Amazon Pay vs. Apple Pay vs. Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Pay
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Amazon 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
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Apple 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
Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Xoom, a PayPal Service, is an online money transfer service for quickly sending money internationally. Xoom’s services are currently for personal use only, and business usage is against its terms of service.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Free Trial
NoNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Considered Multiple Products
Amazon Pay
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 …
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 …
Apple Pay

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Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Chose Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Xoom has worldwide coverage - most of the competition doesn't. Also, converting currency is painful in other apps. If only the markup fees were lower, Xoom would be a killer service!
Features
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Pay
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Ratings
Apple Pay
8.2
6 Ratings
13% above category average
Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
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Ratings
Fraud Detection00 Ratings9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
API or SDK00 Ratings9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Support00 Ratings6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Small Businesses
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 8.9 out of 10
Thryv
Thryv
Score 8.7 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 8.9 out of 10
Checkout.com
Checkout.com
Score 8.7 out of 10

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Enterprises
Checkout.com
Checkout.com
Score 8.7 out of 10
Checkout.com
Checkout.com
Score 8.7 out of 10

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User Ratings
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(25 ratings)
8.3
(23 ratings)
8.4
(22 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.8
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon PayApple PayXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
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.
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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.
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Discontinued Products
Xoom is best suited to send and receive money between two people who live in different countries, not only that we can also send money to our friends, colleagues, family members directly in their bank accounts. They have a great currency exchange functionality that directly converts our received money into our local currency, and deposits it into our bank account within a few minutes. The only drawback is that not many people know about it, it needs good marketing so that more people can use this service, and from my experience, I can say it is very secure and a good competitor of Payoneer.
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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.
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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.
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  • Very fast transfer and very secure as being of PayPal.
  • Receiver don't need to download the app or use Xoom.
  • It supports bank and debit card to transfer funds and same with the receiver.
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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
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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.
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Discontinued Products
  • Some destinations take longer to get delivered to.
  • Higher amounts of money are harder to transfer.
  • High fees when trying to add funds to new card.
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
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Apple
It's now a standard.
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Discontinued Products
I don't see any other service that is so versatile and which offers such a breadth of services.
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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.
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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
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It's one of the most easy to use and intuitive platforms. The app is very powerful as well.
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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.
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Apple
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Discontinued Products
The support team is excellent. They help with any queries.
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Implementation Rating
Amazon AWS
I don't have any idea about this question.
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Apple
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Discontinued Products
The implementation was largely successful. Since this was a large shift from normal practices, we faced a few teething problems, but largely I'd say it went well.
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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.
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Discontinued Products
We agreed to select Xoom as the main payment method since it had more flexible options. It gives the user a full guarantee of transacting safely and when there is a conflict the customer support team acts quickly. The charges for sending and receiving money are relatively low as compared to other platforms. The mobile application has biometric login features making it difficult for unauthorized users to access confidential information.
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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.
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Discontinued Products
  • We have had an uptick in payment processing times.
  • We receive payments from customers on time with no lag between invoice and payment dates.
  • Overall Xoom has literally added to our bottom line by allowing more than a physical check payment option.
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