Open-source Stripe Connect alternative
Hey, I'm Ben. I built Zoneless because I was paying so much to use Stripe Connect on my own marketplace. The fees were really, really bad, and it was also limiting in terms of the seller countries I could onboard. To give you an idea, I was paying around $9,000 per month in fees just to run payouts. Using Zoneless, that cost goes down to around $6. I've been using it personally for the past few months, and onboarded 5,000+ sellers and done 3,000+ payouts. 74% of new sellers on my marketplace choose Zoneless over Stripe, which is really interesting. I appreciate crypto and stablecoins are a…
In plain words
Zoneless is an open-source payout platform for marketplaces that uses stablecoins to send payments to sellers globally with minimal fees. It integrates alongside existing payment processors like Stripe Connect and PayPal without requiring setup changes, using a nearly identical API. Designed for marketplace operators seeking to reduce payout costs and expand seller geographic reach, Zoneless eliminates per-transaction fees while maintaining transparent, non-proprietary infrastructure through its Apache 2.0 license.
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From the sources
Global, open-source payouts for marketplaces with no fees. Run Zoneless alongside Stripe Connect or Paypal without changing your existing payments setup.
Pay sellers and creators anywhere, without fees. Add Zoneless alongside Stripe or PayPal with one prompt. Zoneless uses the most boring crypto tech out there: stablecoins, to move money. That's all you really need to know. // import Stripe from 'stripe' ; // const client = new Stripe( 'sk_live_...' ); import { Zoneless } from '@zoneless/node' ; const client = new Zoneless( 'sk_z_...' , 'api.example.com' ); // Same API you already know const account = await client.accounts. create ({ type : 'express' , country : 'US' , email : '[email protected]' , }); await client.transfers. create ({ amount : 1000 , currency : 'usdc' , destination : account.id, }); same webhooks same events same shapes…from zoneless.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey, I'm Ben. I built Zoneless because I was paying so much to use Stripe Connect on my own marketplace. The fees were really, really bad, and it was also limiting in terms of the seller countries I could onboard. To give you an idea, I was paying around $9,000 per month in fees just to run payouts. Using Zoneless, that cost goes down to around $6. I've been using it personally for the past few months, and onboarded 5,000+ sellers and done 3,000+ payouts. 74% of new sellers on my marketplace choose Zoneless over Stripe, which is really interesting. I appreciate crypto and stablecoins are a bit of a touchy subject, but for this use case of sending global payouts cheaply, it's perfect. The project is open source with an Apache 2.0 licence, which means there's the benefit of no lock-in and no risk of your account getting flagged or shut down. It also has an almost identical API and dashboard to Stripe. Would love to hear any feedback you may have in the comments.
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