Build a payments page
Create a payments page with prebuilt UIs using the Checkout Sessions API.
Accept payments on your website
Accept one-time and subscription payments from more than 125 local payment methods.
Start building your checkout integration
Stripe Checkout
You can use three payment UIs with the Checkout Sessions API. The following images highlight which parts of the checkout UI Stripe hosts for each option. To build and manage these integrations, use Checkout studio.
Full page: Customers enter their payment details in a fully-featured payment page, either embedded on your site or via a redirect to a Stripe-hosted page.
Embedded form: Customers enter their payment details in an embedded form on your site without redirection.
Elements: Build a fully customised payment page using elements
| the related setting the related setting Recommended | the related setting the related setting Public preview | the related setting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| API | Checkout Sessions | Checkout Sessions | Checkout Sessions |
| Feature list | Built-in UI support for Billing, Tax, Adaptive Pricing, Stripe Managed Payments, Link, dynamic payment methods, Surcharging, Split-tender | Built-in UI support for Billing, Tax, Adaptive Pricing, Stripe Managed Payments, Link, dynamic payment methods, Surcharging | Built-in UI support for Adaptive Pricing, Link, dynamic payment methods |
| Order summary | Includes full order summary with subtotals (including tax and shipping costs), cross-sells & upsells, free trials, discounts and promo codes | Limited order summary with subtotals (including tax and shipping costs), discounts and promo codes | No order summary |
| Ongoing maintenance required | |||
| Hosting | Hosted or Embedded | Embedded | Embedded |
| Complexity | Low | Some | Most |
| Customisation | 15 configurable settings via brand settings | 70 configurable settings via the Appearance API | Full CSS customisation via the Appearance API |
Customise checkout
Customise the look and feel
Customise the appearance and behaviour of the checkout flow.
Collect additional information
Collect shipping details and other customer information during checkout.
Collect taxes
Collect taxes for one-time payments in Stripe Checkout.
Dynamically update checkout
Make updates while your customer checks out.
Extend checkout with custom components
Add custom components to your payment form.
Add trials, discounts and upsells
Add promotions, such as trials, discounts and optional items.
Change when and how you collect payment
Set up subscriptions
Create a subscription with recurring payments for your customers.
Set up future payments
Save your customers’ payment details to charge them later.
Save payment details during payment
Accept a payment and save your customer’s payment details for future purchases.
Let customers pay in their local currency
Use Adaptive Pricing to allow customers to pay in their local currency.
Set up Managed Payments
Let Stripe handle sales tax and VAT compliance in more than 80 countries, including customer support and help with fraud and disputes.
Manage your business
Manage your product catalogue
Handle your inventory and fulfilment with Checkout.
Migrate payment methods to the Dashboard
Migrate the management of your payment methods to the Dashboard.
After the payment
Customise the post-payment checkout process.