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Stripe Managed Payments
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Stripe Managed Payments
Stripe (through Link) becomes merchant of record for digital products sold with Stripe Checkout, Payment Links or its mobile Checkout UI, handling sales tax, VAT and GST in 80+ countries, fraud, disputes and transaction-level customer support. Payouts go to the seller’s Stripe account as usual.Gumroad
Gumroad hosts your store and checkout and acts as merchant of record for all sales, collecting and remitting sales tax and VAT. Mainly digital products, memberships and some digital services.Pay people abroad
Stripe Managed Payments
Not offeredGumroad
Not offeredMulti-currency account
Stripe Managed Payments
Not offeredGumroad
Not offeredBusiness cards
Stripe Managed Payments
Not offeredGumroad
Not offeredStablecoins
Stripe Managed Payments
Not offeredGumroad
Not offeredYield on idle cash
Stripe Managed Payments
Not offeredGumroad
Not offeredYield on idle cash
A return on money you are not using. How safe it is depends on where the return comes from, not on how high the rate is.
Where the return comes from
Stripe Managed Payments
No yield offeredGumroad
No yield offeredIs the money protected?
Stripe Managed Payments
–Gumroad
–Does the rate change?
Stripe Managed Payments
–Gumroad
–Fees
Published prices only, with the date we read them. Many providers negotiate prices instead.
How pricing works
Stripe Managed Payments
3.5% per successful transaction, calculated on the full amount including tax, on top of standard Stripe processing fees. Subscriptions also pay Stripe Billing’s pay-as-you-go fee; some local payment methods (e.g. Klarna 2.99–5.99%) cost extra. Seen 2026-10-24.Gumroad
10% + $0.50 per direct sale plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal fees; 5% + $0.50 on new direct sales after $20,000 of paid sales in a calendar month; flat 30% on Discover marketplace sales. PayPal payouts 2%; US instant payouts 3%. No monthly fee. Seen 2026-10-24.Published prices
Stripe Managed Payments
Not publishedGumroad
Not publishedPlatform & marketplace
Run payments for other businesses: sign them up, take a cut, pay them out.
Sub-accounts for your users
Stripe Managed Payments
NoManaged Payments supports direct integrations only; Connect platforms, Express accounts and platform-controlled accounts are not supported.Gumroad
NoReselling products you did not create is not allowed, and no sub-account feature was found.Split payments and platform fees
Stripe Managed Payments
NoPlatform and marketplace (Connect) integrations are unsupported, and products must be sold directly, not through a marketplace.Gumroad
PartlyAffiliate commissions are split from each sale, with fees shared in proportion. No general marketplace split was found.Embeddable UI
Stripe Managed Payments
PartlyWorks with Stripe Checkout (Stripe-hosted or embedded page) and Payment Links, plus a mobile Checkout UI. Payment flows that use embeddable web components (Elements) or other advanced integrations are not supported.Gumroad
YesOverlay and Embed widgets open the Gumroad product page or checkout on your own site.Pay out to your users
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Embedded finance for your users
Give your users financial products under your brand.
Accounts that hold money
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Cards for your users
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Financing for your users
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Consumer apps
Build for individuals, not just businesses, the way Bridge allows.
End users can be individuals
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
YesRead as "the seller can be an individual": individuals sell with a photo ID and proof of residence; US sellers give an SSN.Consumer wallets or accounts
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Consumer cards
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Stablecoins
Dollar-backed tokens as a payment and treasury rail.
Accept stablecoins
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Hold stablecoin balances
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Pay out in stablecoins
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Issue your own stablecoin
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Regulatory risk in United States
Stripe Managed Payments
No stablecoin productsGumroad
No stablecoin productsAI agents
Build with AI tools, and let AI agents shop and pay.
Official MCP server
Stripe Managed Payments
YesStripe’s official MCP server (public preview) works with the Stripe API and docs; no Managed Payments-specific tools are documented.Gumroad
YesOfficial Gumroad MCP server (custom connector URL gumroad.com/claude/v1/mcp) for reading products, sales and payouts and creating drafts.Checkout for AI agents
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedStripe has a separate Agentic Commerce Suite, but no Managed Payments page says it works with agentic checkout.Gumroad
Not confirmedThe Gumroad MCP connector cannot take payments or run checkout (customers always pay through Gumroad checkout). No official page addresses agent-buying protocols or agent-initiated checkout.Cards for AI agents
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot part of Managed Payments; Stripe’s separate issuing products were not assessed.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked.Working with them
How easy it is to get started.
