie
   Stripe7/10

   135+ currencies

   Standard pay-as-you-go pricing (US)

   Source: stripe.com ↗

   Worldpay7/10

   135+ currencies

   No public US pricing (custom quote); non-price facts from worldpay.com product pages

   Source: worldpay.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

5. Round 5Charging customers on a scheduleTie
   Stripe7/10

   Yes (Stripe Billing)

   Standard pay-as-you-go pricing (US)

   Source: stripe.com ↗

   Worldpay7/10

   Yes (subscription billing)

   No public US pricing (custom quote); non-price facts from worldpay.com product pages

   Source: worldpay.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

6. Round 6Card readers for selling in personTie
   Stripe7/10

   Yes (Stripe Terminal readers)

   Standard pay-as-you-go pricing (US)

   Source: stripe.com ↗

   Worldpay7/10

   Yes (terminals, mobile devices)

   No public US pricing (custom quote); non-price facts from worldpay.com product pages

   Source: worldpay.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

Stripe

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Best for what customers say on trustpilotWorldpay

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Overall score

6.6

Best

6.4

Price

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What customers say on Trustpilot

6.3

8.0

The fixed fee on every sale

6.4

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What it costs just to have an account

7.3

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Taking bank (ACH) payments

6.2

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What a lost chargeback costs

6.7

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Head-to-head findings

What customers say on Trustpilot

1.6 out of 5

4.2 out of 5

The fixed fee on every sale

30 cents

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What it costs just to have an account

No monthly fee

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Taking bank (ACH) payments

0.8% ($5 cap)

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What a lost chargeback costs

$15 per dispute (+$15 if contested)

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How fast your money reaches the bank

2 business days

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What an online card sale costs

2.9%

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How easy it is to use

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Record

Head-to-head record

2–5

2–3–1

Head-to-heads won

29 %

40 %

Rounds won

36 %

36 %

Pros

Cons

• 2.7% + 5¢ (Terminal), against 2.29% + 9¢ (PayPal POS)
• 1.6 out of 5, against 3.7 out of 5
• $15 per dispute (+$15 if contested), against No chargeback fee
• 2.7% + 5¢ (Terminal), against 2.6% + 15¢ (Square Free)

• 170+ countries, against 195+ countries
• 4.1 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
• 4 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
• 4 out of 5, against 4.2 out of 5

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