# Stripe

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Also called: Stripe payments, Stripe checkout, Stripe billing, Strype, Stripe.com

A [payments platform](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/payments). Businesses use it to accept payments online, run subscriptions and send invoices.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) adds Stripe to a site. A customer subscribes for 30 dollars a month, and Stripe charges the card each month and pays out to the founder's bank.

Official site: <https://stripe.com>

## Connects to (9)

- [Payments](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/payments): The service that lets a company charge customers' cards and bank accounts and receive the money.
- [MRR](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mrr): Monthly recurring revenue.
- [SaaS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/saas): Software as a service.
- [Stripe Atlas](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/stripe-atlas): A service from Stripe that forms a US company for founders.
- [Usage-based pricing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/usage-based-pricing): A way to charge where the bill follows how much the customer uses, instead of a flat fee.
- [Ecommerce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ecommerce): Selling products or services online, with a store website, a cart and online payments.
- [PayPal](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/paypal): An online payments company.
- [Apple Pay](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/apple-pay): Apple's way to pay with an iPhone, Apple Watch or Mac, in stores, in apps and on websites, using cards stored in Apple Wallet.
- [Shopify](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/shopify): An ecommerce platform for building and running an online store, with product pages, checkout, payments and shipping tools.

## Follow

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe)
- [X](https://twitter.com/stripe)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stripehq)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StripeHQ)
- [YouTube (stripe)](https://youtube.com/@stripe)
- [YouTube (StripeDev)](https://youtube.com/@StripeDev)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/stripe)


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/stripe