Overview

Mollie is a European payment service provider that makes it easy to accept payments from European customers. It supports iDEAL, Bancontact, SOFORT, Klarna, and other European payment methods alongside credit cards and PayPal.

Strengths

  • Excellent support for European payment methods (iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.)
  • Simple, transparent per-transaction pricing
  • Easy integration with e-commerce platforms
  • No monthly fees — pay only per transaction

Weaknesses

  • Primarily European — limited support outside EU
  • Fewer global payment methods than Stripe
  • Less developer tooling compared to Stripe
  • Not ideal for US-only businesses

Quick info

Starting price
€0.25 + %
Free tier
No
Open source
No
Founded
2004

Last updated 2026-04-12

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