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    PaySimple

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APaySimple is a payment gateway software solution offered by PaySimple.

    $59.95

    per month

    thinkorswim

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThinkorswim, with its Investools division, is an American company offering live and online investor education services. In addition, through its brokerage subsidiary, thinkorswim, Inc., Investools provides services to funded trading accounts for self-directed option traders and institutional users who invest in equities, exchange-traded funds, futures, mutual funds and bonds.N/A
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    $59.95
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    Pricing Offerings
    PaySimplethinkorswim
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—$0.00 commissions. No platform fees. No data fees. No trade minimums. Online---$0.00-- Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Phone System-$5.00-- Broker-assisted-$25.00
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    Features
    PaySimplethinkorswim
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of PaySimple and thinkorswim
    Feature
    PaySimple
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    152% below category average
    thinkorswim
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    Ratings
    Fraud Detection1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API or SDK1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Apple Pay
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Coinbase
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Payoneer
    Score8 out of 10
    Coinbase
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Checkout.com
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PaySimplethinkorswim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaySimplethinkorswim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    thinkorswim
    I would not hesitate to recommend thinkorswim to someone who wants to get into the stock market. The opportunity to use "paper money" can help beginners learn the fundamentals of trading without any risk. Although the trial period is only 60 days, [that's a] good amount of time for new users to learn enough before venturing out into the real world. Adding to the positives, thinkorswim mobile app is superb and a great way to keep up with your portfolio on the go.
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    Pros
    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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    thinkorswim
    • Day Trading
    • Swing Trading
    • Long term Investment
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    Cons
    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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    thinkorswim
    • Offering more streaming platforms, like bloomberg for example or Fox Business.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    thinkorswim
    I have personally used Charles Schwab mobile app and online page for about 3 years and have been thoroughly satisfied. Before TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab merged, I had used thinkorswim for the 60-day paper money trial before using my real money on investments. I confidently believe the time I've spent on thinkorswim has helped me mitigate any big losses in my investments. As for robinhood, the mobile app is a lot better for beginners to understand and the UI can be described as more aesthetically pleasing. thinkorswim triumphs in many other aspects [as well] such as being backed up by TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab and the plethora of knowledge [a user can access].
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    Return on Investment
    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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    thinkorswim
    • Easy to place orders
    • Easy to analyse stocks
    • Easy to check over all portfolio
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    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.