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Stripe vs. Square
Stripe vs. Square
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Written by Chris
Updated over a month ago

The two credit card merchants GorillaDesk integrates with, are Stripe and Square. Both options allow you to accept credit card payments in the field, store a credit card on file, set up recurring payments, or allow your customers to pay online.

In this article, we'll discuss some of the primary differences between the two.

Processing Fees

Stripe

Stripe's fees are 2.9% + 30 cents per successful charge. There are no setup fees, no monthly fees, no card storage fees, no hidden costs; you only get charged when you earn money.

Earnings are transferred to your bank account every 48 hours.

Square

Square's rate is 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction for Card not Present CNP transactions. This applies to online payments and running a payment against a card saved on file.

Square's rate when accepting payments in the field using Square's hardware is 2.6% + 10 cents per transaction.

Functionality

Integrating your GorillaDesk account with Stripe allows you to:

  • Accept payments in the field and from the desktop version of GorillaDesk, by manually keying in the credit card number

  • Save credit cards on file from the mobile app and desktop version of GorillaDesk

  • Give your customer's the option to pay online

  • Ability to add QR codes to invoices to collect payment

Integrating your GorillaDesk account with Square allows you to:

  • Accept payments in the field and from the desktop version of GorillaDesk, by manually keying in the credit card number

  • Save credit cards on file from the mobile app and desktop version of GorillaDesk

  • Set your customer's up on autopay

  • Give your customers the option to pay online

  • Ability to add QR codes to invoices to collect payment

Primary Differences

Below are some of the primary differences between Stripe and Square integration with GorillaDesk:

  • Payments accepted in the field using Square's hardware have a cheaper rate than Stripe

  • Stripe offers subscription billing which allows you to set your customers up on auto-pay saved directly in your Stripe account

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