Compare Pivotal Payments and ETran - Apr 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Pivotal Payments or ETran?

Pivotal Payments is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ETran, and ETran is rated higher (73/100) than Pivotal Payments (55/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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:

Pivotal Payment Managements Vs. Financial Transmission Network, Inc.

Pivotal Payment Managements: Pivotal Payments is a long established full service Merchant Services Provider to point-of-sale merchants, Internet business owners, and mail order/telephone order businesses. We provide credit & debit card processing, gift/loyalty/stored value card programs and terminal management solutions in both the USA and Canada. Established in 2003, Pivot...

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? Pivotal Payments 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 Pivotal Payments and ETran.

Pivotal Payments accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Pivotal Payments 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 Pivotal Payments is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Payment Processing software.

Bottom line: Pivotal Payments is more expensive than ETran.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

Pivotal Payments offers industry specific payment processing solution for retail stores, e-commerce, restaurant solutions, hospitality and lodging, direct selling, mobile service professionals and B2B. and ETran's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, Private use.