Compare Chargebee and ETran - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Chargebee or ETran?

Chargebee is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ETran, and Chargebee is rated higher (78/100) than ETran (73/100). Chargebee offers users more features (10) than ETran (3).

Looking for the right Payment Processing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

ChargeBee Vs. Financial Transmission Network, Inc.

ChargeBee: ChargeBee is the affordable Subscription Billing solution for Small and Medium Businesses. Apart from ready integration with 30+ payment gateways across the globe, ChargeBee helps businesses leverages alternate payment types for recurring transactions to collect money at much lower rates. nnChargeBee delivers sophisticated invoicing, automated no...

Financial Transmission Network, Inc.: Financial Transmissions Network Inc. (FTNI) was formed out of the need for a single, user-friendly accounts receivable (A/R) application that would process all payment types, while integrating with existing back-office A/R systems. ETran powered by FTNI does all that and more.

Who is more expensive? Chargebee or ETran?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payment Processing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Chargebee and ETran.

Chargebee price starts at $249 per 10 users/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Chargebee is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Payment Processing software. ETran accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Chargebee is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Payment Processing software.

Bottom line: Chargebee is more expensive than ETran.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Chargebee Vs. ETran based on some of the most important and required Payment Processing features.

Chargebee: API, Basic Reports, Email alerts, Customer Management, Invoice Scheduling, Payment Management, Price Management, Recurring Invoices.

ETran: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software mainly consist of small and medium businesses from broad industrial spectrum. and ETran's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, Private use.



Chargebee

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $249 per 10 users/month

Chargebee is a PCI DSS Level 1 certified recurring billing system for SaaS and subscription based eCommerce businesses that lets you automate payment collection, invoicing, and subscription management.

Categories: Billing & Invoicing.

ETran

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

ETran is a growing cloud-based Customer Service software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. ETran received a rating of 3.7 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affor...

Categories: Customer Service, Billing & Invoicing, Payment Processing.

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Chargebee: 10 Features

API
Basic Reports
Email alerts
Customer Management
Invoice Scheduling
Payment Management
Price Management
Recurring Invoices
Reverse/Void Invoices
Billing & Invoicing

ETran: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), 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)
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Chargebee
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$249 per 10 users/month
Functionality
11
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ETran
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
73/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
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Stripe
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$500 per license
Functionality
12
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Fattmerchant
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
5
PaidYET
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
65/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$19 per month
Functionality
10

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.