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Stripe
stripe.comSummary
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform that provides payment processing, money management, and revenue automation tools for businesses of all sizes. It enables companies to accept online and in-person payments, manage subscriptions, issue cards, and handle global payouts, with a specific focus on supporting monetization for the creator economy.
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Must Have
1 of 5
Membership & Monetization
Rich Text Editor
Distribution & Recommendation Engine
Reader Engagement Metrics
Community Feedback Tools
Other
0 of 8
Publication Management
User Profiles & Following
Tags & Topics
Email Newsletter Integration
Audio Story Playback
Mobile App Access
Social Sharing & Embedding
Search & Discovery
PricingTiered
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Standard
$0.30 per use
- Global access (195 countries, 135+ currencies, 100+ payment methods)
- Built-in fraud prevention (basic)
- Tools to optimize checkout (flexible UI components, pre-built forms, accelerated checkout)
- Payments optimizations (real-time retries, auto-updated cards, customer authentication)
- Embedded payments for platforms & marketplaces (instant onboarding, platform management, risk tools)
- Fast, predictable payouts
- 24x7 phone, chat, and email support
- PCI compliant, regulatory licenses globally
Custom
Custom
- IC+ pricing
- Volume discounts
- Multi-product discounts
- Country-specific rates
- Requires contact with sales
- Intended for large payments volume or unique business models
Rationale
Stripe is a payment processing platform that offers solutions for various business models, including the 'creator economy'. While it provides tools for creators to accept payments, subscriptions, and tips, it does not offer a content publishing platform, rich text editor, or content distribution engine. Its primary function is to facilitate financial transactions, not content creation or direct audience engagement features like comments or reader metrics. Therefore, it only partially aligns with the 'Membership & Monetization' feature by enabling subscription models for creators.
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