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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Pay

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Pay is a payment and fraud protection service for ecommerce merchants allowing shoppers to log in with their amazon credentials and make purchases.N/A

    Apple Pay

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AApple Pay is a payment gateway the vendor states gives customers an easy, secure, and private way to pay in stores, within apps, on the web, and in Business Chat.N/A

    Circle

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACircle, headquartered in Boston, is a financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness stablecoins and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. The vendor states Circle's platform has supported over 100 million transactions worth tens of billions of dollars, with nearly 10 million retail customers, over a thousand businesses, while storing and securing more than $5 billion in digital currency assets. Circle's transactional services,…

    $49

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    Pricing
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $49
    per month
    Professional - billed annually
    $89
    per month
    Professional - billed monthly
    $99
    per month
    Business - billed annually
    $199
    per month
    Business - billed monthly
    $219
    per month
    Enterprise - billed annually
    $360
    per month
    Enterprise - billed monthly
    $399
    per month
    Custom Pricing
    Speak to Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Considered Multiple Products
    Amazon AWS
    Chose Amazon Pay
    I have used Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, and other similar products in both my personal and business life. All of these products offer similar features and are useful to varying degrees. I think the usefulness of each product is predicated on the exact situation. Amazon …
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Pay
    We trust Amazon Web Services more than Apple at this stage. AWS has more experience in cyber security and working with financial institutions. We also wanted a product that integrates across iOS and Android platforms, and provides equal ease of use regardless of what device …
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    Apple
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    Circle Internet Financial
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Amazon Pay and Apple Pay and Circle
    Feature
    Amazon Pay
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Apple Pay
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Circle
    -
    Ratings
    Fraud Detection10.01 Ratings9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    API or SDK9.01 Ratings9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support10.01 Ratings7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support10.01 Ratings7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Support10.01 Ratings6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance10.01 Ratings7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Small Businesses
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Stripe Payments
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (26 ratings)
    8.9
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Amazon PayApple PayCircle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    I find it's extremely easy to use Amazon Pay, at least as a consumer. If you have an active Amazon account, and if you have Prime, your features (free shipping) are already connected and ready to use. The advantages are that you don't have to enter new payment info into another new e-commerce site and your Amazon Prime shipping advantages are already built into your options. At least, this has been the case for me the few times I've used it so far - on a couple of different online stores. I also had to cancel an item and the reimbursement went through quickly and easily as well.
    Incentivized
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    Apple
    If you accept payments while selling goods and services, Apple Pay can help you speed up the payment process while securely accepting payments. Since there is no need to stick a card into a machine, users won't have to fumble looking for a card when they can put their whole wallet on Apple Pay and check out easily.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • The experience of using Amazon Pay goes really well if you have paired your Amazon account with an Alexa-enabled device.
    • You don't have to take out your credit card in public and you can simply complete every purchase using Amazon Pay UPI.
    • Amazon Pay later is one of my favorite features that I use to make any purchase on the Amazon website. It allows me to make payments even when I am short on the pocket. And the good part is that you don't have to pay any interest for this pay later amount.
    • In case you have received a gift voucher from your company, you can add it to your account and it will reflect in your Amazon Pay balance.
    Incentivized
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    Apple
    • The double click which launches it couldn't be easier; you don't even have to open your phone and find the app.
    • It's pretty much fool proof from there, as just holding your phone near the reader is sufficient for success.
    • Haptic feedback ensures that I know the payment registered.
    • I have full faith and confidence that the transaction was executed securely.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Once you have added the money to the Amazon Pay wallet, you can't transfer it to your bank account and you are not able to purchase an Amazon gift card
    • Sometimes Amazon Pay is slow in server
    • Amazon Pay customer support is not good for India
    Incentivized
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    Apple
    • At times, my Apple Pay will pop up unintentionally. Perhaps there can be more safeguards around that.
    • Apple Pay is not super great if I need to make a return. For any return, I've found that paper receipts are superior.
    • Apple Pay sometimes requires very specific positioning when scanning the phone, which is frustrating.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Apple
    It's now a standard.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It's very helpful for our company. Amazon Pay is an easy use platform. Through this app, you can solve all the problems like pay electricity bills, employees salaries, and transfer money to anyone.
    Incentivized
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    Apple
    Love the simplicity, i think it's a good way of getting apple-lovers to purchase things from the palm of their hand
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Pay gets a rating of 9 because it does not drastically improve the business. That said, it allows us to offer another payment method for users who trust Amazon and will always or only checkout with Amazon Pay. The support team for Amazon Pay is top-notch and will help get all issues resolved.
    Incentivized
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    Apple
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    I don't have any idea about this question.
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    Apple
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    Circle Internet Financial
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    The User Interface of Amazon Pay is far better than any other payment gateway. Moreover, I have very less payment stuck problems with Amazon pay, and even if any payment gets stuck the issue is resolved within 48 hours of the failed transaction. I like that Amazon Pay offers rewards for every payment done which is a very cool feature that other applications often provide its users.
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    Apple
    When I had my Android/Samsung phone, I tried Samsung's version of Apple Pay and it was terrible. It was very glitchy, and sometimes I would get a notification that I paid for something when I wasn't even in a checkout screen, like I was just browsing the internet or something and I'd get a notification! It was alarming and I quickly uninstalled the app and never used it again.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Amazon Pay instantly boosted our sales when I realized that customs prefer to use it over PayPal as just about everyone has an Amazon account and it makes it easier for them to just check out using Amazon Pay.
    • The processing fees while higher than the others we are using are the only downside to our return in using Amazon Pay.
    • Customers use their Amazon logins for their Amazon pay orders and it is as hassle-free as it gets.
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    Apple
    • Able to provide employees with digital company cards.
    • Convenient tracking of money spent.
    • Caring for others in our workplace and community through gifts and purchases.
    Incentivized
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    Circle Internet Financial
    No answers on this topic
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