Agree payment processor
Ranked 6 of 11 payment processors by recommenders
Open source payment processor praised for its design and developer experience. Critics call it a thin Stripe frontend with lock-in risk.
Open source payment processor praised for its design and developer experience. Critics call it a thin Stripe frontend with lock-in risk.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 62%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Admired design and developer experience
“the landing page is one of the most beautifully designed things I have seen in a long time”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” “refreshing to see someone go after this with the opinionated DX”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” “Big fan of what Agree and team have managed to build here.”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” Solves a real problem
“The problem we're trying to address is a bit broader than just storing price ids.”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” “Definitely solving a real problem!”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Zero webhooks claim overstated
“Zero webhooks is a bit optimistic over the longer term, surely?”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” “I don't feel like you're delivering much on your headline.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” Thin Stripe wrapper with lock-in
“This is a frontend for Stripe, so it's even a bit of a stretch to call it a Payment Service Provider.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor” “This whole thing feels like a trap TBH. Feels like vendor lock-in.”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor”
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See all 11 payment processors, rankedWhat people said
13 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The problem we're trying to address is a bit broader than just storing price ids.”
“Definitely solving a real problem!”
“This whole thing feels like a trap TBH. Feels like vendor lock-in.”
“I gave up there and probably won't come back.”
“I don't feel like you're delivering much on your headline.”
“This is a frontend for Stripe, so it's even a bit of a stretch to call it a Payment Service Provider.”
“Zero webhooks is a bit optimistic over the longer term, surely?”
“it's frustrating for us to have to drag in React for libraries like this”
“Big fan of what Agree and team have managed to build here.”
“refreshing to see someone go after this with the opinionated DX”
“the landing page is one of the most beautifully designed things I have seen in a long time”
“the product has helped me in my projects”
“we're a tiny bit cheaper than Stripe when you consider how much they charge for Billing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.