[eleclady]

I found Stripe usage quite complicated. It felt like they were handling very complex use cases at the expense of simpler ones (which are probably the majority).

It's one of those things where once you're already "in the know", the simple use cases are in fact simple to implement. But sifting through the massive and complex API set, with outdated and partial documentation/examples all over the internet, it's very difficult to get into. Every single example starts with "this is not production ready..." And the official docs are difficult to piece together into an "E2E best practices" setup.

Not saying there is a better solution, just that as a competent dev with a simple use case, I found Stripe overly complex.

[aboutruby]

They often offer either the simple option or the custom-built option basically:

- Stripe Checkout (https://stripe.com/docs/checkout) vs implementing your custom credit card form and using the API directly (https://stripe.com/docs/charges)

- Standard, Express, Custom options for Stripe Connect (e.g. take money from someone and give it to someone else): https://stripe.com/docs/connect/accounts

[mduvall]

Hi from Stripe!

We are currently working on a new version of our Checkout product[0] and would love feedback. We are working on making the simplest drop-in integration to get up and running on Stripe, and we support Stripe Billing! Send me any thoughts you have (matt at stripe).

[0] https://stripe.com/docs/payments/checkout

[enraged_camel]

Unrelated: can you guys please provide a native way to pause subscriptions? I find all the recommended methods in your docs hellish.