Compare payment processors

Head-to-head comparisons built from the same evidence as our reviews: Parity Scores, advertised rates fact-checked against real merchant statements, and a verdict on who each provider fits.

How these comparisons work

Every comparison is assembled from the two providers' full Parity reviews, so both sides are scored on identical evidence: published pricing, real merchant statements, hands-on evaluation, and ratings aggregated from review platforms and independent critics. No provider can pay for a rating, sponsor a comparison, or see one before publication.

The Parity Score weights five categories — pricing transparency, real-world cost, product quality, support, and reliability — into a single 0–100 number. The head-to-head pages break out who wins each category and why, because a provider that loses overall can still be the right pick for your card mix or volume.

Advertised rates rarely match what merchants actually pay. Where we have statement data, each comparison shows observed effective rates by business size next to the advertised claim, so you can see how each provider prices businesses like yours before you talk to sales.

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