Card readers
Three readers. Same fees on all of them.
Buy the hardware once and it is yours. Every reader runs the same app, takes the same payment methods and carries the same 0.4% + 1¢ on top of Stripe's rate. Free shipping when you buy one with the plan.
Always the same deal
$5 a month, per business
0.4% + 1¢ on top of Stripe
The reader is yours, bought once
Free shipping with a plan
Prices exclude sales tax. Shipping is free on any reader bought with the plan.
Which one suits your counter
The honest version: if you are selling out of a bag, buy the M2. If you have a till, buy the S700.
Digital receipts go out by email or SMS from every reader, and they are how the customer-contact upgrade collects details.
Same on every reader
The fees do not change with the hardware.
Cheap readers are often the ones with the worst rate. Ours cost what they cost, and the cut we take is the same whichever one is in your hand.
Paid to Stripe
Stripe's published rate
Set and charged by Stripe, visible in your own dashboard. We never mark it up.
Paid to us
0.4% + 1¢
Per payment, on top of Stripe's rate. Identical on all three readers.
Account
$5 / month
The app, your catalogue, stock and takings, on as many devices as you want.
Stripe rates vary by country, card type and payment method. The 0.4% + 1¢ does not.
What comes in the box
Everything you need to take the first payment, and nothing you have to buy separately to make it work.
The reader
Charged enough to start, with a USB-C cable. Pre-registered to your account before it ships.
A quick-start card
Four steps: install the app, sign in, hold the reader near the phone, take a test payment.
Nothing else
No stand, no dock, no bundled accessories you did not ask for. Buy those separately if you want them.
Questions about the hardware
Is the reader mine or am I renting it?
Yours. You buy it once. If you cancel the account the reader is still your property — we do not ask for it back.
What if it breaks?
Hardware carries the manufacturer warranty. Get in touch through the help center and we will arrange the replacement.
Can I use a reader I already own?
If it is Stripe Terminal hardware registered to your account, usually yes. Send us the model through the help center and we will confirm.
How many readers can one account run?
As many as you like. The $5 is per account, not per device, and the app installs on every phone, tablet or terminal you own.
When does shipping cost nothing?
When you buy a reader together with the plan, on the shop kit, and on multi-site orders over $1,000 of terminals.
Start with the seventy-nine dollar one.
You can add a countertop terminal later without changing accounts, catalogues or fees.