Self-serve signup
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot researched yet.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot researched yet.Published pricing
Stripe Managed Payments
Yes3.5% per successful transaction, calculated on the full amount including tax, on top of standard Stripe processing fees. Subscriptions also pay Stripe Billing’s pay-as-you-go fee; some local payment methods (e.g. Klarna 2.99–5.99%) cost extGumroad
Yes10% + $0.50 per direct sale plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal fees; 5% + $0.50 on new direct sales after $20,000 of paid sales in a calendar month; flat 30% on Discover marketplace sales. PayPal payouts 2%; US instant payouts 3%Public API and sandbox
Stripe Managed Payments
Not confirmedNot researched yet.Gumroad
Not confirmedNot researched yet.In short
Countries onboarded
Stripe Managed Payments
36 of 170Gumroad
111 of 170Designed for
Stripe Managed Payments
Businesses already on Stripe in a supported country that sell software, SaaS or digital content and want Stripe to handle global tax.Gumroad
Individual creators selling e-books, courses, templates or memberships with little setup.Limitations
Stripe Managed Payments
Digital products only, Stripe Checkout or Payment Links only, sellers must be based in one of 37 listed locations, and customers in restricted countries (including China, Cuba, Iran, Kosovo, North Korea, Russia and Syria) cannot buy.Gumroad
Highest headline fee of the group, and outside bank-payout countries you need a PayPal account that can receive money.| Stripe Managed Payments Merchant of record | Gumroad Merchant of record | |
|---|---|---|
| Onboards businesses in United States | Available | Available |
| Accept payments | Stripe (through Link) becomes merchant of record for digital products sold with Stripe Checkout, Payment Links or its mobile Checkout UI, handling sales tax, VAT and GST in 80+ countries, fraud, disputes and transaction-level customer support. Payouts go to the seller’s Stripe account as usual. | Gumroad hosts your store and checkout and acts as merchant of record for all sales, collecting and remitting sales tax and VAT. Mainly digital products, memberships and some digital services. |
| Pay people abroad | Not offered | Not offered |
| Multi-currency account | Not offered | Not offered |
| Business cards | Not offered | Not offered |
| Stablecoins | Not offered | Not offered |
| Yield on idle cash | Not offered | Not offered |
| Yield on idle cashA return on money you are not using. How safe it is depends on where the return comes from, not on how high the rate is. | ||
| Where the return comes from | No yield offered | No yield offered |
| Is the money protected? | – | – |
| Does the rate change? | – | – |
| FeesPublished prices only, with the date we read them. Many providers negotiate prices instead. | ||
| How pricing works | 3.5% per successful transaction, calculated on the full amount including tax, on top of standard Stripe processing fees. Subscriptions also pay Stripe Billing’s pay-as-you-go fee; some local payment methods (e.g. Klarna 2.99–5.99%) cost extra. Seen 2026-10-24. | 10% + $0.50 per direct sale plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal fees; 5% + $0.50 on new direct sales after $20,000 of paid sales in a calendar month; flat 30% on Discover marketplace sales. PayPal payouts 2%; US instant payouts 3%. No monthly fee. Seen 2026-10-24. |
| Published prices | Not published | Not published |
| Platform & marketplaceRun payments for other businesses: sign them up, take a cut, pay them out. | ||
| Sub-accounts for your users | NoManaged Payments supports direct integrations only; Connect platforms, Express accounts and platform-controlled accounts are not supported. | NoReselling products you did not create is not allowed, and no sub-account feature was found. |
| Split payments and platform fees | NoPlatform and marketplace (Connect) integrations are unsupported, and products must be sold directly, not through a marketplace. | PartlyAffiliate commissions are split from each sale, with fees shared in proportion. No general marketplace split was found. |
| Embeddable UI | PartlyWorks with Stripe Checkout (Stripe-hosted or embedded page) and Payment Links, plus a mobile Checkout UI. Payment flows that use embeddable web components (Elements) or other advanced integrations are not supported. | YesOverlay and Embed widgets open the Gumroad product page or checkout on your own site. |
| Pay out to your users | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Embedded finance for your usersGive your users financial products under your brand. | ||
| Accounts that hold money | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Cards for your users | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Financing for your users | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Consumer appsBuild for individuals, not just businesses, the way Bridge allows. | ||
