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GoCardless

Recurring payments

A specialist in recurring direct debit payments across 30+ countries, supporting SEPA, BACS, ACH, and other local bank debit schemes. GoCardless makes it easy to collect subscription and invoice payments directly from bank accounts with lower fees than card payments. Ideal for SaaS, membership, and recurring billing businesses.

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Stripe

SaaS & Developers

A developer-first payment platform known for its exceptional API design and comprehensive documentation. Stripe offers a full suite of payment infrastructure tools supporting over 100 payment methods across 135+ currencies. Ideal for SaaS companies, startups, and any business that values a modern developer experience.

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Detailed Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Fees
GoCardless

1% (capped at £4)

Stripe

2.9% + $0.30

Category
GoCardlesstraditional
Stripetraditional
Available Regions
GoCardless
EuropeNorth AmericaOceania
Stripe
North AmericaEuropeAsiaOceaniaLatin America
Key Features
GoCardless
✓
Low Fees
✓
Recurring Payments
Stripe
✓
Instant Payments
✓
Instant Sandbox
✓
Recurring Payments
✓
Startup Friendly
SDKs & Libraries
GoCardless

7 Available

Stripe

11 Available

Payment Methods
GoCardless

7 Supported

Stripe

18 Supported

Common Ground

Shared Regions

EuropeNorth AmericaOceania

Shared Features

Recurring Payments

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