Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Authorize.net
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Authorize.net is a payment gateway software solution offered by Visa featuring secure data processing and fraud protection.
$25
monthly gateway
PayPal Payments Pro
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
PayPal Payments Pro is an enterprise-class ecommerce payment solution, that provides payment processing security to build a professional-grade ecommerce site. It can be configured to meet business needs and works across devices. Users can tap into over 390 million active customer accounts around the globe.
$0.02
per transaction
Paytm
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Paytm is a mobile payment processing app from Indian company One97 Communications.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
All-in-One Option
25 & 2.9% + $0.30
monthly gateway/per transaction
Payment Gateway Only
$25
monthly gateway
QR code Transactions
1.90% + fixed fee
per transaction
Charity Transactions
2.20% + fixed fee
per transaction
Commercial Transactions - In-Store
2.70% + fixed fee
per transaction
Commercial Transactions - Online
2.90% + fixed fee
per transaction
PayPal's pay later offers
2.90% + fixed fee
per transaction
Venmo
2.90% + fixed fee
per transaction
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Free Trial
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Considered Multiple Products
Authorize.net
Chose Authorize.net
If you need a fast, reliable integration, Authorize.Net is the perfect starting solution because it has everything you need to start your business. As you grow, however, or if the kind of product you are selling requires specific payments solution (like recurring payments to …
Chose Authorize.net
I selected Authorize.net for online card processing as my client was strongly recommending it. On the recommendation from their on-site payment provider. This also means that he has the same customer service rep to call for online and for retail. It seems pretty similar to …
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Authoize.Net is the best solution for small businesses. Flat rate pricing with no setup charges. Online customer support and has a huge knowledge database. Recurring billing was a big plus for us.
Chose Authorize.net
Our donor database, Bloomerang, partners with Stripe for donation forms. This has made Stripe a more user-friendly and viable option for donation processing. We are currently planning to switch over to Stripe, but at this time use PayPal to process donations.
Chose Authorize.net
I have found a similar feature on Authorize.net like PayPal, that's why I have shifted here. Few things are even better than Paypal. Authorize.net offers your customers a variety of payment options online. Authorize.net accepts payments from customers using mobile devices. …
Chose Authorize.net
We were unfamiliar with other products like Authorize.Net having used Stripe for so long. One of our e-commerce customers wanted to use Stripe as a payment platform on their website. Stripe seems okay, we looked at it, but the support was not as good as the system we have now.
Chose Authorize.net
We had previously used SAGE and Transaction Express. We've also explored Stripe, Amazon Pay, and Apple Pay as parallel payment options. In every situation, Authnet has better rates with fewer strings attached. It has also proven to have a significantly rich API which is a …
Chose Authorize.net
This was used by another organization, and I see both of them with similar traits, Google pay of course is easy to use with smart phones and mobiles.
Chose Authorize.net
We did not like Accrisoft but do prefer Quickbooks and Authorize together
Chose Authorize.net
Authorize.net is a reliable and affordable payment processing service that offers more robust security than other services, such as Stripe or PayPal with their monthly fees at $25 dollars month lot of people may be turned off by these high prices but you get what you pay for - …
Chose Authorize.net
Authorize.net in a pure e-commerce environment is a very good choice for small to medium/small e-commerce businesses. It is not a good solution for brick-and-mortar businesses or relatively large e-commerce retailers.
Chose Authorize.net
We used Authorize.net when we signed up with our processor. It's interesting because every processor we talked to used authorize.net. I think there are a couple other big players in this space but it seemed like authorize.net was the leader by far. I haven't compared them to …
Chose Authorize.net
Stripe's platform doesn't seem to offer a lot in the way of customer service. I felt Authorize.Net's customer service was far superior. I didn't like that PayPal's platform redirected you to their site and then back into our site. It seemed confusing to the user and I'd rather …
Chose Authorize.net
We did not select authorize.net, it came with the software package with our catering system Spoonfed. I would prefer either Toast or LevelUp as a payment processor over authorize.net—those two are easier to use from a manager perspective and process refunds. My experience with …
Chose Authorize.net
The slightly better rates and the recommendation of our bank are probably the only reasons we use it. There aren't any features that blew us away or are enough to make us diehards. If another option presents itself, we may very well switch.
