Alternatives to Adyen
Enterprise unified commerce platform
Adyen ranks #2 of 13 in Payment processors, with an Alt Score of 93. It is proprietary and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 13 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Large and enterprise businesses that need to run payments and financial operations across markets and channels.
A single fintech platform to run payments, manage transaction data, and offer financial products, purpose-built for large-scale global businesses.
Businesses connect to Adyen's platform to process payments and access its data and financial-product capabilities from one unified system rather than stitching together separate providers.
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PayPal's enterprise/developer payment gateway (formerly standalone Braintree).
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Payment processors checklist (17 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Payment processors checklist | Adyen | Stripe | Mollie | Square | Checkout.com | PayPal |
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| Interchange++ / cost-plus pricing | ||||||
| Instant / fast payouts |
Every fact and feature listed for Adyen is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Usage-based verified 2026-07-12
For each transaction, we charge a fixed processing fee + a fee determined by the payment method
https://www.adyen.com/pricing -
Starts at $0.13 + Interchange++ + 0.60% per transaction (cards) verified 2026-07-12
$0.13 + Interchange+ + 0.60%
https://www.adyen.com/pricing -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-12
© 2026 Adyen
https://www.adyen.com/pricing -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
4000+ employees & 115+ nationalities 28 offices around the world €970.1 BN in processed volume in 2023
https://www.adyen.com/about -
Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-12
Website payments In-browser payments for web and mobile. In-app payments Native mobile payment experiences.
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Hosted checkout / payment links Yes verified 2026-07-12
With Pay by Link, you can accept payments using payment links.
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Recurring billing & subscriptions Yes verified 2026-07-12
Online subscriptions One-click payments and recurring billing.
https://www.adyen.com/online-payments -
In-person / POS payments Yes verified 2026-07-12
Easily manage your point of sale setup
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Local payment methods (wallets, bank debit) Yes verified 2026-07-12
Offer digital wallets, buy now pay later, vouchers, and more.
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Multi-currency settlement Yes verified 2026-07-12
Flexible payouts Choose when and in which currency you want to settle.
https://www.adyen.com/pricing -
Marketplace / split payments Yes verified 2026-07-12
Adyen for Platforms Embed payments into your platform or marketplace Let your users sign up, sell, and get paid all through one solution.
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Built-in fraud & risk tools Yes verified 2026-07-12
Discover a fraud detection and prevention solution powered by network-wide insights and machine learning technology.
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Dispute / chargeback management Yes verified 2026-07-12
Because Adyen operates across the full payment stack, from authentication through to settlement and dispute management, it has access to data
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PCI DSS Level 1 Yes verified 2026-07-12
Adyen is a PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, with PCI DSS compliance assessed by an independent Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) annually.
https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/pci-dss-compliance-guide/ -
Developer API & SDKs Yes verified 2026-07-12
We provide server-side API libraries in several languages.
https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/libraries -
Interchange++ / cost-plus pricing Yes verified 2026-07-12
Interchange++ is a pricing model which accurately tracks Interchange rates and scheme fees right down to a transaction level.
https://www.adyen.com/pricing -
Instant / fast payouts Yes verified 2026-07-12
Send global payouts in real time
https://www.adyen.com/payouts