Prompt
I'm looking for a payments API that supports subscriptions, refunds, and webhooks
Latest observation
Here are a few solid payments APIs that support subscriptions, refunds, and webhooks:
Top options
1. Stripe
- Subscriptions: Excellent support
- Refunds: Yes
- Webhooks: Very strong webhook system
- Best for: Most SaaS and online businesses
- Pros: Great docs, large ecosystem, easy to integrate
- Cons: Can get expensive at scale, some complexity in edge cases
2. PayPal / Braintree
- Subscriptions: Yes
- Refunds: Yes
- Webhooks: Yes
- Best for: Businesses that want PayPal support or broader consumer payment options
- Pros: Familiar to customers, decent recurring billing support
- Cons: Developer experience is usually less smooth than Stripe
3. Adyen
- Subscriptions: Yes
- Refunds: Yes
- Webhooks: Yes
- Best for: Enterprise or global businesses
- Pros: Strong global payment coverage, scalable
- Cons: More complex setup, usually better for larger companies
4. Paddle
- Subscriptions: Yes
- Refunds: Yes
- Webhooks: Yes
- Best for: SaaS, especially if you want them to handle taxes/compliance
- Pros: Good for software businesses, handles VAT/sales tax in many cases
- Cons: Less flexible than Stripe in some scenarios
5. Square
- Subscriptions: Yes
- Refunds: Yes
- Webhooks: Yes
- Best for: Businesses already using Square POS or in-person + online payments
- Pros: Simple if you’re in the Square ecosystem
- Cons: Recurring billing options are not as feature-rich as Stripe/Adyen
Quick recommendation
- If you want the safest default: Stripe
- If you’re a SaaS and want tax handling: Paddle
- If you’re enterprise/global: Adyen
If you want, I can also narrow this down based on:
- your country
- whether this is SaaS or ecommerce
- expected monthly payment volume
- whether you need mobile app support
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