Chose Authorize.net
Square is very bare-bones and does not offer a lot of the options that Authorize.Net does. With Square, you do not get the benefit of the added security features to get protection against chargebacks and fraud. The reporting features are also less helpful with Square. Square is …
Chose Authorize.net
Authorize.net is often on the more complex end to implement (at least for custom implementations). Stripe and Braintree are somewhat more developer-friendly and also have more intuitive user interfaces (for management and day-to-day use).

Some other services also have better …
Chose Authorize.net
While other gateways (like Braintree) are a little fresher and more innovative than Authorize.Net, no one has the track record that AuthNet has. Plus you have to consider that if you want to use the Braintree gateway (or many others) without using their payment processing, you …
Chose Authorize.net
Authorize.net does not stack up well against Stripe. Stripe is much simpler and easy to maintain. Stripe's recurring payment platform allows the manager to easily associate subscriptions with customers.
Where Authorize.net takes about 4 hours to learn, Stripe takes about 1 …
Chose Authorize.net
The Authorize.net API is more robust than the competitors' that we tested. The one drawback is that there is no hosted SSL protected JS library, which is a great feature that Stripe offers. We chose Authorize.net for situations where the solution needed a very customizable …
Chose Authorize.net
I've only used one other system and they were about the same - secure site to store credit card data.
PayPal Payments Pro
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
They are both great but the reputation of Paypal Payments Pro which has been around a lot longer is a significate difference when dealing with vendors. Paypal Payments Pro is a well respected name and known for making monetary transaction safe and secure . This gives us …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
It is an excellent alternative, with a great interface, however, we become much more familiar with PayPal Payments because most of our clients and business partners use it, it makes our work environment more pleasant, and we have no problems processing payments.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
Stipe is a little more complex to use but has better rates. In this particular instance, the client was more familiar with PayPal and wished to go with something they had heard of. They had already used PayPal (and had an account) and said that they felt more comfortable using …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We use PayFast to accept local online payments in South Africa. PayFast works well to receive Rands although PayFast does not support invoicing. PayFast does however support recurring payments in the form of a "payment subscription". Payfast has fewer overall features however, …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
I believe Cash App and Venmo are better ways to transfer money with better customer service and support and so many less restrictions.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
From my personal experience, PayPal Payments is by far the easiest to implement and better supported and documented. Other options are either over complicated or too expensive.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal is much easier to use and it gave me options to pay through PayPal directly when doing online purchases. Costs were also more advantageous as I wouldn't have large amounts of money to transfer.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
Stripe is not as robust as PayPal. PayPal offers way more services and features compared to Stripe. Stripe is a good platform that integrates well with other software. But Stripe doesn't have all the benefits that a giant like PayPal has. Stripe is a bit more difficult to set …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
For us, TransferWise was a very good option to be able to send and receive payments, it is a very reliable system and allowed our employees to receive payroll money safely, however, the reason we prefer PayPal Payments is because offers us a more instantaneous receipt of money, …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
Stripe has lower fees which I like better, but money takes longer to reach my bank.

I haven't heard of Stripe freezing people's funds either, which is a major concern of mine in continuing to use PayPal.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal Payments, at the end of the day, was an easy sell to management and an auto integration with our eCommerce software. We already informally accepted PayPal for international customers to reduce risk, and taking it a step further was an easy next step. It was a one or …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We use authorize.net on one of our other websites as the payment processor. It is good too but definitely took a while to integrate because of some issues. PayPal Payments was much easier.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
I don't think there's really any competition here. There's Venmo (also owned by PayPal) who is now offering business accounts, but it still isn't quite the same.

