Industry-standard online payments and developer-friendly APIs.
Best for
Online businesses, marketplaces, and SaaS companies.
Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.
In-person terminal and tap-to-pay transactions.
EEA cards via Stripe Terminal. Non-EEA cards: 2.9% + 10p.
Online checkout and keyed-in card transactions.
Standard UK cards online. Premium UK: 1.9% + 20p. EU/EEA: 2.5% + 20p. Non-EEA: 3.25% + 20p.
Confirmed on stripe.com/gb/pricing (official).
No separate Amex rate; Amex is priced as standard/premium UK card at 1.4%-1.9% + 10p in-person.
Standard UK 1.5% vs international non-EEA 3.25%; approx +1.75% surcharge.
No lock-in contracts.
Stripe Instant Payouts; confirmed on stripe.com/gb/pricing.
Standard refunds incur no additional fee (original processing fee not returned).
P2PE available at +4p per transaction.
Stripe Billing is industry-leading for subscriptions.
Cards, wallets, and other methods supported by Stripe for UK merchants.
Stripe focuses on online and developer-integrated payments. Strong for e-commerce, subscriptions, and SaaS. Stripe Terminal available for in-person.
Stripe was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.
Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.
Assumes £15,000/mo volume, £50 average transaction, 70% in-person and 30% online.
Stripe
£253.50/mo est.
Square
£269.25/mo est.
TYL by NatWest
£223.50/mo est.
SumUp
£289.95/mo est.
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