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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apple Pay

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AApple 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

    Plaid

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APlaid in San Francisco offers a suite of applications supporting banks with risk management and customer account management features. Plaid is used by digital financial apps and services like Betterment, Expensify, Microsoft and Venmo, and by banks to make it easier for consumers to connect their financial accounts with the apps and services they want to use. Plaid connects with over 11,000 financial institutions across the U.S, Canada and Europe.

    $500

    per month

    Pricing
    Apple PayPlaid
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Scale
    500+
    per month
    Test
    Free
    Launch
    Pay as you go
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apple PayPlaid
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Contact sales team for additional pricing. There may be one-time fees, subscription fees, per-request flat fees, or payment initiation fees depending on your needs.
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    Community Pulse
    Apple PayPlaid
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    No answer on this topic
    Plaid
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Apple PayPlaid
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Apple Pay and Plaid
    Feature
    Apple Pay
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Plaid
    -
    Ratings
    Fraud Detection8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    API or SDK7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Support7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Apple PayPlaid
    Small Businesses
    Stripe Payments
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Wise
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Payoneer
    Score8.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Checkout.com
    Score8.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Apple PayPlaid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apple PayPlaid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Plaid
    Plaid is extremely well suited to be your payment API if you're a start-up looking to scale your banking connections fast and securely. Their API is fully functional upon integration. Most end-users have encountered Plaid before so it's a trusted platform for many consumers so even if you're a new app, users feel comfortable connecting their bank through Plaid.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • 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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    Plaid
    • Plaid connects with 100s of US consumer banks.
    • Plaid continuously updates its software to meet the requirements of individual banks.
    • Plaid can get your company's payment processing up and running faster than traditional methods.
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    Cons
    Apple
    • 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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    Plaid
    • Consumer feedback or troubleshooting typically comes back to us because Plaid doesn't have an easy way of re-routing support once a user encounters a problem.
    • Update timelines could be clearer when they are working on updating a connection with a certain bank.
    • The search functionality for the user to find their bank could be a little more robust.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apple
    It's now a standard.
    Incentivized
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    Plaid
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Apple
    Love the simplicity, i think it's a good way of getting apple-lovers to purchase things from the palm of their hand
    Incentivized
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    Plaid
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Plaid
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Plaid
    • Plaid got us up and running with most US-based and even some international banks with minimal engineering effort.
    Incentivized
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