Stripe or Mollie: which should I pick?

The headline comparison

When to pick Stripe

Stripe is the better choice when:

• You expect international customers, or want to expand to other countries later
• You value an extensive dashboard with detailed analysis
• Advanced fraud detection matters to you (Stripe Radar)
• You expect credit card payments and want the slightly lower fee

When to pick Mollie

Mollie is the better choice when:

• You would rather have Dutch-speaking support when something goes wrong
• You do business mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium
• You want a faster, daily payout
• You find a Dutch-language dashboard easier to work with

Are the fees really different?

For iDEAL they are identical: €0.29 per transaction with either.

On European credit cards Stripe is slightly cheaper, 1.5% against Mollie's 1.8%. In practice that makes little difference to most salons, because most customers pay with iDEAL.

Does either one miss a payment method?

Both support every common payment method in the Netherlands. The real difference is reach: Stripe works in more than 46 countries, Mollie is focused on Europe.

What we would suggest for a salon

For a salon in the Netherlands, both are excellent. The difference comes down to preference:

• Pick Mollie if Dutch support and a Dutch dashboard suit you better.
• Pick Stripe if you are comfortable with an international platform and might expand later.