Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Stripe Billing
Stripe Billing clearly comes out ahead of Square Invoices on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Square Invoices has a free tier; Stripe Billing does not. Square Invoices's paid plans start at $20/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Block, Inc. | Stripe |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | FinTechData & AnalyticsE-Commerce | FinTechData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | finance-tools | finance-toolse-commerce |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Stripe Billing
freemium
flat
usage based
custom
| Feature | square-invoices | stripe-billing |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-Convert Estimates To Invoices | ||
| 0.7% Of Billing Volume | ||
| Custom Invoice Templates | ||
| Access To Payments, Payment Links, Checkout, Elements, Payment Methods, Terminal, Radar, Authorization Boost, And Link | ||
| Customer Directory | ||
| Excludes One-Off Invoices | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Includes 100 Million Events Per Month | ||
| Milestone-Based Payment Schedules | ||
| Includes All Features Found In The Pay As You Go Plan | ||
| Multi-Package Estimates | ||
| Includes Billing Transactions Processed On And Off Stripe | ||
| Real-Time Tracking | ||
| Provides More Predictable Monthly Costs | ||
| Unlimited Contracts | ||
| Unlimited Estimates | ||
| Unlimited Invoices |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Stripe Billing comes out ahead overall, though Square Invoices can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Square Invoices offers a free tier; Stripe Billing does not currently list one.
Stripe Billing scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
