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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adyen

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAdyen is a payment gateway software solution offered by Adyen.N/A

    Authorize.net

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAuthorize.net is a payment gateway software solution offered by Visa featuring secure data processing and fraud protection.

    $25

    monthly gateway

    PayPal Payments Pro

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APayPal Payments Pro is an enterprise-class ecommerce payment solution, that provides payment processing security to build a professional-grade ecommerce site. It can be configured to meet business needs and works across devices. Users can tap into over 390 million active customer accounts around the globe.

    $0.02

    per transaction

    Pricing
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    All-in-One Option
    25 & 2.9% + $0.30
    monthly gateway/per transaction
    Payment Gateway Only
    $25
    monthly gateway
    QR code Transactions
    1.90% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    Charity Transactions
    2.20% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    Commercial Transactions - In-Store
    2.70% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    Commercial Transactions - Online
    2.90% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    PayPal's pay later offers
    2.90% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    Venmo
    2.90% + fixed fee
    per transaction
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adyen
    Chose Adyen
    Ayden has proved to be much more reliable with transactions and faster at completing them. We also have been benefited by their affordable rates and that it doesn't feel like a scheme to take from our profits. Lastly, the reports they provide help us to know what next steps we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adyen
    Adyen can support a bit more currencies and credit cards.
    In addition their rates were much lower.
    The online platform and the reports are convenient to any user.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adyen
    I have used several tools to manage billing and payments in my job. It was not my choice in my company to use Adyen but we are pretty happy with it. It can be integrated very well with the other tools we use in our job and it is reliable and safe.
    Incentivized
    Visa
    Chose Authorize.net
    If you need a fast, reliable integration, Authorize.Net is the perfect starting solution because it has everything you need to start your business. As you grow, however, or if the kind of product you are selling requires specific payments solution (like recurring payments to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    I have found a similar feature on Authorize.net like PayPal, that's why I have shifted here. Few things are even better than Paypal. Authorize.net offers your customers a variety of payment options online. Authorize.net accepts payments from customers using mobile devices. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    Authorize.net is a reliable and affordable payment processing service that offers more robust security than other services, such as Stripe or PayPal with their monthly fees at $25 dollars month lot of people may be turned off by these high prices but you get what you pay for - …
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    Authorize.net in a pure e-commerce environment is a very good choice for small to medium/small e-commerce businesses. It is not a good solution for brick-and-mortar businesses or relatively large e-commerce retailers.
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    Stripe's platform doesn't seem to offer a lot in the way of customer service. I felt Authorize.Net's customer service was far superior. I didn't like that PayPal's platform redirected you to their site and then back into our site. It seemed confusing to the user and I'd rather …
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    We did not select authorize.net, it came with the software package with our catering system Spoonfed. I would prefer either Toast or LevelUp as a payment processor over authorize.net—those two are easier to use from a manager perspective and process refunds. My experience with …
    Incentivized
    PayPal
    Chose PayPal Payments Pro
    We use Authorize.Net on one of our other websites as the payment processor. It is good too but definitely took a while to integrate because of some issues. PayPal Payments was much easier.
    Incentivized
    Chose PayPal Payments Pro
    I currently use both Quickbooks and PayPal in conjunction. I stopped using Authorize.Net because the company I went through had so many extra charges that it was hard to budget for. I like how PayPal just combines all the charges into one simple fee per transaction. I know how …
    Incentivized
    Chose PayPal Payments Pro
    PayPal Payments, at the end of the day, was an easy sell to management and an auto integration with our eCommerce software. We already informally accepted PayPal for international customers to reduce risk, and taking it a step further was an easy next step. It was a one or …
    Incentivized
    Chose PayPal Payments Pro
    • On the micropayments side, PayPal Payments was the clear victor, charging significantly less as compare to other payment gateways in past.
    • PayPal Payments used to return our original processing fee in the past.
    • PayPal Payments is currently available in over 200 countries/regions …
    Incentivized
    Chose PayPal Payments Pro
    We use both Amazon Pay and PayPal on our website. Paypal is more well known, but Amazon Pay works better with subscriptions and offers better business support.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Adyen and Authorize.net and PayPal Payments Pro
    Feature
    Adyen
    9.6
    9 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Authorize.net
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    PayPal Payments Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Fraud Detection9.69 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API or SDK9.79 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support9.59 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support9.69 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Support9.69 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance9.89 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Small Businesses
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (31 ratings)
    8.2
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.3
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdyenAuthorize.netPayPal Payments Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adyen
    Ayden has been a great resource for us with international transactions. We know that they can be a trusted gateway when it comes to dealing with our client's money. Thankful to have that confidence in this system. It also has a user-friendly interface, which allows for a concise process with clients as well.
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    Visa
    Authorize.net is reliable and I feel confident that customers' information is protected. The security protocols used by Authorize.net appear to be as good, and probably better than many credit card payment processors. However, the initial setup process was very difficult. I distinctly recall getting up and running as being very cumbersome and time-consuming. I also was disappointed with how the processing and deposit of payments were not consistent. I distinctly remember regretting the decision to go with Authorize.net. However, as mentioned before, with the time and effort required to get the account set up and running, I refused to go through the process again and try a different provider.
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    Paypal is great for personal payments as well as business payments for ecommerce of for paying monthly memberships. It is a user friendly software that needs little expertise to get used to. For larger payments, the fees become high therefore it is more suitable for payments of upto few hundred dollars.
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    Pros
    Adyen
    • PCI DSS Compliant Solution
