Stripe

Payments infrastructure for the internet

stripe.com · Pay-as-you-go; no monthly subscription fees

What it is

The default way to take payments online: checkout, subscriptions, invoicing, billing portal.

Why you might need it

Only if your clone charges other people. Personal-use clones usually skip payments entirely — that's part of the point.

Capabilities

  • Payments: checkout, subscriptions, invoicing, billing portal, tax, webhooks
  • No monthly fee; 2.9% + 30c per successful card charge (US)
  • Test mode + CLI for local webhook development
  • Only needed when the clone charges OTHER people money
  • Personal-use clones should skip payments entirely