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
Set up Stripe Subscription billing
Give your customer's the option to pay online
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
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