Square
- Use it for
- Front-desk card reader plus online payments and invoices.
- Pricing
- Free plan; per-transaction fees.
- Operator's verdict
- Best when you also take cards in person at the desk.
- Official site
- https://squareup.com ↗
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Stripe
Charge for class packs, memberships and drop-ins inside your own app.
verdict › The standard. Every AI builder knows it, so prompts for it work first time more often.
No monthly fee; per-transaction fees.
stripe.com ↗Payments
PayPal
Online checkout clients already trust.
verdict › Useful as a second option at checkout, rarely as the only one.
Per-transaction fees; no monthly fee.
www.paypal.com/business ↗Payments
Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record for selling digital programs and memberships online.
verdict › Handles sales tax for you when you sell programs internationally.
Percentage plus fixed fee per sale.
www.lemonsqueezy.com ↗