Apple Pay vs. GoCardless

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Pay
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Apple Pay is a payment gateway the vendor states gives customers an easy, secure, and private way to pay in stores, within apps, on the web, and in Business Chat.N/A
GoCardless
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
GoCardless, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is a recurring payments platform that integrates with the applications businesses use every day, to give businesses more visibility over payments and saving the time on tasks like payment reconciliation. The vendor states they partner with more than 150 billing and subscription software partners globally, including Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Zuora and Salesforce.N/A
Pricing
Apple PayGoCardless
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple PayGoCardless
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Apple PayGoCardless
Features
Apple PayGoCardless
Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Apple Pay
8.3
Ratings
13% above category average
GoCardless
9.2
Ratings
24% above category average
Fraud Detection8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
API or SDK7.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support9.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Billing and Invoicing Support8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Global Support7.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Payment Form Acceptance9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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Apple PayGoCardless
Small Businesses
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.8 out of 10
Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Adyen
Adyen
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple PayGoCardless
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
7.3
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-
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Usability
9.5
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9.0
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Support Rating
-
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2.0
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User Testimonials
Apple PayGoCardless
Likelihood to Recommend
If you accept payments while selling goods and services, Apple Pay can help you speed up the payment process while securely accepting payments. Since there is no need to stick a card into a machine, users won't have to fumble looking for a card when they can put their whole wallet on Apple Pay and check out easily.
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I think it's a great payment gateway for small businesses which are new to the business and looking for something low budget & an easy-to-use platform to begin accepting the payments. It does streamline the cash flow & gives good visibility to payment status but sometimes it takes 3-4 days in the reconciliation of balances which might not be suitable for businesses looking to have a quick turn-around-time of balances.
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Pros
  • The double click which launches it couldn't be easier; you don't even have to open your phone and find the app.
  • It's pretty much fool proof from there, as just holding your phone near the reader is sufficient for success.
  • Haptic feedback ensures that I know the payment registered.
  • I have full faith and confidence that the transaction was executed securely.
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  • Reliably takes recurring payments
  • Makes it easy and secure for customers to set up their direct debits with us
  • Informs us when payments have failed at the customer's end
  • Makes it easy to see upcoming payments that will be collected
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Cons
  • At times, my Apple Pay will pop up unintentionally. Perhaps there can be more safeguards around that.
  • Apple Pay is not super great if I need to make a return. For any return, I've found that paper receipts are superior.
  • Apple Pay sometimes requires very specific positioning when scanning the phone, which is frustrating.
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  • Reduction in fees for customers who use it for large volumes of clients
  • Easier for clients to review their payment plans
  • Payment sooner to our bank account
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Likelihood to Renew
It's now a standard.
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Usability
Love the simplicity, i think it's a good way of getting apple-lovers to purchase things from the palm of their hand
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It has a good web dashboard, you can see who has paid, who hasn’t, when payments will be taken from client and when they will arrive in the bank account
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Support Rating
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There is no phone support, email only, and the support is slow coming. The support staff often don't read your support query properly, so you waste time having to re-explain yourself. That is the only downside of this product.
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Alternatives Considered
When I had my Android/Samsung phone, I tried Samsung's version of Apple Pay and it was terrible. It was very glitchy, and sometimes I would get a notification that I paid for something when I wasn't even in a checkout screen, like I was just browsing the internet or something and I'd get a notification! It was alarming and I quickly uninstalled the app and never used it again.
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GoCardless better fit Kanopy's needs for the following reasons: (1) desire to decrease credit card payments which carry higher costs, (2) single payment solution for 12+ countries via direct debit at no fees for customers, and (3) better customer integration potential for company website portal and A/R 3rd party tool.
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Return on Investment
  • Able to provide employees with digital company cards.
  • Convenient tracking of money spent.
  • Caring for others in our workplace and community through gifts and purchases.
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  • Customers appreciate using a bank account for payments to eliminate any credit card fees that may be implemented in the future.
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