Upgrade your integration

Increase conversion and get access to new features by upgrading your integration.

Discover the recommended options for upgrading both your entire payments integration, and individual features. For a comprehensive list of changes to the API, see API upgrades.

Payment integration upgrades

Take advantage of new features by upgrading your existing integration.

Legacy integration	Recommended integration	Why you should upgrade	Upgrade path
Card Element	Payment Element	Use a single UI component to present over 100 payment methods and build a customizable checkout. Access the latest compatible features. Have Stripe handle the presentment logic using various factors, such as location, currency, and success metrics. Customize payment method preferences in the Dashboard.	Migrate to the Payment Element
Legacy Checkout	Checkout Payment Links	Checkout: Checkout offers a prebuilt payment form to securely accept online payments. Embed Checkout on your site or redirect to a Stripe-hosted Checkout page. Checkout gives you access to additional features, such as Dynamic payment methods and Adaptive Pricing. Payment Links: Accept a payment or sell subscriptions without building additional standalone websites or applications. Share a link as many times as you want on social media, in emails, or on your website. Access Dynamic payment methods from the Dashboard.	Migrate to Checkout
Client-only Checkout	Create a payment link Create an embeddable buy button Embed a pricing table	Start accepting payments without writing any code. Replace your existing integration by adding a buy button or pricing table onto your website with a simple script tag, or use payment links that you can present to your customers.	Migrate to a no-code solution
Payment request button	Express checkout element	Accept additional payment method options, such as Apple pay, Amazon Pay, Google Pay, Link, and PayPal. Display multiple payment method buttons at the same time. For more details, see the Express Checkout Element comparison guide.	Migrate to the Express Checkout Element

Feature upgrades

We recommend upgrading these features to enhance your checkout process.

Integration feature	Feature upgrade	Why you should upgrade	Upgrade path
Manual payment methods	Dynamic payment methods	Manage payment methods from the Dashboard. Rely on Stripe to present eligible payment methods for each transaction using factors such as transaction amount, currency, payment flow, and the payment method preferences you set in the Dashboard.	Payment Links, Checkout, or Payment Element
Manual payment methods in a Connect integration	Dynamic payment methods	Manage payment methods from the Dashboard. Rely on Stripe to present eligible payment methods for each transaction using factors such as transaction amount, currency, payment flow, and the payment method preferences you set in the Dashboard.	Connect dynamic payment methods