Payment Gateways

PayTabs vs Stripe

Both are payment gateways. The short answer: choose PayTabs if you are merchants in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan; choose Stripe if you are online businesses and SaaS companies taking card payments internationally.

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PayTabs logo PayTabsStripe logo Stripe
Best forMerchants in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and JordanOnline businesses and SaaS companies taking card payments internationally
Free planVerifyVerify
PricingSee providerSee provider
Built for IndiaGlobalGlobal
CategoriesPayment GatewaysPayment Gateways
Strengths
  • Wide MENA coverage
  • Payment links without a website
  • Plugins for popular carts
  • Excellent API and documentation
  • Subscriptions, invoicing and tax tools
  • Available in dozens of countries
Watch out for
  • Onboarding needs business documents
  • Fees differ by country
  • Pay-per-transaction fees add up at scale
  • Account reviews can delay payouts for new businesses
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Which should you choose?

PayTabs: Payment gateway for MENA businesses with cards, mada, Apple Pay, payment links and invoicing.

Stripe: Global payments platform for accepting cards, wallets and local payment methods online, with subscriptions, invoicing and strong developer tools.

The best way to decide is to run the same week of real work through both — most offer a free plan or trial — and compare how long tasks take, what your team prefers, and the total cost for your number of users including renewal pricing.

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