OpenSwitch
OpenSwitch: An open-source payment layer for teams managing multiple PSPs, routing rules, and failover. Ranked #1 of 26 in Payment Orchestration Platforms by our editors (9.4/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams wanting open-source orchestration with broad coverage.
At a glance
- Editor score9.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forTeams wanting open-source orchestration with broad coverage
- Free planYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Open-source self-hosting with unlimited transactions
- Routing, retries, failover, tokenization, and unified payment APIs
- 15 listed integrations plus observability and export options
Where it doesn't
- Open Source requires self-hosted infrastructure and self-management
- Community support is limited to the Open Source plan
- Settlement remains dependent on connected payment providers
Our verdict on OpenSwitch
OpenSwitch is an API-first payment orchestration layer for fintechs, marketplaces, SaaS companies, and other teams working with multiple payment service providers. It presents a unified API for payments, refunds, disputes, mandates, payouts, and webhooks, while supporting multi-provider routing, configurable retries, connector failover, vault and tokenization features, and per-connector decline analytics. Payments settle through connected providers rather than through OpenSwitch itself.
Its plan structure gives teams a clear choice between control and managed operations. Open Source is self-hosted under Apache 2.0 and includes unlimited transactions, routing and retry capabilities, a self-managed vault, and community support. Cloud provides hosted OpenSwitch with a 99.99% SLA, managed connector upgrades, audit logs, RBAC, webhooks, S3 and Kafka exports, plus email and Slack support. Enterprise adds single-tenant or VPC deployment, custom connectors and SLAs, mTLS, a SOC 2 / PCI evidence pack, 24/7 on-call support, and architecture review. The paid tiers therefore focus on hosting, governance, deployment control, and support depth.
OpenSwitch fits teams that need one integration layer across a varied PSP estate. Its listed integrations include Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, Braintree, PayPal, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Mollie, Razorpay, and others, while the connector registry and SDK support connector management. HMAC-signed webhooks, idempotency support, and exports to Kafka, S3, OTLP, and Prometheus extend its fit for operational payment systems. Teams seeking self-hosted control and broad orchestration coverage should consider it; teams that want a payment processor, rather than infrastructure connecting processors, should look elsewhere.
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OpenSwitch pricing
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OpenSwitch fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Provider connections | Not verified |
| Routing rules | Yes |
| Automatic retries | Yes |
| Tokenization and vault | Yes |
| Recurring payments | Yes |
| Marketplace payouts | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Support | Email, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 40+ integrations: Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, Braintree, Paymob, Worldpay … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | openswitch.tech |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
OpenSwitch integrations
OpenSwitch lists 40+ integrations on its own site — the 18 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Stripe
- Adyen
- Checkout.com
- Braintree
- Paymob
- Worldpay
- Cybersource
- Klarna
- Afterpay
- Tabby
- PayPal
- Alipay
- WeChat Pay
- Mollie
- Razorpay
- Fawry
- Trustly
- Plaid
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Alternatives to OpenSwitch
- Juspay HyperswitchA flexible orchestration layer for teams that want open-source control or managed cloud deployment.9.3
- PayOrcAffordable routing, retries, vaulting, billing, payouts, fraud controls, and analytics.9.1
- OrchestraA broad payment-provider layer for businesses that need routing, failover, and recurring payments.9.0
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OpenSwitch vs the competition
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