[edwinwee]

(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!

[schappim]

More like Stripe is helping developers create the next Shopify :)

The true lesson here is that the bulk of value can be found at the point of the transaction.

[what_ever]

What's stopping from coffee shops and SMBs from using Stripe? Why shouldn't they?

[paxys]

They'll have to build their own app and the rest of the checkout system themselves.

[runawaybottle]

Nothing. It’s an insurgent tactic. Payment is being reinvented and developers are at the forefront, so enable them.

[notatoad]

>great for developers

I'm guessing this means that the setup process of stripe terminal isn't to the point where a non-developer can plug it in and go. Square is great because anybody competent enough to install an app on their phone can use it

[jackson1442]

They also don’t come with Point-of-Sale software. Square is all-inclusive while Stripe is DIY.

[pbreit]

The whole point of sale system.