# How to Accept Recurring Payments Without Stripe

DevFeed: [How to Accept Recurring Payments Without Stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-accept-recurring-payments-without-stripe-9550.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/accept-recurring-payments-without-stripe/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stripe.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Finance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/finance.md>)

Tags: [alternatives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alternatives.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [global](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [merchant-of-record](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merchant-of-record.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [subscription](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscription.md>), [subscriptions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscriptions.md>), [tax](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tax.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to accepting recurring payments without Stripe by using a Merchant of Record. It explains how this approach can handle subscription lifecycle management, tax registration and remittance, payment retries, proration, and a hosted customer portal, while trading away some low-level API flexibility.

## Source excerpt

Complete guide to setting up subscription billing without Stripe. Use a Merchant of Record platform for simpler integration, automatic tax compliance, and global payment support.