The savings math

Same business, every provider’s published list rate. The gap is rarely the rate — it is the software subscription and the tools you are paying for separately.

Rates are each provider’s published US list price on 2026-09-03, card-not-present (online/invoice) rates, software plans at the annual-billing price where one is published. This is an order-of-magnitude estimate, not a quote. Your statement is the real number — bring it and I will walk through it with you.

Estimated annual cost on Whop vs. your current provider
ProviderPer year
Whop Payments
2.7% + 30¢ · no monthly fee
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Stripe
2.9% + 30¢ · no monthly fee
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Square (online / invoices, Free plan)
3.3% + 30¢ online and invoices
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PayPal checkout
3.49% + 49¢
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Jobber Grow + Jobber Payments
2.9% + 30¢ + $149/mo (annual billing)
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Housecall Pro Essentials
2.99% invoices + $149/mo (annual billing)
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HoneyBook Premium
2.7% + 10¢ + $109/mo (annual billing)
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GoHighLevel Unlimited + Stripe
2.9% + 30¢ + $297/mo
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Questions people ask

How much does a service business pay in card fees?

Most published online/invoice rates are 2.7%–3.5% plus a per-transaction fee; field-service suites add $109–$297 a month on top. Enter your volume above to see the difference for your business.

Is Whop cheaper than Stripe?

On the headline rate the gap is small — 2.7% + 30¢ versus 2.9% + 30¢, about $1,200 a year on $600,000 of volume. The larger differences are the monthly software subscription you may no longer need, payout timing and the tools (invoices, financing, Tap to Pay) included at no monthly fee.

What does financing cost on Whop?

Customer financing through Whop’s partners (ClarityPay, Klarna, Afterpay, Splitit) carries a 15% fee per financed transaction. It is a tool for closing bigger jobs, not a way to lower processing costs.

What is not in this calculator?

Payout speed and fees, chargebacks and disputes, international cards, taxes, and optional Whop layers (orchestration 0.8%, billing 0.5%, tax remittance 2%, affiliate processing 1.25%, instant RTP payouts 4% + $1). All are published at whop.com/network/pricing.