2Checkout vs PayPal Payments

2Checkout

If you're searching for a solution to support your digital sales, avangate is a good idea. Avangate Digital Commerce will help you to start selling online from scratch, provide you full support from creating a website to acquiring payments from customers. You can control sales and make adjustments on your end of Avangate Digital Commerce.

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Madina Mukhamedova

Online sales back office manager

Kaspersky LabComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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PayPal Payments

It's an established brand and has a large user base so it's perfect to collect professional payments. I wouldn't recommend it for large sums of money because I hear of horror stories where accounts get locked and money is stuck in limbo. But if you are doing small jobs online that are sub $500 then I think this the way to go.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Chemicals Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Easy to use
Customizable
Contains all basic reports and marketing tools

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Madina Mukhamedova

Online sales back office manager

Kaspersky LabComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Accept payments from a variety of sources.
Send and track invoices easily.
Add financial services as needed without a lot of overhead.

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Amelia Edwards

Lead Graphic Designer

Bentley Global Arts GroupFine Art, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Local payments methods are an area for improvement. Not all are connected so far.
Bulk updates for catalogs are missing at the moment, to be added in upcoming releases I hope.

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Madina Mukhamedova

Online sales back office manager

Kaspersky LabComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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The delay time to transfer money from my PayPal account to my banking account. For me it has to be improved.
The rates are a little higher compared to other payment methods. They should improve that.
Sometimes, the automated protection measures mean that you put a hold on our cards for "suspicious activity."

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Andrew V. Tims

Web Developer and Graphic Designer.

FreelanceDesign, 1-10 employees

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Support

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PayPal Payments8.0

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It's just a normal support like any other support you could expect. I don't usually need help because I am pretty tech savvy and I do enough research when I have a problem that I can usually troubleshoot for myself.

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Avangate Digital Commerce is more flexible, can be adjusted for your business needs.

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Madina Mukhamedova

Online sales back office manager

Kaspersky LabComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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I've not used any other in many years as I have had issues with all of the other payment methods. PayPal is my number one go-to and has been for years. Your drop down menu will not allow me to choose "none" or "NA".

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Lia Burres

Owner

Bit O' Everything http://bitoeverything.comConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Conversion rate has grown up since we started using Avangate Digital Commerce
Refund rate has descreased also

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Madina Mukhamedova

Online sales back office manager

Kaspersky LabComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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With my clients, it makes the purchase quickly to where their services are rendered in a very quick manner.
If I make a purchase to help with my business, a VA for example, they protect my purchase at all costs that are rendered for my business.

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Lia Burres

Owner

Bit O' Everything http://bitoeverything.comConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

2Checkout

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Additional Pricing Details

Growth Edition: 3.99% + $1 / per transaction fee Standard Edition: 4.9% + $2.50 / per transaction fee Enterprise Edition: Custom Tailored (Contact for Pricing)