Aquadratic vs Nordgate
Aquadratic
aquadratic.comNordgate
nordgate.financialSide by side
| Figure | Aquadratic | Nordgate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Merchant of Record Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.0 (#27) |
| Headquarters | Texas, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | The platform names Stripe, PayPal, and NOWPayments for payment processing and provides webhooks and API keys for integrations. | Nordgate documents API-based integration and six language SDKs; the opened pages do not name third-party commerce-platform integrations. |
| Payment methods | The platform supports card payments through Stripe and PayPal plus Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App and cryptocurrency payments. | It offers cards, wallets, bank transfers, and local payment methods, subject to country, currency, vendor eligibility, and partner availability. |
Plans
Aquadratic
- Aquadratic platformFree
- AquaDrop StarterFree
- AquaDrop Pro$19 a month
- AquaDrop Scale$49 a month
In their own words
Aquadratic
Aquadratic is a merchant of record for selling digital products. It handles payment, product delivery, tax compliance, fraud protection, and payouts for independent creators, developers, and digital product suppliers. Sellers can provide a hosted checkout, an embeddable widget, or REST API access. After payment, the service can email license keys and digital products. Listed payment methods include cards through Stripe, PayPal, and cryptocurrency; named processing integrations are Stripe, PayPal, and NOWPayments. Aquadratic says it calculates, collects, and files sales tax and VAT worldwide, and manages disputes and chargebacks. The core platform has no monthly fee and costs nothing, billed at 7% per transaction; processor fees may apply. AquaDrop Starter is free, while AquaDrop Pro is $19 a month and AquaDrop Scale is $49 a month. Aquadratic says payment data is primarily handled by processors, and that it does not store complete card numbers. Its support response time is 24–48 business hours.
Nordgate
Nordgate has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.