Payment Links
Sell online without building a digital storefront.
Accept a payment or sell subscriptions without building additional standalone websites or applications with Payment Links. Share the link as many times as you want on social media, in emails, or on your website.
Payment Links supports more than 20 payment methods—including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. The payment link automatically matches your customer’s preferred browser language for more than 30 languages.
If you don’t have a Stripe account and want to get started with Payment links, sign up for an account.
Create a payment link in the demo below, and learn more about the features.
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Quick setup
Without writing any code, create payment links that automatically match your customer’s browser language for over 30 languages.Multiple payment methods
Support over 20 payment methods—including credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and local payment methods.Shareable links
Distribute payment links through email, social media, messaging apps, or embed them directly on your website.Customize checkout
Customize the payment page your customers see with your logo, colors, and branding.Automatic receipts
Send branded receipts and invoices to customers after successful payments.Refund capability
Process refunds directly from your Stripe Dashboard.
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Invoicing and Payment Links are two of the easiest ways to start using Stripe to accept payments without writing any code. Use the following table to compare the two products and to understand which works best for your use case.
Invoicing | Payment Links | |
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Description | Use invoices to collect one-time or recurring payments from a specific customer. | Use Payment Links to sell a product, a subscription, or accept a donation. |
Customer | Specific individuals or businesses. | Anyone with the link. |
Reusability | You can’t reuse invoices, but you can duplicate them and edit the details for another customer. | Reuse multiple times with multiple customers, or limit the number of purchases. |
Integration effort | No coding | No coding |
Sharing options |
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UI customization | Editable template1 | Limited customization2 |
Payment methods | Choose from over 40 payment methods, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding. | Dynamically display over 40 payment methods3, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding. |
Preferred language support | Over 30 languages. Set the Dashboard language preference for each customer. | Over 30 languages. Match the browser language setting for each customer. |
Recurring payments | Use Stripe Billing to send a subscription or recurring invoice. No-code subscriptions are available | Create a payment link for a subscription. |
Collection tools | Automatic collection features, including Smart Retries and reminder emails are available. | Revenue recovery features, including Smart Retries and reminder emails are available for subscription payment links. |
Reconciliation | Auto-reconciliation of bank payments | Simple reconciliation by using URL parameters |
Stripe-hosted payment page | ||
Stripe Tax support | ||
Customers can choose what to pay | ||
Collect partial payments or set up payment plans | ||
Customers can edit quantities | ||
Coupons or discounts | ||
Send a quote or estimate and convert it to an invoice once finalized | ||
Upsells and cross-sells | ||
PCI compliance handling | 4 |
1 Use the editable template to incorporate your own icons, brand colors, payment terms, page sizes, as well as memo and footer fields.
2 With limited customization, you can access 20 preset fonts, three predefined border radiuses, and options for adjusting your logo, background, product images, and the color of your own button.
3 Dynamic payment methods filter for eligibility, displaying the most relevant payment methods to maximize conversion. Payment method availability varies by product.
4 Learn how to customize invoices for global compliance.