Viva.com vs myPOS Glass

Viva.com8.7Visit myPOS Glass8.6Visit

Higher score Viva.com #5 in Mobile Credit Card Processing Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Viva.com

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myPOS Glass #6 in Mobile Credit Card Processing Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit myPOS

• Viva.com fits best

  Merchants selling in person, online and via marketplaces

• myPOS Glass fits best

  Solo merchants wanting hardware-free tap-to-pay

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Side by side

Feature	Viva.com 8.7/10 Visit ↗	myPOS Glass 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Mobile Credit Card Processing Software	#6 in Mobile Credit Card Processing Software
Best for	Merchants selling in person, online and via marketplaces	Solo merchants wanting hardware-free tap-to-pay
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	£3.99/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iOS, Android
Features Viva.com 0/3 · myPOS Glass 1/3
Card reader available	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Tap to Pay	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Offline payments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Mobile platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
In-person fee	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Payment methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Accepts payments online and in person, with payment links and notifications Supports recurring payments, marketplace payments and seller payouts Connects to six ecommerce platforms and offers APIs and webhooks	Accepts contactless cards and mobile wallets without extra hardware Adds QR payments, payment requests and electronic receipts Instant settlement is documented for myPOS accounts
Cons	The Zero plan has a £3.99 minimum monthly charge Terminal IDs and websites are charged per item on Zero Processing rates are not included in the listed subscription prices	Transaction fees apply even with no fixed monthly cost Custom rates apply above £10,000 monthly card turnover Limited feature breadth and integrations
Our verdict	Viva.com brings online and in-person payment acceptance together with tools for merchants that sell across physical, ecommerce and marketplace channels. Smart Checkout provides a hosted payment page, while payment links and notifications… Read the review →	For merchants who take payments on the move, myPOS Glass turns a compatible smartphone into a contactless payment terminal without a separate reader. It supports Android and Tap to Pay on iPhone, with card and mobile-wallet acceptance,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Viva.com — where it wins

  • Accepts payments online and in person, with payment links and notifications
  • Supports recurring payments, marketplace payments and seller payouts
  • Connects to six ecommerce platforms and offers APIs and webhooks

  Where it doesn't

  • The Zero plan has a £3.99 minimum monthly charge
  • Terminal IDs and websites are charged per item on Zero
  • Processing rates are not included in the listed subscription prices

• myPOS Glass — where it wins

  • Accepts contactless cards and mobile wallets without extra hardware
  • Adds QR payments, payment requests and electronic receipts
  • Instant settlement is documented for myPOS accounts

  Where it doesn't

  • Transaction fees apply even with no fixed monthly cost
  • Custom rates apply above £10,000 monthly card turnover
  • Limited feature breadth and integrations

• Viva.com8.7/10 · Paid

  Viva.com combines mobile and in-person acceptance with online, recurring and marketplace payments.

  Visit Viva.comFull verdict →
• myPOS Glass8.6/10 · Free plan

  A phone-based payment app for mobile merchants who want to accept contactless without a reader.

  Visit myPOSFull verdict →