Head-to-head · Open Banking Payment Platforms
Trustly vs TrueLayer Payments
Trustly leads on 0 checks, TrueLayer Payments on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreTrustly · 9.2/10
Trustly scores higher on our rubric for open banking payment platforms: 9.2 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.
Trustly is the better fit for mature, full-service payment platforms. TrueLayer Payments is the better fit for businesses needing mobile-ready bank payments.
- Trustly fits best
Mature, full-service payment platforms
- TrueLayer Payments fits best
Businesses needing mobile-ready bank payments
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Side by side
| Feature | Trustly 9.2/10 Visit ↗ | TrueLayer Payments 8.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Ranking | #1 in Open Banking Payment Platforms | #3 in Open Banking Payment Platforms |
| Best for | Mature, full-service payment platforms | Businesses needing mobile-ready bank payments |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Support | Email, Docs | Docs |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, GDPR | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Features Trustly 2/2 · TrueLayer Payments 2/2 | ||
| Payment webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Refunds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Supported countries | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Bank authentication | Both | Both |
| Payment frequency | Both | Both |
| Settlement speed | Instant | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Trustly is an Open Banking payment platform for merchants that want more than a basic bank-payment checkout. Customers can pay directly from bank accounts, while businesses can manage recurring payments, subscription billing, payouts,… Read the review → |
TrueLayer Payments is an open banking payment platform for registered businesses that need to accept and send bank payments. Its Payments API covers one-off pay-ins, single payments to external bank accounts, variable recurring payments… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Trustly — where it wins
- Supports Pay by Bank, recurring payments, payouts and refunds
- Offers web, Android, iOS and React Native SDKs plus APIs
- Includes reconciliation, webhooks, account verification and fraud controls
Where it doesn't
- Merchant pricing requires direct contact with sales
- The broad feature set may exceed the needs of single-purpose payment teams
- Risk controls use bank-qualified data rather than a broader stated data scope
TrueLayer Payments — where it wins
- Supports pay-ins, payouts, recurring payments, refunds and reporting
- Offers hosted, embedded, web, mobile SDK and direct API flows
- Shopify and Magento integrations extend commerce coverage
Where it doesn't
- Production access requires a registered business and commercial agreement
- Pricing is based on volume and use case rather than a published plan
- Focused on UK and EU bank-payment workflows
- Trustly9.2/10 · Pricing on request
A mature, full-service platform for bank payments, recurring billing, payouts and reconciliation.
Visit TrustlyFull verdict → - TrueLayer Payments8.5/10 · Pricing on request
A mobile-ready open banking platform for pay-ins, payouts and recurring payments.
Visit TrueLayerFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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