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Free Payment Processing Fee Calculator
Compare monthly fees across Stripe, PayPal, Square, Adyen, Braintree, and Checkout.com using your real transaction mix. Models domestic vs international cards, refund recapture, and average ticket size — not the marketing-page rates. See exactly how much you'd save by switching processors.
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Stripe (2.9% + $0.30)
$8,697
PayPal (3.49% + $0.49)
$10,659
Square (2.9% + $0.30)
$8,609
Braintree (2.59% + $0.49)
$8,347
Adyen (Interchange++)
$6,807
Checkout.com (Interchange++)
$6,594
Transactions / Month
2,941
Annual Savings (Cheapest vs Most Expensive)
$48,784
Stripe Effective Rate
3.5%
Adyen Effective Rate
2.7%
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The Enterprise Tech Partnership Playbook
How tech companies should structure strategic partnerships with enterprise customers and platforms — moving beyond logo deals to real co-engineering, co-selling, and joint roadmaps.
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The VC Portfolio BD Playbook: Building Real Partnership Value at Scale
How venture firms should structure portfolio business development to actually move partner-sourced revenue across their companies — not just facilitate intros.
Roles That Use Tools Like This
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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
C-suite executive owning all revenue-generating functions — sales, partnerships, customer success, and often marketing — at scaling B2B companies.
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Director of Channel Partnerships
Senior partnerships leader running the channel program — resellers, distributors, MSPs, and SI partners — including recruiting, enabling, and managing partner-sourced revenue.
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Head of Strategic Partnerships
Senior leader who designs and runs the company's strategic partnership program, owning partner relationships, deal structures, and partner-sourced revenue contribution.
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Compare channel partners and resellers — overlapping terms, real differences, and how to structure a program that works.
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Playbooks
Strategic playbooks for partnerships and BD
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Case Studies
Strategic breakdowns of leading companies and projects
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Business development and partnership roles defined
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Salaries
Compensation data by role and city
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About the Author
David Shadrake
David Shadrake works on strategic business development and tech partnerships, with focus areas across AI, fintech, venture capital, growth, sales, SEO, blockchain, and broader tech innovation. Read more of his perspective on partnerships, market dynamics, and emerging technology at davidshadrake.com.