Apple Pay vs. Payline Data

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Pay
Score 9.1 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
Payline Data
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Payline Data is a payment gateway for online merchants, brick-and-mortal purchases, and mobile application purchases acquired by Pineapple Payments in late 2017.
$0.20
Per Transaction
Pricing
Apple PayPayline Data
Editions & Modules
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$0.20
Per Transaction
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple PayPayline Data
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Apple PayPayline Data
Small Businesses
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Thryv
Score 8.8 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.8 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.8 out of 10
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple PayPayline Data
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(18 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apple PayPayline Data
Likelihood to Recommend
Apple
I use it not only at stores in person but also online. It's so easy to use. I've been a victim of identity theft before and I just feel safer using it online than entering my individual credit card info every time. Plus I get cashback on purchases!
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Payline Data
For medium, to large companies, I have recommended Payline Data.
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Pros
Apple
  • Apple Pay is extremely easy to access because you can access it whether you've unlocked your phone or locked it.
  • Apple Pay does a great job listing historic transactions.
  • Apple Pay easily allows users to add or remove different credit cards.
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Payline Data
  • Payline Data has a great gateway and interface. Most credit card processors use a third party gateway to process payments. I liked that Payline had their own and therefore I didn't have to pay another company additional money. So this saves me money. To be honest it is a good tactical marketing advantage for them as well. If I need to log in and see transactions I log in to their site. The company that I used to work before used the third party, so I can't even remember their name as I rarely visited their site.
  • At first, their gateway interface was very blah. It did the trick, but it was so plain and frankly, it was ugly. They redesigned it several months ago and it looks a lot better now. Very easy to use as well.
  • Their API was very easy to set up. I did have a few questions about it and I was able to get very quick help.
  • They quickly set up my account. This was very important to me. I had tried to contact several credit card processors and had to wait for several of them to return my call. I immediately got a hold of Payline and they had the account set up quickly.
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Cons
Apple
  • The ability for other integrations to still have their restricting permissions to be used. As an example, I can't use Apple Pay and still choose when I want my delivery because it's not in Apple Pay's coding to allow outside restrictions.
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Payline Data
  • I only have one complaint and it is a very simple one and probably easy to fix. But I receive a daily email from them that has my automatic subscription charges that were done early that morning. It shows a summary of the charges and the declines. The declines show a detailed description of what transaction was declined. But the successful charges are not listed. I wish it would list the successful charges as well.
  • The only other thing I wish is, I wish they were free :). But of course, they need to make money. With that being said, I think they are cheaper than some of the ones I have used before. Especially since I use their gateway and don't pay additional gateway fees.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apple
It's now a standard.
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Payline Data
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Usability
Apple
Extremely effective and easy to use.
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Payline Data
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Alternatives Considered
Apple
Our choice to use Apple Pay was made because of the fast and easy access to funds, it is largely accepted by most vendors and it is a knowingly secure platform for transactions. Making it a trusted and effective resource for our company to utilize. We also found the setup to be more user-friendly.
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Payline Data
Honestly, I don't remember the names of the other credit card processors I have used prior to Paypal and Payline Data. I have used other merchant account services that integrate with the Authorize.net gateway. But Paypal was by far the worst. It was overpriced and integration was a mess as they themselves on their own site had outdated information. I wasn't just using Paypal's regular business account but I also had their merchant account services. Which meant I could process credit cards without people even knowing I was using Paypal. Their merchant card services were very sloppy and the API was a mess to set up. But the worst part of Paypal was their professionalism. On the other hand, Payline Data was easy to set up, cheaper to use and great personal and professional customer service. I felt very well taken care of.
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Return on Investment
Apple
  • less time spent entering credit card numbers online
  • it has great security features
  • it's portable, since it's built in to my phone
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Payline Data
  • They have been easy to get a hold of if I have a question
  • They seem less expensive than some of the other processors I have used.
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