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Stripe Terminal

by Stripe · Since 2010
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Quick facts
VendorStripe
Year launched2010
StatusActive
LocationSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Countries served1+
Languages26
Integrations13+
Free tierNO
Free trialNO
Contact salesNO

About Stripe Terminal

A unified commerce platform that enables businesses to accept in-person payments. It provides hardware, developer APIs, and cloud-based management tools to integrate physical payment processing with online sales data.

Stripe Terminal is a robust point-of-sale infrastructure solution designed for businesses and platforms that need to bridge the gap between online and offline commerce. By providing a unified API, it allows developers to build custom POS applications that interact seamlessly with Stripe-certified hardware or mobile devices using Tap to Pay. The platform excels in hardware logistics, offering automated device ordering and centralized management, which is particularly valuable for enterprises with distributed physical locations. While it requires more development effort than a turnkey POS system, its flexibility and integration with the broader Stripe ecosystem—including Billing, Radar, and Connect—make it a powerful choice for scaling businesses. Users benefit from detailed analytics, global payment method support, and a reliable infrastructure that maintains high uptime during peak retail events.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Unified reporting across online and in-person channels simplifies financial reconciliation.
  • Extensive developer documentation and SDKs allow for highly customized checkout experiences.
  • Automated hardware management reduces the operational burden of maintaining physical readers.
  • Supports a wide array of global payment methods and currencies out of the box.
  • High reliability and uptime performance during peak traffic periods like Black Friday.
Cons
  • Requires significant development resources to build and maintain a custom POS application.
  • Hardware options are limited to Stripe-certified devices, restricting choice for some legacy setups.
  • Pricing for hardware and processing can be complex to calculate for smaller merchants.
  • Lacks the out-of-the-box features of a full-service retail management suite.

Features

Key features

Unified Commerce

Consolidates online and in-person payment data into a single dashboard for reporting and customer insights.

Hardware Flexibility

Supports a range of Stripe-manufactured and third-party card readers for diverse retail environments.

Customizable Checkout

Offers flexible UI components and SDKs to build tailored payment experiences directly into POS applications.

Device Management

Automates reader ordering, registration, and status monitoring through the Stripe Dashboard or API.

Contactless Payments

Enables Tap to Pay on compatible mobile devices alongside traditional card reader support.

Additional features

End-to-End Encryption

Secures payment data from the reader to the payment processor.

EMV Certification

Ensures all supported hardware meets global standards for chip card security.

Multi-Currency Support

Processes transactions in over 135 currencies and payment methods.

Real-Time Status Monitoring

Tracks device health and connectivity across multiple physical locations.

White-Labeled Ordering

Allows platforms to manage hardware fulfillment for their own merchants.

Splash Screen Customization

Permits branding of the payment interface on supported smart readers.

Offline Capability

Supports secure payment processing even when network conditions fluctuate.

Developer SDKs

Provides libraries for iOS, Android, and web-based POS integration.

Pricing

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BBPOS WisePad 3
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EUR 199
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Countries & Languages

1
Countries served
26
Interface languages
1
Billing currencies

Available in

ALL

Interface languages

EnglishSpanishFrenchGermanItalianDutchPortugueseJapaneseChineseKoreanRussianPolishSwedishDanishNorwegianFinnishTurkishIndonesianHungarianCzechGreekSlovakThaiVietnameseArabicen

Billing currencies

🇪🇺EUR

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