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Craftgate vs Stripe

Craftgate and Stripe are both payments & billing tools. Craftgate is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Stripe is aimed at developers and small businesses.

Craftgate

One-stop payment orchestration platform

Stripe

Payments infrastructure for the internet

PricingPaidPaid
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNoNo
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Built forSmall businesses, Enterprise, DevelopersDevelopers, Small businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryTRUS · 2010
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Choose Craftgate if

Merchants, marketplaces and platforms that work with several banks and payment providers.

  • Independent payment orchestration
  • Reduces dependency on one provider
  • Better authorization rates via routing

Look elsewhere if: Small stores using one gateway.

Choose Stripe if

Developers and companies in supported countries who want full control over payments and billing.

  • Best-in-class API and documentation
  • Covers payments, billing, tax, fraud and marketplaces
  • Reliable at scale with strong uptime

Look elsewhere if: Founders in unsupported countries or small sellers who prefer a merchant of record to avoid tax administration.

Craftgate vs Stripe pricing

Craftgate

  • CustomCustomCommission agreed per merchant; no public rates

Stripe

  • Payments (standard)2.9% + 30¢/per card transactionUS domestic cards; +1.5% international, +1% currency conversion
  • Billing0.7%/of billing volumePay-as-you-go; excludes one-off invoices
  • Tax0.5%/per transactionTax Basic no-code; $0.50/txn via API; Tax Complete from $90/mo
  • Custom pricingCustomLarge payment volume or unique business models

Craftgate · Key features

  • Single integration to virtual POS, payment institutions and alternative methods
  • Smart and dynamic payment routing
  • Retry of failed payments through an alternative provider
  • Autopilot continuity during POS downtime
  • Payment gateway, card storage, one-click and recurring payments
  • Link and QR payments and fraud management

Cons

  • Value grows with multiple POS agreements
  • Pricing quote-based

Stripe · Key features

  • Checkout, Payment Links and Elements for custom forms
  • Billing: subscriptions, usage-based pricing, invoicing, dunning
  • Connect for marketplaces and platforms with payouts
  • Radar fraud prevention and 3DS
  • Tax calculation and Terminal for in-person
  • Webhooks, test mode, Sigma analytics and extensive SDKs

Cons

  • Not available to sellers in all countries
  • You own tax compliance unless you add Stripe Tax and filings
  • Fees add up: Billing, Tax, Radar are each priced

Craftgate vs Stripe: FAQ

Do Craftgate and Stripe have a free plan?

Craftgate has no free plan. Stripe has no free plan.

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