WooPayments isn’t the same as Stripe, but it is powered by Stripe. WooPayments is a WooCommerce payment solution built by Automattic that uses Stripe’s infrastructure for card processing, payouts, and fraud tools. You manage everything inside your WordPress dashboard (payments, disputes, refunds, deposits), while Stripe runs the behind-the-scenes processing. The separate “Stripe for WooCommerce” plugin connects your store directly to a Stripe account and gives you more Stripe-specific controls. WooPayments can be simpler for WooCommerce users, but availability, features, and linking an existing Stripe account can vary by country. Fees are usually similar, and both support Apple Pay and subscriptions.
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