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Probably because Stripe solved a problem to which there was not a great existing solution for
by peanut_worm 5y ago
Probably because Stripe solved a problem to which there was not a great existing solution for
- hunterb123 5y agoPayPal did that, Stripe was a good alternative with better documentation. They later expanded to many more features that are nice for small businesses. CTR+F "paypal" in the launch thread. I don't view Stripe as visionary or a break through in payment processing, that goes to PayPal, but Stripe has a better user experience.
- codegeek 5y agoI disagree. I use both Stripe and Paypal and Stripe is not just "better documentation". The APIs are far more reliable and stable, customer support is better with Stripe (in my experience) and overall, it is very friendly to developers. Paypal could HAVE eaten Stripe for lunch but considering their shitty way of doing things, they never bothered to improve. They are the incumbent but Stripe is far better.
- hunterb123 5y ago> They are the incumbent but Stripe is far better. This was my point. PayPal disrupted the banks and ACH processors. Stripe perfected the UX/DX. PayPal is much larger than Stripe, afaik it's net worth is more and it's revenue is 3x.