Payment Gateway Reviews

Pros Broad support for multiple currencies Robust security and anti-fraud features Month-to-month billing No long-term contracts Cons Data portability is complicated and expensive Pricey account setup fee High flat-rate pricing for optional merchant account Overview Authorize.Net is one of the oldest and most popular payment gateway providers for eCommerce. Established in 1996, the company is […]

Overview: Based out of Houston, Texas, eProcessing Network (ePN) has been providing business software and services to merchants since 2000. The company’s primary product is the ePNSecure Payment Gateway, a payment gateway similar to Authorize.Net that allows merchants to process credit, debit, and eCheck (ACH) payments through a website, virtual terminal, or mobile processing system. […]

Overview: Established in 2000, TrustCommerce is a payment gateway provider headquartered in Santa Ana, California. Like many gateway providers, TrustCommerce prefers to market its products and services through resellers, although it’s also possible to sign up for their payment gateway directly. TrustCommerce is not a merchant account provider, so you’ll have to get your merchant […]

Pros Excellent developer tools Predictable flat-rate pricing Advanced reporting tools Ideal for international merchants Excellent marketplace tools Excellent subscription tools Multi-currency support Cons Account stability issues No phone support Not suitable for high-risk industries Overview There’s no question that Stripe is a media darling. With its hip, trail-blazing co-founders, its focus on empowering Internet businesses […]

Overview: Easy Pay Direct is a payment gateway and merchant account provider headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company also has a second office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2000, Easy Pay Direct serves over 60,000 clients, making it a mid-sized provider. The company’s EPD Gateway is their primary product, with associated merchant accounts being […]

Pros Month-to-month billing with no long-term contracts Integrates with most merchant account providers and shopping carts Supports Level II and Level III credit card data for B2B merchants Excellent customer support Cons High per-transaction processing charge under Basic pricing plan Overview You might not think of eastern Washington as a tech hub, but it’s the […]

Overview: XCharge is a payment gateway and merchant account provider headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It also has offices in Henderson, Nevada and St. Louis, Missouri. The company began life as a division within CAM Commerce, a point-of-sale (POS) software company, back in 1983. It was later spun off as Accelerated Payment Technologies, which was […]

Pros Trusted by consumers Predictable flat-rate pricing Multiple pricing plans available Ideal for low-volume merchants Extensive integrations Good developer tools All-in-one payments system Cons Account stability issues Inconsistent customer support Not suitable for high-risk industries Overview As a merchant, accepting PayPal is a no-brainer. Almost everyone has a PayPal account these days — in fact, […]

Pros Predictable flat-rate pricing Excellent developer tools Extensive integrations available Excellent customer support Comprehensive payment type support Multi-currency options Excellent marketplace tools Excellent subscription tools Cons Not suitable for high-risk industries Long setup times for accounts Overview Is it a brain in the shape of a tree, or a tree that grows brains? I’m not […]

Pros Available in US, Canada, and 178 other countries Mont-to-month contracts with no early termination fee No monthly account fees for merchants processing over $2,500 Fully-featured payment gateway Cons Flat-rate pricing is expensive for medium or larger-sized businesses $75 per month account maintenance fee for merchants processing less than $2,500 Customer support only available during […]