Checkout.com comparisons
Checkout.com is compared head-to-head with Stripe Payments, Adyen and PayPal for Business and more: 7 head-to-heads in Payment Gateways, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Checkout.com head-to-head
- Checkout.com vs Stripe Payments
- Checkout.com vs Adyen
- Checkout.com vs PayPal for Business
- Checkout.com vs PayPal Payments
- Checkout.com vs Braintree
- Checkout.com vs Mollie
- Checkout.com vs NMI
Checkout.com vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Payment methods | Supported currencies | Recurring payments | Marketplace payments | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Checkout.com | No | major card schemes; direct debit; voucher payment schemes; digital wallets; bank transfers | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | ||
| 1 | Stripe Payments | No | Cards, wallets, bank debits, bank transfers, buy now pay later, local payment methods, and stablecoins | 135 | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Adyen | No | ACH Direct Debit, Afterpay, Alipay, American Express, Apple Pay, Bancontact, Blik, Carte Bancaire, China UnionPay, Clearpay, Diners, Discover, eftpos Australia, Girocard, Google Pay, iDEAL, JCB, Klarna, Maestro, Mastercard, MB Way, MobilePay, Multibanco, online banking, open banking, PayPal, PayTo, Trustly, TWINT, Vipps, Visa, WeChat Pay | 136 | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | PayPal for Business | Yes | PayPal, Venmo, Pay Later, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, vouchers, Apple Pay, Google Pay | 130 | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 5 | PayPal Payments | Yes | PayPal, Venmo, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, vouchers, buy now pay later, cryptocurrency | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 6 | Braintree | Cards, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH Direct Debit, local payment methods, bank transfers, vouchers, and buy now, pay later methods | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 7 | Mollie | No | €20/mo | Credit/debit cards; BANCOMAT Pay; Bancontact; Belfius Pay Button; Bizum; BLIK; EPS; iDEAL; KBC Payment Button; MB Way; Multibanco; MyBank; Pay by Bank; Przelewy24; Satispay; SEPA Bank Transfer; TWINT; SEPA Direct Debit; Alma; Billie; in3; Klarna; Riverty; gift cards; paysafecard; vouchers; Apple Pay; Google Pay; PayPal; point of sale | 28 | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 8 | NMI | Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, China UnionPay, JCB, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH and bank transfers | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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