Square vs Stripe
Square and Stripe are both payments and buy now, pay later tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Square is on 23 (3%) and Stripe on 12 (1%). No store we index uses both.
Square and Stripe on the stores we index
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| Only Square | 23 |
|---|---|
| Only Stripe | 12 |
| Both | 0 |
Square
On 23 of 850 stores (3%)
We haven't checked Square's features and prices yet.
Stripe
On 12 of 850 stores (1%)
We haven't checked Stripe's features and prices yet.
Switches
No stores we index have switched between Square and Stripe yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By platform
| Platform | Square | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | 8 | 2 |
| Shopify | 8 | 2 |
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | 6 | 0 |
| THG Ingenuity | 0 | 3 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
By industry
| Industry | Square | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty and skincare | 7 | 3 |
| Fashion and accessories | 6 | 0 |
| Home and furniture | 3 | 1 |
| Sports and outdoor | 3 | 1 |
| Kids and baby | 2 | 1 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
All the alternatives to Square · All the alternatives to Stripe
Of the stores we index, not the whole market, and not a ranking of which tool is better. Found in each store’s public pages, so the real numbers may be higher. How we measure