| End users can be individuals | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | YesRead as "the seller can be an individual": individuals sell with a photo ID and proof of residence; US sellers give an SSN. |
| Consumer wallets or accounts | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Consumer cards | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| StablecoinsDollar-backed tokens as a payment and treasury rail. | ||
| Accept stablecoins | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Hold stablecoin balances | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Pay out in stablecoins | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Issue your own stablecoin | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Regulatory risk in United States | No stablecoin products | No stablecoin products |
| AI agentsBuild with AI tools, and let AI agents shop and pay. | ||
| Official MCP server | YesStripe’s official MCP server (public preview) works with the Stripe API and docs; no Managed Payments-specific tools are documented. | YesOfficial Gumroad MCP server (custom connector URL gumroad.com/claude/v1/mcp) for reading products, sales and payouts and creating drafts. |
| Checkout for AI agents | Not confirmedStripe has a separate Agentic Commerce Suite, but no Managed Payments page says it works with agentic checkout. | Not confirmedThe Gumroad MCP connector cannot take payments or run checkout (customers always pay through Gumroad checkout). No official page addresses agent-buying protocols or agent-initiated checkout. |
| Cards for AI agents | Not confirmedNot part of Managed Payments; Stripe’s separate issuing products were not assessed. | Not confirmedNot found on the official pages checked. |
| Working with themHow easy it is to get started. | ||
| Self-serve signup | Not confirmedNot researched yet. | Not confirmedNot researched yet. |
| Published pricing | Yes3.5% per successful transaction, calculated on the full amount including tax, on top of standard Stripe processing fees. Subscriptions also pay Stripe Billing’s pay-as-you-go fee; some local payment methods (e.g. Klarna 2.99–5.99%) cost ext | Yes10% + $0.50 per direct sale plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal fees; 5% + $0.50 on new direct sales after $20,000 of paid sales in a calendar month; flat 30% on Discover marketplace sales. PayPal payouts 2%; US instant payouts 3% |
| Public API and sandbox | Not confirmedNot researched yet. | Not confirmedNot researched yet. |
| In short | ||
| Countries onboarded | 36 of 170 | 111 of 170 |
| Designed for | Businesses already on Stripe in a supported country that sell software, SaaS or digital content and want Stripe to handle global tax. | Individual creators selling e-books, courses, templates or memberships with little setup. |
| Limitations | Digital products only, Stripe Checkout or Payment Links only, sellers must be based in one of 37 listed locations, and customers in restricted countries (including China, Cuba, Iran, Kosovo, North Korea, Russia and Syria) cannot buy. | Highest headline fee of the group, and outside bank-payout countries you need a PayPal account that can receive money. |
Common questions
Is Stripe Managed Payments or Gumroad available in more countries?
Gumroad. Of the 170 countries we track, Stripe Managed Payments onboards businesses in 36 and Gumroad in 111 (and 51 more with limits). Both serve businesses in 36. Only Gumroad: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Iceland, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Egypt and 114 more.
What do Stripe Managed Payments and Gumroad offer?
Accept payments: Stripe Managed Payments yes, Gumroad yes. Pay people abroad: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad no. Multi-currency account: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad no. Business cards: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad no. Stablecoins: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad no. Yield on idle cash: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad no.
How do Stripe Managed Payments and Gumroad differ for platforms and embedded finance?
Split payments and platform fees: Stripe Managed Payments no, Gumroad partly. Embeddable UI: Stripe Managed Payments partly, Gumroad yes. End users can be individuals: Stripe Managed Payments not confirmed, Gumroad yes.
Who is Stripe Managed Payments designed for?
Businesses already on Stripe in a supported country that sell software, SaaS or digital content and want Stripe to handle global tax. Limitations: Digital products only, Stripe Checkout or Payment Links only, sellers must be based in one of 37 listed locations, and customers in restricted countries (including China, Cuba, Iran, Kosovo, North Korea, Russia and Syria) cannot buy.
Who is Gumroad designed for?
Individual creators selling e-books, courses, templates or memberships with little setup. Limitations: Highest headline fee of the group, and outside bank-payout countries you need a PayPal account that can receive money.
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