Stripe

Stripe
Summary
Platform for integrating payments with websites and apps.

Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: #2 brand

Pricing: Too complex to detail
Factors driving pricing: Additional features
Skills needed to set-up: Software developer
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert for ongoing use
Requires audience sign-in to use: No, sign-in is optional
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Open Source alternatives available
Clear data policies
Allows data export
Cons
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product nameStripe
Product URLhttps://stripe.com/
Parent organisationN/A
Workflow categoryAudience engagement & monetisation
Date product founded2010
Product descriptionPlatform for integrating payments with websites and apps.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?Privately-owned company (or group)
Is the company profit-making?Cannot determine
How is this product funded?VC investment
What market share does the tool have?#2 brand
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?Yes. PaymentSpring
When did the company last release new features?Feb-2020. Array of small updates
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?No
Is there talk of the product being acquired?No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?Yes
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?Partly: some pricing listed; must speak to salesperson to confirm
What is the range of prices offered?Pricing model too complex to detail. Large companies can negotiate discounts.
What factors drive higher pricing?Additional features
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?Software developer
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?Needs tool/domain expert for ongoing use
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?Defaults to common open standard file formats
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?Technical, legalistic TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?Yes, comprehensive.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?GDPR unclear on these details
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?No, sign-in is optional
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?No 3rd party auth, just a user account
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?Yes: Export/transfer publisher content, Yes: Export publisher metadata
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?Only limited deletion available
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?No / cannot find
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?No

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