Stripe vs InvoicePlane

Stripe is very simple for developers to integrate into their application as it is a "works out of the box" solution with a fantastic API.

The Stripe API is incredibly simple to setup, for example creating a new charge with Ruby is simply:

require "stripe"
Stripe.api_key = "vtUQeOtUnYr7PGCLQ96Ul4zqpDUO4sOE"
Stripe::Charge.create(
  :amount => 400,
  :currency => "usd",
  :card => {
    :number => "4242424242424242",
    :exp_month => 1,
    :exp_year => 2014,
    :cvc => 314
  },
  :description => "Charge for test@example.com"
)

Stripe have recently announced support for online marketplaces. This means a service can now enable their users to seamlessly collect payments using the Stripe API.

Install it on your own server without having to pay.

No need to upload your private data to an unknown cloud provider. Self hosted means full control on your stuff.

The application can be installed in about 5 minutes and has very low system requirements. It can be installed in shared hosting environments or NAS systems with less power.

The interface is translated by the InvoicePlane community into more than 25 different languages, including Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian, or Chinese.

The app uses the latest version of Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery and is compatible with all modern - even mobile - devices.

Customers can pay invoices with one of 25 different payment providers which can be enabled in InvoicePlane, including PayPal, Mollie, Stripe, and Coinbase.

You can modify and customize various parts of the application and make it fit your needs: from curency displaying and amount formatting to email and PDF templates.