Payments
Near-Monopoly70 extractable responses · Winner: Stripe at 91.4%
Overall Breakdown
n=70 extractable responses.
Stripe64/70 (91.4%) CI: 82.5–96%
Custom/DIY6/70 (8.6%) CI: 4–17.5%
Also Recommended
Tools that appear as second-choice alternatives or mentions when a different tool is picked as primary. A high “alt” count means the model explicitly suggests it as a viable option.
| Tool | Alt picks | Mentions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddle | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| LemonSqueezy | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| PayPal | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Square | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Braintree | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Model-by-Model Comparison
Category Insight
No other payment processor was recommended as primary, though Paddle (12 alt picks), LemonSqueezy (14), and PayPal (10) appear frequently as second choices. The 6 Custom/DIY picks were mock UIs for the serverless React SPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What payments tool does Claude Code recommend?
- Stripe is the most-recommended payments tool, appearing in 91.4% of responses. The runner-up is Custom/DIY at 8.6%. This is based on 70 extractable responses across 4 project types.
- Is payments a settled or competitive market in AI recommendations?
- Payments is classified as "Near-Monopoly" — one tool dominates with >75% of picks, leaving little room for alternatives.
- Do different Claude models agree on payments tools?
- Yes — all three models (Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.5, Opus 4.6) largely agree on Stripe as the top payments tool.