The closest thing in terms of ease of use would be Apple Pay or Google Pay (and there are a handful of others out …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal Payments is probably the lowest-grade product compared to Wave Accounting and HoneyBook. It is very basic where Wave gives you more detailed reports about your income/expenses, the ability to track your expenses, personalize your account more, and other features. The …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
  • On the micropayments side, PayPal Payments was the clear victor, charging significantly less as compare to other payment gateways in past.
  • PayPal Payments used to return our original processing fee in the past.
  • PayPal Payments is currently available in over 200 countries/regions …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We chose PayPal Payments about 10 years ago because it was easy to get up and running. We had not considered using another provider until recently when we had a less-than-positive experience with PayPal customer service. Stripe is an up-and-coming competitor with PayPal …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
  • Paytm is an Indian competitor of PayPal Payments. Which supports UPI transactions, but not easy to make international payments like PayPal.
  • RazorPay is another product. I have tried to use it in one of my project, but later changed my mind to PayPal Payments because of some …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We didn't go for any other alternatives to PayPal Payments, as it's considered the gold standard for accepting quick payments.
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal Payments is simple to implement and use. Most of the clients prefer to use PayPal Payments instead of other similar services, sustaining the choice of implementing the tool as a digital service for online payments. I would suggest adopting it as an additional service to …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We use PayPal Payments largely because it's easy and all of our partners, on the supply side and the client side, can use it, too. It makes the payment process simple and fast, and many partners already use PayPal Payments, so it saves them time, too. We trust the name PayPal …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
We use other products for other situations, but as far as sending money PayPal is hard to beat. We've used Square POS at live events to collect donations and payments for tickets, simply because the swipe accessory for iPhone was convenient and easy to use. We haven't had live …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
I have used Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, Amazon Pay, and others only because they are popular with other people who wished to be paid that way. I got PayPal first, years ago, have used it on our website for our customers, and still like it the best. I have another friend who runs …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal was one of the first companies to offer the swipe via phone equipment and feature for sales and easily integrated products from the e-commerce site. Although other companies began and do offer the same features, PayPal was/is the most well-known and established payment …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
PayPal Payments is probably my favorite payment app because it is the most intuitive, it is easy to use, and it is also one of the longest standing apps which has given ample time to become familiar with it and ensure that it works well. It allows employees to designate one …
Chose PayPal Payments Pro
I have not used any other payment apps other than PayPal.
Paytm
Chose Paytm
Paytm is all in one junction for all daily life needs and business use cases. It's versatility in all the services makes it the only best app in market.
Chose Paytm
Promotional codes and cashback offers . Good in-terms of sending reminders on Electricity bill payments and credit card bill payments.
Chose Paytm
I use Paytm just for the ticket booking system. For most of my daily transactions, Google Pay is the way. Google Pay has provided things very simple and faster. They always focus on a user-friendly env rather than adding everything to the app. They kept the app more simple …
Chose Paytm
Amazon Pay's bank transfer take quite a lot of time and in term of end to end security, Paytm is much better than others. It is highly used by millions of people. It is quite used by them on day to day basis.
Chose Paytm
Paytm doesn't charge a fee for payment gateway. Provides UPI capability for mobile payment making it easy for customers.
Chose Paytm
I like documentation of Paytm when compared with others. This allows me during development and solves any issues if raised. Coming to Razorpay, I have faced a lot of issues with it regarding transactions.
Chose Paytm
When I inquired about payment gateway I found lots of platforms but all have differences. When I compared with Razorpay I found that Razorpay takes fix 2% charges for all types of payments received on your account while Paytm takes max 2.5% charges for Prepaid card and 0 for …
Chose Paytm
Paytm is much better than Sodexo due to the wide array of use cases. Also, we need not carry a physical card in the case of Paytm. Additionally, Paytm is accepted in many more places than Sodexo.
Chose Paytm
PayPal Payments still needs to be widely accepted, whereas Paytm is almost in every corner of India.
Chose Paytm
Amazon's payment gateway has a higher transactional fee. For the Indian region, Paytm is the best solution for your e-commerce store, and QR code scan is very easy.
