Apple Pay vs. PaySimple

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Pay
Score 9.3 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
PaySimple
Score 3.0 out of 10
N/A
PaySimple is a payment gateway software solution offered by PaySimple.
$59.95
per month
Pricing
Apple PayPaySimple
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Subscription
$59.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple PayPaySimple
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Apple PayPaySimple
Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Apple Pay
8.3
4 Ratings
14% above category average
PaySimple
1.0
1 Ratings
151% below category average
Fraud Detection7.84 Ratings1.01 Ratings
API or SDK7.02 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support9.24 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support8.84 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Global Support8.04 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance9.04 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.6 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple PayPaySimple
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(22 ratings)
2.9
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apple PayPaySimple
Likelihood to Recommend
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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PaySimple
PaySimple has made it next to impossible to become PCI compliant unless we purchased a separate computer for the sole purpose of invoicing. We switched to Chase Bank who does not store sensitive info on our computers allowing us to accept credit cards and still remain PCI compliant. Our money is available much faster by not using the 3rd party. Additionally, a simple company name change required more paperwork than closing the account and setting up a new one even when the same bank account was going to be used. This was the primary reason to shop around. We happily contacted Chase Bank and now save $125 a month and receive access to our funds faster. I cannot believe I stayed with PaySimple as long as I did. It's amazing anyone would jump through the hoops of PCI compliance when the technology exists to keep sensitive information off your small business computers. If this review stops anyone from paying those monthly fees, the time was well worth it! PaySimple, requires business owners to fill out forms that make no sense in laymens terms. Chase Bank fills them all in for you and highlights the areas that need to be signed and initialed. PaySimple, charges excessive fees and in my opinion has very emotional customer service reps. Chase Bank, was eager to help and get things rolling so you can focus on your business. I would never recommend PaySimple.
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Pros
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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PaySimple
  • PaySimple is awesome for recurring payments. It's easy to set one up and make changes as needed. Without this feature, our business would be dead. Being able to easily set up recurring payments for our retainer is a must and PaySimple does it beautifully.
  • The payment portal feature is also really good fro collecting payments of differing amounts. We setup a single portal where customers enter the payment amount accessed from a link in the invoice email. This feature has transformed out collections and cut down our time to get paid significantly.
  • If you do have product type offerings, it's easy to setup individual products or an entire store.
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Cons
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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PaySimple
  • More proactive and empowering role in merchant fee's and alternative processors. Transparency is challenging in understanding Paysimple's role and relationship to the processors.
  • Identifying areas for further value to clients.
  • More targeted small to mid-size business perspective to anticipate growth challenges and prevent blocks on funds for legitimate sales and growth.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apple
It's now a standard.
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PaySimple
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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PaySimple
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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PaySimple
Authorize.net and a handful of other merchant processors and gateways. Most payment gateways (online portals to process payments) are rudimentary and not extremely intuitive. PaySimple is not and they are constantly coming up with new ways to improve upon an already very impressive platform.
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Return on Investment
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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PaySimple
  • Because we've got a really awesome rate with them it's definitely a positive ROI. I can't say what that figure is but it's pretty good. Also, our customers have a huge ROI over their prior way of getting payment from their customers.
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ScreenShots

PaySimple Screenshots

Screenshot of PaySimple DashboardScreenshot of Online InvoicesScreenshot of Web Payment FormsScreenshot of Point of Sale (POS)Screenshot of Mobile AppScreenshot of Collect payments on the go.