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22 processors

Metronome logo
No reviews

Usage-based billing infrastructure for AI and cloud companies, now owned by Stripe. It meters events and issues invoices through your own payment provider.

0.8% of billings

online rate

None on Starter

monthly fee

Varies

payout

AI and LLM billing
Cloud infrastructure
Enterprise contracts
+1
Fluid Pay logo
No reviews

A partner-only white-label payment gateway for ISOs, agents and software platforms that has never boarded a merchant directly.

No gateway markup

online rate

Not published

monthly fee

Varies

payout

ISOs and agents
Software platforms
White-label resellers
NOWPayments logo
No reviews

NOWPayments is a non-custodial crypto payment gateway that settles 350-plus cryptocurrencies straight to your own wallet for a 0.5% service fee.

0.5% service fee

online rate

$0

monthly fee

Instant

payout

Crypto-native merchants
Online stores
Donations
ChargeOver logo
No reviews

Minneapolis recurring billing and invoicing platform that meters on customer count instead of taking a share of the revenue it bills.

Gateway rate, from 2.9%

online rate

From $229 per month

monthly fee

Varies

payout

B2B Subscriptions
Recurring Invoicing
QuickBooks Users
Polar logo
No reviews

Merchant of record for developers that sells your product under its own name, handles sales tax and VAT liability, and pays you out through Stripe Connect.

5% + $0.50 on Starter

online rate

$0 to $400 by plan

monthly fee

Varies

payout

Indie developers
Digital products
AI and SaaS startups
+1
BitPay logo
No reviews

Longest-running major crypto payment processor: accept 100+ cryptocurrencies, settle in fiat daily, with no chargebacks.

No card payments

online rate

None

monthly fee

2-day

payout

Crypto checkout
International sales
High-ticket goods
+1
Orb logo
No reviews

Usage-based billing for AI and infrastructure companies. It meters events and issues invoices on top of your existing gateway. Adyen bought it in 2026.

Custom quote

online rate

Custom quote

monthly fee

Varies

payout

AI and inference billing
Usage-based pricing
Developer tools
+1
Maxio logo
No reviews

A B2B SaaS billing and revenue operations platform that adds subscription management and ASC 606 revenue recognition on top of your existing payment gateway.

Interchange-plus

online rate

$599 on Grow

monthly fee

Varies

payout

B2B SaaS
Usage-based billing
Revenue recognition
Dodo Payments logo
No reviews

Merchant of record for SaaS, AI and digital products. It becomes the legal seller on every order and handles the VAT, GST and sales tax that follow.

4% + $0.40 in the US

online rate

$0 per month

monthly fee

Varies

payout

SaaS and AI products
Indie developers
Global tax compliance
+1

Payroc-owned New Jersey ISO selling a proprietary gateway to B2B and large-ticket merchants. No rates published, and the contract runs three years.

Custom quote

online rate

Custom quote

monthly fee

Varies

payout

B2B Invoicing
Large Ticket Merchants
Level III Processing
+1