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Creem vs Stripe

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Creem

Merchant of Record built for indie hackers.

Payments & BillingPaid · 4% + 40¢ as MoRBootstrapped
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Stripe

Payments infrastructure for the internet.

Payments & BillingPaid · 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
Visit Stripe
At a glance
Pricing
Creem4% + 40¢ as MoR
Stripe2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
Pricing model
CreemPaid
StripePaid
Founded
Creem
Stripe2010
Location
CreemMadrid, Spain
StripeSan Francisco / Dublin
Bootstrapped
CreemYes
Stripe
Open source
Creem
Stripe
Category
CreemPayments & Billing
StripePayments & Billing
Indie alternatives
Creem7
Stripe8
Founders
Creem
StripePatrick Collison, John Collison

Key differences

  • Funding

    Creem is bootstrapped; Stripe is venture-backed.

  • Category

    Both compete in Payments & Billing.

  • Indie alternatives

    Creem has 7 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Stripe has 8.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Creem

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Founders of Stripe

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