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Yeah, I tried to leave the Stripe platform for lower fees and...

Yeah, I tried to leave the Stripe platform for lower fees and... well I'd give just about anything to go back in time and stop myself from doing something so stupid. Also in the end the %/per-transaction fees were barely lower AND they had a TON of hidden fees/charges. The processor lied about fees/rates, API/docs were absolute shit (and they were on the better end of what else I've seen but compared to Stripe they sucked), and I had to go through 3-5 video calls before they gave me API keys for even the dev environment. Then you get to enter the world of monthly charges on your account, minimum fees (if you don't pay enough in fees you have to pay the difference, for me it was $35 in fees minimum which doesn't work well for seasonal things or in-house test accounts), PCI compliance (fuck that form), even worse service, and slimy sales people. Even with Stripe's absolutely terrible customer support (that I've experienced first-hand multiple times) I'll stick with them over dealing with the alternatives.

Posted by joshstrange on Jul 28, 2022, 2:18 PM

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Yeah, I tried to leave the Stripe platform for lower fees and...

joshstrangeJul 28, 2022, 2:18 PM

Yeah, I tried to leave the Stripe platform for lower fees and... well I'd give just about anything to go back in time and stop myself from doing something so stupid. Also in the end the %/per-transaction fees were barely lower AND they had a TON of hidden fees/charges. The processor lied about fees/rates, API/docs were absolute shit (and they were on the better end of what else I've seen but compared to Stripe they sucked), and I had to go through 3-5 video calls before they gave me API keys for even the dev environment. Then you get to enter the world of monthly charges on your account, minimum fees (if you don't pay enough in fees you have to pay the difference, for me it was $35 in fees minimum which doesn't work well for seasonal things or in-house test accounts), PCI compliance (fuck that form), even worse service, and slimy sales people. Even with Stripe's absolutely terrible customer support (that I've experienced first-hand multiple times) I'll stick with them over dealing with the alternatives.

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