# Common use cases

Learn which Stripe integration is best for your business.

Stripe supports various business types in establishing a payments solution tailored to their needs, online or in-person. We’ve curated the following guides to walk you through an end-to-end payments integration to get you started with Stripe.

After following the steps in one of these guides, you’ll have a working integration that you can build on based on the specifications of your business.

| **Use case**                                                                                                                                              | **Recommended business model**                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Accept simple payments as a startup](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/use-cases/startup.md)                                                           | Online startup accepting one-off, non-recurring payments     |
| [Sell subscriptions as a SaaS startup](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/use-cases/saas-subscriptions.md)                                               | Online SaaS startup accepting recurring payments             |
| [Build a subscriptions solution for an AI startup with a usage-based pricing model](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/use-cases/usage-based-billing.md) | Online SaaS startup accepting usage-based recurring payments |
| [Accept in-person payments for a direct retail business](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/use-cases/in-person-payments.md)                             | Brick and mortar business accepting payments in-person       |
| [Send invoices to collect payments for an online business](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/use-cases/invoices.md)                                     | Online SaaS platform sending recurring invoices              |