Stax Connect vs TabaPay Platform
Stax Connect
staxpayments.comTabaPay Platform
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| Figure | Stax Connect | TabaPay Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Embedded Payments Platforms | 7.8 (#9) | 7.5 (#17) |
| Company | Stax says it was founded in Orlando, Florida, in 2014. | The company says it was founded to help regulated businesses move money, but the opened About page does not state its founding year or headquarters. |
| Security and compliance | Stax lists PCI compliance at scale and in-house AML/KYC checks, daily monitoring, online status, and controls for suspicious activity. | The platform page lists PCI Level 1, SOC 1 Type II, and SOC 2 Type II certificates and money transmitter licenses. |
| Support | Stax offers pre-launch implementation help, sales and marketing support before and after launch, and optional post-launch Tier 1 support. | TabaPay describes white-glove onboarding and responsive support staff who provide ongoing fraud monitoring and guidance. |
| What it does | Stax Connect lets software companies embed payment processing, merchant onboarding and management through one API. | TabaPay provides a unified money movement platform to accept payments, send payouts, and monitor transactions. |
Plans
In their own words
Stax Connect
Stax Connect provides embedded payments for vertical SaaS teams in field services, professional services, healthcare, education, and nonprofit. It offers hosted components, SDKs, branded dashboards, and merchant enrollment paths ranging from hosted to custom. Platforms can accept payments online and in person, support recurring commerce, and offer cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, PayPal, and Venmo. Developer tools include a REST API, JavaScript and Python SDKs, mobile SDKs for iOS and Android, and webhooks for payment and dispute events. Payment operations cover enrollment, transactions, disputes, and deposits, with split funding and same-day or next-day deposits. Platforms can use compliant surcharging, custom fees, and other flexible pricing options to monetize payments. Stax lists PCI compliance at scale, in-house AML/KYC checks, daily monitoring, online status, and controls for suspicious activity. Support includes pre-launch implementation help, sales and marketing support before and after launch, and optional post-launch Tier 1 support. Level 2 processing is available on eligible transactions; some in-person capabilities require a card-present integration. Stax Connect is available on Android, iOS, web, and through an API. Pricing is on request.
TabaPay Platform
TabaPay Platform provides instant money movement for regulated businesses through one API for accepting payments, sending payouts, and monitoring transactions. Card and bank-account flows can use Visa, Mastercard, Discover, RTP, FedNow, and ACH rails. Fraud capabilities include user verification, detection, monitoring, and prevention using data from over 100 million cards, with KYC/KYB and AVS, ANI, and 3DS authentication tools. The TabaPay Portal lets clients view transactions, reports, and invoices, manage users, and download reports. TabaPay lists 20+ bank partners, PCI Level 1, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, and money transmitter licenses. The service names lending, gaming, payroll, digital banking, healthcare, insurance, remittance, platforms, and recurring billing as use cases. The API is not public: integrators must contact TabaPay, complete authentication and IP whitelisting, and obtain Sandbox access. REST, HTTPS, API-key authentication, and JSON are used. Pricing is on request.