nothing, Stripe has stolen money from our business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our experience with Stripe has been nothing short of a nightmare. We are a small, privately owned veterinary hospital that has spent years serving our community and caring for people's pets. Despite operating a legitimate business with documented transactions, Stripe suddenly withheld and removed nearly $7,000 from our account, placing a significant financial burden on our practice.

What makes this situation even worse is the lack of meaningful support. Trying to get answers felt like running into a brick wall. We received generic responses, little transparency, and virtually no accountability while thousands of dollars that our business depended on remained inaccessible.

For a small business, $7,000 is not a minor inconvenience. That money pays employees, covers medical supplies, supports patient care, and keeps the doors open. The fact that a company with Stripe's resources can freeze or remove funds while providing inadequate communication is deeply concerning.

If you are a small business owner—especially a veterinary clinic, medical practice, or family-owned company—think very carefully before trusting Stripe with your payment processing. Based on our experience, the financial risk is simply too high.

We expected a payment processor. Instead, we got stress, uncertainty, and thousands of dollars tied up with little explanation.

We would never recommend Stripe to another small business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate how Stripe Payments makes it so simple to set up my profile, track payments, and manage tax information. The preset reporting mechanisms are a huge help; they make it easy for me to find the information I need for taxes and monthly reports. I love that Stripe Payments is a one-stop shop, making it easy to connect to my website and put all my information in. I use Stripe Payments with my Squarespace account for two different websites, and I love it because the integration works smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I have a hard time finding the right words to use if I'm trying to search and look for something. The other thing I found that was a little bit frustrating is sometimes I just don't understand why I can't find what I need and to contact someone in customer service is a little bit more cumbersome than I'd like it to be. I'm of the ideology that if I can click the speak with a representative much sooner rather than later, that's what I would wanna do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

even though the relationship has been rocky, I am impressed with the integration-embracing mentality and developer-friendly API and documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most significant downside is the lack of transparent, human-centric support when account issues arise. Despite having a legitimate B2B consulting business, I’ve faced persistent 'rejected' account statuses and paused payments with very little actionable feedback from their automated systems. It often feels like a 'black box' where legitimate operations get flagged, and the path to resolution involves navigating endless support tickets or public escalation rather than having a dedicated advocate. This level of unpredictability is a major risk for any business that relies on consistent cash flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’ve been using Stripe Payments for a while now, and what really stands out is the simplicity. The setup was quick, the interface is clean and intuitive, and everything just works. I can track payments, issue refunds, and manage everything from one central dashboard without needing to dig through layers of menus or support articles.

It’s also incredibly easy to integrate into websites and platforms. Whether you're selling a service, product, or tickets for events, Stripe makes it seamless. I’ve tried a few other providers in the past, but none matched the straightforward, no-fuss experience that Stripe offers.

From a performance perspective, it’s been excellent. I’ve never had an issue. Payments go through smoothly, and reliability is something you don’t really think about… which is exactly how it should be.

On pricing, I know some people feel Stripe can be on the higher side. For me, the return is in the time saved and the speed of payments. Getting paid quickly and not having to chase invoices or deal with clunky systems more than makes up for the fees.

Onboarding was far simpler than I expected. Everything was clear from the start, and I was up and running quickly without needing any support. In fact, I’ve rarely needed to contact support at all, which probably says more than anything else.

I haven’t yet explored the AI or intelligence features in any depth, but it’s something I’m planning to look into as I continue to streamline how I run my business.

Overall, I’d highly recommend Stripe for any small business owner who values ease of use, reliability, and getting paid without friction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I don’t like about Stripe is the way it handles reporting and historical transactions.

It can be far more complex than it needs to be, especially when you’re trying to reconcile past payouts with your bank account. The data is all there, but pulling out a clear, simple record of what’s been paid, when, and how it ties back to specific transactions isn’t straightforward.

As a small business, I don’t want to overthink this. I just want to match payouts with customer payments and understand what each amount relates to. At the moment, that process feels more manual and time-consuming than it should be.

This is where I think there’s a real opportunity for Stripe to improve, particularly with AI and smarter reporting. If it could automatically surface clear, reconciled views of payouts and transactions, it would remove a lot of friction and save a huge amount of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

they send you email daily of the EOD receipts from day before Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HORRIBLE SECURITY, HORRIBLE COMPANY, HORRIBLE SERVICE, THIEVES. If I could give -5 stars, I would. We were woo-ed to join Stripe by our software company, Daysmart, and we trusted them, so we joined. Not even 2 months into our new processing we were hacked and the hackers successfully and seamlessly BYPASSED ALL OF STRIPE SUPPOSED MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY STEPS AND STOLE $6.8K FROM OUR ACCOUNT. In response, Stripe has been AI-chatbot responsive, no human contact. It has been 23 days and they still will not return our money though they have it in their account. We cannot find or get info on anyone in their executive team, let alone contact from an upper level human. After 30+ years in B-to-B dealings, Stripe has shown itself to be AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL. RUN. DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THIS COMPANY. WE ACTUALLY THINK THAT IT WAS SOMEONE WITHIN STRIPE ITSELF WHO STOLE THE FUNDS, tho an investigation is still pending. THE WORST ON ALL POSSIBLE LEVELS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stripe offers broad payment flexibility. One of its biggest strengths is how seamlessly it integrates with the rest of our tech stack, which makes it much easier to embed payments into our workflow without a lot of friction. The user interface is also well-designed and generally easy to navigate, especially compared to older or more cumbersome payment systems. We also value the range of payment options, and it feels like Stripe is built for businesses that need more than just basic card processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest downside is the cost. Credit card processing rates already add up quickly, and once you start layering on other services—like sales tax collection, identity tools, or additional platform features—the pricing starts to feel excessive. Support has also been slower than it should be for a platform handling critical financial transactions, and onboarding feels mostly self-serve rather than truly guided. Another frustration is payout timing, since getting funds into our bank account isn’t always as fast as we’d like. Stripe is a strong platform overall, but the cost-to-support balance can feel out of sync. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rock solid for online payments. Integration is straightforward and the documentation makes setup fast even when you are moving between projects. Reliability on the payment processing side has never been an issue for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is not really built with Africa in mind. Local payment rails and mobile money are not well supported, which is a real gap when you are building for that market. I usually end up needing a second solution just to cover local payment methods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like Stripe Payments for its ease of integration with any of my existing tools, whether it's a CRM or my back end systems. The extensive documentation is incredibly helpful, making it very developer-friendly. I also appreciate the sandbox environment, which allows me to test and ship developments quickly and efficiently. The initial setup was quick, smooth, and customer-friendly as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the mobile application could be improved. Today, the world is moving on the go, and currently, in order to access some of the reports or payments, some of the features are not available on my mobile as compared to on the desktop. It's a minor improvement, but it would be very helpful if that happens. Also, the support has been kind of slow when requiring some custom integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used stripe for a number of clients as well as my own sites, I love the fact you can integrate either their own site for processing the payments or use the public keys and link your own payment page to it to use the system on my own site without redirecting clients to a new site and back again. It is used a few times a month to withdraw funds and this is so easy to do. When I first used it I did need to contact their customer support and get help as the keys were not working and they could not have done more to assist. All the different options made the integration so easy across the board of multiple sites and clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When first starting out it can be a little fussy due to the options for set up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like being able to search for records by invoice number. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The dispute countering process could be a bit easier to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.