Chose Paytm
Depends on my usage. When I get better offers on Paytm like cash-backs and all, I go for Paytm only. Google pay no doubt is as good as Paytm but sometimes Paytm is much beneficial. But there are so many updates on the iOS platform which is a bit frustrating as it also consumes …
Chose Paytm
It's a much better solution for the Indian ecosystem as it solves for more of the domestic use cases and problems. It also offers the PG in Hindi which is the local language, that helps for Tier 2/3 city users. It also has offline payment through QR that other PGs dont offer.
Chose Paytm
Google Pay wasn't widely accepted when we started using Paytm but even after using it we prefer to use Paytm because it provides us with very useful services and is widely accepted. Paytm app is also faster than Google Pay app and offers more cashbacks than any other similar …
Chose Paytm
Paytm is well suited for Indian needs and market with integrations. Paytm offers a lot more services. Paytm supports credit scores.
Chose Paytm
Paytm is widely used across my country. The penetration rate of this product is highest amongst the competitors, leading to its easier acceptance from a local seller to a premium seller. It was the first one to introduce the UPI transfers making it pretty easy for non-Paytm …
Chose Paytm
I've found PayPal to be less user-friendly. Paytm is, overall, much easier to use in my current market.
Chose Paytm
Before this app, I did not use any other digital payment services, but after using it I tested other apps like Mobikwik, PhonePe and PayPal. I didn't find these apps as convenient as Paytm. And those apps don't offer as many services as Paytm offers. So now I am using Paytm …
Features
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Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Authorize.net
9.0
Ratings
21% above category average
PayPal Payments Pro
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Paytm
6.4
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Fraud Detection9.00 Ratings00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
API or SDK9.00 Ratings00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support9.00 Ratings00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Global Support00 Ratings00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Authorize.net is reliable and I feel confident that customers' information is protected. The security protocols used by Authorize.net appear to be as good, and probably better than many credit card payment processors. However, the initial setup process was very difficult. I distinctly recall getting up and running as being very cumbersome and time-consuming. I also was disappointed with how the processing and deposit of payments were not consistent. I distinctly remember regretting the decision to go with Authorize.net. However, as mentioned before, with the time and effort required to get the account set up and running, I refused to go through the process again and try a different provider.
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Paypal is great for personal payments as well as business payments for ecommerce of for paying monthly memberships. It is a user friendly software that needs little expertise to get used to. For larger payments, the fees become high therefore it is more suitable for payments of upto few hundred dollars.
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Paytm is extremely well suited for lunch reimbursements and for paying road tolls. Paying road tolls is so easy using a Paytm money balance. loading money takes less than a minute. Lunch reimbursement amounts are directly transferred to Paytm wallet and these can be used in thousands of places. Paytm can improve its eCommerce portal and simplify the KYC process. Also, the app is a bit cluttered as of now. There is scope to make the app more modern and simple.
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Pros
  • All payments are automatically sent straight into bank account almost instantly!
  • Is a reliable and secure payment processing company with robust security protocols to help against chargebacks.
  • It has very good compatibility with wordpress plugins such as woo-commerce or gravity forms.
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  • You can Keep track of transactions and conform accounts daily
  • Require users set strong passwords
  • PayPal Payments also comes with an encryption feature that protects our customer’s and our data to the highest possible standard of security.
  • Like its desktop version, PayPal Payments has a mobile application that is super easy to operate.
  • PayPal Payments is extremely user-friendly and easy to use and comes up with a Great user interface.
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  • You can use Paytm to purchase from a selection of common items to luxurious items.
  • Tickets - Can be used to book tickets ranging from movie/concerts to flights/trains.
  • Bills - You can use Paytm to pay bills for your house/electricity/DTH.
  • Gifts - You can send gifts to your loved ones using Paytm.
  • UPI Transfer - Directly transfer money to another customer's bank account by UPI transfers.
  • Metro - Metro cards can be recharged from the app itself helping you beat the queue at metro stations.
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Cons
  • The lack of data portability is a big issue for me.
  • Authorize.net uses the same $49.00 gateway setup fee to scam merchants out of money, which is no better than any of the other gateways out there.
