Apple Pay vs. Venmo for Business

Apple Pay

88 Reviews and Ratings

Venmo for Business

Venmo for Business

14 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting 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
Venmo for Business	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	Venmo for Business supports touch-free transactions and provides customers a secure and simple way of paying. Businesses can accept payments virtually through the app, and in-person with a unique business QR code. Business's can turn the QR code into an eye-catching point-of-sale with a free QR Kit, in order to give customers an easy, touch-free checkout. There is no set-up fee and no monthly fees, with transaction fees of 1.9% + $0.10.	N/A

Pricing

Apple Pay

Venmo for Business

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Apple Pay	Venmo for Business
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Apple Pay	Venmo for Business
Considered Both Products	Apple Pay Verified User Manager Chose Apple Pay Newer, less old framework to worry about. It has the Apple name with it and basically comes ready to use on their devices which is nice for the audience who will be using it. Incentivized Helpful? Jim Schuman Regional Sales Manager Chose Apple Pay I think Apple Pay works best and is easiest to use. Incentivized Helpful? Samantha Huskey Digital Marketing Specialist Chose Apple Pay 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Former Employee Chose Apple Pay Apple Pay and Google Pay are very similar function-wise but vary significantly in design. We chose Apple Pay for its improved security over physical card transactions. Apple pay also provides a much simpler user interface for the customer when processing a transaction, unlike … Incentivized Helpful? Spencer Tally Account Manager Chose Apple Pay More functionality within Apple Pay. Using multiple cards, accessing without opening phone. Helpful?	Venmo for Business No answer on this topic
Top Pros	Pro Easy to use Pro Secure way Pro Checkout process	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Apple pay Minus Sent via email Minus Lack of customization	No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Apple Pay	Venmo for Business
Small Businesses	Thryv Score 8.8 out of 10	Apple Pay Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Adyen Score 8.8 out of 10	Apple Pay Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	Adyen Score 8.8 out of 10	Adyen Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Apple Pay	Venmo for Business
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 Pay	Venmo for Business
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! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PayPal I had a customer who wanted me to do his wife's birthday party. I sent him the estimate and he gave me a deposit from his Venmo account. When the party was done, he forgot to pay for a week. I reminded him with an invoice and he sent a deposit. It wasn't immediately deposited, but it [arrived the next day]. CharRon E. Smith Owner Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PayPal QR codes for quick payment A secure account for customers Venmo integrates with QuickBooks CharRon E. Smith Owner Read full review
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. Incentivized Bobby Greenawalt Founder & President Read full review	PayPal Take out transaction fee. They are not PayPal More understanding with bitcoin Invoicing would be a good feature CharRon E. Smith Owner Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Apple It's now a standard. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PayPal No answers on this topic
Usability	Apple Extremely effective and easy to use. Incentivized Jim Schuman Regional Sales Manager Read full review	PayPal No answers on this topic
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. Incentivized Samantha Huskey Digital Marketing Specialist Read full review	PayPal PayPal has more work items for businesses. It has invoicing, time tracking, and marketing strategies. I could [use] PayPal to run my business like I do with QuickBooks. Affiliates with other business is crazy. Plus, they also carry debit and credit cards for business and personal purposes. Venmo is the little brother [of PayPal]. CharRon E. Smith Owner Read full review
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 Incentivized ZS Zachary Schulman Photographer + Owner Read full review	PayPal Give customers reassurance Secure money account More marketing strategies CharRon E. Smith Owner Read full review
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