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Fees beyond the rate

What Stripe Charges for Subscription Payments
Stripe's page lists a card fee plus a separate Billing fee for recurring charges. Here is what each line says, and what to check before you sign up.
Does Stripe Charge a Monthly Fee?
Stripe's own pricing page says no monthly fee on its standard plan. Here is what a month of Stripe billing holds instead, and how other processors' pages differ.
What Stripe's Pricing Page Says About API Fees
A plain-English read of Stripe's own pricing page: what each successful charge costs through its API, and what it does not charge.
What American Express Card Fees Cost Your Shop
Square's page prices Amex like its other major cards, and each processor publishes its own rates.
What Stripe's Pricing Page Says About Radar Fees
Stripe's fraud protection has a built-in layer and a Fraud Teams tier priced separately. Here is what the company's own pricing page says about each.
What Stripe Checkout Fees Depend On
Stripe's pricing page does not publish one checkout rate. The fee rides on how the customer pays and which pricing plan you are on.
What Stripe Terminal Fees Look Like on the Page
Stripe's pricing page spells out the rate for in-person card payments, plus Tap to Pay, encryption and refund rules. Here is what it says.
What Stripe's Own Pricing Page Says It Charges
Stripe platform fees, in plain words: the pay-as-you-go card rates for online, in-person and keyed-in sales, plus the add-ons that cost extra.
What Stripe Charges for Tap to Pay on a Phone
Stripe's own pricing page describes Tap to Pay and lists its in-person card rate. Here is what it says, rate by rate.
What Stripe Charges When a Customer Pays Amex
Stripe's pricing page lists card rates, not network rates. Here is what it says an American Express charge costs and when you pay more.
What Stripe Charges for a Payment Link
A payment link is just a Stripe payment under another name. Here is what Stripe's own pricing page says you pay when a customer clicks one.
What Stripe Charges for Bank Transfers
Stripe's own pricing page spells out its bank transfer fee, the cap on it, and the refund rule that catches some shops off guard. Here is what it says.
What Stripe Charges to Move Your Money
Taking a payment and getting paid out are two different costs on Stripe's sheet. Here is what its own pricing page says about each.
What Stripe Keeps When You Refund a Charge
Refunding a sale on Stripe does not always return every fee you paid. Here is what Stripe's own pricing page says comes back and what stays gone.
What Stripe Invoicing Fees Cost Your Business
Stripe Invoicing stacks two fees: a plan fee per paid invoice and the card processing fee. Here is what Stripe's own pricing page says each one costs.
What Stripe's Pricing Page Says About Connect Fees
A platform or marketplace that wants to take payments for other sellers will see Connect on Stripe's pricing page. Here is what that page states, line by line.
What Stripe Charges for Card Processing
A plain read of Stripe's own pricing page: the per-sale rates, the add-ons for keyed and foreign cards, and what it says it never charges.
What a Square Online Store Really Costs Each Month
Square Online store fees come in two parts: a monthly plan fee and a processing fee on each payment. Here is what Square's own pricing page says about both.
What Square Charges When a Gift Card Is Used
Square's own pricing page says no extra fee applies when a gift card is redeemed. Here is how that fits its plans and payment types.
What Square Charges for Tap to Pay on Your Phone
A tap on your phone is an in-person card payment on Square's sheet. Here is what that fee bucket costs, and what else you pay or do not.
What Square Charges When You Refund a Sale
A refund sends the customer's money back. What happens to your processing fee depends on the plan you picked and how the card was charged.
What Square Charges for Invoice Payments
Square's own pricing page spells out the card rate for invoice payments, the ACH bank transfer rate, and the free cash and check option. Here is what it says.
Credit Card Processing With No Monthly Fees
Some processors advertise a $0 monthly fee. Here is what their own pages say you pay instead, and how to tell if it wins for your sales.
What PayPal Business Account Fees Look Like
PayPal's fee page is a menu of separate products, each with its own rate. Here is what it says each one costs.