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Payment providers for freelancers

7 of the 12 payment providers in our guide have a plan for freelancers, according to the facts we checked with the vendor. They are listed in order of our overall score.

Why it matters

These are the tools for which we list freelancers as an audience. Do check the limits of the plan, such as users or invoices per month, and what you pay as you grow.

Payment providers for freelancers

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  1. 1

    Pay.

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    • Best for freelancers

    Payment provider for online and in store, with plans with and without a monthly fee and iDEAL | Wero from €0.17.

    • Dutch support
    • EU data
    • iDEAL
    • +1 more
    From€0 /month
    Visit Pay.

    On the Pay. website

  2. 2

    Mollie

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs

    • Best for freelancers

    Accept online payments via webshop, payment link and invoice, with iDEAL | Wero, cards and other methods.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • iDEAL
    • +2 more
    From€0 /month
    Visit Mollie

    On the Mollie website

  3. 3

    Stripe

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    International payment platform for online payments, subscriptions and payment links, with iDEAL and cards.

    • iDEAL
    From€0 /month
    Visit Stripe

    On the Stripe website

  4. 4

    PayPal

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Accept online payments with PayPal, cards and iDEAL, without monthly fees, through a PayPal business account.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • iDEAL
    From€0 /month
    Visit PayPal

    On the PayPal website

  5. 5

    Tikkie zakelijk

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs

    Payment requests from ABN AMRO via WhatsApp, email, SMS or an invoice QR code; customers pay with iDEAL | Wero.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • European
    • +2 more
    From€7.50 /month excl. VAT
    Visit Tikkie zakelijk

    On the Tikkie zakelijk website

  6. 6

    PayPro

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs

    Payment provider with payment pages, subscriptions and its own affiliate network, iDEAL | Wero at €0.29 per payment.

    • Dutch support
    • iDEAL
    • Made in NL
    From€9 /month
    Visit PayPro

    On the PayPro website

  7. 7

    Paddle

    Payment providers · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Payment platform for software companies that sells as Merchant of Record and handles VAT and sales tax itself.

    • iDEAL
    From€0 /month
    Visit Paddle

    On the Paddle website

The list follows from one fact per tool, checked on the vendor's site. For the other 5 payment providers we did not see it, or could not check it. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

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Questions about payment providers

Which payment providers are there for freelancers?

Pay., Mollie, Stripe, PayPal, Tikkie zakelijk, PayPro and Paddle have a plan for freelancers. For the other 5 payment providers in our guide we did not find this, or could not check it.

Which one comes top?

Pay. comes top in our overall score. What a tool pays does not count towards it. Still check whether the plan suits you: price, limits and features are on the tool page.