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24 alternatives to Strike

Stripe-like API for BTC payments using Lightning.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Strike launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    Start Accepting Bitcoin

    2015 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Beautiful, smart checkout flows 💳💸

    2017 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    The easiest way to accept bitcoin.

    2018 · opennode.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4AB

    2011 · strikesapphire.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    The payments platform for platforms

    2017 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    Stripe▲408

    Payment integration and management.

    2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Strike▲113

    Send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the world

    2021 · invite.strike.me · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Let customers buy products directly within other mobile apps

    2015 · docs.stripe.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Build your pixel‑perfect payments experience

    2021 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    LifPay▲68

    The radically simple Bitcoin lightning wallet

    2022 · lifpay.store · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    Embed financial services in your platform

    2020 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    The programmable point-of-sale solution 💳🛠️

    2018 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13
    Autumn▲719

    If you’re on tech twitter you may have noticed an increasing dissent with Stripe and it’s DX. t3.gg (Theo) summarizes it best: “IMO, the biggest issue with Stripe is the "split brain" it inherently introduces to your code base. When a customer checks out, the "state of the purchase" is in Stripe. You're then expected to track the purchase in your own database via webhooks. There are over 258 event types. It's far too easy to have a payment be failed in stripe and "subscribed" in your app.” We've built an OSS abstraction to build any pricing model 1 line of code. The idea is a layer over…

    2025 · useautumn.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Stripe is often seen as the gold standard for international and cross-border payments. But in reality, many founders, especially those outside the US, have a different experience: Merchants are frequently offboarded without much explanation. Stripe isn’t available or fully supported in many countries. Even when available, setting up a legal entity, handling tax compliance, or managing FX fees can be a huge overhead. We built Dodo Payments to solve exactly this. (https://www.dodopayments.com) It’s a Merchant of Record (MoR) platform designed to help digital founders and indie…

    Oct 2025 · dodopayments.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Buy/Sell Bitcoin locally via the Lightning Network

    2019 · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Send and receive lightning fast Bitcoin payments.

    2024 · relai.app · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Fraud prevention done right

    2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Accept payments directly on your phone, quickly and easily

    2018 · chargeforstripe.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    Satoshi and Bitcoin quotes in 100+ currencies in real time

    2019 · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Accept bank payments with a few lines of code.

    2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Buy Bitcoin instantly on the Lightning Network

    2019 · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Bitcoin Payments Faster & Cheaper

    2018 · lightning.engineering · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    Bitkit▲191

    Self‑custodial Bitcoin & Lightning wallet to pay anyone

    2024 · bitkit.to · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    One-touch payment on iOS

    2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

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