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Paysend vs Splitwise

Paysend

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Splitwise

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FigurePaysendSplitwise
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYesYes
Plans published38
Spec score · Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps8.5 (#7)8.8 (#3)
API authenticationAPI clients authenticate with inbound and outbound API keys plus digitally signed requests.Documented endpoints support OAuth and API-key authentication and expose JSON request and response examples.
Company sizeLinkedIn lists Paysend as a privately held financial-services company with 201–500 employees.LinkedIn lists Splitwise as privately held with 11–50 employees.
FoundedLinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2017.2011
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomProvidence, Rhode Island, USA
Rating on Apple App Store4.8 out of 5 from 175,000 reviews4.0 out of 5 from 29K ratings
Rating on Google Play4.1 out of 5 from 185,000 reviews4.0 out of 5 from 195K reviews
Rating on Trustpilot4.1 out of 5 from 41,394 reviews2.0 out of 5 from 72 reviews
SecurityPaysend’s security article says transfers follow Visa, Mastercard, China UnionPay, FCA, and PCI DSS standards.Splitwise says it uses technical and administrative security measures, including encryption techniques and authentication procedures, to protect online sessions.
What it doesPaysend sends international transfers from a phone or web account to cards, bank accounts, digital wallets and, where available, cash pickup.Splitwise is a Providence-based service for recording shared bills and IOUs so participants can see who owes whom.

Plans

Paysend

  • Personal international transfer$1.99, paid once
  • Enterprise Payout APIPriced on request
  • International money transfersPrice not published

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Splitwise

  • Individual + Trip PassPrice not published
  • Duo + Trip PassPrice not published
  • Monthly subscriptionPrice not published
  • FreeFree
  • FreeFree
  • Splitwise Pro monthly$4.99 a month
  • Splitwise Pro annual$39.99 a year
  • Splitwise ProPriced on request

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In their own words

Paysend

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Splitwise

Splitwise organizes shared expenses and IOUs for friends, families, housemates, and trip groups. Users can divide costs equally or unequally, including by percentage or shares, while the service calculates balances and can simplify debts among group members. It includes recurring expenses, offline mode, and cloud sync, and lists support for more than 100 currencies. Pro adds currency conversion using current foreign exchange rates, receipt scanning, itemization, charts, graphs, and expense search. Users can record cash or online payments; Splitwise Pay supports sending payments to friends in the United States. Pro transaction import connects a credit or debit card to show recent purchases for splitting, a feature currently available only in the US. Splitwise is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and offers an API for authorized third-party access. Expense details are visible to the friends or group members they are shared with. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited expenses, groups, friends, and balances. Splitwise says its expense and payment records are informal and not legally binding.

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