PayAnywhere
PayAnywhere: A flexible mobile POS for small businesses accepting cards, wallets, invoices, and offline payments. Ranked #2 of 26 in Mobile Payment Processing Software by our editors (9.2/10); pricing: Free plan; best for small businesses needing broad payment support.
At a glance
- Editor score9.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forSmall businesses needing broad payment support
- Free planYes
- Tap to PayYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Accepts chip, magstripe, contactless, debit, and digital wallets
- Tap to Pay on iPhone works without an extra card reader
- Includes invoices, inventory, employee controls, and offline capture
Where it doesn't
- Currently available only in the United States
- Tap to Pay on iPhone has separate per-item and per-device fees
- The listed integration is limited to Homebase
Our verdict on PayAnywhere
PayAnywhere is a mobile payment processing and point-of-sale platform for small businesses that take payments in stores, on job sites, online, or while moving between locations. It supports smartphones and tablets across web, iOS, and Android, with payment acceptance for EMV chip cards, magstripe cards, contactless cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and other digital wallets. Retailers, food trucks, contractors, mobile entrepreneurs, and other small businesses can also manage invoices, recurring payments, inventory, employees, customers, reporting, deposits, and funding through the app and Payments Hub.
The published plans show a Pay as you go option with 2.69% for swipe, dip, or tap transactions and a 3.49% rate for keyed transactions. Custom pricing is based on processing volume, average transaction amount, and other business factors. The platform combines payment acceptance with operational tools rather than focusing only on checkout: merchants can create one-time and recurring invoices, capture transactions offline for later processing, manage employee roles and permissions, and track inventory. Default funding is within one business day, while same-day funding may be available to eligible merchants.
PayAnywhere fits businesses that need broad payment support without requiring a separate reader for Tap to Pay on iPhone. Optional Bluetooth card readers provide another acceptance path, and Homebase is the listed integration. The main boundaries are its United States availability and separate per-item and per-device fees for Tap to Pay on iPhone. Businesses needing a mobile POS with invoices, inventory, offline capture, and employee controls should consider PayAnywhere; companies operating outside the United States or seeking a wider listed integration ecosystem should look elsewhere.
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PayAnywhere fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Reader required | No |
| Tap to Pay | Yes |
| Offline payments | Yes |
| Payout timing | Next_day |
| Payment methods | EMV chip cards, magstripe cards, contactless cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and other digital wallets |
| Recurring payments | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | PCI DSS |
| Support | Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: Homebase |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | payanywhere.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
PayAnywhere integrations
PayAnywhere lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- Homebase
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- ZellerA broad Australian payments platform with free Tap to Pay and paid terminals.8.9
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