Apple Pay - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Apple Pay Review
ITQlick Score: 90/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2.2/10 - low cost
Category: Retail & POS -> Apple Pay review -> Apple Pay competitors
Ranking:Ranked 17 out of 431 Retail & POS systems
Company: Apple
Pricing: starts at $300 per license
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Cloud
Links: Apple Pay review, Apple Pay pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 22, 2022

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Apple Pay vs. Alternatives in 2023

Apple Pay competes with other retail and POS systems like Stripe Connect, Payoneer, and GoCardless. We will compare these retail and POS systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: Apple Pay offers features like App Store, Payment, Security, In apps and online, Cards, Health, Reminders, Siri, iCloud, Custom Email Domain, Accessibility, Maps, etc. Stripe Connect offers features like Update User Information, Send Funds, Issue Refunds, Handle Chargebacks, Build Custom Reports, Dashboard Account Management, Integration, Payouts, Reports & Analytics, Custom Reports & Insights, Partner Program, Subscriptions & Invoicing, Payment Cards Business Financing, Online & Mobile Payments, Point-of-sale Payments (available in Apple Pay), etc. Payoneer offers features like Local Receiving Accounts, Clients Billing, Marketplaces & Networks, Bank Withdrawal, Manage Currencies, Make Purchases (available in Apple Pay and Stripe Connect), Stores Management, Data Security, Payment Processing, Reporting/Analytics, etc. GoCardless offers features like Payments (available in all alternatives), Recurring Payment Collection, International Payouts & FX, Accounting Integrations, Alerts/Notifications, Billing & Invoicing (available in Payoneer), Customizable Branding, Electronic Payments, Multi-Currency, Online Payments, Recurring/Subscription Billing, Reporting/Analytics, Search/Filter, Status Tracking, Transaction History, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: Stripe Connect has customers like Slack, Google, Kickstarter, Twilio, Atlassian, Lightspeed, Classy Pay, Substack, Goodtill, Instacart, Skip TheDishes, Postmates, Meetup, Lyft, etc. Payoneer targets Freelancers & Service Providers, Online Sellers, Digital Marketers, Wholesale, Vacation Rental Hosts, IT Outsourcing Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Marketing Agencies, etc. Payoneer has customers like Tronsmart China, Drive Asset, Softogix, State Cashmere, ACM Inc, Connected Pakistan, Jayed Corp, Something Crafty Ltd, ErgodE Inc, Host4Geeks LLC, Concerto Apps, Langrey Inc, Ease Technology Solutions, GrudgeWeb LLC, etc. GoCardless has customers like Bulb, DocuSign, ReceiptBank, Deloitte, Smart Pension, Comic Relief, EPSON, Funding Circle, etc.
  • Cost: Stripe Connect starts at $0.30 based on usage. Stripe Connect offers a free version. Stripe does not offer a free trial. The license cost information for Payoneer is unavailable. GoCardless starts at £0.01 per month. GoCardless offers a free trial and version.
  • Popularity: Apple is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the AAPL symbol. Payoneer is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the PAYO symbol with 5 million customers and counting. GoCardless is privately held and trusted by over 70,000 businesses.
  • Scalability: Stripe, Payoneer, and GoCardless can accommodate companies of all sizes.
  • Support: Apple Pay offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, and Chat. Payoneer offers FAQs/forums. Stripe Connect offers Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. GoCardless offers Knowledge Base, Chat, 24/7 (Live rep), FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, and Phone Support.

Apple Pay alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Apple Pay that are worth checking out: ShopKeep POS for SMBs, NetSuite for Retail for large size business, Rezku POS Software for growing companies, and GiftLogic software for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality
Review
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Apple Pa...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$300 per license
Functionality
3
Best for SMBs
ShopKeep...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
11
Best for Enterprise
NetSuite...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
20
Growing
Rezku
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
16
Review
Free version
GiftLogi...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
31


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