Stripe vs PayPal vs Square
Security and compliance comparison across all 32 frameworks.
Stripe
5 of 32 frameworks certified
4 unique to Stripe in this comparison
PayPal
5 of 32 frameworks certified
4 unique to PayPal in this comparison
Square
1 of 32 frameworks certified
1 shared
Certified for all of the following, across every vendor in this comparison:
PCI DSS
All 32 frameworks
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Security & General Standards
SOC 2
StripePayPalSquare
SOC 3
StripePayPalSquare
SOC 1
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 27001
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 27017
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 27018
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 27701
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 42001
StripePayPalSquare
ISO 9001
StripePayPalSquare
CSA STAR
StripePayPalSquare
HITRUST
StripePayPalSquare
BSI C5
StripePayPalSquare
Privacy & Data Transfer
GDPR
StripePayPalSquare
CCPA
StripePayPalSquare
UK GDPR
StripePayPalSquare
LGPD
StripePayPalSquare
PIPEDA
StripePayPalSquare
DPDP Act
StripePayPalSquare
PIPL
StripePayPalSquare
EU-US DPF
StripePayPalSquare
Swiss-US DPF
StripePayPalSquare
Global CBPR
StripePayPalSquare
Global PRP
StripePayPalSquare
Industry & Government
HIPAA
StripePayPalSquare
PCI DSS
StripePayPalSquare
FedRAMP
StripePayPalSquare
StateRAMP
StripePayPalSquare
DORA
StripePayPalSquare
CJIS
StripePayPalSquare
FINRA
StripePayPalSquare
IRAP
StripePayPalSquare
Emerging & Strategic
NIST CSF
StripePayPalSquare
✓ Certified~ Partial / conditional— Not certified? Not publicly documented
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