Airwallex Payments vs Checkout.com

Airwallex Payments7.6Visit Checkout.com7.1Visit

Higher score Airwallex Payments #4 in Payment Processing Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from $12/user/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Airwallex

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Checkout.com #6 in Payment Processing Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Checkout.com

• Airwallex Payments fits best

  Global ecommerce seeking a free starting plan

• Checkout.com fits best

  Large merchants and marketplaces with international needs

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Side by side

Feature	Airwallex Payments 7.6/10 Visit ↗	Checkout.com 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.6	7.1
Ranking	#4 in Payment Processing Software	#6 in Payment Processing Software
Best for	Global ecommerce seeking a free starting plan	Large merchants and marketplaces with international needs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	10 integrations	5 integrations
Features Airwallex Payments 4/4 · Checkout.com 0/4
Recurring billing	✓ (best)	Not published
Payment links	✓ (best)	Not published
In-person payments	✓ (best)	Not published
Multi-currency support	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Payment methods	Cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, buy-now-pay-later, direct debit, online banking, and cash methods	major card schemes; direct debit; voucher payment schemes; digital wallets; bank transfers
Payout schedule	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Free Explore plan covers global online payment acceptance Supports multi-currency settlement, recurring billing, and POS payments Integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and other platforms	Supports domestic and international acquiring across multiple payment methods Handles subscriptions, instalments, marketplace splits, commissions, and payouts Combines fraud controls, reconciliation, analytics, APIs, SDKs, and plugins
Cons	Payment acceptance fees apply in addition to monthly plan fees Pricing and payment-method availability vary by region and entity location Advanced workflows and dedicated support require the Accelerate plan	Pricing requires a tailored conversation with the vendor Product and feature availability may vary by country The broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller merchants' needs
Our verdict	Airwallex Payments is a global payment processing service for ecommerce businesses, subscription companies, marketplaces, platforms, and other businesses. It supports online card and local payment acceptance, hosted or embedded checkout,… Read the review →	Checkout.com is a payment services platform for businesses that accept and move money online. It combines gateway and processing capabilities with domestic and international acquiring, major card schemes, direct debit, vouchers, digital… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Airwallex Payments — where it wins

  • Free Explore plan covers global online payment acceptance
  • Supports multi-currency settlement, recurring billing, and POS payments
  • Integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and other platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Payment acceptance fees apply in addition to monthly plan fees
  • Pricing and payment-method availability vary by region and entity location
  • Advanced workflows and dedicated support require the Accelerate plan

• Checkout.com — where it wins

  • Supports domestic and international acquiring across multiple payment methods
  • Handles subscriptions, instalments, marketplace splits, commissions, and payouts
  • Combines fraud controls, reconciliation, analytics, APIs, SDKs, and plugins

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a tailored conversation with the vendor
  • Product and feature availability may vary by country
  • The broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller merchants' needs

• Airwallex Payments7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $12/user/mo

  A flexible global payments stack with a free plan and broad commerce integrations.

  Visit AirwallexFull verdict →
• Checkout.com7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad payments platform for large merchants and marketplaces operating across markets.

  Visit Checkout.comFull verdict →