Bolt vs. Paddle

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bolt
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Bolt headquartered in San Francisco offers an ecommerce oriented payment gateway featuring in-built fraud protection powered by machine learning as well as ecommerce and mobile checkout optimization.N/A
Paddle
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
London-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.N/A
Pricing
BoltPaddle
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Custom
custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BoltPaddle
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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Features
BoltPaddle
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Bolt
-
Ratings
Paddle
5.7
6 Ratings
30% below category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings2.64 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings4.84 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Bolt
-
Ratings
Paddle
7.6
6 Ratings
0% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Bolt
-
Ratings
Paddle
7.3
5 Ratings
13% below category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bolt
-
Ratings
Paddle
6.0
5 Ratings
22% below category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings4.33 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings4.82 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolt
-
Ratings
Paddle
5.6
6 Ratings
33% below category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
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User Ratings
BoltPaddle
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(3 ratings)
6.1
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
BoltPaddle
Likelihood to Recommend
Bolt Financial, Inc
If you have an eCommerce site, then Bolt could work very well for you! We have seen Bolt scale seamlessly as our sales have increased.
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Paddle
I wouldn't recommend them to anybody because their support is getting worse and worse and their business processes require you to contact support whether you want to or not. You will be forced to contact support and then wait for days to get any meaningful response that's not a copy/pasted sentence from FAQ.
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Pros
Bolt Financial, Inc
  • Protects stores against fraudulent orders through detailed customer screening
  • Offers great financing options for the customer
  • Very easy to use for the customer
  • Makes checkout extremely smooth and creates a great customer experience online
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Paddle
  • Super easy to implement SDKs across supported platforms that support modern interface paradigms.
  • Real team members that provide backend support for merchant issues. We had issues addressed quickly and taken seriously whenever we needed anything.
  • Help with navigating VAT transparently. We never worried that we were messing up in this complicated area of international sales.
  • Great first line customer support reduces the need for an extensive customer support organization on our end. They dealt with all purchase related issues as well as lightweight technical issues (e.g pointing users to FAQs, update links, etc.).
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Cons
Bolt Financial, Inc
  • I think Bolt could improve the coupon section of their platform. Allowing multiple codes to be input.
  • I'd like to see some of the features that Bolt has made available on other shopping platforms on WooCommerce (It's worth noting most are available.)
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Paddle
  • Analytics could support more flexible analysis of reported data and better custom events.
  • More customization of the drop in purchase UI on the web without the need for a full custom site integration.
  • Sometimes communication from their front line support staff has gone to the wrong address.
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Alternatives Considered
Bolt Financial, Inc
No answers on this topic
Paddle
We tried using Stripe before Paddle, but it was a pain integrating it and it lacked the licensing. Paddle allows us just to add a payment button and don’t ever think about payment methods, we don’t have to make a separate button for card payments and another one for PayPal. Paddle does all this in their checkout process.
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Return on Investment
Bolt Financial, Inc
  • Very positive our orders have significantly increased over the past year
  • Minimized fraudulent orders
  • Customers feel confident when purchasing from our site
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Paddle
  • We wanted to grow faster, which was possible once we integrate recurring payment gateway. And we've got Paddle to do that.
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ScreenShots

Paddle Screenshots

Screenshot of Padddle Payment Gateway