  • Their customer service is not up to the mark. You can get stuck if you need any help from their end.
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  • Sometimes the UX flow would not deliver the customer back to our site, leaving orders in limbo "Pre-approved" status. The customer would call days later asking why we hadn't shipped it.
  • The PayPal logo on the checkout page can be kind of large and obtrusive.
  • They mention new features and programs on their login page, but it's hard to find any details on them deeper in the software.
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  • One of the not so convenient things on Paytm is that if there is a connection failure while making a payment, your money is not credited directly to your bank account but rather to the Paytm Wallet, and this money can only be used by the Paytm platform.
  • In Paytm, user verification requires a personal visit to their physical offices, this can generate a lot of discomfort among potential users since if we want to use a virtual service it is precisely to encourage time saving.
  • You should be very careful when making purchases through Paytm's direct store, since in many occasions there are products of lower quality than the one offered and even fake products, it is better to use it to make payments to third parties and in considered amounts.
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Likelihood to Renew
Authorize.net has been a useful system for our Chamber. We appreciate the ease of use and access to our Main Frame. Connecting Authorize.net to our system for membership, event and other payment ease has been excellent and we have experienced no problems whatsoever.
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Good in-terms of sending reminders on Electricity bill payments and credit card bill payments.
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Usability
Except for some of the back of the house issues with settings the overall usability was great
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Paytm is highly usable due to its wide range of services, seamless payment structure and user friendly UI support.
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Reliability and Availability
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Performance
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Slight improvements required
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Support Rating
I have no experience directly with the support offered by Authorize.Net.
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Customer service representatives were unable to explain why customer in Australia were unable to make payments using our link. It turned out that customers in Australia must create an account. PayPal's user interface did not reveal this to our customers in Australia. There was plenty about this issue appearing in online forums and PayPal customer service couldn't explain this. This change in PayPal's usability happened between April and May of 2021 and was done without notice to vendors (like us).
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Alternatives Considered
We had previously used SAGE and Transaction Express. We've also explored Stripe, Amazon Pay, and Apple Pay as parallel payment options. In every situation, Authnet has better rates with fewer strings attached. It has also proven to have a significantly rich API which is a must-have for any solution we implement.
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For us, TransferWise was a very good option to be able to send and receive payments, it is a very reliable system and allowed our employees to receive payroll money safely, however, the reason we prefer PayPal Payments is because offers us a more instantaneous receipt of money, TransferWise made us wait several days for payments to be completed, we had to wait a long time for our employees to receive the money we sent them. PayPal Payments is very different, payments are completed instantly, the only delay is the one that is placed with the freezing of funds when sending money to a new employee.
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When I inquired about payment gateway I found lots of platforms but all have differences. When I compared with Razorpay I found that Razorpay takes fix 2% charges for all types of payments received on your account while Paytm takes max 2.5% charges for Prepaid card and 0 for UPI and Rupay cards. Razorpay takes 2 days to settle the amount in your account where Paytm settles the amount in your bank account next day by morning.
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Scalability
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Easy to integrate
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Return on Investment
  • Lets us charge cards so we can get paid on time, every time.
  • It was very difficult to setup the DocuSign integration the first time, but after we got it setup, it's made the onboarding process very easy. That probably saves about 30 minutes every time we get a new client.
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  • In the past year we've lost a couple hundred dollars due to cancelled payment agreements
  • Due to the large percentage who choose PayPal Payments, it's brought in thousands in sales that may have been abandoned otherwise
  • Customers trust PayPal Payments and some feel more comfortable with it rather than putting in their credit card info. It's allowed purchasers who otherwise wouldn't have bought to purchase with the security of not having to enter sensitive payment info.
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  • It decreased checkout time for the user which allowed us to increase user experience.
  • Rarely, I used to face issues with transactions. If order got cancelled refunding of money, settling them etc.,
  • Since Paytm has link with UPI and I am able to collect money from any UPI applications, using credit or debit card, and internet banking it acted as single stop solution for me. There is no need to have multiple payment gateway options.
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