What is the difference between a User Story and a Feature in Agile terminology

Question

I guess a feature could be something like "credit card authorization", while a user story may be "authorize credit card for paypal".

So, is a user story a subset of a feature?

Answer 1

A user story is a piece of functionality (some people call it a feature) that the consumer finds useful. The term "feature" is typically interchanged with "theme" or "epic." User stories are grouped together by themes and epics into larger feature sets that make sense on their own.