Adyen vs Pay. Pay by Link

Adyen is an online payments platform for businesses that accept, optimize, and settle payments through one integration. It offers access to more than 200 payment methods and supports 136 currencies. Businesses can use ready-made Drop-in checkout components or create a custom flow with the API. Adyen describes AI tools for checkout personalization, authentication, fraud protection, tokenization, and payment cost optimization. Local acquiring through local licenses is presented as a way to improve authorization rates and lower costs. The platform supports recurring and marketplace payments, with payouts in 36 countries. Listed integrations include Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, NetSuite, Shopify, and Microsoft Dynamics 365. It is available through web, Android, iOS, and API. Pricing is transaction-based, with no setup or monthly fees and a fixed processing fee plus a payment-method fee for each transaction. The stated starting price is $0.13. Adyen describes its platform as built for global businesses and enterprise payment volume.

Pay. Pay by Link lets merchants request payments through links and QR codes. Merchants create links in Pay.’s admin and share them by email, SMS, or channels such as WhatsApp. QR codes can be printed on receipts or invoices. A request can have a chosen expiry date and time; dynamic links can also remain valid indefinitely. Merchants can set fixed, minimum, maximum, or free amounts, choose payment methods, and add up to three optional fields. Customers pay using methods available through the merchant’s sales channels, and payment pages can use the merchant’s brand style. Pay. describes the feature for prepayments, business invoices, and reminders. It lists more than 90 integrations, plugins for over 20 webshop systems, and custom integrations through APIs. Platforms are Android, iOS, web, and API. The Pioneer plan has no monthly charge but uses Professional transaction rates plus €0,05 per transaction and 0,25% of turnover. Professional costs €35 per month plus transaction fees; the service also has an €89-per-month Business plan and a quote-based Premium plan.