    • Provided options to configure a specific list of payments, like Alipay, ACH, PayPal, etc.
    • Good support and quick solution for the technical help
    • Well described documentation on technical integrations
    • Drop in framework to display the payment options
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    Visa
    • Very smooth workflow to authorizing, capturing, voiding, and refunding charges. This can all be done via API calls, or through their online dashboard.
    • Their AVS settings for validating credit cards are substantial and have been reliable in ensuring that our customers cards are being used safely and properly.
    • Their uptime and response times are very good in general. The only issues we ever have communicating with their services is when our connection quality is compromised.
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    PayPal
    • PayPal offers me the option of converting my currency deposited in my account to another currency, so I can complete all kinds of payments and send money to employees who are in another country for business reasons.
    • The mobile phone application is too fast, I can make payments to my employees in a matter of seconds without having to wait for the web version to load.
    • Scheduled payments are great. PayPal allows me to add a list of contacts to my PayPal Business account, and after adding the contacts, I can schedule payments for a specific day and time. It's easier to make automated payroll payments with PayPal.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Adyen
    • I would like to be able to create my own reports, like a combination between "Received payment details" and "Interactive payment accounting".
    • Maybe you can have a better integration with PayPal. The disputes are reflected all wrong in Adyen, for example if we accept a chargeback in PayPal, in Adyen we see a "chargeback reversed" status first, then we see a "refund" status. This is very confusing for us, we have accepted that chargeback, which means we have lost the case, what are a Chargeback Reversed and a Refund statuses doing here? I think PayPal is trying to unblock the transaction that received the chargeback, but this is a very confusing way of handling the chargebacks. If I look at the "Dispute transaction details" reports, all the PayPal chargebacks are "won" because of that "Chargeback reversed" status, which is obviously wrong, we lose some cases and we win others.
    • Amex chargebacks could be integrated. We don't see them in Adyen at all.
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    Visa
    • The lack of data portability is a big issue for me.
    • Authorize.net uses the same $49.00 gateway setup fee to scam merchants out of money, which is no better than any of the other gateways out there.
    • Their customer service is not up to the mark. You can get stuck if you need any help from their end.
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    • Sometimes the UX flow would not deliver the customer back to our site, leaving orders in limbo "Pre-approved" status. The customer would call days later asking why we hadn't shipped it.
    • The PayPal logo on the checkout page can be kind of large and obtrusive.
    • They mention new features and programs on their login page, but it's hard to find any details on them deeper in the software.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adyen
    Well, Ayden is a very easy system to manage, it allow the user a nice visibility and many details about the clients. It integrated very easily to our system and allow us to increase our activity. In addition, Ayden have a very good help center that available all the time and very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Visa
    Authorize.net has been a useful system for our Chamber. We appreciate the ease of use and access to our Main Frame. Connecting Authorize.net to our system for membership, event and other payment ease has been excellent and we have experienced no problems whatsoever.
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Adyen
    No answers on this topic
    Visa
    Except for some of the back of the house issues with settings the overall usability was great
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Adyen
    Response time are as expected, and Adyen team is always knowledgeable and are clear subject matter experts. Quite often I am assigned an engineer who is not in our time zone and sometimes 8-12 hours different from me. This causes delays in resolution due. It would be great to have a support agent who is located in the US.
    Incentivized
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    Visa
    No answers on this topic
    PayPal
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Adyen
    No answers on this topic
    Visa
    I have no experience directly with the support offered by Authorize.Net.
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    Customer service representatives were unable to explain why customer in Australia were unable to make payments using our link. It turned out that customers in Australia must create an account. PayPal's user interface did not reveal this to our customers in Australia. There was plenty about this issue appearing in online forums and PayPal customer service couldn't explain this. This change in PayPal's usability happened between April and May of 2021 and was done without notice to vendors (like us).
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adyen
    Adyen has better handling of Disputes, provides much more detailed forecasts and withdrawal reports. Adyen has a specific page to clear doubts much more complete. Adyen have not fees for processing refunds, have not fess for chargeback received, and have not fees for retry process payments. And your processing fees are very attractive.
    Incentivized
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    Visa
    Authorize.net is a reliable and affordable payment processing service that offers more robust security than other services, such as Stripe or PayPal with their monthly fees at $25 dollars month lot of people may be turned off by these high prices but you get what you pay for - protection against fraud in risky transactions so I would recommend using Authorize.net if this matters to your business!
    Incentivized
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    PayPal
    I don't think there's really any competition here. There's Venmo (also owned by PayPal) who is now offering business accounts, but it still isn't quite the same. The closest thing in terms of ease of use would be Apple Pay or Google Pay (and there are a handful of others out there, but we offer Apple and Google Pay). As a business, I prefer Apple or Google Pay to PayPal Payments, but we offer either Google or Apple Pay, PayPal, and credit card options and PayPal is always right up there with credit cards. I don't foresee us ever getting rid of PayPal Payments as an option, but we do try to only offer it on request for higher ticket items or high dollar installment purchases.
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    Return on Investment
    Adyen
    • I cannot see any negative impact.
    • It is good to synchronize the payment details that come from Adyem in our CRM and this allows us, now, to manage refunds and subscriptions in there and get any action done in real time and recorded in all the platforms.
    • Quick and reliable it is a good tool to be used for managing and checking credit card transactions details.
    Incentivized
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    Visa
    • Lets us charge cards so we can get paid on time, every time.
    • It was very difficult to setup the DocuSign integration the first time, but after we got it setup, it's made the onboarding process very easy. That probably saves about 30 minutes every time we get a new client.
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    PayPal
    • Our daily revenue has been increased when started PayPal Payments as the payment gateway.
    • Refund rate and recurring revenue is stable and disputes are handled properly.
    • Forex Fluctuations is controlled and solved the buying experience for few users.
    • Solved problem for different currencies and retained our users.
    Incentivized
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